ChargePoint has had enough of vandalizing thieves who saw through EV charger cables to steal valuable copper — so now it’s making new “cut-resistant” cables and adding alarm systems in an attempt to mitigate the damage. ChargePoint’s VP of product management Steve Farrell tells The Verge the cable uses a patent-pending technology that includes strategically placed steel
DETROIT — While President Donald Trump took aim at the electric vehicle industry this week, there is still optimism about the industry’s future in Michigan, a state retooling from America’s most recognizable auto hub to its number one destination for electric vehicle investment. More than $27 billion is being poured into some 60 EV manufacturing and
WASHINGTON DC - Hydrogen-powered trucks are making waves in the world of clean transportation, and the H2Rescue truck just set a new Guinness World Record to prove it. This impressive vehicle, developed by Cummins Accelera in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Defense, traveled an astounding 1,806 miles on a single tank of
DETROIT - The problems such as climate change, the exhaustion of conventional energy resources, and the need for infrastructure development in the modern world are forcing humanity to look for radical energy, sustainability, and construction solutions. One radical idea has been proposed: to put 52 billion solar panels on highways. This big plan to change
DETROIT - An alarming map has shown several coastal US cities that are predicted to be underwater due to rising sea levels by 2100 if global temperatures continue to increase. The interactive mapping tool by research group Climate Central reveals how different warming scenarios will affect sea level rise in the coming decades. It projects that if global
SOUTH KOREA - Researchers from the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea have unlocked a new technique to dramatically increase efficiency in next-generation perovskite solar panels. For years, perovskite has been a promising technology that could offer solar panels a massive leap in efficiency. The solar panels we see today are built with silicon. Perovskite is a
DETROIT - There’s an up-and-coming player in the renewable fuel scene, and many people may be surprised to learn that it’s nitrogen. The world is united in its focus on finding alternatives to traditional fossil fuels and with so many innovations being developed, we can expect more fresh options to crop up in the foreseeable
SAN FRANCISCO - Leading wave energy company Eco Wave Power has officially been given the green light to launch its cutting-edge onshore wave technology in the United States, marking a milestone in clean energy development for both the company and the country. According to Electrek, Eco Wave Power recently obtained the last permit necessary to install its wave
LANSINGv— The Michigan Infrastructure Office’s (MIO) Technical Assistance Center (TAC), in partnership with the Michigan Infrastructure Council, announced the opening of an application window for Elective Pay Accounting and Support Services. Elective Pay (also known as Direct Pay) is a new IRS mechanism that allows tax-exempt entities to receive federal clean energy tax credits as
CARMEL, Ind. — The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, an independent, not-for-profit organization that delivers electric power across 15 U.S. states, including Michigan, and the Canadian province of Manitoba, approved the largest portfolio of transmission projects in the nation’s history. The 488 projects span more than 5,000 miles across 15 states in the MISO footprint and include local reliability and growth projects, the Long Range Transmission Planning (LRTP) Tranche 2.1 portfolio of projects and the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue (JTIQ) projects with Southwest Power Pool.
