A decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last year has contributed to a proposal by Deepwater Wind for a 144 megawatt wind farm called Revolution Wind to be located 12 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Deepwater Wind is the same company that built the first US offshore wind farm last year in Rhode Island […]
Yes, the Tesla Model 3 has moved us into a new era. Sure, call me a fanboy. I just like better consumer goods. (Continued from “Tesla Model 3 will Crush BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Acura, Lexus, Jaguar, Toyota – Everyone“) By Zachary Shahan A quick snapshot of the Model 3 versus its “closest” competitors should give a […]
Now that the first Tesla Model 3 has been released to the highways of America, and it has officially been shared with the world media, the floodgates of fun details have opened up. By Kyle Field With Keycard, you keep your key in your wallet Rumors were running rampant that the Model 3 would use a […]
At the Tesla Model 3 production vehicle reveal tonight, Tesla shared the official pricing and range of the two versions of the Model 3 initially available to customers. It will come in “Standard” at the base $35,000 price tag, which will feature 220 miles of range. The Standard trim is no slouch and will speed […]
The folks over at EV Annex just can’t stop innovating. We usually find them with new products popping out of their shop in Florida, but this time they are going virtual with the release of their new Augmented Reality (AR) smartphone app. The app lets users put a (virtual) Tesla Model 3 on their very […]
California’s state highway management system is now one of the first systems anywhere in the world to be actively changing its operations to better suit self-driving cars. By James Ayre Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty, in an interview with KPCC Southern California Public Radio, explains: “The automated vehicles (AVs) can follow lane lines. They can’t follow the Botts’ Dots, […]
Now that I’ve been driving an electric vehicle (a Tesla Model S) around on a regular basis for a few weeks, I’m getting bored with the most common questions. Over and over again… By Zachary Shahan “How far can you drive?” “How long does it take to charge?” “How fast can it go?” (max speed) “How […]
China’s plans for relatively aggressive electric vehicle sales quotas are unnerving some prominent foreign auto manufacturers. After selling a record 507,000 EVs in 2016, China wants to see 7 million on the roads by 2025. By James Ayre In a letter addressed to China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Miao Wei, a coalition of large […]
Everybody and their brother is salivating at the thought of connected and autonomous vehicle technology. The cars of tomorrow will communicate with each other and with transportation infrastructure to speed drivers quickly and safely from place to place. They will create new business opportunities as people give up owning private cars and participate in ride-sharing and […]
Futurists make predictions. That’s what they do. Sometimes they are right; sometimes they are wrong. As futurists go, Stanford economist and RetinkX founder Tony Seba has a pretty good track record. He predicted the solar energy boom at a time when prices for solar power were 10 times what they are today. His latest report predicts two things. […]
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a handful of new solar and energy related bills today in Carson City to help the state pivot away from the anti-consumer, anti-solar net metering regulation that forced SolarCity out of the state in late 2015. With this move, the Nevada solar industry is opening up again in a big […]
Carbon Pricing is the best option for market-based approach to reducing our emissions to a safe level. Massachusetts could be a model for that – with a little help from you. By Zachary Shahan If you look at all the factors closely, solar energy, wind energy, electric cars, and other clean technologies are already better […]
by Kyle Field (Cross-posted from our sister blog, Cleantechnica, as they cover the launch of the Tesla Model 3) Los Angeles at 7:00 pm in March is filled with the eager energy of spring. As the sun abandons its post, the warm almost spring air transitions into a crisp, cool night, leaving a touch of […]
Tesla Motors hopes to secure federal funds by applying to redevelop brownfields – once-developed land that is now deemed hazardous or polluted – something judged quite favorably in loan process.
The San Jose (Calif.) City Council has unanimously approved Tesla Motors’ new electric car manufacturing plant. The plant will produce the $60,000 electric sedan that the 5-year-old company currently has in development.