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Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Automobiles and advertising are symbiotic industries. The auto industry dropped over 14 billion bucks on ads in the US in 2018, a spend second only to that of the (much more fragmented) retail industry.…

In a recent piece at Slate, David Zipper discusses the backlash NHTSA got when it appointed Missy Cummings, a human factors researcher, to be an advisor. Within the Tesla community, accusations of bias against Tesla and hatred of Elon Musk followed. Before it…

Last month, I managed to let a very interesting and important story slip through the cracks in my inbox. For the first time, an electric vehicle passed the tough tests the Michigan State Police puts potential police cars through, and that car was a Mustang…

Electric vehicles (EVs) have surged in popularity during recent years as car companies continue to bring new models to market. EVs tend to be popular with consumers for a variety of reasons including the low cost of driving on electricity and the instant…

YouTuber “Cf Tesla” has shared his experience this week with FSD Beta while navigating a city that lost power. This actually brought up a memory of late August when Hurricane Ida took out the power for all of Southeast Louisiana. New Orleans, Baton Rouge,…

NREL Tidal Research Reveals Opportunities for Rebuilding Alaska’s Economy with Renewable Energy

Improving the energy efficiency of everyday appliances and equipment will be critical on the path to net zero emissions by 2050. Just four appliances — air conditioners, industrial motor systems, lighting, and refrigerators — are responsible for 40% of…

Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund invest in 3 tech startups.

Tesla has a horde of Megapacks, a total of 157 units, being prepared for delivery to its energy customers. This is the beginning of the end of fossil fuel dependence. Yes, we have a long ways to go before we are fully recovered from our dependence on fossil…

15% BEV share in Europe in September!

I'm publicly asking Rivian if we can get some wheel time soon!

GM is planning to add more chargers in North America.

Will it rain? Will we have a COVID lockdown? Will anybody come? Well, the politicians won’t — they have sent polite replies to our invitations and wished us well. After months of planning, emailing, ringing, and arranging the environmentally conscious…

A few weeks ago, I drove by an empty lot that I drive by frequently. It’s around the corner from my house, but it finally caught my eye for some reason. I grew up in the 80s, and that corner planter area just screamed gas station. Most newer gas stations are…

The transportation electrification market is accelerating at a rapid pace, and many states are taking action to support EV drivers.

When it comes to machine ethics, the Trolley Problem always seems to come up in some form. At its simplest, the Trolley Problem is a thought experiment with a real trolley, careening down a track. You’re standing at a switch in the track (or someone else…

Can you give us a quick background of the story of how you began with Twelve, and what motivated you to found the company — and what were the main obstacles in the beginning? So our story starts with my two co-founders, Kendra and Etosha, who both did their…

2021’s Rebelle Rally did something no previous year’s contest did: it proved that electrified vehicles (including full EVs) are able to hold their own against gas-powered vehicles, even far away from the interstates. Not only did an electrified vehicle…

When considering the transition from gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles to electric, it is easy to see the disruption this will bring to the auto industry, where fewer workers are required to construct an electrical motor than a fossil fuel powered engine.…

Not long ago, 100% renewable energy was a distinction reserved for remote communities avoiding costly energy imports. But now, some U.S. states are reaching very high levels of renewable energy, and the largest urban areas on the planet are targeting 100%…

I would like to respect our honorable members who represent us in federal parliament in Australia, but sometimes it is impossible. Anne Webster (National Party), PhD, member for Mallee in Victoria, has just come out publicly saying that just like solar farms,…

LAVO has developed a hydrogen fuel cell for sub-5MW use. It isn’t cheap, at around $35,000, but it does have at least one buyer. Perhaps the time will come when they can be used as community batteries, or on an apartment building?  How does it work? “LAVO…

Founded in Australia and now based in California, SEA Electric is another success story from the Antipodes. After the recent truck expo in California, an order for over 1000 electric trucks to be produced by SEA Electric and deployed by GATR Truck Center has…

Following up on our report on which automotive groups have been selling the most electric cars across 10 European markets, let’s look at which brands have been seeing the most sales (read: registrations). We will also look at the model rankings soon when…

The Xpanse solar awning powers an RV even when campers are way off the grid.

A report says "fuel" for EVs cost more than gasoline. Was it prepared by a bunch of orangutans sitting in front of computers? No, it was done by Anderson Economic Group.

It’s hard to take a gigantic oil tanker and transform it into an electric aircraft. It’s easier to just build an electric aircraft from scratch. Tesla had no easy task getting to where it’s gotten, but it can certainly be argued that Volkswagen (and Ford…

Growing up in the small border town of Mutare in Zimbabwe, I used to be fascinated by the dairy milk delivery system around the town. I also used to look forward to the weekend. This was because the ice cream man only came around our neighborhood on weekends.…

Making the Earth a dumping ground for forever chemicals and plastics is a dumb idea.

One common argument against carbon footprints is that they focus on individual actions, and not larger collective action. The most ardent proponents of this argument would say to not worry about your carbon footprint at all, because large corporations and…