Sales of electric vehicles (EV) in the US grew 80% over 2017 sales (2018 saw 361,000 sold), and the global sales number was over 1.7 billion, with China accounting for approximately half of that volume.
Topics: electric vehicles, china, renewable energy
2018 has been a busy and effective year for Massachusetts' quest to advance Clean Energy within the State. Here are some highlights:
Topics: Massachusetts, Clean Energy
New England has some of the highest utility rates in the country, and a fuel-constrained infrastructure. Now the area is again looking at potentially losing two major energy sources simultaneously.
Topics: Utility Rates, Energy Infrastructure
Low commodity prices, plummeting RIN values, and talk of potential trade wars are all factors hitting the US Agricultural Sector hard this year.
Are self driving trucks the long term solution to the driver shortage? Or will autonomous vehicles simply change the way drivers do their work every day?
Topics: autonomous vehicles, driver shortage
Winter 2017/2018 was a rough one for New England, particularly in terms of power outages. Generators have become an increasingly prevalent and important part of companies' Emergency Response Plans and as a fuel company, its important to look at how you handle the sometimes unpredictable surges in demand that covering your generator customers can cause.
Topics: Safety, Emergency Generator Program, Emergency Fuel
Yesterday (November 30th) the EPA finalized renewable volume obligations for the RFS for 2018 and the RVO levels for 2019.
Topics: EPA Mandate, RINs, Biofuels, Cellulosic Ethanol, EPA, RFS
This August, Tesla employees receieved the first deliveries of the much anticipated Tesla Model 3. By all accounts, the Model 3 was met with fully positive feedback upon test driving. If you recall, the Model 3 got half a million pre production money down "reservation" orders in the absence of a test drive or really any standard marketing campaign in place. (For a refresher on the Model 3 debut, read this: Tesla's Model 3 Debut Stuns Industry)
Topics: EV Charger, electric vehicles, tesla