U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions increased in 2018 but will likely fall in 2019 and 2020
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook According to EIA’s recently released Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) estimates, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions increased by 2.8% in 2018 but will decrease in 2019 and 2020. The 2018 increase is the largest in energy-related CO2 emissions since 2010. Although emissions from petroleum—primarily used in the transportation sector—account for the largest share of total energy-related CO2, emi
Ford to make all-electric version of its F-150 truck
An electric pickup would be ideal for customers with the right needs, said Jim Farley, President of Global Markets at Ford. A gasoline-powered truck is shown here. America's most popular vehicle is going electric. Ford will make an all-electric plugin version of the F-150 pickup truck. "We're going to be electrifying the F-series — battery electric and hybrid," Jim Farley, Ford's president of global markets, said at a Deutsche Bank conference in Detroit Wednesday. The company
EIA forecasts renewables will be fastest growing source of electricity generation
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, January 2019 Note: Confidence interval derived from NYMEX options market information. EIA expects non-hydroelectric renewable energy resources such as solar and wind will be the fastest growing source of U.S. electricity generation for at least the next two years. EIA’s January 2019 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasts that electricity generation from utility-scale solar generating units will gro
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Ice loss from Antarctica has sextupled since the 1970s, new research finds
Antarctic glaciers have been melting at an accelerating pace over the past four decades thanks to an influx of warm ocean water — a startling new finding that researchers say could mean sea levels are poised to rise more quickly than predicted in coming decades. The Antarctic lost 40 billion tons of melting ice to the ocean each year from 1979 to 1989. That figure rose to 252 billion tons lost per year beginning in 2009, according to a study published Monday in the Proceeding
2019 Nissan Leaf Plus revealed: 226-mile range, quicker acceleration
Nissan unveiled Tuesday a new version of the 2019 Leaf electric car, called the Leaf Plus or Leaf e+, that can go well over 200 miles on a charge. Although such a model has been a long time coming, the 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus stands as strong evidence that in the eight years since the first deliveries of the Leaf, Nissan has listened carefully to what Americans want in electric vehicles: longer driving range, quicker acceleration, faster charging, and a better driver interface.
US Electric Vehicle Sales Increased by 81% in 2018
Tesla was responsible for more than half of all plug-in sales last year. U.S. electric vehicle sales may be finally seeing the hockey stick growth market watchershave been waiting for. The 2018 numbers are in, and total U.S. EV sales came in at 361,307 for the year — up 81 percent over 2017 — according to the tracking website Inside EVs. For Chris Nelder, manager of Rocky Mountain Institute’s mobility practice, the results came as a surprise. “I did not expect the growth rate
Experts: Oswego County could be ground zero for climate change harm
Oswego's famous winters could be blunted by impending climate change, experts say. Credit: Oswego County News Now OSWEGO — Scientists say warmer temperatures and heavier rainfall could be coming to the region sooner than previously thought and without significant investment in mitigation and precautionary measures, the area could be caught “flatfooted.” The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released late last year by federal officials, describes the future climate of the No
Norway's electric cars zip to new record: almost a third of all sales
OSLO (Reuters) - Almost a third of new cars sold in Norway last year were pure electric, a new world record as the country strives to end sales of fossil-fueled vehicles by 2025. Electric cars are parked in Oslo, Norway January 1, 2019. Picture taken January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alister Doyle In a bid to cut carbon emissions and air pollution, Norway exempts battery-driven cars from most taxes and offers benefits such as free parking and charging points to hasten a shift from die
Melting Arctic ice is now pouring 14,000 tons of water per second into the ocean, scientists find
A new survey finds that the region has contributed almost an inch to rising seas since 1971. A new scientific survey has found that the glaciers of the Arctic are the world’s biggest contributors to rising seas, shedding ice at an accelerating rate that now adds well over a millimeter to the level of the ocean every year. That is considerably more ice melt than Antarctica is contributing, even though the Antarctic contains far more ice. Still, driven by glacier clusters in Al