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NASA, International Panel Provide a New Window on Rising Seas
A new online visualization tool will enable anyone to see what sea levels will look like anywhere in the world in the decades to come.
NASA’s Sea Level Change Team has created a sea level projection tool that makes extensive data on future sea level rise from the Intergovernmental Panel on…
A Florida utility ditches coal, doubles its solar, and leaves out a big part of its story
August 10, 2021
Florida utility Tampa Electric Co. has announced it will retire three coal units and double its solar output within two years. That’s good news, but in an interview published last week, its CEO doesn’t mention the fact that the vast majority of its power comes from…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 9, 2021
August 10, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Rumors about the Apple Car have slowed down over recent weeks, except for the company expanding its California self-driving test fleet. Now, according to the Korea Times, Apple is seeing developments in its car talks with Korean partners.
As told by industry sources, Korea Times reports that Apple has made contact with multiple Korean EV component manufacturers.
“Apple officials have been in…
The world’s largest-ever report about climate change was published today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations group of nearly 200 leading climate scientists that looked at more than 14,000 scientific papers. It’s pretty grim – but…
Tesla released more details about its effort to deploy large-scale battery recycling, and it claims that it can recover about 92% of battery cell materials with its recycling process.
When it comes to emissions throughout the entire lifecycle, electric vehicles have two…
EGEB: Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia launches its first wind farm, the Middle East’s largest
August 10, 2021
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Saudi Arabia’s first wind farm is now connected and producing clean energy.
Arizona may get its very first electricity provider that offers 100% clean energy.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop…
India is reportedly considering Tesla’s proposal to greatly reduce import duties for electric cars, which would enable the automaker to finally enter the market.
Tesla has been talking about entering the Indian market for years, but regulations have slowed down their…
LG Energy Solution is looking to universities and research institutes around the world to help push the next generation of battery technologies forward in the form of a contest. Its international “Battery Innovation Contest” (BIC) will be hosted by LG Energy Solution…
In preparation for its Dakar Rally debut this coming January, Audi has put its RS Q e-tron through eight days of endurance testing in extreme heat in Spain. Three teams of drivers from Audi Sport took turns testing the RS Q e-tron over tough terrain as well as fast gravel sections.
Last fall, Electrek reported that Audi was returning to rally racing, and this time they were doing it with an…
