Month: April 2022

Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island is the United States’ first offshore wind farm. The 30-megawatt, five-turbine offshore wind farm began commercial operations in December 2016 and generates enough energy to power 17,000 homes. And it turns out, it’s perfectly safe, and sometimes even beneficial, for fish. Fish and offshore wind farms A seven-year-long study,
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Would You Believe a “Sport Adventure Vehicle”? Take the Hyundai Tucson compact crossover, replace the rear section with a truck bed, and voilà…the Hyundai Santa Cruz is born! But as with most things that seem simple on the surface, going from a crossover body to pickup body is a bit more complex, not the least
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There are no words to adequately describe the kind and brilliantly effective persuasion that Kathy Lynch, our long-time partner in advocacy for Plug In America, brought when lobbying for all EV drivers in California. And there are no words that can adequately describe the deep and profound loss we feel from her being taken so
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Sandy Munro is here to explain why Vehicle-to-Home ( V2H ) and Vehicle-to-Load is the future as our electric vehicles start to power our homes, appliances and even other EVs. Subscribe to Sandy Munro’s channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/MunroLive OUR SPONSOR: ❤️ EVOLVE AUTO – Get your extended Tesla warranty at https://evolveauto.com and get a 5% discount
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Pace Suburban Bus, which serves a vast swath of Chicago’s suburbs—an area nearly the size of the state of Connecticut—has awarded a $26.5-million-dollar contract to commercial vehicle OEM Proterra to acquire 20 Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses and two Proterra megawatt-scale fleet chargers. Proterra’s US-made 40-foot ZX5 Max features 675 kWh of energy storage,
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I know, I know. The whole “Don’t like gas prices? Ride a bike!” sounds annoying and feels impractical for most people. But if you weren’t already aware, there’s a much more practical alternative to conventional pedal bikes: fun and energy-efficient electric bikes! Now more than ever, with gas prices rising steeply and uncertain fuel prospects
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Honda confirms a Civic Hybrid. Tesla gets a “do-over” on fixing its Boombox. The Leaf and Niro lineups get refreshed. And California sets its rules for more EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.  California this morning officially posted its Proposed Regulation for Advanced Clean Cars II rulemaking. Distilled down, the rules aim
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Lamborghini this week revealed the first of four new models due this year. It’s called the Huracan Tecnica, and it combines the power of the Huracan STO with the Huracan’s rear-wheel-drive setup. Genesis X Speedium Coupe concept Genesis wowed us yet again with another coupe concept. The Korean marque plans to go the full-electric route
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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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee
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AFC Energy, a provider of hydrogen power generation technologies, has launched its new hydrogen-fueled Power Tower EV, which integrates an AC charging solution from Swiss/Swedish electronics giant ABB.           AFC provided a hydrogen-based off-grid charging solution for the Extreme E racing series. The Power Tower EV is a variant of AFC’s Power Tower which is designed
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On March 31, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reversed the Trump administration’s actions by issuing more stringent fuel economy standards for light-duty vehicle model years 2024 to 2026. While Plug In America commends the administration for taking these steps, it’s clear that more efficient fossil fuel vehicles are not a long-term strategy for the
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