Editor Blogs

June 2019

The Lightyear One

The "First Long-Range Solar-Powered Car" Isn't Quite That

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

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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06/25/2019

Solar Companies that Lobbied for Tariffs go Bankrupt

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

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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06/21/2019

HiSilicon President He Tingbo

Embattled Huawei Knocks $30 Billion off Revenue Forecast

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

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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06/18/2019

British Columbia: 100% Zero Emission Vehicles by 2040

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

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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06/11/2019

Trump Lifts Summertime Ethanol-Fuel Ban

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

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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06/04/2019