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Tesla sponsors sustainability project for church in Oakland

Teslarati

Tesla sponsored a sustainability project for the Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, California. Additionally, the preparation, installation, and solar panels were valued at $720,000. This was Tesla’s first partnership in the nation to provide a church with solar panels. “At the heart of the issue is access.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Green Car Congress

Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Austin, Texas First Solar Inc., Flexible perovskite-perovskite PV for mobile power applications, $745,500 Swift Solar, Redwood City, Calif. Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), San Jose, Calif. Louis , Mo. Tempe, Ariz.

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Old empires could be the key to a new car future – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Parking an electrolyzer near a wind farm, solar array or hydroelectric dam would be ideal because you can use renewable energy to deliver clean electricity directly to the hydrogen-production facility. It encompasses companies that build and service ships, produce electric motors, and even supply robots.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

Charged EVs

By cutting red tape and avoiding costs for construction and electrical work, combined with free solar energy, Beam Global says its EV ARC systems can offer customers a lower total cost of ownership compared to grid-tied charging stations. Q&A with Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley. The EV ARC features a 4.3

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. It was announced in late September, as the global financial markets teetered on the abyss. Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car.

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