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These Countries Are Electrifying Their Bus Fleets the Fastest

27 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

"Buses - including city, coach and school buses - make up approximately 5% of global transport carbon dioxide emissions. Electrifying the bus fleet could also provide a model for electrifying trucks, which make up about a quarter of transport emissions.

"Five countries - China, the Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland and Denmark - are already setting an example by growing their electric bus sales from less than 6% to more than 60%..."

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Administration's Attack On EV Charging Just Suffered A Major Setback

27 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

"A US District Court judge in Washington State has ruled that the feds must un-freeze roughly $1 billion in funding...while funds were available for all states, only 16 filed suit...alleged that the funding freeze was illegal... California Attorney General Rob Bonta called [the Administration's] move "unconstitutional"...California looks forward to continuing to vigorously defend itself from this executive branch overreach..."

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This New Electric Foiling Boat Looks Like An Old-School F1 Car And Handles Like A Motorbike

27 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

"A wide grille-style bow and fuselage cockpit are the key F1-styling features and once it is foiling it looks for all the world like F1 throwback on stilts.

"The advantage of hydrofoils is that they offer much less water resistance, once a craft is going fast enough to create the required lift from the wings under water...

"FoilOne are not alone in heading down the hydrofoil route and the market for eclectic, foiling motor boats is in the on-the-water cost will likely be closer to €120,000"

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The Reality Check on E-Bike Resale Values

27 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

"According to BikeExchange data from 2024, used e-bikes typically retain 40–70% of their original price, depending on condition, battery life, and brand reputation. My Trek e-bike, which I bought for $2,800, ended up selling for $1,950 after some negotiation.

"That's about 70% of the original price...key factor wasn't just the bike's condition - it was the brand recognition and the fact that the battery still held a strong charge after two years of regular use."

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These Innovative Electric Ferries Look Like Nothing Else On The Water

26 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

Candela CEO and founder Gustav Hasselskog claims that aside from the environmental advantages, the P-12 costs up to 90 per cent less to run, per seat, than a diesel equivalent.

"The P-12 has a range of 40 nautical miles...and can cruise at 25 knots, or 46 km/h....Sydney Harbour ferries typically have a maximum speed of 15 knots.

"Olympic gold medal-winning British sailor Iain Percy founded a company called Artemis that is also building foiling electric ferries."

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