First Lightyear Research Vehicles Hit the Road

High-tech company Lightyear releases two Lightyear Research Vehicles to test its integrated solar technology on the road, preparing for the production of Lightyear’s exclusive series, expected by the end of 2021. With the research vehicles hitting […]

How to Retire Early: Making Accelerated Coal Phaseout Feasible & Just

Appalachian River Originally published on the Rocky Mountain Institute’s website. By Paul Bodnar,Tamara Grbusic, Sam Mardell. Caroline Ott. Uday Varadarajan For over a century, growing presence of coal smokestacks worldwide signified economic development and progress. Coal supplied […]

UNSW, Ebusco to accelerate development of zero emissions transport

Deurne – Netherlands / Sydney – Australia, 22 June 2020 – UNSW’s agreement with Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco will bolster research and development of electric vehicles in Australia.   UNSW Sydney has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with pioneering Dutch […]

German Net Electricity Generation in First Half of 2020: Renewables Reach Record Share of 55.8 Percent

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE just presented the data on the net electricity generation for the public power supply for the first half of 2020, which is based on data available on the […]

SAIC-GM-Wuling Builds Energy Storage Power Station from Retired Electric Vehicle Batteries

SHANGHAI – The growing number of electric vehicles on China’s roads has created the new challenge of what to do with used batteries. SAIC-GM-Wuling has introduced a solution that is extending the life of its electric vehicle […]

Electric Vehicles Are Driving (Electric) Rates Down

Originally published on the NRDC, Expert Blog By Max Baumhefner, Senior Attorney, Climate & Clean Energy Program Can the addition of more electric vehicles (EVs) to the grid actually lower utility bills for all customers? A […]

Zero-Emissions Trucks Are the Future: Let’s Do This

Originally published on the Rocky Mountain Institute’s website. By Mike Roeth and Christian Roselund Last Thursday, California made history by becoming the first state to mandate that truck makers move to zero-emission drivetrains. California Air Resources Board’s […]

FOTW #1139: U.S. Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations & Outlets: CCS or CHAdeMO

DC fast charging is important for reducing the charging times of electric vehicles (EV) and is critical to making long-distance EV travel practical. Although Tesla has a well-developed, proprietary supercharging network, two types of non-proprietary DC […]

BMW Group steps up Electromobility: E-drives for half a Million Electrified Vehicles

Munich/Dingolfing. The BMW Group is stepping up its e-mobility ramp-up and setting new standards for the transformation of the industry with its production. Today, at its largest European manufacturing location in Dingolfing, the company opened the […]

ZITY, Groupe Renault’s Electric Car-Sharing Service, Sets Up As #RenaultZOE Breaks Sales Record in June

Pierre Christophe Baguet, President of Grand Paris Seine Ouest (GPSO), Mayor of Boulogne-Billancourt and Vincent Carré, Director of International Development for Mobility Services of Groupe Renault today inaugurated the ZITY car-sharing service in Boulogne-Billancourt. The fleet […]

A Blue-Sky Vision: Clean Energy & Mobility in India’s Recovery

Originally published on the Rocky Mountain Institute’s website. By Ryan Laemel This article was co-authored by Jagabanta Ningthoujam​. We at Rocky Mountain Institute have been working in India for the past five years, supporting government and […]