Editor Blogs
June 2019
The Lightyear One
Solar power is the red-headed stepchild of alternative energy – especially for personal transportation. This … won’t change that.
The Lightyear One is billed as the “first long-range solar-powered electric car.” In reality, it’s more like a hybrid with solar capabilities. And, oh yeah, it’s far out
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Date:
06/25/2019
Well, that was pointless.
In 2018, two solar panel manufacturers, Suniva and SolarWorld, lobbied the U.S. International Trade Commission, arguing that Chinese solar panels were a "substantial cause of serious injury" to their businesses. President Trump responded with a 30% tariff on imported solar pan
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Date:
06/21/2019
HiSilicon President He Tingbo
Turns out Huawei is anything but “self-sufficient.” Barely a month after asserting their own defiant autonomy, Huawei announced a projected revenue decrease of $30 billion.
Back in May, the Huawei-owned HiSilicon – China’s largest domestic IC designer – struck an insolent tone, describing the glob
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Date:
06/18/2019
On May 29th, British Columbia passed the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act (ZEVA), which sets a phased-in approach to zero-emission vehicles – 10% of new light-duty vehicle sales by 2025, 30% by 2030 and 100% by 2040.
British Columbians buy more zero emission vehicles than any province in Canada, and the provincial
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Date:
06/11/2019
The Trump administration ended a summertime ban on E15 ethanol fuel, and it’s made for some strange bedfellows.
E15 is a fuel blend containing 15% ethanol, and while it helps reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, its use in the summer apparently increases smog. Still, the summertime ban “made it very di
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Date:
06/04/2019
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