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WattBuy secures $3.25 million in Series A funding to help consumers make smarter decisions and save on their electricity costs
Nickie Louise Posted On November 18, 2020


Over the past few years, several state governments have deregulated the electricity provider industry, allowing homeowners the right to choose who provides their electricity. Today, residents in 14 states can choose among 50+ electricity providers and plans to find one […]


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ChargePoint partners with Apple to integrate EV charging information with Apple’s CarPlay infotainment system
Nickie Louise Posted On November 17, 2020


We wrote about ChargePoint back in September after the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network filed to go public at a $2.4 billion valuation. Today, ChargePoint announced it is partnering with Apple to integrate a wide range of EV charging information […]


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New York Governor Cuomo announces $10 million New York climate progress program to support technologies that lower carbon emissions
Nickie Louise Posted On November 13, 2020


Economic Recovery Initiative Supports Startups Advancing Climate Technology Including Clean and Energy-Efficient Solutions. Supports Governor Cuomo’s Nation-Leading Climate and Clean Energy Goals Under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the $10 million New […]


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Hummer EV, GM’s first all-electric truck and rival to Tesla’s Cybertruck, sold out in the first 10 minutes of opening the pre-orders
Nickie Louise Posted On October 23, 2020


Yesterday, General Motors unveiled its first all-electric Hummer, the GM Hummer EV. The Hummer EV line was launched in October 2020 through a live stream. The off-road luxury electric truck is a response to Tesla’s Cybertruck. The Hummer EV includes a pickup truck […]


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EPA awards $20 million in grants to Volvo Trucks North America to deploy 70 Class 8 VNR electric zero-emission trucks in Southern California
Nickie Louise Posted On October 19, 2020


Volvo Trucks North America today announced it has been awarded $21.7 million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage. The award will enable the nation’s largest commercial deployment of Class 8 […]


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Munich-based sustainable tech startup Cleverciti raises $5.6 million in Series A+ funding to lead the smart parking revolution and reduce traffic and emissions
Nickie Louise Posted On October 14, 2020


Cleverciti is a Munich, Germany-based sustainable tech startup that develops parking sensors that enable cities and parking operators to manage their on-street parking in a smart and efficient way. Using its patent-pending sensor technology, Celeverciti is able to analyze parking spaces […]


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Forget about a yacht, SeaBubbles is the flying river taxi of the future 
Nickie Louise Posted On October 7, 2020


Last month, we wrote about Candela Seven, the world’s first flying electric-powered hydrofoil speedboat unveiled by a Stockholm, Sweden-based tech startup. Candela Seven is a new flying electric-powered hydrofoil speedboat that first debuts on Switzerland’s lakes in September. With zero emissions, […]


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French mealworm startup Ÿnsect raises $372 million to open the world’s largest insect farm that is also carbon footprint negative
Nickie Louise Posted On October 6, 2020


Are you ready to eat insects? Ÿnsect is a French mealworm tech startup that uses robots for its entire food production process. Ÿnsect breeds insects for pet food and organic plant fertilizers. Ÿnsect said it is able to produce around 22,000 tons […]


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HyrdroFLEX, UK’s first hydrogen-powered train, makes its debut
Nickie Louise Posted On October 1, 2020


In June 2019, we wrote about HydroFlex after the United Kingdom unveiled its first hydrogen train. The launch was part of UK’s effort to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. HydroFlex is the result of a partnership between Porterbrook, provider of rail leasing […]


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California to ban the sales of gasoline-powered Internal Combustion Engine cars by 2035
Nickie Louise Posted On September 24, 2020


The Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) cars have had a great run. After over 130 years of existence, it seems the days are of gasoline-powered cars are numbered, at least in the state of California. In 1872, American George Brayton invented the […]


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Bill Gates warns “climate change is an even harder problem than the coronavirus pandemic;” estimates 3 million people could die by 2100 if climate change is not stopped
Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2020


Back in August, we wrote about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after he warned of another looming crisis that could be worse than the coronavirus. In his blog notes, Gates estimates that 3 million people could die by 2100 if climate […]


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Tesla rival Nikola is reportedly under SEC investigation over short seller’s claims that the electric truck maker misled investors; lost 6% of its value after the news
Nickie Louise Posted On September 15, 2020


We wrote about Nikola in early August after it was reported that electric maker and Tesla competitor made only $36,000 in revenue in the second quarter of this year. Nikola, a company that is currently valued at $13.28 billion, released its […]


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Facebook launches a new information hub to fight climate change myths
Nickie Louise Posted On September 15, 2020


As wildfires rage on in California, Oregon, Washington states, Americans are divided about the cause of the fire. Many on the left including the California state governor said the fire was a result of climate change. However, forest experts said […]


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Tesla is reportedly in talks to buy low carbon nickel from Canadian miner Giga Metals
Nickie Louise Posted On September 11, 2020


Early this year, we told you about Tesla’s plans to buy cobalt from Glencore for its Shanghai Car Factory. The deal was to help Tesla avoid a supply squeeze on the key battery metal and it is the latest sign that […]


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Move over, Tesla. This GM venture’s mini electric car costs just $4,200 and outsold the Tesla Model 3
Nickie Louise Posted On September 10, 2020


While everyone’s busy talking about Tesla’s dominance in China, it turns out Tesla Model 3 isn’t Chinese’s top selling electric vehicle (EV)– it’s a GM vehicle. Wuling Hong Guang is a mini EV developed by a General Motors’ local Chinese joint […]


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Germany tells Elon Musk he can have whatever he needs for the new Tesla gigafactory plant in Berlin
Nickie Louise Posted On September 4, 2020


You can have whatever you want if you are a billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Back in December of last year, we told you about Tesla after the electric car company announced the plan to build 500,000 electric vehicles […]


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Aspinity raises $5.3M Series A funding to stop battery drain and reduce power consumption in always-on IoT and IIoT devices
Nickie Louise Posted On September 3, 2020


Always-on smart sensing products such as IoT and IIoT devices, smart speakers, voice-activated TV remotes, and hearables, consume a large amount of power and eventually drain batteries. These devices are continuously consuming power while waiting for triggers such as voice to […]


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Is this the end of fossil fuel era?: Presidential candidate Biden vows to ‘End Fossil Fuel.’ “I guarantee you. We’re going to end fossil fuel,” Biden says
Nickie Louise Posted On September 1, 2020


In 2016, 80% of the total world energy came from fossil fuels, 10% biofuels, 5% nuclear, and 5% renewable (hydro, wind, solar, geothermal). Only 18% of that total world energy was in the form of electricity. Most of the other 82% […]


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Hangar raises $15M from Bloomberg and Kresge to launch high-growth technology companies tackling problems government can’t solve alone
Nickie Louise Posted On August 19, 2020


With no shortage of large-scale, global challenges today — from the cost of higher education to effective healthcare for under-served patients, to predicting where wildfires will emerge, to tracking the spread of Covid-19 — one tech startup believes there is […]


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Chevron invests in nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy to reduce world’s carbon footprint
Nickie Louise Posted On August 13, 2020


Oil giant Chevron Corp announced Wednesday it is investing in Seattle, Washington-based nuclear fusion startup Zap Energy. Chevron joins Italy’s ENI and Norwegian state oil company Equinor who have also backed nuclear fusion startups to reduce their carbon footprint. Zap Energy will […]


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