Bill Johnson

Nov 19, 2024 | kansascity.com | Bill Johnson

A recent Star guest commentary made several claims about the Nearman Creek Power Plant and the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities that give inaccurate and misleading impressions. As a public utility serving Wyandotte County, BPU is committed to transparency, environmental responsibility and providing reliable and affordable service to our customers. Let's address the inaccuracies and give the full context.

May 23, 2024 | evdriven.com | Giles Parkinson |Bill Johnson

It's a research project. Economic viability has more dimensions than just physics. Hydrogen scales better in storage and transportability. Certainly this seems to not be enough to overcome the physics advantage of batteries, but it is early days. Even if it remains more expensive there is value in building a diverse supply chain. Mining is the right scale of operation to invest in multiple such R&D projects. Fortesque is currently massively underserved in solar generation.

Mar 16, 2024 | evdriven.com | Jennifer Sensiba |Terence Conklin |Bill Johnson

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!Recently, Tom Moloughney and Kyle Conner took two Ford Trucks from New Jersey to Florida to see who would get there first. But there’s a catch: One had to rely on Electrify America stations and the other had to rely on Tesla’s Supercharger network. In most ways, this gives a pretty fair comparison between the networks, as both trucks are the same, with the same charging speeds and the same charging curves.

Dec 11, 2023 | evdriven.com | Derek Markham |Bill Johnson |Rick James

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!Electric bikes can get anywhere from 1000 to over 4000 MPGe, and are not only more 20 to 35 times more efficient than EVs in terms of miles per kWh, but are also a way more efficient use of batteries than electric cars, according to a recent study.

Nov 14, 2023 | evdriven.com | Esther Linder |Chris Jones |Bill Johnson

This is true of almost any product really. Most of us are not experts on TVs or Phones or Cars, so it takes a friend or neighbour to do some normalising and educating. It still important for every EV owner to become an evangelist. see moreeven better if one can utilize the referral process (at Tesla) before they buy. see moreDo you have great organizing abilities and function effectively in a remote workplace?