Wind turbines are being reduced to a third of their capacity by some grid system operators in Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, across Texas, and parts of the Midwest. These grid operators are concerned that intermittent energy surges will overload...
Probably few of us have ever had the pleasure of being on an Arctic cruise and having your flashlight or radio suddenly die because the rechargeable battery froze solid.
Well, it's not like you can't find sub-freezing temperatures in the...
The electric vehicle market is not, by any means, stable and growing. Some companies have been lost along the way. ECOtality, purveyor of fast-charging stations, could be next.
When I mention fatalities in the electric vehicle market, feel free to...
Are hybrid vehicles to be forever relegated to fuel-misers and hypermilers with no interest in the very special sound that burning rubber makes? With the development of new concept vehicles, such as the Toyota Hybrid-R Concept, I think the...
After a client places their order for a new Tesla Model S, there's typically a two- to three-month wait until they take delivery of their new car, the last five hours of which is spent in a rigorous quality...
According to a report by the Bloomberg New Energy Finance research house, consumers will have to pay much higher electricity bills if renewable energy targets (RET) are reduced.
As the authors state, this will be initiated by the fossil fuel...
A research team from the University of Sheffield's Faculty of Engineering made it their mission to study four bacteria known to exist in the city’s drinking water to in order to determine how to best keep the water supply...
Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are one step closer to turning graphene into the most desired material for producing ultrahigh-efficiency solar cells and electronics.
By examining the material at an atomic level, the team was able to establish...
Aside from the fact that Tesla Motors manufactures four-wheeled vehicles, there are few things in common with most other automakers.
The way that Tesla Motors is set up is actually more like Apple Computers than, perhaps, Toyota Motor Sales. Tesla...
There has been a lot of discussion on why electric vehicles sell, or don't, and what can be done about it. The answer, of course, is to sell more pickup trucks?
In the last year or so, prices of electric...
