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.
- Unplugged Performance Tested A Tesla Model Y With The Yoke While Using FSDby Johnna Crider on July 24, 2021 at 1:00 am
Want to know what it’s like to drive the Tesla Model Y with a yoke with FSD? Unplugged Performance did just this and shared a video yesterday. They […]
- New Mexico’s Community Solar Programby John Farrell on July 24, 2021 at 12:10 am
Originally published on ILSR.org. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Energy Transition Act (SB 489) in 2019, which introduced the idea of a community […]
- Over 40% Of New Car Buyers Are Considering An Electrified Vehicleby Johnna Crider on July 23, 2021 at 11:30 pm
Over 40% of those in the market for a new car are thinking about buying an electrified car, according to the latest EY Mobility Lens Consumer Index. Note that […]
- NRDC Sues to Challenge Seismic Testing in the Gulf of Mexicoby NRDC on July 23, 2021 at 11:17 pm
Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. By Michael Jasny Among the animals at greatest risk from the impacts of seismic testing is the Gulf of […]
- HyperChange’s Gali Shares Perfect Tesla FSD V9 Drive — 0 Disengagementsby Johnna Crider on July 23, 2021 at 11:00 pm
Gali Russel with HyperChange has been sharing several of his FSD V9 beta testing videos, but this one is pretty special. It’s an unedited video of his […]
- UK County Identifies Simple Yet Brilliant Way To Get Butts In EV Seatsby Zachary Shahan on July 23, 2021 at 10:20 pm
Probably everyone who owns an electric vehicle knows the best way to get others interested in and inspired by electric vehicles — get them to test drive […]
- A Top Tesla Competitive Advantage: Batteriesby Johnna Crider on July 23, 2021 at 10:00 pm
YouTuber “Ticker Symbol: YOU” recently uploaded a video of ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood sharing some thoughts on Tesla’s huge growth and […]
- The Spirit Of ’76 Lives On In This Electric Honda Motorcycleby Jo Borrás on July 23, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Retro is big in the motorcycling world these days, and — while there is no official electric Honda motorcycle out, just yet — there are literally […]
- Porsche Teams With BASF On High-Performance EV Batteriesby Jo Borrás on July 23, 2021 at 8:01 pm
As the world transitions to electric cars and the instant-on torque that comes with them, legacy automakers who have built those legacies on high-performance […]
- Rivian To Build 2nd Manufacturing Facility And 50 GWh Battery Factoryby Steve Hanley on July 23, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Rivian will build a second assembly line and a battery factory beginning early next year.
- Vauxhall — A Historic Marque Moves Into The Electric Ageby Guest Contributor on July 23, 2021 at 6:00 pm
By David Waterworth Vauxhall UK produced its first car with an internal combustion engine in 1903, and according to Rob Llewellyn of Fully Charged, it will […]
- The Wind is Blowing Somewhereby Guest Contributor on July 23, 2021 at 5:30 pm
The Australian government is keen on an economic recovery from covid that is led by gas — used domestically and also sold to our Asian trading partners. […]
- Isn’t It Time For All Hotels To Start Including Electric Vehicle Charging Stations?by Matt Pressman on July 23, 2021 at 4:47 pm
By Darya Oreizi Have you gone on a family road trip and found no electric vehicle charging stations at your hotel? If you own a Tesla, you’ll likely find […]
- Looking At The Positive Impacts Of Tesla In Austin 1 Year After Giga Texas Construction Beganby Johnna Crider on July 23, 2021 at 2:01 pm
In July 2020, Tesla began the construction of its Gigafactory in Austin, TX, which many nicknamed Giga Texas. Yes, it’s been a year and it’s […]
- Li-Cycle & Helbiz Partner to Advance Battery Recycling in Micro-Mobilityby Johnna Crider on July 23, 2021 at 12:54 pm
Li-Cycle, which is focused on providing customer-centric, end-of-life solutions for lithium-ion batteries while also creating a secondary supply of critical […]
- Record Month For Plugin Electric Vehicles In China! 15% Share!by José Pontes on July 23, 2021 at 12:08 pm
Plugins are on fire in China, having scored a record 235,000 registrations last month, pulling the year-to-date (YTD) tally to 1.1 million units, a far cry […]
- What Should You Bring On A Tesla Road Trip?by Guest Contributor on July 23, 2021 at 9:36 am
By Charles Morris If you like reading about Tesla road trips, there are some great stories about family road trips, European road trips, winter […]
- Tesla Vehicle Registrations Stay Robust Amidst Supply Chain Tensionsby Carolyn Fortuna on July 23, 2021 at 2:00 am
Instead of focusing on impediments that could affect production quotas, Tesla has looked to the future supply of battery materials to meet growing demand.
- Tesla & BHP Form An Alliance To Promote Sustainability In The Mining & Resources Sectorby Johnna Crider on July 23, 2021 at 12:00 am
BHP announced that it and Tesla have announced a nickel supply agreement and that it will supply Tesla with nickel from its Nickel West asset in Western […]
- LG Energy Solution Is Feeling The Tesla Effect Thanks To Made-In-China Model Y Salesby Johnna Crider on July 22, 2021 at 11:04 pm
LG Energy Solutions is feeling the “Tesla effect” thanks to Tesla’s success with its made-in-China Model Y sales. The Tesla Model Y enabled […]
- Want to Launch a Perovskite Solar Company?by U.S. Department of Energy on July 22, 2021 at 11:00 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office is funding the American-Made Challenges: Perovskite Startup Prize, a two-stage, $3 million prize […]
- Opportunities for Cleaner, More Efficient Freight Transport in Indiaby RMI on July 22, 2021 at 10:13 pm
India will witness a rapid growth in freight transport over the coming decades. The country can implement a set of solutions to meet that growing demand […]
- Elon Musk Hints Tesla Could Accept Bitcoin Again Soonby Steve Hanley on July 22, 2021 at 9:46 pm
Tesla's on again, off again relationship with bitcoin may be back on.
- Bacteria Can Recover Precious Metals from Electric Vehicle Batteries — Here’s Howby Guest Contributor on July 22, 2021 at 9:37 pm
By Professor Sebastien Farnaud There are more than 1.4 billion cars in the world today, and that number could double by 2036. If all those cars burn […]
- Ernst & Young: Electric Cars Are Coming Sooner Than Expectedby Guest Contributor on July 22, 2021 at 8:23 pm
Originally posted on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris A steady stream of news items indicates that the transition to electric vehicles will take place […]
- When The Sun Makes Drinking Waterby The Beam on July 22, 2021 at 6:05 pm
Originally published on The Beam. A new partnership between SOURCE Global and Conservation International will deliver sustainable, clean drinking water to the […]
- Mercedes-Benz Prepares To Go All-Electricby Maarten Vinkhuyzen on July 22, 2021 at 5:45 pm
After Renault Eways’ disappointing plans to transition to BEV by 2030, we got a much more realistic vision on the future from Stellantis. Now we get a […]
- Argo AI & Ford Partner With Lyft For Rides In Robotaxi Test Vehiclesby Jennifer Sensiba on July 22, 2021 at 5:19 pm
Argo AI and Ford announced today that they’re partnering with Lyft to provide rides in their robotaxi vehicles. As many on social media have pointed out, […]
- EU Recommendation for the Collection & Recycling of Light-EV Batteriesby Guest Contributor on July 22, 2021 at 4:10 pm
Originally published on EU SCIENCE HUB, The European Commission’s science and knowledge service. A study recently published by the Commission’s […]
- Colorado Passes Embodied Carbon Legislation — The Most Important Climate Solution You’ve Never Heard ofby RMI on July 22, 2021 at 2:32 pm
Originally published on RMI.org. By Audrey Rempher & Victor Olgyay It is unlikely that you know how much carbon was produced by making your driveway. […]
- Analysis: Tesla Has Much Less Debt Than Ford & GM, & Much Higher Gross Marginby Johnna Crider on July 22, 2021 at 1:34 pm
By Johnna Crider and Daryl Elliott I was recently given some detailed research by Daryl Elliott, who discovered that Tesla has less debt than Ford or GM. All […]
- New York Is 95% Of The Way To Its 6 Gigawatts By 2025 Solar Power Goalby Zachary Shahan on July 22, 2021 at 12:45 pm
New York’s solar growth has climbed 2,100% since the NY-Sun initiative was launched in 2011. The cost of solar dropped 69% in that same period. […]
- ŠKODA Enyaq iV Now Available For Emergency Servicesby Zachary Shahan on July 22, 2021 at 1:00 am
The ŠKODA Enyaq iV has been a hot item in Europe since it launched earlier this year. A friend of mine who is in charge of transitioning a large […]
- Extreme Heat Sets Records & Sets Stage For More Fires In U.S. Westby Nexus Media on July 22, 2021 at 12:40 am
Extreme heat continues to bake the American West, breaking temperature records, and exacerbating drought and other wildfire catalysts. Billings, Montana, broke […]
- Is Tribalism Helpful In BEV Revolution?by Guest Contributor on July 22, 2021 at 12:10 am
By David Waterworth While they may not watch it, people around the world are well aware of the no-holds-barred sport that is played in the Australian Rugby […]
- Siemens Gamesa Typhoon-Proofs Turbines for Japanby Cynthia Shahan on July 21, 2021 at 11:00 pm
The increasing winds of storms, especially for typhoon-prone Japan, has led to some changes in the wind industry. A wind farm cluster on the Hokkaido island of […]
- Sam Bruneau, Taiga SxS ATVs, & $50 Million Canadianby Jo Borrás on July 21, 2021 at 10:39 pm
Last week, we covered Taiga Motors and the $50 million the company would be receiving from the Canadian government to build a first-of-its-kind, vertically […]
- Using Direct Lithium Extraction To Secure U.S. Suppliesby U.S. Department of Energy on July 21, 2021 at 10:28 pm
NREL Is Driving Innovation in Geothermal Lithium Extraction Through Research, Expertise, and Prize Incentives
- Tesla’s 2016 SolarCity Acquisition Was Approved By 85% Of Tesla’s Shareholdersby Johnna Crider on July 21, 2021 at 7:30 pm
One of the top cleantech stories of recent weeks (or months) in the mainstream media has been Elon Musk’s trial regarding Tesla’s acquisition of […]
- 11 EV Models Test the State of Highway Charging in Long-Distance Race — Guess Which Brand Winsby Guest Contributor on July 21, 2021 at 6:40 pm
Originally posted on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris When did the first EV race take place? Shortly after the second EV was built, says conventional […]
- Volkswagen Group More Than Doubles EV Sales In First Half Of 2021by Steve Hanley on July 21, 2021 at 5:35 pm
Volkswagen Group battery electric vehicle sales are up 165% compared to last year.
- Shark Conservation, The Ocean Plastic Problem, & The Case For Not Being So Patheticby Tina Casey on July 21, 2021 at 5:05 pm
In a world awash with ocean plastic pollution, pioneering diver Valerie Taylor fights for shark conservation and battles the shark fin industry.
- How My EV & Jackery Solar Generator Got Me Through A Long Power Outageby Jennifer Sensiba on July 21, 2021 at 4:23 pm
A Microburst Cuts Us Off From The Grid June is always very dry in most of the southwest United States, and it’s the hottest month of the year. Phoenix […]
- Building Charging for Electric Vehicles Can Create Good Jobsby NRDC on July 21, 2021 at 3:52 pm
Originally published on NRDC Expert Blog. By Patricio Portillo, Transportation Analyst, Climate & Clean Energy Program A booming clean energy economy […]
- The M&A Turf Battle Over Wind, Solar and Storage Projectsby info@greentechmedia.com on July 21, 2021 at 3:44 pm
In March of 2020, Covid shut down economies, closed off supply chains, and sent unemployment to historic levels. No one knew what would come next for energy. […]
- Top 15 U.S. Retailers Created More Pollution From Shipping Than 1.5 Million American Homesby Nexus Media on July 21, 2021 at 2:56 pm
The top 15 U.S. retailers were responsible for as much climate pollution in 2019, from their shipping alone, as the energy used to power 1.5 million American […]
- Extreme Weather Keeps Maxing Out the Gridby info@greentechmedia.com on July 9, 2021 at 4:02 pm
It’s been a very intense year for America’s power grid. Across the country, the electricity system just faced another stress-test as extreme heat […]
- Where Are the Gaps in Climate Tech?by info@greentechmedia.com on July 2, 2021 at 12:03 am
We spend most of our time on this show talking about what's happening in climate tech. What technologies, business models, and markets are being developed? By […]
- The New ‘Valleys of Death’ in Climate Investingby info@greentechmedia.com on July 2, 2021 at 12:03 am
There were about eight years when climate tech was wandering in the wilderness, so to speak. It started after the Solyndra bankruptcy in 2011 and ended about […]
- How A.I. Will Revolutionize Climate Techby info@greentechmedia.com on June 18, 2021 at 12:55 am
The array of AI applications within climate tech is staggering -- and rapidly expanding. There are lots of exciting point solutions, but there’s […]