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Tesla and GM sign on to use supply chain emissions database

Teslarati

Tesla, General Motors (GM) and others have signed an agreement to use a database tracking greenhouse gas emissions, with this year’s report having been shared by U.S. Vice President Al Gore at the COP28 climate conference this weekend. In 2021, Tesla urged a U.S.

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Tighter EPA emissions rules for big trucks don’t mandate EVs

Baua Electric

The exact share of EVs will vary across the many classes of commercial vehicles, The Associated Press notes, with up to 40% of short-haul “day cab” trucks potentially going electric by the 2032 model year, but only 30% of “heavy-heavy-duty vocational” trucks. But other environmental advocates were more positive.

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Driving on sunshine

Plug in America

Winter solstice has swept in , and me and my electric vehicle (EV) are taking another trip around the sun—on sunshine! . No pollution, well-to-wheels. And, of course, bypassing the gas station in the process. “I’ve had solar hot water since 1985 and solar electric since 1990,” he says. Goodbye guilt.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Find investors, resumes, and free research Get Cleantech Blog in your email Enter your email address: Subscribe in a reader Join us on Linked In Follow us on Twitter Join us on Facebook GHGBlog.com - The Greenhouse Gas Blog Loading. The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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What about the Pickens Plan?

Plugs and Cars

The good news about electricity as a transportation fuel for cars is finally breaking through to the mainstream. Other automakers are watching closely, with announcements heralding their own electric intentions. away from using petroleum to generate electricity. Natural gas, like petroleum, is not forever.

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