Kia Motors brought home another prestigious award, with the Kia Soul EV winning the Car of the Year title in Norway. The largest consumer information service providing organization in Norway, Dinside, has named the Kia Soul EV the best car for 2015 based on its price, space, handling, technology, and environmental friendliness. Soul EV gained the highest marks
As electric cars become more common, it’s only a matter of time before more people start thinking of things to do with them besides drive to and from work. Like, for example, turning one into a barbecue on wheels. In this case, it’s an electric van, not a car–all the better to power your electric
POWER TO SPARE – NISSAN AND ENDESA SIGN PLEDGE TO PROMOTE EUROPE’S FIRST MASS MARKET VEHICLE TO GRID SYSTEM Nissan and Endesa, an Enel Group subsidiary, collaborate on bringing key technologies to market Game-changing technology unlocks the potential of two-way charging and allows customers to reduce costs by selling power from electric vehicle batteries to the
Investment bank says wide deployment of battery storage will hasten the demise of fossil fuels and utilities that remain focused on centralised generation. It tips rapid fall in costs and a $400bn storage market by 2030. citi reportInvestment bank Citigroup predicts that the wide deployment of battery storage technologies will hasten the demise of fossil
The UK’s minister for energy has said that her government is not planning any framework of incentives for energy storage, but said nonetheless that public funds can help “bridge the gap” between ideas and commercialisation. Amber Rudd, a minister at the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC), attended an event hosted in Westminster, London
Renewables have the power to transform not just the world’s energy markets, but global economics and geopolitics. But wind and solar alone cannot deliver a world of clean and free fuel. Both are, by their very nature, variable, so to realise their true potential other technologies need to be harnessed. Improving connectivity to other countries
Thanks to growing requests from companies and fleets alike, Nissan has announced it is bringing forward the introduction of the latest iteration in its electric vehicle line-up – a seven seat version of the all-electric e-NV200. Since its inception, a seven seat version of the revolutionary van has always been part of Nissan’s plans, fulfilling
In isolation, it could have seemed innocuous. Sonangal, the Angolan National Oil company announced cuts in capital expenditure. The industry paid little attention. Since the current crisis began, cuts in cap-ex have been all around us. But this move, from a National Oil Company, marks a significant shift that we should all recognize. Early in
300 pounds: That’s how much coal was not burned in a distant power plant in December as a result of the solar panels we installed on our house in Wyoming this fall. Being December, it was our lowest monthly generation period, with low sun angles and periodic snow covering our panels. An astonishing 1000 pounds
Using an Infrared Camera to Look for Wasted Energy
Fuel Included isn’t just about electric cars, but about the transition to a low carbon lifestyle. One of the easiest ways to reduce your carbon footprint is to use less energy, and that can be as simple as wasting less energy around the home. A beneficial side effect is that you save money too. A
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