An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: About 5,000 euros ($5,600) are set to buy your 10-year-old combustion clunker an electric makeover — and offer a cut-price way to avoid driving bans across European cities. French startup Transition-One has developed retrofitting technology that adds an electric engine, batteries and a connected dashboard into older models of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV,…
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California Awards $70 Million To State Schools To Replace 200 Polluting Diesel School Buses With All-Electric Buses
The California Energy Commission has awarded nearly $70 million to state schools to replace more than 200 diesel school buses with new, all-electric school buses. Electrek reports: The commission approved the funding this week. A total of $89.8 million has now been earmarked for new electric buses at schools in 26 California counties, as the commission’s School Bus Replacement Program works…
It’s twilight time: 15 favorite photos
“Love prefers twilight to daylight” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/twilight-best-photos…
Ireland To Ban New Petrol, Diesel Vehicles By 2030
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The Irish government plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, as part of a major strategy to protect the environment. The aim is to ensure that all new cars and vans on Irish roads in 11 years’ time are electric vehicles. The proposed legislation was among…
Earliest sunrises before summer solstice
Are you an early riser? If so – if you live in the Northern Hemisphere – you might know your earliest sunrises of the year are happening now. Southern Hemisphere? Your earliest sunsets are around now. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/earliest-sunrises-before-june-solstice-jupiter-venus…
EU Laws Requiring Audible Warning Sounds For Electric Cars Take Effect July 1
Starting July 1st, electric vehicles with four or more wheels must be fitted with an “Acoustic Vehicle Alert System” (AVAS) if they want to be able to legally drive in the European Union. With AVAS, vehicles would make a continuous noise of at least 56 decibels if the car’s going 20 km/h (12 mph) or slower. New Atlas reports: Designed to…
What is a waning crescent moon?
A waning crescent moon is up in the east before sunrise. It’s waning toward new moon, when the moon will be between the Earth and sun. Source: https://earthsky.org/moon-phases/waning-crescent…
The First Usable Electric Car Was Invented In Britain In 1884
“Thomas Parker, sometimes described as the ‘Edison of Britain’, was a British engineer and electrical technologies inventor working in the 1800s who was also one of the world’s first environmentalists,” remembers Slashdot reader dryriver. Parker had been troubled by the pollution in coal-burning cities around London — and decided to do something about it:
Parker was very adept both at inventing new…
Driverless Electric Truck Starts Deliveries On Swedish Public Road
Reuters reports that a driverless electric truck has begun daily freight deliveries on a public road in Sweden. Slashdot reader Kiuas shares the report: Robert Falck, the CEO of Swedish start-up Einride, said the company was in partnership talks with major suppliers to help scale production and deliver orders, and the firm did not rule out future tie-ups with large truckmakers….
10 ways to accelerate progress against climate change
Source: https://www.vox.com/2018/10/10/17952334/climate-change-global-warming-un-ipcc-report-solutions-carbon-tax-electric-vehicles…