Gas and diesel yard tractors are out, and battery-electric models at California’s Port of Long Beach container terminal are in. The Port of Long Beach is a major gateway for US-Asia trade. It’s the second-busiest container port in the US, behind the Port of Los Angeles, and the world’s 18th-busiest container cargo port. And now […]
A fresh batch of environmentally friendly deals is here to help save you some green, with Aventon’s end-of-year sale dropping its popular Level Commuter e-bike down to $999. This comes joined by Jetson’s Canyon folding electric scooter, which is being cleared out on Amazon with a discount to $251. Not to mention, VEVOR’s 32A Level […]
EndoQuest, an endoluminal robotics technology company, announced it closed a $42 million C-1 preferred financing round. Existing investors CE Ventures Limited and McNair Interests Ltd. participated in the round, as did new investor Puma Venture Capital LLC. WHAT IT DOES The Houston-based company developed a flexible robotics surgery system to perform minimally invasive procedures in […]
American EV automaker Fisker Inc. recently shared a business update, outlining several changes in the works, including leadership moves, accelerated deliveries, and potential partnerships with other OEMS. However, one less encouraging update is Fisker’s announcement it is once again lowering its production targets for the year to prioritize liquidity. As 2023 continues to sit as a […]
Lightning electric pickup sales were up 113% last month, propelling Ford to a new EV sales record in November. Ford is now the second bestselling EV brand behind Tesla in the US. Ford sets new EV sales record in November Ford’s CEO Jim Farley broke the news on Friday that F-150 Lightning sales broke a […]
Tesla, along with a handful of other automakers, have announced that they are joining Climate Trace, a global emission tracking program cofounded by former US Vice President Al Gore. Climate Trace presents itself as a sort of global tracker of emissions. It writes on its website: We make meaningful climate action faster and easier by […]
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry participates in an event on women’s role in building a climate-resilient world, at COP28 World Climate Summit, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 4, 2023. Amr Alfiky | Reuters The United States and more than 20 other countries plan to triple nuclear power by 2050 to achieve […]
At the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, the Biden administration has announced a historic plan to sharply cut methane emissions from the oil and gas industry in the next 15 years as part of new rules to put limits on the “super pollutant.” The new regulations plan to reduce methane emissions from the huge oil […]
China’s current emissions reduction targets are not as strong as they need to be, U.S. Deputy Secretary for Energy David Turk said Monday. “I think every country needs to take a look at what it’s doing, especially in its implementation phase,” Turk told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick at the COP28 summit. “I’ve looked at the numbers for […]
One piece of the Tesla Cybertruck launch we didn’t see coming (nor did Tesla event planners or CEO, apparently) was the Range Extender, which we are still learning more about now. But we already know answers to some questions, like how Cybertruck owners expect to tow or travel long distances, especially in the cold, without […]
