A few weeks ago, AxFAST sent me their 32-amp portable EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment, or a more technically correct term for “EV Charger”). I was originally going to test this one at home, but I had an issue with my wiring that isn’t going to be repaired soon. So, I took the unit out […]

In the latest renewable energy auction in the UK, the cost of offshore wind was a quarter of the cost of gas-fired thermal generation.

Latest RMI research outlines how the United States can establish global climate and clean energy leadership that capitalizes on regional strengths.

My friend Marco “Speedy” Jeanrenaud, a resident of the Lake Geneva region of Switzerland, is a lifelong car lover — over the years, he has owned, among others, a 1976 Cadillac, a Dodge Charger, several Ford Mustangs, a Range Rover SUV, and Harley and BMW motorcycles. In 2016, he bought a Model S, and soon […]

You’ve seen military jets being refueled in-flight by tanker aircraft, right? This is like that, except it’s with electric cars.

No brand is as synonymous with “Turbo” as Porsche – now, the high-performance brand wants to bring Turbos to EV charging.

Move over, everyone – the last word in Farming Simulator gaming experiences is this fully-immersive sim from Volvo CE!

Tesla deliveries in the second quarter of 2020 suffered a bit from supply chain challenges and covid-related lockdowns in Shanghai, China, home of Tesla Giga Shanghai. It was the first quarter in a long time in which Tesla deliveries weren’t higher than in the quarter before. However, one thing always grows — cumulative sales, or […]

Lithium-ion batteries are the most popular battery in use today. First commercialized in 1991, their cost has declined by a remarkable 97 percent over the last three decades, enabling the rapid growth of mobile phones, laptops, and, more recently, electric cars. Global demand for the batteries is projected to increase dramatically by the end of this decade, […]

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” This pearl of wisdom is usually attributed to Upton Sinclair, but many other thinkers have made similar observations. “Never argue with a man whose job depends on not being convinced,” was H. L. Mencken’s formulation. This […]

Why heat pumps are a cost-effective and climate-friendly solution for extreme heat waves and frigid winters. Summer in the northern hemisphere is just a few weeks old, but temperature records have already toppled as heat waves baked regions from Scandinavia to Japan to the United States. The heat came early in India and Pakistan this year, with weeks […]

AUSTIN, Texas — More of the world’s coastal glaciers are melting faster than ever, but exactly what’s triggering the large-scale retreat has been difficult to pin down because of natural fluctuations in the glaciers’ surroundings. Now, researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and Georgia Tech have developed a methodology that they […]