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Study: Electric School Bus Reliability, Cost-Effectiveness Stand Up in Montana Extreme Cold

02 Mar 2025 | Synopsis

"One of the primary concerns regarding electric vehicles in Montana is their performance during severe winter weather. The study found that ESBs operated effectively even when temperatures dropped to 25 degrees below zero. While vehicle efficiency decreased by up to 40 percent in such extreme cold, the buses consistently met the required daily route distances...the diesel buses at one agency had to be taken out of service while the electric buses continued operation..."

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Hydrogen in German Public Transport Faces Major Challenges, Study Shows

02 Mar 2025 | Synopsis

Among the German sectors that are difficult to decarbonize, public transport is well positioned to benefit from the transition to hydrogen...study further reveals a significant difference between German, British, and Italian stakeholders regarding respondents' confidence in securing clean electricity for their fleets...35% of German respondents stated that they were not confident in their ability to do so, compared to 12% in Italy and 8% in the United Kingdom."

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Massachusetts Launches A Two-Year V2X Pilot Program

01 Mar 2025 | Synopsis

"...two-year initiative...aims to deploy 100 bidirectional chargers to homes, school buses, municipal, and commercial fleet participants across the state...bidirectional chargers will enable EVs to serve as mobile energy storage units, collectively providing an estimated 1.5 MW of new storage capacity...EVs won't just be getting power - they'll be giving it back to the grid, helping to balance demand and support renewable energy use."

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Why Some EV Buyers Are Getting Their Tax Returns Rejected This Year

28 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"The IRS instructions emphasized that to get the tax credit, she'd need a "seller report"...tried to claim the EV tax credit, the IRS rejected her return...some 3,000 dealers that weren't in the system..many EV purchases were properly reported to the IRS - more than 300,000... anybody who is planning to claim the EV tax credit file their return as soon as possible...IRS is currently laying off thousands of people, including those hired specifically to help taxpayers resolve problems..."

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Renewables Or Fossil Fuels: Which Are, Ultimately, More Efficient?

28 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"...today's fossil energy system is incredibly inefficient: almost two-thirds of all primary energy is wasted in energy production, transportation, and use - that's before fossil fuel has done any work or produced any benefit

"Fossil fuels are easy to transport, inexpensive, and reliable...fail to mention that the world will deplete its oil supplies in 47 years..waste from fossil fuel power plants and internal combustion engines (ICEs) combine for almost half the energy waste globally."

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The Kia PV5 Electric Van Has Something for Everyone

27 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"The business-focused Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) is also celebrating its premiere, and the car-derived PV5 leads the way...As many as eight people fit inside the Passenger model in a three-row layout (2-3-3) with a lift-up tailgate.

"Kia has engineered the PV5 to accommodate three batteries: 51.5 kWh and 71.2 kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NCM) packs for all versions, plus a 43.3 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) optional battery..."

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Brittany's Green Navy Catamaran First To Be Powered EODev Fuel Cell

27 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"PROMETEO, an electro-hydrogen catamaran, will be the first vessel to integrate the EODev REXH2 hydrogen fuel cell..will be Europe’s first electro-hydrogen-powered catamaran designed for commercial passenger transport...The power range is perfectly suited for energy generation on a vessel of PROMETEO's size and for continuously recharging battery packs

"Our 24-meter catamaran...will be able to transport 200 passengers with zero emissions.

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Climate Change: How To Talk To A Denier

26 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"...changing the minds of climate deniers is impossible without affirming - to some extent - their worldview...it's important to "[expose] techniques of manipulation...Have you considered that some of these theories might be created to take advantage of people?

"Effort is better spent on pushing for actual change, rather than trying to combat solidified disinformation that has been pushed... for years"

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A Mining Billionaire's Case for Ditching Fossil Fuels

26 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"At Fortescue, the mining behemoth he founded in 2003, Forrest has begun just such a transformation: he's building renewable-energy projects, purchasing a fleet of electric mining trucks, and trying to catapult green hydrogen to market.

"Under the mantra of Real Zero, a play on the increasingly controversial phrase net zero, Forrest has said his company will ditch fossil fuels in its land-based operations entirely by 2030."

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Tesla Protests Gain Momentum While The Hate Is Dividing Tesla Owners

26 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"Many of the protests from this weekend appeared to be bigger than the last ones...There are dozens of similar examples at Tesla stores all around the US and Canada, and the movement is now spreading to Europe...growing negative sentiment against Tesla also attracts criminal activities like vandalism

"Tesla owners, especially Cybertruck owners, have been increasingly reporting animosity from other road users [Image: bus stop in London, UK]

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JB Straubel Has a Fix for the Battery Problem

26 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"...we will need to mine more metals like lithium and cobalt than have been extracted in all of human history...but Straubel thinks we won't have enough materials to supply them, not to mention that nearly all the world's facilities to process those materials are in Asia...a gargantuan facility outside Reno...will process new minerals, recycled batteries, and manufacturing scrap into enough copper foil and powdery, mineral-rich cathode active material to build batteries for about 1 million electric cars a year by 2025."

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Steering The US Auto Industry Into A New Energy Era

23 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"It is imperative for the future of domestic manufacturing that the best electric cars in the world are made by American automaker...The United States cannot cede energy, innovation, or manufacturing leadership to China, Europe, or other regions

"This is another moment of upheaval in our industry...We must build the necessary manufacturing plants and components - including the batteries and materials that will power our future..." - Jim Farley

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