By Leo Hickman Before the Flood, a new feature-length documentary presented and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, is released in cinemas today. The Oscar-winning actor and environmentalist has spent the past three years asking a wide variety of people around the world about climate change. His collection of interviews in the film—ranging from President Obama and […]
Earth’s rapidly changing climate is often depicted with highly precise graphs or a detailed scientific explanation. But in Randall Munroe’s latest xkcd webcomic, climate change is simply and hilariously explained with stick figures. “A Timeline Of Earth’s Average Temperature” is going viral xkcd Munroe is your classic, multi-hyphenate wonder—a cartoonist-physicist-former NASA roboticist. He’s also incredibly […]
By Gina Coplon-Newfield and Mary Lunetta Electric vehicles (EVs) are cleaner, greener and more fun to drive. Different mileage ranges, prices and car types abound with about 30 plug-in electric sports cars, SUVs and sedans now available from Chevrolet, Nissan, BMW, Ford, Tesla and many other automakers. Shopping for an EV should be fun and […]
With Tesla’s historic acquisition of SolarCity now pending, Elon Musk has announced two new solar products, including one that could disrupt the roofing industry. Tesla and SolarCity could change the roofing industrySolarCity Twitter As Electrek reported, during a conference call with investors Tuesday, Musk and SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive said they were working on creating […]
Speed, affordability, taste—there are many reasons why people like to eat fast food. But many options at traditional fast food joints are served with a side of guilt. Burgers, for instance, are made with factory-farmed meat and come topped with industrial-grade lettuce. Enter healthy fast food. At these new restaurants, the food has many of […]
The Nevada Supreme Court unanimously ruled against a ballot referendum, which could have rolled back a controversial December 2015 regulator decision that lowered payments to rooftop solar customers. The ruling means that the referendum will not be voted on by the public in November. Backed by Elon Musk‘s SolarCity, the referendum was challenged in court […]
Elon Musk‘s Master Plan: Part Deux is already coming to life. Tesla Motors announced it has bought solar panel installer SolarCity for $2.6 billion in shares to create a seamless clean energy company. Or as Reuters puts it, consumers will now be allowed to buy solar panels, home battery storage systems and electric cars under […]
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the world’s first big rig that drives without a drop of fuel. The Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruckMercedes Benz The new Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck has an electrically driven rear axle and is powered by three lithium-ion battery modules. The zero-emission vehicle has an admissible total weight of up to 26 tonnes with a range […]
For Elon Musk, having one Gigafactory isn’t enough. If all goes to plan, he wants to build Gigafactories on several continents. A rendering of the completed Sparks, Nevada Tesla Gigafactory which will be topped by rooftop solar panels. The massive battery plant had its grand opening on July 29.Tesla Motors Musk gave journalists a tour […]
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