Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:35:57 +0000
I took the dogs on a long, long walk the other night. Along our meandering, unplanned route was a Ford dealer, something I’d usually drive past at 40 MPH and not pay a lot of attention to. Going by on foot was a very different experience. Where there were once dozens and dozens of vehicles […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:05:07 +0000
If you’re an avid CleanTechnica reader, you know that we cover drones sometimes. They’re today’s most widespread example of electric aviation, and they’re displacing fossil-fueled manned aircraft, so it makes sense to be excited about them. But we also have to be realistic about what we can and can’t do with them. They’re not a […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:35:51 +0000
In some ways, mobile internet is easier than ever. If you go with a cellular provider with broad coverage, like Verizon, you can just set your phone in “hotspot” mode and connect to it with most any device and get a decent internet connection. If you have a weak signal, you can even get a […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:15:10 +0000
CarMax recently released a report on its EV customer interest and sales, and one thing is pretty clear: EV sales are going up, and today’s nasty gas prices are definitely driving it. Here’s the heavy-hitting part of the report: “From February 2022 to March 2022, CarMax.com received 1.5 times the search volume for the term […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:45:08 +0000
Students at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) recently gained experience with solar technology and EVs by building a charging station for one of the school’s vehicles which is used to deliver food and reduce food waste. The little car even has a name: Gemma, but we’ll get to why that is in a minute. “To […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 19:05:52 +0000
Pony.AI, a company developing autonomous vehicles, recently had its permit for testing in California revoked, reportedly because the state wasn’t happy with test driver record keeping. “While reviewing Pony.ai’s application to renew the testing permit, the DMV found numerous violations on the driving records of active Pony.ai safety drivers,” a spokesperson for the California DMV […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 18:35:50 +0000
A recent article at AZBIGMEDIA gave readers a roundup of the great cleantech efforts that have taken root in the state, including EV manufacturing, battery production/recycling, and more. The big message? Arizona seems to be doing a great job of attracting and keeping these businesses. Here are a couple of cool quotes they gathered in […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 17:35:07 +0000
A recent article at New Scientist tells us about a process to recycle wood, but with a twist: the process not only means you can build something with it again, but it will have more strength than steel. “This is a really elegant way to heal wood, using a common cellulose solvent, recovering and enhancing […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 17:45:26 +0000
Ford recently announced that it is joining the First Movers Coalition, an initiative that aims to get large companies to adopt clean technologies early so they can get off the ground faster. “Ford has a strong track record of firsts in automotive sustainability, from being the only full-line American automaker to stand with California in […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 20:45:16 +0000
All over the world, if you want to get something there fast (especially documents), DHL are usually the folks to go to. Americans might not know how big they are, largely because the yellow vans disappeared from our roads in 2008, but before that happened, they were known for being lightning fast. That’s still the […]