Remove Affordable Remove Environment Remove Neighborhood Remove Waste
article thumbnail

Environmental groups look to halt Tesla’s battery plant permits at Gigafactory Texas

Teslarati

This could result in the formation of a hazardous waste stream , according to the groups. We are counting on you, our representatives, to hold the company accountable to the public interest before further harm is done to communities and the environment,” the groups noted in their letter.

Texas 100
article thumbnail

Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. Just two people live in its 3000+ energy-wasting square feet. It’s just this mind-blowing waste of time. We’re turnkey.

Solar 210
article thumbnail

As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

You’re starting to see some creep up to 1,500, 1,800 volts, but most of them, and most of the volume and affordable ones, are 1,200 volts and under. Number one, it’s a lot better, particularly when you’re working indoors or when you’re working in an urban environment. Most automotive power electronics are maxed out around 1,200 volts.

article thumbnail

Inside The Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

And the work they’re doing brings California’s leading edge fight against global warming right into my neighborhood and into my home. He has been in the recycling position for the past five years and oversees the city’s ambitious Zero Waste programs.

Green 150
article thumbnail

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

Waste Heat Capture (2 projects). Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. Recent academic research has created synthetic analogue molecules for elucidation of CA enzyme mechanisms which are more robust in harsh environments. Affordable Energy from Water and Sunlight.

Energy 231
article thumbnail

Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? The result is a quiet, controlled environment free of intrusive noises. Nonetheless, I do agree that it wastes of energy, reduces range and should NOT be mandatory. We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away. because I am one.

Hybrid 30