Torqeedo’s Customized Solutions team converted the 138-year-old Kaiser Friedrich to electric power, saving over 150 liters of diesel per operating hour. The massive, 100-ton steamer is powered by twin Deep Blue 50i motors and a 400 kWh Deep Blue battery bank. The historic 150-passenger vessel will enter regular service on ... [continued] The post...

Hybrid sales in the US were up more than 50% in 2023 as sales of battery electric cars took a downward turn. The post Hybrid Mania At An All-Time High appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Funding will support NOAA’s efforts to increase tsunami detection capability for improved tsunami warnings [Last week], the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $30 million to modernize and replace the equipment on the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) Ocean Observing System as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda....

CHICAGO, IL – Bedrock Materials, a pioneering battery technology startup launched out of Stanford University in 2023, [has] announced a successful close of $9 million in seed funding alongside the inauguration of its new Research & Development (R&D) headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. “On behalf of Chicago’s residents and businesses, I ......

It looks like a tiny semi-truck and trailer, with the driver sitting in an enclosed cab and pulling a spacious cargo trailer behind, but instead of burning fossil fuels for power, the Cityshuttle ePack is pedaled like a bicycle. This zero emission light goods vehicle could be a key element ... [continued] The post Cityshuttle’s 6-Wheeled E-Cargo...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Targets for 100 percent electric vehicle adoption by 2035 cannot be achieved without an unprecedented acceleration in copper mining, according to the Secretary General of the International Energy Forum Joseph McMonigle. Copper is the most essential mineral for societal development, but growing electrification needs globally cannot...