Climate change warning stickers on SF gas pumps?
Gasoline pumps in San Francisco could soon carry a warning: Burn this fuel, and contribute to global warming. San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos on Tuesday plans to introduce a proposed ordinance …
EV charging comes to S.F. apartment buildings
San Francisco’s love affair with the electric car has always come with one serious caveat — most of the city’s residents can’t plug in at home. More than 60 percent of San Franciscans rent, usually …
Bay Area could force oil refineries to slash emissions
Bay Area air quality regulators signaled their intent Wednesday to push for deep cuts in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at the region’s five oil refineries, with reductions perhaps as deep …
SolarCity bonds – A new way to invest in solar
SolarCity will issue up to $200 million in bonds to small-time investors who want to make money on renewable power, the fast-growing San Mateo company reported Wednesday. The bonds, which can be …
Tesla unveils the all-wheel drive Model ‘D’
A week after teasing the Internet with a cryptic tweet about unveiling “the D,” Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk on Thursday night finally explained what he meant, debuting a new, dual-motor version of the …
Founder of Fremont LED startup wins Nobel
Most Silicon Valley tech startups can’t claim that their founders won a Nobel. Soraa can. The Fremont LED company was co-founded in 2008 by Shuji Nakamura, one of three researchers who on Tuesday won …
A portable solar recharger — for your car
It’s hard to miss the EV ARC. The electric car charging station from Envision Solar doesn’t need to be plugged in to the power grid. Nor does it need to be bolted to the ground or cemented in place. …
Elon Musk and the mysterious ‘D’
Such is the celebrity of Elon Musk that the Tesla Motors CEO can get the Internet buzzing by saying a single letter. Or in this case, tweeting it. Late Wednesday, Musk posted a cryptic tweet …
