Apr 11, 2024 | Electric Vehicles
Philadelphia is revving up its efforts to curb the city’s carbon emissions, according to the latest report from the Office of Sustainability. The city’s Municipal Clean Fleet Plan is shifting gears, moving away from gas-guzzlers and steering towards...
Apr 11, 2024 | Batteries, Charging, Electric Vehicles
Scientists have discovered a new process that could supercharge the transition to next-generation rechargeable batteries capable of more than doubling the range of current electric vehicles. The research could help facilitate a switch from conventional...
Apr 11, 2024 | Featured, Solar, Wind
A new report shows wind and solar power account for more of America’s energy than ever before. Some states in the Mountain West are helping lead the charge. Nationwide, wind turbines and solar panels generated more than 600,000 gigawatt-hours of energy in 2023, which...
Apr 11, 2024 | Featured, Hydrogen
A Curtin University project that proposes turning hydrogen into a powder so that it can be safely exported has been awarded A$5 million (USD 3.2 million) in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Developed in partnership with Velox Energy...
Apr 11, 2024 | Robots, Work
Amazon.com Inc. is rapidly advancing its use of robotics, deploying over 750,000 robots to work alongside its employees. The world’s second-largest private employer employs 1.5 million people. While that’s a lot, it’s a decrease of over...
Apr 11, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Regulation
Overshadowed by the Biden administration’s new tailpipe emissions rule, the Department of Energy finalized changes last month to a little-known calculation that could dramatically impact automakers’ ability to sell gas-powered cars and trucks. The changes to the...
Apr 11, 2024 | Electric Vehicles, Environment
EVs are unfortunately still a hard sell for many Americans. Dealers have a hard time selling them, and they say that customers don’t want them at all. However, a recent study found that in one major U.S city, mass EV adoption has greatly...
Apr 11, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Trucks
Kodiak Robotics launched an advisory council to bolster its efforts to commercialize autonomous trucks with the help of trucking industry leaders, the company announced March 27. The Kodiak Industry Advisory Council will focus on product development, deployment...
Apr 11, 2024 | Agriculture, Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Space
A vertical farming startup from the UK is taking its technology to new heights. The UK Space Agency has awarded Vertical Future £1.5mn to build an autonomous farm in orbit. The high-tech veggie garden will be installed on the world’s first commercial...
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