Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 03:18:33 +0000
The next quadrant chart of sexy vs practical is in place, one on carbon drawdown from our overloaded atmosphere. It complements the ones on electricity and energy storage, and ground, marine and air transportation.
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 17:00:27 +0000
Aviation and aerospace used to be sexy all the time. People dressed up to fly on airplanes. It used to be an event. Being an airline pilot used to be a combination of swashbuckler and nomad, with a lover in every (air)port. Now, not so much.
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:40:24 +0000
I have to admit that I initially skipped over GM’s latest press release. The headline bragged about sales for Full-Size SUVs, Full-Size Pickups, and Large Luxury SUVs, and with one exception (the Hummer EV), they probably weren’t talking about EVs. But, there were some nuggets of information that I should have dug for sooner, because […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:15:42 +0000
All of us, most of the time, wander around on the surface of the Earth. A small percentage travel across rivers, lakes and oceans in boats of various kinds regularly. A smaller percentage than that get above the ground into the skies. And, of course, the tiniest rounding error on a gnat’s hairy thorax get above the atmosphere. So let’s talk about moving around on the ground in this next edition of sexy/unsexy, practical/impractical.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:30:17 +0000
Green Energy Company Plans to Create up to 250 Jobs at Its First U.S. Plant State Funds Will Help Construct Battery Technology and Manufacturing Facility Supporting the Domestic Innovation and Commercialization of Next-Generation Battery Production Courtesy of Governor Hochul, Governor’s Press Office. Governor Kathy Hochul yesterday announced Electrovaya, Inc., a producer of lithium-ion batteries for […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:00:05 +0000
There are a number of reasons for battery constraints, including limited access to key materials, low manufacturing yields and an increasing demand for batteries from multiple industries. And, this won’t ease up any time soon. As the world continues moving toward electric vehicles, the demand for batteries is going to outpace supply for years. Why […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:42 +0000
As part of the Ford+ plan for growth and value-creation, Ford Motor Company is investing $700 million in new investment and creating 500 additional hourly manufacturing jobs in Kentucky. This will support an all-new F-Series Super Duty pickup being built at Ford’s Kentucky Truck plant in Louisville. But, that’s not all the company is doing. […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:00:36 +0000
A couple months ago, when the Silverado EV was announced, I got into an interesting conversation with Jo Borrás, one of my colleagues here at CleanTechnica. In an article, I called the Silverado EV a unibody, like the Honda Ridgeline or the Ford Maverick. He told me I had made a rookie mistake calling it […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:00:29 +0000
As You Sow has been raising the shareholder voice to increase corporate responsibility on a broad range of environmental issues such as waste reduction and waste management, as well as social issues including racial justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Shareholder advocacy works.
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:13:56 +0000
Normally, it’s us EV enthusiasts and EV media who have to debunk all of the FUD. “The grid can’t handle EVs!” they say. “Batteries are toxic, and you can’t recycle them!” they go to next. In the past, we’ve had to look at how things would work in theory, and what answers the future holds. […]