Volvo To Introduce A New EV Each Year, Sell 50% BEVs By 2025

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:00:36 +0000

Volvo sees the opportunity in building a line of lucrative, low or no emission vehicles that are attractive to not only regulators, but customers to set them apart as leaders in the fight against climate change

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Solar+Storage Killer App From DR Microgrid (#CleanTechnica Exclusive)

Credit to Author: Charles W. Thurston| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:22:40 +0000

One of the stealth technologies that was unveiled at the recent Solar Power International trade show in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago is the plug-and-play solar+storage+nanogrid solution from start-up DR Microgrid, of Santa Ana, CA. It looks like a killer app because it is the only other system of its kind on the US market except that of Sonnen, which is more expensive, says DR Microgrid President AJ Perkins

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#EC2019 Part 4: BC Is A Global Climate Leader, But Needs Canada & US To Keep Up

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 19:30:41 +0000

CleanBC logoBC’s climate action plans are excellent, but the province can’t go it alone. At 5 million people and $240 billion CAD in GDP, it’s too small

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Pulling Back The Curtain At Electric Powertrain Builder Lightning Systems

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:30:36 +0000

Lightning Systems’ electric vehicle powertrains are built at home in America. The company is cranking powertrains out each and every day from its factory in Loveland, Colorado. It is an impressive thing to behold and to drive

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100+ Tesla Drivers In Taiwan Drive In Unison On Autopilot — New World Record

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 01:12:50 +0000

A Tesla owners meetup in Taiwan wound up making the local news. The day started with a fun yet cryptic tweet from the Tesla Owners Club of Taiwan

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@SPI2019: Storage Plus EV Charging Leads Innovations

Credit to Author: Charles W. Thurston| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:10:57 +0000

Power Electronics new EV Charging Station. Credit Charles ThurstonThe Solar Power International trade show is the largest in the country, and this year was dominated by new entrants in the solar+EV storage category amidst many other ingenious technological advancements in the industry. As such, energy storage represents the plus in the solar+ label, and additional developments like EV charging represent what the industry is now calling Solar++

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SPI Happens This Week In Utah — And It’s About So Much More Than Solar 

Credit to Author: Sponsored Content| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 21:43:29 +0000

SPI eventThis week begins one of the largest events in the renewable world — North America Smart Energy Week, which is home to landmark event Solar Power International. Join over 700 companies and almost 19,000 industry professionals (and the CleanTechnica team) at this event, which starts Monday in Salt Lake City, Utah. The full show run dates are 23–26 September, so there is still time to get your tix!

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Another Fun Louisiana National Drive Electric Week Event

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 16:23:11 +0000

Louisiana hosted several National Drive Electric Week events, and I got to go to two of them, the Abita Springs one last week and the Gonzales one today. In Gonzales, Plugin Louisiana and Louisiana Clean Fuels teamed up with Tanger Outlet Mall to help bring awareness about electric vehicles and clean energy. I got to tag along with Karen Rudisil, owner of a Tesla Model

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Beyond E-Mobility, CATL Is Promoting Energy Storage System Solutions To The World

Credit to Author: Sponsored Content| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 16:10:59 +0000

CATL is best known as one of the largest manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) in the world. It has a portfolio of high-profile, multinational clients including BMW, Volkswagen, Ford, and GM. The company’s battery technologies, including ESS, have long battery life, high system energy density, and are well recognized for their safety

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What “Storm Area 51” Can Teach Us About Climate Change

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:58:46 +0000

It started out innocently enough. A college student was up late looking at absurd things on Facebook. After seeing a Facebook event planning the theft of “all of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes,” David Montero decided he wanted to make something even more ridiculous, just for fun. He quickly put together “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us,” and went to bed

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