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The Long-Promised "Solar Age" May Have Finally Begun

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"In the 15 years between 2008 and 2023, the worldwide capacity of solar energy infrastructure has increased about a hundredfold...The most striking piece of data is that almost half of all solar plants worldwide are located in China. The Asian superpower is playing a crucial role in the solar boom...Experts from Ember estimate that 593 gigawatts of worldwide solar capacity will be added to the planet's production this year."

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Buying an Electric Car in the UK? There Are Now Almost 100 Options

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"The UK's electric car market boasts almost twice as many models as there are in the US, with available choices climbing by a third over the past 12 months.

"There are now 95 electric models available for British drivers, nearly twice as many as in the US market and one-third more than the UK had 12 months ago...drivers have 305 distinct options...The product blitz is fueled in part by national mandates for zero-emission vehicles."

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Bidirectional EVs Could Drive Business Value To Your Front Door

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"U.S. electric vehicle purchases remain strong overall, despite perceptions to the contrary...Satisfaction with EVs is also improving...If EVs with bidirectional technology become mainstream, what could this mean for your business in the future? It could mean the hand delivery of a new energy source to your doorstep every day.

"...businesses would be at the center of a new era in energy, where power is no longer just pushed outward from massive generators."

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Can You Charge Your EV At One Of Tesla's Supercharger Stations?

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"Most Tesla EVs are compatible, of course, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y. The exception is the original Roadster... As of September 2024, third-party EV makers that support Superchargers include: Ford, General Motors, Rivian...

"Most Tesla EVs are compatible, of course, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y. The exception is the original Roadster...Some Supercharger stations are also equipped with Tesla's Magic Dock, which includes its own CCS connector."

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Why Does Infrastructure Take So Long to Build?

27 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"The gusher of infrastructure and clean energy spending unleashed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act has yet to make a dent in the presidential race or how Americans move around the world, power their homes or fuel their cars.

"...much of the money flowing to infrastructure is going toward reversing decades of underinvestment; only a small percentage of the funds are being directed to things like new rail.."

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The West Is In EV Denial. We Need To 0verhaul 0ur Complacent Strategy

26 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"Weak consumer interest in EVs right now is in large part a result of high costs and range limits, which can only be overcome with significant research outlays, risk-taking and long-term vision...innovation and risk-taking are not impulses that come naturally to legacy carmakers

"...Western industrial policy and protectionism closes a part of the pricing gap with China...It will be necessary to lose money early to close the competitive distance."

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81% Of Renewables Offer Cheaper Energy Than Fossil Fuels, Report Says

26 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"Fossil-fuel prices rose in 2023 to 10 cents/kWh...new nuclear has been estimated to cost as much as 25-30 cents/kWh...The rising competitiveness of renewables in comparison to fossil fuels is driving extensive deployment of (renewables)...The world added 473 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity last year...four-fifths of it produces power more cheaply than fossil fuels do...global average cost of electricity from onshore wind fell to 3.3 cents...utility-scale solar photovoltaic fell to 4.4 cents/kWh..."

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Rolls-Royce Going All Electric For 2031 And Prepping Two EVs For Launch

26 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

The 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre...combined with a powerful dual motor setup that produces 567 horsepower...Rolls-Royce will be retiring all its combustion engines after the 2031 model year.

"...the marque is working on some new EV models, including a new SUV that will be smaller than the ever-popular Cullinan and will land in 2027...It also claims a new electric sedan is in the works that will be launched as a replacement for the Phantom."

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EVs Don't Get Stolen

26 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"According to Axios, 'The lowest theft claims come from versions of the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, the Hyundai Tucson, the Volvo XC90, and the GMC Acadia....Five of the 20 vehicles are electric - of those, four are manufactured by Tesla - and an additional four are hybrids or plug-in hybrids...The Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat ...had the highest whole vehicle theft claim frequency at nearly 53 times the all-passenger-vehicle average..."

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New Solar Cells Break Efficiency Record - They Could Eventually Supercharge How We Get Energy From The Sun

26 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"Current commercially available solar panels convert about 20-22% of sunlight into electrical power...future solar panels could reach efficiencies as high as 34% by exploiting a new technology called tandem solar cells...researchers at the energy giant LONGi has reported a new tandem solar cell that combines silicon and perovskite materials...the new perovskite-silicon tandem has achieved a world record 33.89% efficiency."

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How China Came To Dominate The Electric Vehicle Market, And What The U.S. Can Do To Catch Up

24 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"Beijing threw its economic might behind EV development, similar to the centrally controlled industrial policy that powered the rise of Japan's auto sector...the Chinese government doled out $231 billion in subsidies from 2009 to 2023...new electric car registrations in China reached 8.1 million in 2023, a 35% increase from 2022....Washington has set a 'great tempo' so far setting mandates and incentives to achieve these goals...it's too soon to count America out, which has the means and the technical expertise..."

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Why Car Companies Might Finally Have To Care About Pedestrian Safety

24 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"...NHTSA proposed forcing car companies to limit the risk of pedestrian head injuries in a collision. If the proposal becomes law, models whose front ends pose excessive danger to people walking - think hulking SUVs and pickups - could no longer be legally sold.

"A growing body of research shows that huge SUVs and pickups are contributing to rising death rates among American pedestrians and cyclists..."

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