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January 26th, 2020 by Jo Borrás Chinese carmaker Geely has added another brand to its ever-growing portfolio. The company, which currently owns Volvo, Lotus Cars, and Lynk & Co., recently launched a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz’ parent company, Daimler, to co-develop and produce the next generation of autonomous electric city “smart” cars based on the […]
January 26th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan We’ve had our Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus for about 5 months now. The car is a wonderful vehicle and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else. (Though, I frequently debate with myself if I’d prefer the Model 3 or the Model Y.) There is so much chatter […]
Historically, as in decades ago, rechargeable lithium metal batteries were dangerous. These batteries were quickly abandoned in favor of Li-ion batteries which contain no metallic lithium and are now widely used. In efforts to continue to drive energy density up and costs down, we are again exploring how to efficiently and safely use lithium metal […]
Electronics are showing up everywhere: on our laps, in pockets and purses and, increasingly, snuggled up against our skin or sewed into our clothing. But the adoption of wearable electronics has so far been limited by their need to derive power from bulky, rigid batteries that reduce comfort and may present safety hazards due to […]
British university researchers have turned their attention to deserted nuclear power plants and the tonnes of waste they still house despite long ago having closed down. What they have stumbled upon seems to store great potential, even when it comes to space travel. University of Bristol researchers have developed and tested next-generation diamond batteries that […]
This is an excerpt from “Rainforest: Dispatches From Earth’s Most Vital Frontlines” by Tony Juniper. Copyright 2019 by Tony Juniper. Reproduced here with permission of Island Press, Washington, D.C. Conservation of the rainforests is far more likely to succeed when smallholders are empowered to do sustainable farming. The large-scale loss of tropical rainforest can have […]
Cars Published on January 25th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan January 25th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Uber is getting a partner to help it electrify its fleet in the London area, and Nissan is getting a partner to help it sell a bunch of Nissan LEAFs. More specifically, 2,000 Nissan LEAFs will enter Uber’s London […]
From pv magazine 01/2020 It has been a dramatic year for the Chinese PV industry. In 2019 there was an unexpected drop in installations and a decisive shift from multicrystalline to mono. The country also ended its FIT policy and replaced it with auctions. But one change over the past 12 months simply cannot be […]
Cars Published on January 24th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan January 24th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan WeShare is an electric carsharing service underneath the arms of Volkswagen and ŠKODA that launched in July 2019 in Berlin with the rollout of 1,500 electric vehicles. In 2020, WeShare is moving into 7 more European cities, where it […]
Cars Published on January 24th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan January 24th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Tech transitions are interesting. I’ve written about them and spoken about them for a decade. With electric vehicles, due to their superior driving qualities as well as the benefit of convenient home charging and low operational costs (low “fuel” […]
