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Brooklyn startup addresses gun violence with climate jobs

Business Green

BlocPower's " Civilian Climate Corps " program launched in September, after the New York City Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) awarded the company a $37m contract, paid for with funding from the $2.2bn federal COVID stimulus package, known as the CARES Act. per cent of construction workers and HVAC technicians.

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Hyundai/Kia’s new EV heat pump technology

Charged

The original technology was introduced in 2014 on the first-generation Kia Soul EV. Hyundai and Kia say their battery pack water-cooling system yields further increases in range without increasing physical dimensions. In severe cold weather, the Kona Electric delivered 91 percent of its nominal range. Source: Hyundai.

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How Ecobee is becoming the smart home company Nest should have been

The Verge: Energy

Where Ecobee’s original product has matured into a fine vintage , Google (which bought Nest in 2014) has let the excellent Nest Learning Thermostat wither on the vine, ostensibly replacing it with a watered-down version with half the smarts and none of the visual appeal. Where Ecobee will land remains to be seen.