GM’s OnStar: New, Simpler Logo, More Services Outside Of Cars

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:55:10 +0000

In a recent press release, GM’s OnStar company (a provider of emergency communications and other connected vehicle services) adopted a new, simpler logo and expanded their services beyond vehicles with two new services. “OnStar’s new identity and logo kicks off a new era for the brand and how we are innovating to make our promise […]

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Massachusetts Legislature Legalizes Gas Bans

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:32:30 +0000

One Earth climate model renewable energy planZeroCarbonMA congratulates the Massachusetts State Legislature — especially Senator Mike Barrett and Representative Jeff Roy — for including in its imminent climate bill a provision to allow 10 municipalities to enact so-called “gas bans” prohibiting the installation of new fossil fuel infrastructure in new construction and major renovations. In last-minute deal-making, the gas ban provision […]

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Rivian Has Been Making Not Only Fun, But Informative Tweets (& Has Something Like Tesla’s Dog Mode Now)

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:40:40 +0000

Sometimes it seems like social media can be a big challenge for a company. Stay too serious and boring, and potential customers won’t be interested. Have too much fun on Twitter, and your brand will look clownish. Striking a balance where you’re having fun, getting good customer engagement, and getting your message out there, is […]

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Ford Is Testing A Robotic Charging Station To Help Disabled Drivers Plug In

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 20:50:32 +0000

Ford recently revealed a very special project it is working on: a charging station that plugs itself into the vehicle to make life far easier for EV owners with physical disabilities. “Ford is committed to ensuring freedom of movement and right now refuelling or charging your vehicle can be a major problem for some drivers.” […]

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Car Accident Video Shows How Far Car Technology Has Come

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:55:00 +0000

It’s easy to think that cars haven’t changed much in the last 70 years. After all, they have the same basic parts (windows, doors, seats, steering wheel, pedals) and they work in much the same way (they sit on 4 wheels and 2 or 4 of them get power from the engine through a transmission […]

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Are Plant-Based Producers Milking It At The Expense of Dairy Farmers?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 18:05:17 +0000

dairy farmersRecent controversies about the definition of “milk” have made the news. Now the dairy industry wants the federal government to restrict use of the “milk” label to fluid “obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows.” What’s really going on here?

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We Can Have (Just About) Everything We Want For Energy & The Climate

Credit to Author: George Harvey| Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2022 21:05:31 +0000

Solar FarmThe only things we have to give up are killing people and wrecking the environment. Okay, let’s start with a list of the things we would really like to have for energy and the climate in the year 2050. For many CleanTechnica readers, the list of things we want to replace the business-as-usual (BAU) approach […]

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The Profound Climate Implications of Supreme Court’s West Virginia v. EPA Decision

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2022 01:18:14 +0000

This term, alongside a number of cases with the potential for seismic implications, the Supreme Court also took up West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. Though the case caught fewer headlines, it, too, threatened Earth-shifting implications all its own by thrusting into question a critical EPA lever for addressing climate change. Now we have that decision in […]

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