-December 17,2019-
Estimated U.S. coal production totaled about 12.7 million short tons this past week says the EIA. That is 15.9%lower than the production estimate in the comparable week in 2018.U.S. year-to-date coal production is 6.1% lower than the comparable year-to-date coal production in 2018.Shipments of coal by rail is down 18.5% vs the same week a year ago.
US onshore wind projects continue to add power to the grid in the US. As of this year the EIA says onshore wind capacity is now over 100 gigawatts
Canada-based Green Power Buses continues to make electric buses in Porterville and sees a bright future for their lineup. Bloomberg predicts that by 2030 84% of all bus sales will be electric.The company leases 50,000sf in Porterville producing a van sized electric shuttle and still has plans for a144,000sf manufacturing plant in town on 9.3 aces they own.
Top rated cars for 2020: The car shopping experts at Edmunds today announced the winners of its 2020 Top Rated Awards.The winners of the 2020 Edmunds Top Rated Awards are: • Top Rated Sedan — Honda Accord • Top Rated Luxury Sedan — Mercedes A-Class • Top Rated Electric Vehicle — Tesla Model 3• Top Rated SUV — Kia Telluride • Top Rated Luxury SUV — Mercedes GLE • Top Rated Sports Car — Chevrolet Corvette Top Rated Truck — Ram 1500The 2020 Edmunds Top Rated award winners were selected by the Edmunds editorial team based on the team’s extensive vehicle testing and ranking process.