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BeyondKONA: Technology

New cleantech and other disrupting technologies that incorporate advances in the electrification of transportation, economically capturing the sun’s power, empowering power consumers to be clean power producers and partners through hardware, software, and communications advances that are now available to address Hawaii’s most pressing economic and environmental challenges.

Technology is also advancing at an exponential rate, presenting new opportunities to address inefficiencies and cost challenges to sustainable economic growth.

  • MG4 EV Costs Just £25,995
    by Zachary Shahan on August 8, 2022 at 12:18 am

    The MG4 EV is a hot looking new electric SUV/crossover available in Europe. Pricing has just been released in the UK, and it’s quite affordable for this […]

  • Thousand-Year Floods & the Ford Lightning Come to Kentucky
    by Jo Borrás on August 7, 2022 at 11:40 pm

    I feel like I've seen this before. Am I a thousand!?

  • Sunrun Now Offering Electric Vehicle Chargers
    by Zachary Shahan on August 7, 2022 at 6:40 pm

    Driving on sunshine. Driving on sunlight. That’s the dream that has become a reality for millions of people in the past decade. Powering one’s home […]

  • Can Tesla [TSLA] Reach $2 Trillion Market Cap By 2025?
    by Guest Contributor on August 7, 2022 at 5:40 pm

    Tesla’s stock has been polarizing since the automaker first went public, but after touching a trillion-dollar market capitalization last December, the […]

  • Silicon Valley Startup Plans 3D-Printed Solid-State Battery Gigafactories
    by Zachary Shahan on August 7, 2022 at 4:45 pm

    Silicon Valley startup Sakuú says that it has set up a pilot facility for 3D-printed solid-state batteries — the first in the world. That approach would be […]

  • Germany’s EV Share Cold Comfort Against 34% Shortfall In Overall Auto Market
    by Dr. Maximilian Holland on August 7, 2022 at 3:37 pm

    Germany, Europe’s largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicles take 25.5% share in July. This up from 22.6% year on year. Overall auto market volumes […]

  • Autopilot & Full Self Driving — California DMV Accuses Tesla Of False Advertising
    by Steve Hanley on August 7, 2022 at 7:09 am

    Using the terms Autopilot and Full Self Driving is deceptive, the California DMV alleges in a new administrative filing.

  • BYD Electric Vehicle Launch a Massive Success in Australia
    by David Waterworth on August 7, 2022 at 6:34 am

    Not since Tesla brought a Model 3 to Brisbane back in 2018 (prior to deliveries in 2019) have I seen such a crowd at the launch of an electric vehicle. BYD […]

  • Report: Clean Energy Jobs Benefitting Every State
    by Guest Contributor on August 7, 2022 at 4:44 am

    E2: As Congress prepares to vote on Inflation Reduction Act, clean jobs data shows every state would benefit. 2 million Americans worked in clean energy in […]

  • Can EV Adoption Scale Like Cell Phones Did?
    by Guest Contributor on August 7, 2022 at 3:58 am

    By James Morton Turner, an environmental studies professor at Wellesley College and author of the forthcoming book “Charged: A History of Batteries and […]

  • Plugin Vehicles At 10.3% In June As Italy’s EV Sales Gain Traction
    by Carlo Ombello on August 7, 2022 at 2:05 am

    There are signs of recovery in Italy’s car market, and plugin vehicle registrations went up at the end of the first half of the year as part of that. With a […]

  • 30 Million EV Battery Packs in 2027?
    by Zachary Shahan on August 7, 2022 at 1:11 am

    There are expected to be about 10 million EV battery packs shipped in 2022 globally, according to research firm Juniper Research. The company forecasts that […]

  • New BMW i4 eDrive35 Starts At $51,400
    by Zachary Shahan on August 6, 2022 at 11:18 pm

    BMW was an early leader in the electric vehicle market, exploring the technology and how consumers react to it with its ActiveE program and then later […]

  • BMW Retires The i3 With A Golden Parachute (Kinda)
    by Jo Borrás on August 6, 2022 at 11:00 pm

    We hardly deserved ye ...

  • Electric Drag Race: Kia EV6 GT vs. Audi RS3 (Video)
    by Jo Borrás on August 6, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    The new Kia EV6 is already a hot car in base trim, thanks to its slinky, Lancia Stratos-inspired styling (with a hint of Lotus thrown in) and instant, rear […]

  • 1st Turkish Electric Car On The Way
    by Zachary Shahan on August 6, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    Without the need for highly advanced and patented fossil fuel engines, more and more players are looking to get into the automaker game. We’ve been reporting […]

  • All-new Electric Jeep Caught Undisguised in Europe
    by Jo Borrás on August 6, 2022 at 8:15 pm

    There’s a lot we don’t know about Stellantis’ upcoming, all-electric Jeep that’s set to debut in 2023. We don’t know the specs, for example. We […]

  • Analyzing The Tesla Shareholder Proposals That Failed
    by Carolyn Fortuna on August 6, 2022 at 7:46 pm

    What effect can activist shareholders have on a company as large as Tesla with its extensive stockholder base of large investment firms?

  • Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium Aims To Reduce Costs, Speed Deployment of Low-Carbon Thin-Film Solar Technologies
    by U.S. Department of Energy on August 6, 2022 at 2:40 pm

    $20 Million Going To Support CdTe Research and Development

  • Argonne Researchers: New Way to Calculate Environmental Impact of Ammonia Production
    by U.S. Department of Energy on August 6, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    Scientists evaluate how to make ammonia production more sustainable. Ever wondered about the carbon impact of growing your dinner? Scientists have just come up […]

  • Rivian Truck Raffle Nears Finish Line With Stunning Odds. Get The Keys In September. Support A Nonprofit Fighting Climate Change.
    by Guest Contributor on August 6, 2022 at 12:00 pm

    Don’t Want A Rivian? Pick a Tesla Model S Plaid Instead. Enter Today.

  • A Chevron Refinery Fire in California Created a Generation of Activists
    by Nexus Media on August 6, 2022 at 11:01 am

    Ten years after a disastrous refinery explosion in Richmond, California, a group of organizers envisions a just transition from fossil fuels.

  • Top Takeaways From Tesla’s 2022 Annual Stockholder Meeting
    by Guest Contributor on August 6, 2022 at 3:54 am

    Tesla held its annual meeting of stockholders at its Austin, Texas factory on Thursday. The meeting invited shareholders to join in person, in addition to […]

  • Adventure Team Takes The Kia EV6 Up Britain’s Highest Climbing Route
    by Jennifer Sensiba on August 6, 2022 at 3:50 am

    It’s always fun to push an EV to the max and see what you can get it to do on a single battery. Sometimes that fun involves a tow truck and maybe pushing the […]

  • Enjoy This Tesla Super Pool While Supercharging
    by Iqtidar Ali on August 6, 2022 at 2:40 am

    Tesla has added a new interesting attraction to a Supercharger station in Hilden, Germany — a mobile swimming pool. This is a small rectangular pool that […]

  • LG Energy Solution Tapping Battery Startups To Try To Poach Their Goodies
    by Zachary Shahan on August 6, 2022 at 2:20 am

    Hey, there’s nothing wrong with it — these kinds of things are mutually beneficial to the small fish and the big ones. The news is that LG Energy Solution […]

  • An Afternoon With Some of Kenya’s Electric Mobility Startups
    by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai on August 6, 2022 at 12:50 am

    Last Sunday, I had the pleasure of spending some time with some of the key players in Kenya’s nascent electric mobility scene. Ecobodaa had invited several […]

  • IKEA Aims For 1,000 EV Stations in Sweden (& You Don’t Have To Assemble Them)
    by Jennifer Sensiba on August 6, 2022 at 12:20 am

    One of the good things about the IKEA store near Phoenix, Arizona, is that it’s the kind of store you can end up spending a lot of time in. Now, normally, […]

  • GM To Double Miles Of Highway That Super Cruise Works On
    by Jennifer Sensiba on August 5, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    One of the big criticisms systems like Ford’s Blue Cruise and GM’s Super Cruise have endured is that they don’t work almost everywhere like Tesla’s […]

  • FPV Drones Fly Into Buildings To Deliver Bombs in Ukraine
    by Jennifer Sensiba on August 5, 2022 at 10:50 pm

    Many people here, especially big Tesla fans, know either what an FPV drone is, or have seen footage from one. After the video from Tesla Germany, it’s hard […]

  • Volkswagen Now The #1 Searched Car Brand In South Africa
    by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai on August 5, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    BMW has traditionally been the the number one searched brand in South Africa. South Africans love BMWs. The legendary BMW E30 325, popularly known locally as […]

  • E.ON & Alpitronic Team Up For 2,000 More Charging Stations
    by Jennifer Sensiba on August 5, 2022 at 8:50 pm

    While Europe already has a far better EV charging network than the United States, there’s still a lot of progress to be made. That’s why today’s news […]

  • South Africa Needs Cheaper Electric Cars ASAP!
    by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai on August 5, 2022 at 7:50 pm

    South Africa’s Autotrader Car Industry Report Mid-Year Report January 2022 – June 2022  has just been released. In the first 6 months of this year, 349 […]

  • The End Of Net Metering May Be Good For Community Resilience & Nat’l Security
    by Jennifer Sensiba on August 5, 2022 at 6:50 pm

    In a recent article, we shared the developing story of attacks on net metering policies around the United States, even in solar-friendly states. While not all […]

  • More Renewable Energy For Arizona, More Support For Climate Bill
    by Tina Casey on August 5, 2022 at 5:50 pm

    The power of the renewable energy lobby in Arizona will be tested as the US Senate (finally) votes on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

  • Ford’s F-150 Lightning Now Delivered To Customers In All 50 States
    by Jennifer Sensiba on August 5, 2022 at 5:32 pm

    In only two months, Ford has delivered electric F-150 Lightning trucks to residents in all 50 states of the United States, from the Kenai River in Alaska to […]

  • CHOICE Magazine Seeks to Help Buyers Navigate the EV Experience
    by David Waterworth on August 5, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    The complexity of the calculations behind electric vehicle efficacy is highlighted by a recent report from CHOICE magazine. CHOICE is highly regarded in […]

  • UK Plugin EV Share Shrinks In July, BEVs Still Growing
    by Dr. Maximilian Holland on August 5, 2022 at 2:37 pm

    The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles take 16.7% share in July, down from 17.1% year on year. BEV share grew, but not enough to outweigh PHEVs’ […]

  • Tesla Operating Margin #1 In Industry
    by Zachary Shahan on August 5, 2022 at 6:23 am

    One of the highlights of the annual Tesla shareholder meeting held earlier today was a graph showing that Tesla has risen to #1 in the auto industry in terms […]

  • Elon Musk: “Tesla Master Plan 3 Is Going To Fundamentally Be About Scaling”
    by Zachary Shahan on August 5, 2022 at 1:25 am

    Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting today. (You can watch the whole thing on YouTube below.) Below are some highlights from the meeting. Overall, like […]

  • Priming the Next Generation of EV Engineers
    by David Waterworth on August 4, 2022 at 11:27 pm

    Placing a display of year 6 (12 year old) school students between the Janus battery electric truck and the university electric car racing team at the Noosa EV […]

  • DC Circuit Court Upholds Drone Remote ID Rule
    by Jennifer Sensiba on August 4, 2022 at 8:50 pm

    As part of the effort to integrate clean unmanned electric aviation into US skies, the FAA created a Remote ID rule for small drones. This rule, which was […]

  • GM & INRIX Safety View Software Available For City Planners
    by Jennifer Sensiba on August 4, 2022 at 7:50 pm

    Today, General Motors and INRIX Inc. revealed that their Safety View software is now accessible to transportation planners across the United States. GM says […]

  • Climate And Energy Crises Mean More Blackouts. What To Do?
    by Carolyn Fortuna on August 4, 2022 at 7:48 pm

    We live in a world and a society that is deeply dependent upon electricity. If the power fails for a few hours, we are distracted and bored. If the outage is […]

  • 10 Years Since Model S Launch, Tesla Has Proven A Lot Of Critics Wrong
    by Zachary Shahan on August 4, 2022 at 7:11 pm

    Tesla is holding its annual shareholder meeting today. Elon Musk likes to go through the history of the company during these annual shareholder meetings, so I […]

  • What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas Prices?
    by info@greentechmedia.com on October 27, 2021 at 3:58 pm

    At the beginning of the pandemic, energy prices crashed. We did an episode of this show trying to figure out how oil prices fell to negative $40 per barrel. […]

  • Where Will DOE’s Loan Program Make the Next Climate Tech Investments?
    by info@greentechmedia.com on October 23, 2021 at 10:22 am

    The U.S. Department of Energy is crucial for funding, researching, and testing emerging energy tech.Now, in the Biden era, the agency is orienting itself […]

  • With an Energy Crisis Brewing, No Peak in Sight for Emissions
    by info@greentechmedia.com on October 23, 2021 at 10:21 am

    EIA and IEA are out with projections for emissions and fossil fuel consumption. And they don’t look good. On our current policy trajectory, there is no […]

  • Where Green Hydrogen Is Headed
    by info@greentechmedia.com on October 14, 2021 at 5:04 pm

    Suddenly everyone is talking about green hydrogen. From South Africa to the United Arab Emirates. From China to Utah. Governments and developers are eyeing […]

  • Why TransitTech Is So Vital to Struggling Public Transportation Systems
    by info@greentechmedia.com on October 10, 2021 at 9:17 am

    Ride sharing has swept transportation systems over the last decade -- bringing convenience, but also congestion, inequities, and political fights.Now a new […]

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