PostedAug 29, 2017 | climate change, e-vehicles, international news, sustainability, technology
BEIJING — Ford Motor Co. and a Chinese automaker said Tuesday they are looking into setting up a joint venture to develop and manufacture electric cars in China. Ford’s potential venture with Anhui Zotye Automobile Co. adds to the global auto industry’s...
PostedAug 22, 2017 | climate change, e-vehicles, energy, sustainability, technology
A new study shows they can help the grid without being degraded. One of the hottest questions among energy nerds these days has to do with the interaction of electric vehicles and the electricity grid. Will EVs remain passive consumers of electricity, like toasters or...
PostedAug 15, 2017 | climate change, e-vehicles, opinion, sustainability, technology
Dr. Arden Henley | August 13, 2017 Can you imagine the utter foolishness of a country that would fund, design and manufacture a world class, supersonic jet and, then, order its destruction? This is the story of Canada in the 1950’s and the Avro Arrow, the supersonic...
PostedAug 14, 2017 | climate change, e-vehicles, international news, sustainability
It had a good run. But the end is in sight for the machine that changed the world “HUMAN inventiveness…has still not found a mechanical process to replace horses as the propulsion for vehicles,” lamented Le Petit Journal, a French newspaper, in December 1893. Its...
PostedJul 31, 2017 | climate change, e-vehicles, international news, news, sustainability
When the boss of Europe’s biggest listed oil company says his next car will be electric, it says a lot about the future of fossil fuels. Royal Dutch Shell Plc responded to the worst oil-price crash in a generation with its US$54 billion takeover of BG Group Ltd.,...
PostedJul 20, 2017 | climate change, community, e-vehicles, news, sustainability
On Saturday, July 15 GTEC, Board President, Arden Henley and Project Manager, Todd McGowan visited ElectraFest. This annual event is a collaboration between the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (VEVA) , Emotive and other sponsors to promote electric vehicles in...
