In our Learn Solar series we answer some of the big questions about solar, clarifying a topic that’s often difficult to understand and riddled with misinformation. In our first post, we investigate how much power the sun gives us, then calculate that as a unit of energy. In future posts we’ll look at how this … Read more

Last Updated on: 17th July 2025, 01:57 am EV sales get all the coverage, but EV manufacturing is as important (if not more) in the sustainability of this transition and the political will to support it. Latin America, despite its relatively small vehicle market, has a significant vehicle manufacturing base, be it because of the … Read more

We’re so used to energy being there when we want it, we often forget how it reaches us.  It never hurts to know a bit of the science behind your energy supply. If you hadn’t guessed already, we’re really into it – so here’s a quick introduction to read over your morning coffee.   Let’s start … Read more

Last Updated on: 17th July 2025, 01:20 am This morning, Majella and went to check out MG’s latest entrant to the crowded Australian electric vehicle market — the MG S5. (What, only one number and one letter? I felt cheated.) And, yes, it comes in red. After being briefly sidetracked by the red Cyberster on … Read more

The linchpin of renewable energy is finding the means to store it. This is especially true of solar – our energy needs are 24-hour, yet we have defined periods of darkness every day.  While it’s common to generate more than our needs in daylight hours, we generate none at night, so it’s crucial we can … Read more

This week, Zachary Shahan, the ringmaster of the CleanTechnica circus, wrote an article asking whether the failure by Tesla to bring new models to market would prove to be the company’s undoing. It’s a proper question to ask, as every other automaker — especially those located in China — is rushing new models to market … Read more

Obviously, I urge the civilized world not to adopt Kaitlyn’s idea here, but it did make me smile. It’s understandable to want to know how much damage to human civilization will be done by Donald Trump and his supporters, and the pendulum starts to to swing back toward sanity and responsibility.  One hopes the devastation … Read more

Ray Kurzweil, the futurist and Director of Engineering at Google, predicts that solar power will grow at an exponential rate throughout the 21st century. In his essay “The Law of Accelerating Returns”, Ray believes the growth of solar will resemble Moore’s Law: the doubling of computer capability every two years. During an interview in 2011, … Read more

The EV manufacturer now offers the most comprehensive portfolio of electrification solutions for local fleets.  Waev Inc., an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer of right-sized, low-speed solutions for local fleet use, launches Fusion, a family of all-new lithium-ion (Li-ion) carts and low-speed vehicles (LSV) designed specifically for commercial customers. The addition of Fusion further expands Waev’s portfolio … Read more

We all understand that the Trump administration is working its hardest to punish the people who happen to live in states that voted against the president, but isn’t there a limit to the cruelty and dishonesty that we have shoved down our throats on a daily basis? As this country approaches its 250th birthday, maybe … Read more