Just days after a massive election win, UK’s new Labour government has hit the ground running and is already making progress on increasing solar power deployment.
The UK just held an election on July 4th, in which the country declared its independence from the Tories (heh) and handed Labour a historic landslide win.
The new Labour government has made green energy policy a priority, wanting to…
Michigan’s Mackinac Island has introduced a new speed limit for electric bicycles, slowing down one of the only motorized forms of transportation in the town.
Mackinac Island, located between Michigan’s upper and lower peninsula, is known as one of the few car-free…
You’ve perhaps heard of the original Tesla Roadster, the car that started Tesla and the EV revolution. Now, a Roadster you probably haven’t heard of is for sale – a one-of-a-kind prototype for a performance package that never saw the light of day.
Update: The car has…
Ford's incentives cut in half for Michigan EV battery plant, matching plans to scale back
July 11, 2024
Ford will receive drastically less public support for its new EV battery plant in Michigan. Ford’s incentives for the plant were cut by over half, matching the automaker’s recent plans to scale back.
Scaling back
The Michigan Strategic Fund approved the reduction on Tuesday. Ford will now receive $409.1 million in incentives from Michigan, less than half the initial $1.03 billion…
XPeng's latest new model will reportedly dump LiDAR in favor of pure vision, similar to Tesla
July 10, 2024
Following reports dating back to February, XPeng Motors appears to be genuinely beginning a transition from LiDAR sensors to pure vision cameras in advanced driver systems. The ADAS technology, similar to that of Tesla, is expected to roll out in a new XPeng BEV model later…
Maersk Offshore Wind is building a wind installation vessel concept (Maersk WIV) that can install offshore turbines faster and cheaper.
Denmark-headquartered Maersk Offshore Wind, which is owned by AP Moller Holding, is a spinoff of Maersk Supply Service, which designed and…
Hyundai believes it has found the “sweet spot” with three long-range, fast-charging, and affordable EVs available in the US. With rivals launching new electric models this year, Hyundai expects stronger competition in the second half of the year.
After setting a new EV sales record in Q2, Hyundai feels “pretty bullish about the second half,” according to Hyundai’s US CEO Randy…
The Port of Los Angeles is getting closer to reaching its goal of zero emission operations, deploying five electric top handlers each capable of grabbing 100,000 lb. shipping containers and stacking them up to six high.
Visibly similar to forklifts, top handlers grab…
A German offshore wind farm in the North Sea will use Chinese-made turbines for the first time (and they’re mighty).
Hamburg-based clean energy asset manager Luxcara signed a preferred turbine supplier agreement with China’s Mingyang Smart Energy for the offshore wind…
Fifty million miles. Eighty million kilometers. Two thousand laps around Carl Sagan’s pale blue dot. However you measure it, there’s no denying it: Volvo Trucks have driven a whole lot of battery-electric miles!
Since Volvo Trucks began delivering its first generation of all-electric semi trucks to customers in 2019, the trucks have dramatically reduced fleets’ harmful carbon emissions…
