Cleantech & EV’s

Two months into his term as the new CEO of Subaru, Atsushi Osaki is making some admirable changes that could soon benefit US consumers and our planet’s ecosystem. The Japanese automaker looks to ride a wave of massive annual profits into a new transition of bolstered EV production that includes at least four all-electric Subaru models. After years and years of stubbornness and minimal effort to…

In the highly-competitive world of electric bike design, there are often originators and follow-on imitators. But when Himiway rolled out its new Pony micro e-bike a few months ago, the blurry line between imitation and inspiration seemed quite clear to JackRabbit, who alleges that Himiway ripped off the design of its popular electric micro e-bike. JackRabbit landed on the micromobility scene…

On Wednesday, several activist groups briefly interrupted Volkswagen’s annual general meeting. One claimed VW is “making climate-damaging decisions,” and the other says the automaker uses forced labor to build cars in China. Cake was thrown from an unknown party, and investors raised concerns over VW losing ground in China to EVs. Protests erupt at Volkswagen annual meeting At…

The US oil and gas sector was responsible for $77 billion in total health impacts in 2016, according to a newly released study. Few studies have measured the effects of oil and gas production – not even factoring in actual fossil fuel usage – on air quality, human health, and health costs, but this new study does. The study is called “Air pollution and health impacts of oil & gas…