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Ford Teaches Electric Car Drivers How To Drive in the Snow & Cold

December 17, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, ford, ford f-150 lightning, ford mustang mach e, smartphone apps

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:10:48 +0000

As we enter the season of extreme cold and snow, let me, a Floridian, tell you what you should do to protect your car and get the most out of your electric vehicle. Okay, no, I’m close to useless in this regard, with very little experience driving in extreme cold … [continued]

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Join CleanTechnica on BlueSky!

December 16, 2024 admin 0 Comments bluesky, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, elon musk, smartphone apps, Solar energy, Twitter, wind energy

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:06:08 +0000

Jennifer wrote a great piece about the fragmentation of the EV scene on social media a few weeks ago, pointing out all the challenges associated with getting the right messaging out in a universe of often purposefully biased media. The mass “X-odus” from Elon Musk’s social media platform continues, with … [continued]

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Self Driving Cars And Solar Panel Installing Robots — Our Relationship To Machines Is Complicated

December 9, 2024 admin 0 Comments AI, Artificial Intelligence, autonomous vehicles, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, robotaxis, self-driving vehicles, smartphone apps, Solar energy, solar panels, waymo

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:01:59 +0000

AI enabled robots are everywhere, from self driving cars from Waymo to machines that install solar panels quickly and cheaply.

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Australia Passes Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16

December 1, 2024 admin consumer technology, Facebook, instagram, Reddit, smartphone apps, Snapchat, social media, tiktok, Twitter, x

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:53:12 +0000

Okay, this isn’t about climate solutions, but it is about tech, and it’s a big story. Australia, in a rapid legislative process, has banned most social media for kids under the age of 16. That includes Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and X. Social media has proven to be quite … [continued]

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It’s No Fun, Watching The EV Social Media Scene Fragment

November 20, 2024 admin bluesky, clean transport, consumer technology, Electric vehicles, elon musk, smartphone apps, Twitter

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:53:56 +0000

Despite having some bad history on the platform (getting a strange ban in 2023), X/Twitter has still been a useful platform. Not only are there a still a lot of good people on there, but there’s a lot of good information for articles. It has also been very useful for … [continued]

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Massive 1-Gigawatt Virtual Power Plant Created From Thin Air

November 11, 2024 admin alphabet, clean power, consumer technology, Energy, google cloud, grid, home energy management, Nest, NRG Energy, renewable energy, smartphone apps, Solar energy, texas, virtual power plants, vivent, vpp, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:13:47 +0000

The virtual power plant movement is scaling up, powered by smart thermostats that enable utilities and ratepayers to collaborate on grid resiliency and affordability.

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HomeBoost Turns Your Smartphone Into A Home Energy Audit Device

November 8, 2024 admin consumer technology, energy audit, energy efficiency, home energy management, homeboost, rewiring america, smartphone apps

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:46:49 +0000

Our homes can be big time wasters of energy. As utility and heating bills continue to rise, figuring out how to make a home more efficient can pay big dividends. Are drafty windows and doors letting warm or cool air leak out, causing you to raise or lower the thermostat … [continued]

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Tesla DOES Have A Ridesharing App Already

October 28, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ridesharing, robotaxis, smartphone apps, tesla, tesla ridesharing, tesla robotaxis

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:34:29 +0000

Following the “We, Robot” event, I lamented that Tesla didn’t roll out the one notable thing I thought they might roll out — a ridesharing app that Tesla owners (and people needing rides) could start using before robotaxis become a thing. As I noted, the following is a screenshot of … [continued]

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There’s A “Freedom of Speech” Scam Going On

October 26, 2024 admin consumer technology, Democrats, Donald Trump, elon musk, freedom, policy & politics, Republicans, smartphone apps, Twitter

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:42:49 +0000

There’s a lot of misinformation that gets spread around society every day — or, well, every millisecond — or, well, even every zeptosecond. We live in an era of information spread that is incomparable to anything in the 19th century or before, and much of that information is incorrect. Because … [continued]

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The One Thing I Thought Tesla Might Release At Robotaxi Event But Didn’t

October 18, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, ridesharing, smartphone apps, tesla, tesla app, tesla network, tesla ride-hailing network, tesla ridesharing, tesla robotaxis

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:22:03 +0000

It was obvious that Tesla was going to show off a futuristic looking robotaxi concept or two at its 10/10 robotaxi event at a Warner Bros. fake town in Los Angeles, and I assumed there would be no big announcement about when these robotaxi concepts would be road-ready and shuttling … [continued]

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