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Hidden Costs, Rusting Relics: Decommissioning Wind Turbines In The US

27 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

"...U.S. Wind Turbine Database contains more than 74,695 wind turbines built since 1980, spread between 1,699 wind power projects in 45 states...Many 1st- and 2nd-generation turbines with capacities between 0.5 and 1 MW are being retired and decommissioned as newer models...take their place.

"On average, 3,000-9,000 blades are being taken out of service per year in the United States, and that number is expected to increase to 10,000-20,000 blades per year by 2040."

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Nissan And Honda Announce Plans For Merger: Here's What To Know

23 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

The two carmakers signed a memorandum of understanding that allows them to continue discussions about integration via a joint holding company...they could become the third-largest auto group in the world...Mitsubishi Motors...will announce if the company will join the merger by the end of January.

"Honda and Nissan also manufacture vehicles in the U.S. Honda has 12 manufacturing plants in the U.S, where it makes automobiles, power equipment and aircraft engines."

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Circumnavigating The Globe Solo On An Electric Motorcycle

23 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

"Roman Nedielka rode his [stock 2023 Zero DSR/X] all-electric motorcycle around the world...Circumnavigating the world on electric motorcycles proves the point of maturity of electric motorcycles...rode 42,000 km / 26,000 miles starting and ending in Jakarta, Indonesia, circumnavigating the globe...in the Australian outback [he] made 300 km on one charge, in mountainous Tibet or cold USA...in winter and snow...about 230-250 km."

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Are EVs Useless In Winter? A Guide To Getting The Most Out Of Your Electric Car In The Cold

23 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

Low temperatures reduce battery capacity and range...In extreme cold, the charging points can also be affected and the result can be a considerably slower charging time

"Models with heat pumps and advanced thermal systems perform better...Thanks to well-designed thermal systems, models like the Hyundai Kona Electric can even exceed their official rated range in cold temperatures."

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Striking Hollow Motor Prompts New Era Of Genre-Warping Vehicles

23 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

"Spinoff company Donut Lab is pursuing new applications for the motor and an entire modular ecosystem of supporting electric components. The results so far – from stacked-rotor VTOLs to dominating multi-terrain single-track e-machine...

"The company's catalog will include battery modules, computers and vehicle control hardware, along with the inspirational seed of the whole shebang: that freaky-looking donut motor..."

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OUT OF GAS: Gas-Powered Cars To Disappear As 'Landmark' Ban Gets Green Light And 11 Other States Follow Suit

21 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

Environmental Protection Agency approved California's unprecedented plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles...sale of gasoline-only vehicles will be banned in the Golden State by 2035...The rules have been adopted by 11 other states including Massachusetts, New York, and Oregon... a second waiver for California's "Omnibus" low-nitrogen oxide regulation for heavy-duty highway and off-road vehicles and engines."

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More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: The Rise Of The Drop-In EV Charging Station

21 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

"...the idea is to use an energy storage system to soak up and store enough kilowatts to provide DC fast charging for EVs, without the expensive new electrical infrastructure typically required of a grid-connected DCFC station.

"DC Grid is offering onsite solar power with battery storage as one option...a 1-megawatt, DC solar-plus-storage system can be installed in one day...system can save up to 20% of energy normally lost in converting to DC current from an AC system, along with a 33% savings at the transmission and distribution end."

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Which U.S. Companies Receive The Most Government Subsidies?

21 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

Government subsidies take a variety of forms: tax credits, abatements, training reimbursements and direct grants...Data is sourced from D.C.-based non-profit Good Jobs First’s subsidy tracking database...Boeing has received nearly $16 billion in government subsidies, putting it at the top of this list."

Ford and GM ranked 3rd and 4th at $7+ billion each. Tesla and Stellantis each received $2.8 billion."

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In 2024, The U.S. Added 1,000 New Public EV Chargers A Week - But That's Not Nearly Enough

21 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

"The country’s EV charging network has more than doubled since 2021, but we still need more chargers to keep up with EV adoption...

"Currently, there are more than 204,000 publicly available EV charging ports...In 2024 alone, more than 37,700 EV charger ports were turned on. That includes nearly 12,500 DC fast chargers...by 2030, there will be 33 million EVs on the road. In order to support them, the U.S. needs 28 million EV charging ports..."

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Quebec To Ban Sale Of Most New Gas-Powered Vehicles By 2035

19 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

"Mopeds, motorcycles, and emergency vehicles are exempt from the rules, along with vehicles used by rental companies

"The rules...apply to all "light-duty" vehicles, which the province describes as cars, light trucks, pickup trucks, and most SUVs...starting Dec. 31, 2035, it will be illegal to sell or lease new gas-powered vehicles, covered by the regulation...new rules will help it reach its goal of electrifying its transportation network."

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Why Big Oil Is Urging Trump Not to Pull Out of the Paris Accord

19 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

"...major fossil fuel corporations, including ExxonMobil, are clearly stating they would prefer the U.S. remain in the Paris Agreement.

"...big oil in general would kind of like to see us stay in is that they’d like to see some consistency in the U.S. position on climate change...The IRA is the law of the land and has a lot of encouragement for continuing green actions.

"The curve is bending. It's just not bending fast enough..."

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Ban On Off-Brand E-Bike Battery Sales Lands In Congress Budget Deal, Spurred By New York Tragedies

19 Dec 2024 | Synopsis

"A measure prohibiting retailers - including Amazon and other online sellers - from selling untested, unsafe lithium-ion batteries...is in the U.S. Senate budget package, paving the way for the law to go into effect by year's end.

"Since 2019, fires caused by highly explosive e-bike batteries have resulted in 929 fires, causing 507 injuries and 33 death as of early September."

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