Category: Climate Action & Science

UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute has released a new report on EV fires and suppression tactics, called “Full-Scale Electric Vehicle Fire Experiments and Recommendations for Fire Incident Response.” ULRI conducted full-scale burns……

As EVSE, onboard chargers (OBCs) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems move from pilot programs to mainstream deployment, the AC grid interface has become the hardest part to get right—and the easiest to get wrong. Utilities,…

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Ford Fathom cheap pickup EV, Audi A2, Trump on EVs, and…

Kia’s first electric van is already a top seller, but the larger PV7 is set to launch soon, which could prove to be an even “bigger” hit. Here’s a closer look at it.

Located in the Czech village of Krámy, near the Brdy Highlands, a weekend house designed by Anna Koukolová architekti has been built on a sloping site bordered by a grove and a stream. Clad…

The project in Vila do Conde, north of Portugal, has as its brief the construction of a single-family house and a collective housing building, to be put up for rent, with two apartment and…

Riverview LLP’s operations are increasingly meeting with pushback amid concerns over its climate and water impacts.By Georgina Gustin As Riverview LLP aggressively expands its mega-dairies across the Upper Midwest, advocacy groups and worried residents…

A YouTuber put three Teslas in a back-to-back test to measure reaction time. The results showed how both hardware and software have progressed. Source: InsideEVs.

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Allison Bailes discusses the successes, mistakes, and ongoing improvements in his Atlanta home—from a poorly installed spray-foam attic to heat pumps, balanced ventilation, radon mitigation, and basement remodeling. Source: Green Building Advisor.

Nature photographer Ansel Adams captured the beauty of the world and, particularly, the American West. In the quote below, he reminded members of the Wilderness Society that we rely on nature not just for…