Archive for the 'Energy' Category
2022 GMC Hummer EV: Insane Specifications and Price
October 21st, 2020Update: Customers Reserve First Year’s Worth of Production in an Hour — Via: Car and Driver: The 2022 GMC Hummer EV … is a departure, in pretty much every way possible, from anything GM builds. Its debut offering is a four-door pickup with 1000 horsepower, at least 1000 lb-ft of torque, and a claimed zero-to-60-mph […]
Dr. Jeff Dahn: EV Batteries Going 2 Million Miles
October 19th, 2020Via: Electrek: A Tesla battery researcher showed updated test results pointing to batteries lasting over 15,000 cycles or the equivalent of over 2 million miles (3.5 million km) in an electric car.
Japan Will Release Radioactive Fukushima Water Into Sea for Decades
October 18th, 2020Via: Independent: Amid strong opposition from environmentalists and the fishing community, Japan is set to release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the tsunami-devastated Fukushima power plant into the sea. According to local media reports, the work to release the radioactive water from Fukushima’s Daiichi nuclear power plant would begin in 2022 […]
Government Documents See Risk of Surprise EMP Attack
October 11th, 2020Via: It’s [redacted]:
“World’s Fastest Electrodes” Triple the Energy Density of Lithium Batteries
October 8th, 2020As usual, with laboratory-stage “game-changing” battery news, I definitely wouldn’t try to hold my breath waiting for this, but it makes for interesting reading. Via: New Atlas: French company Nawa technologies says it’s already in production on a new electrode design that can radically boost the performance of existing and future battery chemistries, delivering up […]
Millions Risk Losing Power Over Unpaid Utility Bills
October 6th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: Millions of Americans are facing a dire situation of being without power or water as their utility bills pile up, and as state and local protections which allowed for deferred payments amid the pandemic come to an end.
Tesla Using Cobalt-Free LFP Batteries in Chinese Model 3 Vehicles
October 1st, 2020Via: Electrek: Tesla has reduced the price of the Model 3 in China and at the same time bumped the range as it introduces cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in its standard range Model 3s. As we have previously reported, Tesla has been planning to update its made-in-China Model 3 vehicles with lithium iron […]
California to Ban New Gasoline Cars by 2035
September 23rd, 2020Via: Bloomberg: California will phase out sales of new, gasoline-powered cars by 2035 as part of its fight against climate change, Governor Gavin Newsom announced — the first state to set an expiration date for the traditional automobile.
Tesla’s Value Drops $50 Billion as Musk’s Promised Cheaper Battery 3 Years Away
September 22nd, 2020Here’s the full presentation. There’s a lot of extremely interesting material here, but much of this is experimental and years away from full scale production. Via: Reuters: Investors slashed $50 billion from Tesla Inc’s market value on Tuesday despite CEO Elon Musk’s promise to cut electric vehicle costs so radically that a $25,000 car that […]
Why Are Oil and Gas Companies Investing in Nuclear Fusion?
September 18th, 2020In other words: Complex, expensive, centralized infrastructure is par for the course for oil companies. Via: GTM: Betting on fusion looks like a long shot for oil and gas companies, which are increasingly focused on here-today energy plays such as offshore wind and longer-term bets like green hydrogen. But oil and fusion may have more […]
