While diesel cars aren’t particularly prevalent in the U.S., they’re prized for their fuel efficiency in Europe. But even though they sip fuel, they also produce far larger quantities of […]
Burlington Closes Road For Endangered Salamander Crossings
A Burlington road is to close for Salamanders; A good news story! The Toronto Star reports, in a relatively short article, that Salamanders overwintering on one side of a road in Burlington […]
Tesla’s Battery Revolution Just Reached Critical Mass
Tesla Motors Inc. is making a huge bet that millions of small batteries can be strung together to help kick fossil fuels off the grid. The idea is a powerful one—one that’s been […]
Electric School Bus
In December of 2016, the Department of Energy announced that they would be awarding $15M to organizations in an effort to accelerate the adoption of advanced and alternative fuel vehicles. […]
John Deere unveils latest all-electric tractor prototype for zero-emission agriculture
At Electrek, we firmly believe that all forms of ground transport will start to transition to electric propulsion relatively soon. That includes large tractors for agriculture, as demonstrated by John […]