The E-Transit Type A school bus, which Ford showcased back in March, is now available for order from Collins Bus Corporation, one of the leading US school bus manufacturers. The E-Transit is currently the leader of the US electric van market, with about 60% of last year’s EV van sales. But the E-Transit isn’t just […]
Stanley Black & Decker, the world’s largest tool company, just launched the largest privately funded onsite solar farm in Kentucky. Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) worked with Castillo Engineering and renewable energy company RPG Energy Group to bring the 4.3-megawatt (MW) solar farm online. The solar farm sits on nearly 15 acres next to […]
General Motors (GM), through its joint venture, SGMW, began sales of its Wuling Bingo on March 29 with a starting price of 59,800 yuan ($8,500). After only a month, SGMW revealed 16,383 Bingo deliveries as the automaker continues to gain market share in China’s booming EV sector. SGMW is a joint venture between SAIC, GM, […]
Monsoon Wind, Southeast Asia’s largest onshore wind farm, is Laos’ first wind project, and it’s also the region’s first cross-border wind power plant. The 600-megawatt (MW) Monsoon Wind, which is owned by Thailand-based Impact Energy Asia Development, has just kicked off construction. The site is in southeastern Laos, in the Sekong and Attapeu provinces, at […]
Hybrid fertility and reproductive care company Kindbody scored a $25 million investment from JPMorgan Chase’s business unit focusing on employer-sponsored healthcare, Morgan Health. Dr. Cheryl Pegus, managing director of Morgan Health Ventures, will join Kindbody’s board of directors. WHAT THEY DO The New York-based company offers virtual and in-person services, including egg freezing, contraception care, […]
Director Oliver Stone attends the “Nuclear” red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2022 in Venice, Italy. Andreas Rentz | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Oliver Stone’s new movie, “Nuclear Now,” makes an impassioned case that nuclear energy is a necessary and obvious solution to climate change. Generating electricity […]
Over the weekend, a Rivian R1T model was spotted in Germany with plates registered in Graz, Austria, suggesting a possible connection to contract vehicle manufacturer Magna Steyr. Is this the sign of what we’ve all been waiting for? Magna Steyr, an automotive manufacturer based in Graz, Austria, is known for building parts and full vehicles […]
Are you tired of the maintenance associated with mowing the yard? Dealing with gas/oil mixtures, changing spark plugs, dialing carburetors every year…it’s not fun. Well, stop dealing with those inconveniences and go green in 2023. Right now, you can pick up the Greenworks Pro 80V 21-inch cordless electric mower on sale for $373 at Amazon, […]
Elon Musk has decided to settle a defamation lawsuit against him brought by a man he claimed “almost killed” a Tesla worker – a claim that wasn’t backed by evidence. At this point, Musk is quite used to being sued for defamation and other related matters. Of course, there’s the famous “pedo” case, which he […]
Europe’s first solar-covered cycling path has made its debut in the German city of Freiburg, in the Black Forest – here’s the lowdown on the pilot project. German utility service provider Badenova, along with its partners, the City of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, installed the cycling path’s solar roof at the Freiburg […]
