Clean Energy Digest

During his Presidential campaign President Barack Obama pledged, “…to transform our entire economy – from our cars and our fuels to our factories and our buildings.” In the last few months President Obama’s administration has made good on that pledge by unlocking billions of dollars in government coffers to benefit companies developing clean energy technologies in [...]

Courtesy of Jay Leno, this video provides a very detailed look at the Aptera electric vehicle. This vehicle is not a car. In California this vehicle will be registered as a motorcycle. It is a very cool vehicle, combining futuristic looks with ultra-modern technology. Is it practical? Definitely not. Is it safe? We’ll wait for [...]

With gas around $4 per gallon you would expect to hear a lot about alternative fuel automobiles. So it’s no surprise that there are a steady stream of news stories about automobiles that are powered by electricity. And as the news becomes more frequent, lots more people get excited about the prospect of making the [...]

The Aptera electric vehicle is the most futuristic of all the plug-in hybrids that I’ve seen. Popular Mechanics took a very detailed look at this vehicle recently as shown in the photo below. The manufacturers are promising 300 miles per gallon. This is an extremely innovative vehicle. In addition to plugging in, this vehicle also [...]

It’s comforting to know that Silicon Valley is putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to clean energy. Cleantech is becoming all the rage these days. That’s a very good thing in my opinion.
Unfortunately, when anything becomes all the rage it also becomes susceptible to hype and bubbles. I don’t think we [...]