Stephanie Scanlan learned about the shortages of basic chemotherapy drugs this spring in the most frightening way. Two of the three drugs typically used to treat her rare bone cancer were too scarce. She would have to go forward without them. Ms. Scanlan, 56, the manager of a busy state office in Tallahassee, Fla., had […]
I’m admittedly more of a two-wheeled kind of guy, owning and riding just about every type of electric bike, scooter, and e-motorcycle out there. But I’ve always thought that the thing that could get me to buy an electric car would be a short little electric roadster – something like an e-Miata. After browsing through […]
Agrivoltaics – when land is used for agriculture and solar power generation – isn’t new to the US, but vertical agrivoltaics are. US solar developer iSun is working with German agrivoltaics company Next2Sun to install the US’s first vertical agrivoltaics system. Next2Sun installs bifacial solar panels on its patented vertical mounting system. It says its system is ideal for […]
The GMC Sierra EV Denali was spotted for the first time out testing in Michigan. GMC and Buick global VP Duncan Aldred shared new images revealing the highly anticipated electric truck. GM has been teasing an electric GMC Sierra truck for several years now. The 2024 GMC Sierra EV first edition was officially unveiled in […]
Want to enjoy the silent, emissions-free ride of an EV with your 1974 Ford Bronco? Arc Motor Company, an Ontario-based green tech startup, aims to turn your classic car into an EV using scrapped Tesla batteries, starting at $75,000. Sloane Paul, the first woman in North America to create a business of this kind, aims […]
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter drama leaking to Tesla, wireless charging, the EV dealer problem, and more. Sponsor: Buy Electrek Merch! The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As […]
Duke Energy is piloting a floating solar farm in Florida – the state’s first – on an existing cooling pond in Polk County. The almost 1-megawatt (MW) floating solar array features more than 1,800 solar panels that float on top of two acres of the water’s surface on the pond – which used to be […]
Tesla and BYD are the two leading global EV makers. How do their electric cars stack up against one another in performance? Watch the Tesla Model 3 take on the BYD Seal in a drag race to see which comes out on top. After launching the Model 3 in 2017, Tesla’s electric sedan became an […]
Tesla has lost its court appeal aimed at mitigating the impact of its Swedish strike. Will it finally compromise and go back to the negotiation table? For the past two months, Tesla service workers in Sweden have been on strike in order to get included in a collective agreement. The automaker has always had a […]
New Englanders, rejoice – at last, Vermont’s first Tesla store is being fitted up in South Burlington and will open soon. Vermont’s first (and only) Tesla store Up until now, Vermont’s approximately 3,000 Tesla drivers have had to travel to Latham, New York, for service and repairs. If you wanted to buy or lease a new […]
