BeyondKONA: Technology

EREV — it means extended-range electric vehicle and it has become a core vehicle category in China due to policy changes in the country in recent years. For […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's work at the "DOGE" budget-cutting office is in the news again, following the devastating flood in Nepal last week.  The post Online Army […]

The next evolution XPENG’s physical AI is beginning to emerge. Announcements over the past week indicate major developments for IRON humanoid robot, VLA 2.0 […]

In this article, I’ll make a five-year bet. I’m not making a claim about your local lot in 2026, but about where we’ll be in 2031. I think ordinary […]

How Norway championed clean tech without ever breaking constitutional neutrality I just send condolences to my Tita Marita who is a Norwegian on the passing of […]

Bentley is aiming to attract urban drivers with the new Torcal SUV, its first ever 100% electric car produced in-house, sprinkled lavishly with high end pixie […]

Poland’s coal transition is moving much faster than the country’s reputation suggests. Coal supplied 72.5% of Polish electricity in 2021. By 2025 it was […]

Plugin vehicle registrations were up 7% year over year (YoY) globally in July, ending the month at around 1.8 million units. Once again, BEVs (+16% YoY) and […]

Videos of burning Teslas more than a decade ago may have been the single biggest factor in the anti-EV attitudes of millions of people. They were damned scary, […]

Europe is no longer dependent on one player for the EV revolution. In a month that Tesla was down 36% YoY, BEVs jumped 51% YoY! Thanks to a number of factors […]

I have been a fellow of the Media Education Lab (MEL) at the University of Rhode Island for a couple of decades. That means I’m part of a community of […]

The US startup Chariot Defense is pitching a microgrid that replaces hot, noisy, logistically burdened diesel generators with batteries that scavenge energy […]

Methane thermolysis has one of the cleaner propositions in the hydrogen space. The process is also commonly called methane pyrolysis, but I prefer thermolysis. […]

Brooklyn-based Vycarb recently reached a significant milestone in storing low-purity CO2 in sea water. This convenient, low-cost solution has the potential to […]

For years, venture capitalists and tech bros have burned through billions of dollars promising us flying electric cars. We have all seen the slick CGI videos […]

I was going to say that one of the craziest things Trump has done as president is cancel billions of dollars of wind power leases and pay off companies to not […]

Digital-Twin Framework Provides Real-Time Visibility Into Traffic Conditions We have all been there: stopped at a red light at an empty intersection or […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration finalized a rule setting up a weakening Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for heavy-duty […]

Secret proposal would give developer access through one of America’s most treasured National Parks WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has spent […]

Yesterday, the Kentucky Public Service Commission opened a case that will allow all stakeholders, including local utilities and utility customers, to identify […]

Talk about a vicious circle. A team of climate scientists lead by Judith Cole at the University of Michigan has published new research in the journal Science […]

Once upon a time, Elon Musk tweeted on his then-new social media platform, “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy.” He, of course, was […]

Energy independence was an understandable slogan in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent gas and electricity prices through the roof. But it was […]

By Ayesha Tandon More than 40% of children under the age of 10 globally are already experiencing at least 20 additional “heat-stress days” due to climate […]

By Josh Gabbatiss, Molly Lempriere, Simon Evans In a new report, the opposition Conservatives argue that UK electricity prices are too high and that it […]

Public comment period runs through September 3rd JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Today, the Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on the […]

Making the decision to buy a new electric car can be a difficult decision. So, when I met the new owners of a Leapmotor B10 last month, I had to ask how they […]

ATLANTA — After a tumultuous and secretive process, the Georgia Public Service Commission staff approved the contract between Georgia Power and OpenAI to […]

Groups challenge EPA’s decision on smog that flouts the law and hands polluters a free pass CLEVELAND — A coalition of environmental and public health […]

I was thinking the other day about how the tech bros — Musk, Thiel, Andreesen, Huang, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Altman, and so many others — are very good at […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A miles-long sheen reported near an inactive oil and gas platform in Cook Inlet is raising renewed concerns about the risks posed by […]

Grid Reliability Would Remain Strong After Planned Retirements of Wateree & Williams Coal Plants COLUMBIA, S.C. — Expert analysis filed Wednesday reveals […]

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Washington Post reported that one of Trump’s recent secret deals to cancel offshore wind projects and bolster fossil fuels […]

Battery costs are falling globally, but freight does not begin from a common starting point. China, India, Europe and the United States move domestic cargo […]

Renewable energy is still crushing US President Donald Trump's fossil fuel fantasy, with solar energy and energy storage making an especially strong showing. […]

Competing in the Chinese auto market — which is now largely the Chinese EV market — has gotten harder and harder. There’s a constant stream of new […]

NLR Modeling Shows Coordinated Operation of Mid-Columbia Hydropower Plants Could Boost Efficiency Systemwide By Karen Petersen, NLR Collaboration is essential […]

SB 868 would end red tape blocking millions from utility bill savings SACRAMENTO — The Environmental Working Group today applauds the California Legislature […]

Balcony and rooftop solar could cover home cooling costs, if policy makers prioritize access SACRAMENTO — California is experiencing more frequent and […]

Xiaomi has been one of the best EV stories of the past few years. Whereas Apple, Sony, Samsung, Google, and others have dropped the ball and given up on […]

Much of the autonomous vehicle (AV) space is uncharted territory. However, at Waymo, with more than 200 million miles driven fully autonomously, we’re one of […]

I’ve been driving my base 2026 Tesla Model Y with “Full Self Driving” V14 since May 26 — 3 months now — so here’s an update on what it can do and […]

WILMINGTON, Delaware — Today, Sierra Club celebrated Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signing into law a suite of legislation that will protect families in the […]

Tampa, Florida — On August 20, Duke Energy alerted Florida environmental regulators of a chemical spill at the utility’s Anclote Power Plant. According to […]

Energy storage is the key to the clean energy transition. It is true that the sun does not always shine and the winds don’t always blow, but when they do, […]