Data centers are becoming power plants – this NJ project proves it
Photo: Business Wire Calibrant Energy has signed a definitive agreement with Iron Mountain to build, own, and operate a 23-megawatt-hour (MWh) battery at the latter’s New Jersey data center. Data center as a clean energy source? The battery storage system will be paired with the facility’s existing 7.2-MW rooftop solar array as part of Iron […]
Ford plans for more affordable vehicles after the $30,000 EV pickup
After the midsize electric pickup, Ford is preparing to introduce several new affordable multi-powertrain vehicles, including SUVs and sedans Ford shifts to affordable SUVs, sedans, and trucks With the first vehicle based on its low-cost Universal EV (UEV) platform due out next year, Ford revealed a few new details behind “one of the most audacious […]
CDC vaccine panel meeting postponed amid RFK Jr bid to reshape policy
Members of the ACIP committee at CDC headquarters in Atlanta in December. Photograph: Megan Varner/Bloomberg via Getty Images View image in fullscreen Members of the ACIP committee at CDC headquarters in Atlanta in December. Photograph: Megan Varner/Bloomberg via Getty Images CDC vaccine panel meeting postponed amid RFK Jr bid to reshape policy Postponement of ACIP […]
Tesla fans think this reviewer will have to shave his hair due to Musk’s $30,000 Cybercab claim
Elon Musk has reiterated his claim that Tesla will sell the Cybercab directly to consumers for under $30,000 before the end of the year, following the first production unit rolling off the line at Giga Texas on February 17. The announcement immediately set Tesla fans ablaze, not with discussions about the vehicle’s autonomy challenges, but […]
Biggest study yet shows plug-in hybrids use over 300% more fuel than claimed
The largest real-world study yet, accounting for nearly a million plug-in hybrid vehicles, shows that PEVs use far more gasoline than previously claimed. The study comes just as Europe is about to change PHEV regulations, with industry lobbying to maintain the current highly inaccurate numbers. There are a lot of different types of electric vehicles […]
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max power station $749 for 72 hours, Anker SOLIX 24-hour sale on popular stations from $449, Navee, more
Our top three picks from today’s Green Deals include two power station flash sales, with the first being EcoFlow’s 72-hour sale that is offering up to 57% on units like the DELTA 3 Max Portable Power Station back at its second-lowest $749 rate. There’s also Anker’s 24-hour SOLIX flash sale that is offering up to […]
BYD reveals a new low-cost EV with 375 miles range, but this one will be unique
BYD revealed the first vehicle under its new Linghui sub-brand. The Linghui e9 is an all-electric sedan with a cruising range of 375 miles (605 km), but BYD’s latest EV is aimed at a new market. BYD offers first look at the Linghui e9 EV The e9 is the first model under BYD’s new sub-brand […]
Slate pricing to be revealed in June, ‘Blank Slate’ truck still expected in the mid-$20k range
EV newcomer Slate Auto just shared an interesting new video on its social media, setting the stage to reveal pricing of its flagship “Blank Slate” electric pickup in June. From what the American startup is saying, it sounds like the bare-bones model will still be one of the most affordable EVs on the market. If […]
This New York pump station ditched diesel for battery backup
Photo: Viridi A wastewater pumping station in Erie County, New York, is now running backup power on a battery storage system instead of a diesel generator, and local officials say it could cut costs, emissions, and maintenance headaches. Battery energy storage systems company Viridi has installed a 150 kWh BESS at a pumping station in […]