2022-03-08 Electric vehicles are more prevalent than ever, and more are on the way. Tesla began delivering the first Model S sedans ten years ago. Prior to that time in 2012, Tesla had delivered about 2,250 Tesla Roadsters, an all-electric 2-seater. Even then, th …›
2022-03-08 A “battery” is any device that stores electrical energy so it can be used later. To Elon Musk, a battery is cylindrical device with an anode and a cathode inside. It is a pretty effective energy storage device, but but can only supply power …›
2022-03-08 Global warming is likely to increase the number of people requiring hospitalization due to critically low sodium levels in the blood, a condition known as hyponatremia. A new study projects that a temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius would increase th …›
2022-03-08 Climate change is a stressor leaving women at heightened risk of domestic violence, sexual intimidation, human trafficking and rape, writes senior climate correspondent Louise Boyle …›
2022-03-08 Environment APPG chairman Anthony Browne said the impact of the Ukraine crisis on energy prices had been ‘muted’ by the UK’s use of renewable power. …›
2022-03-08 Amid reports of rising suicides, researchers say there’s an urgent need to assess the risks facing an understudied population.By Liza GrossAs climate change fuels more severe wildfires that burn through larger swaths of forestland and homes each year …›
2022-03-08 Solar projects in Vietnam by a South Korean manufacturer for leading brands like Under Armor and Victoria’s Secret represent a small start for an industry whose emissions may eclipse those of shipping and aviation.By Phil McKennaSometime in the comin …›
2022-03-08 New Study Highlights Viable Routes to Adopting Battery and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles for America’s Clean Trucking Future WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a study showing that by 2030, nearly half o …›
2022-03-08 I know I left you in utter suspense waiting for more twists in our EV road trip in the Nordics. Writing part two of this series has taken longer than expected. The team needed a good night’s sleep and got one. The hotel they stayed at was surroun …›
2022-03-08 For the first time since 2001, the government is setting more stringent limits on pollution from trucks, vans, and buses that harms human health. …›
2022-03-07 The supermarket chain will sell Müller products with clear bottle caps, which can be recycled into food-grade packaging, unlike coloured caps. …›
2022-03-07 If we made Big Oil pay right now, it would save Americans money at the gas pump and hit Russia where it hurts. But then the GOP wouldn’t be able to blame President Biden for high prices — and they wouldn’t be able to push their fossil fuel agenda …›
2022-03-07 The prize: batteries that would be cheaper, faster to charge and less vulnerable to raw material shortages. Whoever gets there first will have a major advantage. …›
2022-03-07 If the UK is going to need gas well into the 2030s, it would surely be better to get it close to homeThe first lesson of the gas crisis is old and boring: the UK should get serious about insulating its leaky properties. If all homes that have energy pe …›
2022-03-07 Researchers have generated new maps of jet contrails over the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, which show a steep reduction in the area covered by contrails in 2020. …›
2022-03-07 A new study challenges a commonly accepted explanation that a 'sudden stratospheric warming' caused the unusually cold weather over the U.S. early last year, a view which was widely reported in the media and discussed among scientists at the time. …›
2022-03-07 Volkswagen confirmed this week it will construct a new $2.2 billion factory in Wolfsburg, home to its largest factory, to manufacture future electric cars. Those vehicles will be built on the company’s new SSP platform developed as part of its so …›
2022-03-07 PM insists move will not undermine push for net zero; critics say it would have little effect on consumer billsBoris Johnson has said the UK may have to increase its domestic gas and oil production in order to wean itself off Russian resources, despite …›
2022-03-07 Can promoting sustainable design of products and materials so that they can be reused, remanufactured, or recycled and retained in the economy help to solve the global plastics problem? How is the plastics manufacturing industry responding to potential …›