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Honda will offset 60 percent of its US electricity use with wind and solar
Honda plans to cover 60 percent of the electricity used at its North American manufacturing plants with renewable energy. Beginning next fall, Honda will purchase 530,000 MWh per year from the Boiling Spring Wind Farm in Oklahoma. In fall 2021, it wi...
Daimler is going all-electric with ‘Smart’ cars in North America
Smart, a subsidiary of Daimlerchrysler, announced on Tuesday that starting in 2018 all of its vehicles sold in North America will be of the electric variety. The company plans to stop selling the gas-powered Fortwo and Fortwo Cabrio in the US and Can...
The Philadelphia 76ers just bought a pair of eSports teams
The Philadelphia 76ers' ownership group announced on Monday that it has acquired two eSports teams, Team Apex and Team Dignatas, and will merge them into a single organization under the Dignatas banner. The team will compete in League of Legends, Cou...
Bumblebees Under Threat by Climate Change
A recent study published on Thursday declares Bumblebees are losing their sense of direction due to climate changes. According to the study losing their sense of direction leads to a decrease in the...
Climate Change Crushes Bumblebees Population
A recent study published on Thursday declares Bumblebees are losing their sense of direction due to climate changes. According to the study losing their sense of direction leads to a decrease in the...
Ford begins Production of EcoBoost Engines First Time in US
engines for North America at its Cleveland Engine Plant in Ohio. It is the first time that Ford will build these engines in the U.S. Bruce Hettle the vice president of Ford for North America...
Solar Eclipse 2014: USA to witness the 2nd and last solar eclipse of this year
The partial solar eclipse of Thursday is going to start off at 3:38 pm EDT (12:38 pm PDT) and is expected to last through 7:52 pm EDT (4:52 pm PDT). It is being said that this solar eclipse is going...
Giraffe Meteor Shower Expected Tonight
The earth collects debris from space in the folds of its atmosphere. The result is that this debris lights up and the phenomenon is called shooting stars or meteor showers. Meteor showers from...
Greenlots Advocates For Open Standards
North America is at a critical point in making some decisions about its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, and how proprietary its charging networks will ultimately be. The choices made...