Battery Thermal Management by Design: How Advanced Materials Are Enabling the Next Generation of EV Batteries
Sponsored by H.B. Fuller As electric vehicles evolve, battery design is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Source: Charged EVs.
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Colorado school district commissions six electric school buses with bidirectional charging
Jefferson County Public Schools, which serves 75,000 students at 145 Colorado schools, recently placed six new electric school buses and six bidirectional chargers into service. The six IC electric buses will begin serving Jeffco…
BMW’s new iX4 has 428 miles of range, but it starts at north of $66,000 [Images]
BMW revealed the new iX4, its new electric coupe-SUV that can drive up to 428 miles on a single charge. more… Source: Electrek.
Tesla files permit for Semi service center in Las Vegas as ramp begins
Tesla is preparing a dedicated Tesla Semi service center in Las Vegas, according to a new building permit filed with Clark County, Nevada. It’s one of the first concrete signs of the service network…
Pre-COP draws attention to Pacific’s climate plight and 1.5C goal
After witnessing and hearing stories of Pacific islands’ vulnerability to climate change, senior climate officials have promised to strengthen efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C, despite an expected overshoot, and to help the…
Monterey Bay area in California is investing in climate change resiliency and training a workforce
Colleges and universities in the area are teaching people skills like habitat restoration and piloting drones to monitor coastal changes. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
The political climate for climate politics
15 books on the rise and rule of Trump, the oil barons, and the tech bros, and the political winds that could lead to their fall. Source: Yale Climate Connections.
A new group to help US small towns lead the clean energy transition
As the mayor of tiny Enfield, North Carolina, Mondale Robinson has huge clean energy ambitions . Among them: building a solar farm to power the entire town of about 2,000, replacing the town’s decrepit…
How a reluctant Iowa farming county undid a ban on battery storage
The soil in northwest Iowa is so fertile it’s referred to as “black gold.” “It’s incredibly rich, wonderful topsoil from thousands of years of silty deposits from the Missouri River,” said Luke Seaberg, a…
Making Room for an Electricity Monitor
Adding circuit-level monitoring to a heat-pump subpanel required a separate enclosure, an additional breaker, and a lot more work than expected Source: Green Building Advisor.
Planning for EV charging site success: cable pulling considerations and CIC alternatives
Sponsored by Southwire. By Kevin Wahl, Lead Consulting Engineer, CableTechSupport Services, Southwire Company. Source: Charged EVs.
Port of Helsingborg scores two new electric reach stackers from Kalmar
The world’s ports operators work in confined spaces, moving massively heavy loads with incredible precision in perilous conditions with razor-thin margins. It’s no wonder, then, that they’re moving to electric equipment – and the Port…