ANN ARBOR – On Aug. 14, the City of Ann Arbor launched the new Commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Program, an initiative to encourage electric vehicle adoption throughout the city by increasing the availability of publicly accessible EV chargers. The Commercial EV Charger Program provides an opportunity for commercial and multifamily property owners to receive
SOUTHFIELD--Auto Tier 1 Lear Corp. has released its 2023 Sustainability Report, outlining the company's progress on its climate goals, sustainable product innovations, supplier sustainability efforts and inclusion initiatives. "Through hundreds of efficiency projects and the increased use of renewable energy at our operations around the world, we are pleased to report that Lear is making
Electric mobility has been relegated to the background with the emergence of new zero-emission and alternative fuels. One of the latest developments, however, has had unexpected results: China has just beaten its own EVs with a technology that Japan and Germany are disputing, and which Elon Musk wants nothing to do with. Do you know what it
NOVI - In a recent episode of MITech TV, we spoke with Nathan Benedict, director of regulatory strategy for ITC. He talked to us about FERC Order No. 1920, which will change the way electric transmission is planned across the country. Order 1920 institutes new requirements for how regional transmission grid entities evaluate transmission solutions
DETROIT – GM is updating its Wuling Bingo for 2024 to compete more effectively with the popular BYD Seagull in China's small EV market. The new Bingo maintains its retro design but offers improved performance, including a higher top speed of 81 mph for top models, matching the Seagull, and competitive pricing. 1. The BYD
The White House released its latest update on America’s decarbonization strategy, and many people and companies have passed it by as “it’s all been said and done“. Now, however, we have just learned of a project that is going to be the talk of the planet: this is the new type of energy we are going to create
DETROIT - Despite a bumpy 2023, Cruise LLC isn’t nearing the end of the road yet. General Motors, its parent company, said last week that it would invest an additional $850 million into the autonomous vehicle developer. To date, GM has invested more than $8 billion into Cruise and hasn’t yet seen much of a
DETROIT - Since revealing a concept for an energy generating wall back in 2021, designer Joe Doucet has been working on bringing the idea to life. That time is here with the launch of Airiva, a modular rotary wind turbine wall destined for installation on city buildings and infrastructure. The idea in 2021 was to
NEW YORK - The United States has been working hard and relentlessly to solve the problem of its growing energy demand, which becomes especially urgent during the approaching summer. They had already dabbled in “virtual energy” to meet peak demand, and now none other than Elon Musk has declared that we could use a giant fusion
NEW YORK - What had been a potent "super" El Niño is now officially over, federal forecasters announced Thursday. They also said the hurricane-boosting La Niña climate pattern is expected to begin over the next few months. "The team still favors La Niña to emerge sometime during the summer months," the forecast from the Climate Prediction Center said, putting
