Carbon-Free Electricity

Science needs data to solve problems. Climate change is making that harder

March 31, 2022

Sometimes science becomes too hot to handle. That’s what researchers at the University of Arizona found recently when they tried to test a new air pollution monitoring system around Tucson. The scientists set out to install new equipment and implement a standardized protocol for monitoring levels of NO2, NOx, PM-2.5 and PM-10, four common air pollutants, that is already being used in 16 European countries. By adopting the same method of air quality evaluation used in ongoing studies elsewhere, they hoped to be able to improve comparisons of Tucson’s air pollution with levels in other environments and to test the accuracy of data from existing instruments around Tucson that are operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

As gasoline prices tick up in Arizona, stoked by war abroad, demand for electric vehicles could grow

March 7, 2022

Gasoline prices have risen steadily for the past 15 months, buoyed by the reopening of the economy and now pushed by concerns about the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Average gasoline prices in the Phoenix area have risen from about $2.23 a gallon in late November 2020 to about $3.80 Friday and have increased steadily so far in 2022, according to Gasbuddy.com.

Tech institute partners to prepare nation’s future technicians for electric vehicle repair and maintenance

February 25, 2022

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) is rolling out new curriculum in its Ford FACT (Ford Accelerated Credential Training) program to prepare its students to keep the next generation of vehicles on the road. Automotive technicians are in demand, and as the electric vehicle (EV) market continues to grow, those with knowledge of high voltage batteries and electric vehicles have become essential to automakers like Ford.

KORE Power signs multi-year supply agreement to provide batteries for fleet electrification solutions

February 7, 2022

KORE Power, Inc. and Zero Electric Vehicles, Inc. have signed a supply agreement that ensures the availability of KORE’s certified e-mobility battery modules through 2030 to be used in ZEV’s electric powertrain kits.

4 ways to create a carbon-neutral Arizona

February 1, 2022

As climate risks from ongoing drought and rising urban heat continue to grow, Arizona will need to find innovative ways to significantly reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Many of the state’s electric utilities, industries and cities are planning actions to nearly eliminate their own emissions by 2050. But reaching carbon neutrality for all of Arizona’s economy will require greater effort.

Silicon Valley Bank pledges $5B for cleantech investments, says it will be carbon neutral by 2025

January 14, 2022

Silicon Valley Bank on Monday said it plans to provide at least $5 billion by 2027 in loans, investments and other financing to support sustainability efforts.

ElectraMeccanica updates timeline for Mesa EV manufacturing facility

December 22, 2021

ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. (Nasdaq: SOLO), the Canada-based electric vehicle manufacturer and designer, on Thursday revised the timeline of its upcoming assembly facility in Mesa.

Lucid to join prestigious Nasdaq 100 Index

December 17, 2021

Just five months after going public and less than two months after delivering its first vehicles, electric luxury automaker Lucid Group Inc. is being added to the Nasdaq-100 Index. The move is a significant milestone for the California-based company, whose cars are being built at its growing new factory in Casa Grande south of Phoenix. The Nasdaq 100 is made up of the Nasdaq’s largest and best-performing nonfinancial companies, based on market capitalization.

New poll: Strong support among Arizona voters for clean energy investments to combat air and climate pollution

December 14, 2021

Arizona voters increasingly recognize climate change as a crisis and strongly support actions to shift the state’s investments away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy sources and technologies, according to a new poll released today by the American Lung Association.

Proposed energy rules would strengthen state’s competitive edge

December 13, 2021

On Wednesday, the Arizona Corporation Commission is scheduled to vote on a package of updated clean energy rules that is years in the making. The package now under consideration, which benefits from several recent amendments, is the product of an extensive and bipartisan stakeholder process with significant support from individuals and businesses large and small from across Arizona. Most importantly, these rules allow Arizona to remain competitive with other states by providing the type of robust clean energy commitment that businesses demand before bringing jobs and substantial investment into a state while at the same time providing key protections to make sure the public does not pay more for clean energy.

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