PostedSep 1, 2017 | e-vehicles, international news, news, sustainability, technology
Cummins, a leading maker of diesel and natural gas engines for commercial trucks, unveiled a Class 7 heavy-duty truck cab Tuesday featuring an advanced 140 kWh battery pack that it will sell to bus operators and commercial truck fleets starting in 2019. The...
PostedAug 29, 2017 | climate change, energy, international news, sustainability, technology
Last month, Clean Energy Canada’s Merran Smith and Dan Woynillowicz visited Beijing, China for the eighth annual Clean Energy Ministerial. Watch as they share a few success stories from the world’s clean energy giant. See what else we have in GTEC’s...
PostedAug 29, 2017 | climate change, e-vehicles, energy, international news, sustainability, technology
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Ltd., the Chinese solar equipment maker whose shares were suspended more than two years ago after they lost almost half their market value in a single day, said its U.S. unit, Alta Devices Inc., will work with Audi AG to outfit the...
PostedAug 29, 2017 | energy, policy, sustainability, technology
According to a new report from The Conference Board of Canada, energy efficiency measures such as incentive programs, retrofits, audits, land-use measures, building standards and renewable subsidies can substantially reduce Canada’s energy consumption OTTAWA—If...
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...
