Energy & Efficiency Archives - Page 9 of 14

Nissan’s PART e-VAN – complete with solar powered roof – charges into Berlin for Champions League Final

Nissan has turned its all-electric e-NV200 into the ultimate party on wheels. The vehicle – called the PART e-VAN (see what they've done there) and powered by the 100% electric e-NV200 – will charge into Berlin ahead of Saturday’s UEFA Champions League Final at The Olympiastadion between Juventus and Barcelona. Some of the unique van’s attributes include…

4 June 20152 January 2018 Chris Price Energy & Efficiency, Transport

Government scheme puts £7.5m aside for electric motorbikes, £1500 discounts available

Pictured above:Harley-Davidson goes electric with the Livewire motorcycle Motorcyclists will be offered up to £1,500 to buy electric motorbikes, under a new government scheme, reports Business Green. Up to £7.5m will be set aside to accelerate the uptake of greener two-wheelers, under the same programme which also offers discounts of up to £5,000 off the cost…

31 March 201527 July 2021 Chris Price Energy & Efficiency, Transport

Elon Musk promises to end Tesla “range anxiety” on Thursday

Hmmmmmm. No, that's not an impression of a combustion engine, but the sound of some pretty intense scepticism towards Elon Musk's latest Twitter pronouncement. The billionaire CEO of Tesla Motors has promised a software update that will fix "range anxiety" on his electric car range. Range anxiety is, of course, the nagging feeling at the…

16 March 201522 December 2015 James O'Malley Car stuff, Energy & Efficiency, Gadgets

Whistl trials electric unicycle, the AirWheel Q3, for urban deliveries

It may look a bit like a poor man's Segway, but meet the AirWheel unicycle. Billed as a futuristic transport device, it's being deployed by whistl (formerly TNT Post) to get parcels around the city more quickly. Posties from whistl took to the streets of London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham on Monday 15th September, creating…

17 September 201417 September 2014 Chris Price Energy & Efficiency, Transport, Travel Gadgets

Maybe we're not all doomed: Solar energy cheaper than coal in Australia?

Some potentially good news for a Monday morning: It appears that solar energy could be about to overtake coal as Australia's most viable source of energy. Hopefully, anyway. Writing in The Guardian, Giles Parkinson explains: Last week, for the first…

7 July 20148 July 2014 James O'Malley Energy & Efficiency, Energy systems, Must read

Review: British Gas Remote Heating Control

Name: British Gas Remote Heating Control Type: Remote heating control system Specifications: Click here for full specs Price as reviewed: £199.99 (British Gas customers), £229.99 (non British Gas customers) British Gas has come up with a complete solution to…

29 April 201330 August 2022 Shinychris Energy & Efficiency, Home Appliances

SugarSync CEO Laura Yecies: Dirty cloud claims are "totally ridiculous"

As cloud storage becomes more and more the norm for both consumers and businesses, concerns are being raised around the cloud's energy efficiency. Companies like Apple with their iCloud service have fallen foul of campaigns from the likes of Greenpeace,…

14 November 2012 Gerald Lynch Energy & Efficiency, Software, Tech Digest news

Orange Sound Charge: Eco-friendly Glastonbury garb

Each year Orange come up with a barmy, green-friendly gadget to coincide with the UK's Glastonbury music festival. For instance, last year they revealed the "Hot Stepper Power Wellies" that charged mobile phones just by using the heat from…

20 June 2011 Gerald Lynch Apparel, Energy & Efficiency, Gadgets, Tech Digest news

Futur Fusion: When tech meets art and cyborgs

We're suckers for robots, cyborgs and visions of the future here at Tech Digest, so we jumped at the chance to get a closer look at the new Futur Fusion exhibition taking place in London's Covent Garden area. A showcase…

15 June 2011 Gerald Lynch Biotechnology, Concepts, Energy & Efficiency, Features, Gallery, Robots, Science, Tech Digest news

REVIEW: AlertMe Starter Energy monitoring kit

In these penny-pinching times we need every bit of help we can get to keep our bills down. Is AlertMe the solution to keeping those electricity bills in check, or a needlessly expensive alternative to switching off the lights before heading on out for the day?

12 April 20113 May 2019 Gerald Lynch Energy & Efficiency, Energy systems, Features, Reviews, Tech Digest news

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Temu shares slump with China slowdown, Oppo Find X8 series launches globally

Bluesky boss unable to give correct age limit for platform, Google forced to sell Chrome browser?

‘Black November’ gets off to slow start for e-commerce, research shows

Instagram to release algorithm reset feature, UK approves Google’s $2 billion Anthropic investment

Supersonic first from Dawn Aerospace, Astro Bot leads Games Awards nominations

Roblox to ban Under 13s from messaging others, Google to launch ‘Shielded email’?

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