AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
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Grist
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
President Trump appears to be on a tear to play down, put down, and take down science in the last weeks of his reelection campaign. After being caught on tape saying he purposely played down the true threat of COVID-19, he and his administration have put on encore performances with attacks on science across several cabinet agencies. All this while the nation is engulfed in a maelstrom of historic wildfires out West, record-setting Atlantic hurricanes, and of course the still-raging pandemic.
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CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
"I can't breathe" is foremost the cry of suffering and dying Black people who have been killed by police, and the rallying call of a movement to bring systematic change in criminal justice. Rightfully so — securing African American communities from police violence is vital, and the movement has extraordinary momentum and is scoring major successes. But, for environmentalists, “I can't breathe” has a deep resonance, too.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
In August, Rivian took one of its R1T electric pickup trucks to Arizona to test its towing capacity in the heat of the summer. It aced the exam.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
Top app-based taxi companies Uber and Lyft have been making strong strides toward electrification. And thank goodness! When Lyft and Uber drivers switch to electric cars, they cut pollution 3× more than when a normal driver switches to an electric car.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
In Austin, Texas, Tesla is planning to create not just another Gigafactory, but a massive one. For weeks, construction has been going on to build the $1.1 billion factory. And just recently, Tesla filed a site plan that gives us a glimpse of just how large this new factory will be.
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CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
Even with the overall automotive market back in the dog house (-20% in August), plugin sales continue to be immune to the surrounding doom and gloom, with plugin hybrids (PHEVs) up 269%, to 5,266 units, faring better than fully electric vehicles (BEVs), which were up only 167%, to 5,590 registrations, allowing plugin hybrids to have 49% of the plugin market last month, above this year's average (35%) and quite possibly the highest share ever by plugin hybrids in this traditionally BEV-friendly m
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
Electric bikes open up the prospect of riding bicycles to many new use cases for people and physical capabilities. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the trend, with millions of people around the world looking for new ways to get around town, to recreate, and to stay fit amidst a wide range of lockdowns. Bosch has [&hellip.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
A Texas-sized energy storage breakthrough is in store for the US, with new solid state technology cutting costs while increasing efficiency.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
The overall Chinese auto market remained in positive numbers last month, +6% year over year (YoY), with plugins faring even better, growing 30% YoY last month to 100,000 units, a new year best.
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
CleanTechnica
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
Tesla will use a single high pressure casting for the front frame of the Model Y at its new factory in Germany according to news reports.
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