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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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Electric Airliner Startup Eviation Halts Operations In Blow To Green Aviation

23 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"Arlington-based startup Eviation, which flew the first flight of its sleek all-electric airplane at Moses Lake in fall 2022, laid off most of its staff last week

"The company shrank gradually through attrition from about 120 employees at first flight in 2022, down to about 70 people a year ago and then to about 30 before the layoffs...Clermont Group had been in talks with investors in the United Arab Emirates and speculated that the goal may be to shutter the U.S. operation and move the company there."

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New EV Batteries Are Making Electric Cars Cheaper And Safer

23 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"...first, it will have to overcome trade barriers between the United States and China...an EV with a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, you could expect lower car payments, less fire risk and more years of use out of your car

"American companies are starting to build their own LFP batteries to catch up to their Chinese rivals...Tariffs and tax credit restrictions have made it too expensive for most American automakers to import LFP batteries from China."

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Lilium Closes eVTOL Business As New Investment Falls Through

23 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"...a group of investors from Europe and North America would acquire the business and fund work to bring its six-passenger Lilium Jet to market in 2026...Lilium was forced to file for 'self administration' insolvency proceedings in October after the German parliament blocked a €50 million loan guarantee...For reasons that have yet to be explained, these funds never materialized..."

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How One Of The World's Oldest Automakers Kicked Everyone's Butt Last Year

21 Feb 2025 | Synopsis

"...Renault was founded in 1899...that's 104 years before Tesla came to exist...12 years before Chevrolet and four years before Ford..Renault doesn't sell cars in the United States and, very much unlike its competitors, it doesn't have a huge amount of exposure to China...its earnings for the fiscal year 2024 (ending in March 2025), and the Renault Group earned record profits of $4.49 billion..

"Renault is growing, maintaining or improving margins, balancing hybrid/electric platforms, and largely avoiding trade disputes."

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