Category: Clean Technica
Thoughts on Tesla–SpaceX Merger — Readers Chime In
I just wrote yesterday about the growing suspicion that Tesla and SpaceX will merge. Despite reading and writing about this many times, though, it’s a little hard to believe — in part because it’s not clear how merging the companies would help anyone. In response to my article, there were … [continued]
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The EU Clean Corporate Vehicles Regulation: The Industrial & Economic Benefits of “Made-in-EU” Electric Company Cars
New independent modelling by Fraunhofer ISI shows that implementation of the Clean Corporate Vehicles Regulation could deliver up to €48bn in value creation and 344,000 jobs by 2030. CCVR and IAA explained The CCVR sets binding minimum targets for zero- and low-emission vehicles (ZLEVs) among large companies’ new car registrations: … [continued]
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¡Llegamos a Madrid! Waymo is Coming to Spain
Today, we are excited to announce that Waymo is laying the groundwork for our fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Spain, beginning with the Region of Madrid. With over 20 million trips completed and hundreds of thousands of commercial rides served each week, we are excited to be a part of … [continued]
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Rapid Transition to Electric Company Cars Could Generate 344,000 EU Jobs by 2030 — Study
Setting targets on companies to go electric and limiting financial support only for company cars that are electric and Made-in-EU would see economic gains of €20 bn and boost investments by €18 bn EU-wide electrification targets for large fleets, combined with limiting national fiscal benefits only to electric Made-in-Europe company … [continued]
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Arctic Infrastructure Was Built on Frozen Ground That’s Starting to Thaw — Drones Can Help Spot the Permafrost Changes Coming
From the air, Wainwright, Alaska, looks like a perfectly stable band of homes and roads between the Chukchi Sea and a vast, flat tundra. But just below the surface, the frozen ground that this town was built on contains large bodies of ice. Along the eroding coastal bluffs, that hidden … [continued]
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