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British PM Keir Starmer Announces Ban On New Petrol And Eiesel Cars - Including Hybrids

09 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...wants British manufacturers to be at the "forefront" of the electric vehicle "revolution", as he confirmed a raft of new reforms in the wake of...Donald Trump's tariffs...reinstate the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars... "new era of global instability" would push the Government to go "further and faster" to support businesses.

New hybrids and plug-in hybrid cars will be allowed to be sold until 2035..."

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Kawasaki Engineers Reveal Hydrogen-Fueled 'Robot Horse' That Could One Take You Up A Mountain

09 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...the robot is still in its concept phase of development; a functioning prototype has not been made public...designed for people to ride it as the machinery uses artificial intelligence (AI) and specially designed legs to navigate complex terrains...AI system that enhances its balance and navigation, with the robot responding to the body movements of the rider...Corleo will be driven by a 150cc engine [likely making it a series-hybrid.]

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France & Germany's Economic Councils Endorse Electric Trucks Over Hydrogen

09 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"French Conseil d'Analyse Economique (CAE) and the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE)...didn't fall for the hydrogen fantasy...they looked at the numbers, ran the models, and calmly declared that battery-electric trucks are not just viable - they're the smart bet.

"The average German truck trip clocks in at just 96 kilometers. In France, it's a bit longer, but the trend is unmistakable - regional and short-haul freight dominate."

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The Case Against Musk That Never Came To Court

06 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

Two-part video documentary detailing a 2009 lawsuit filed by Tesla co-founder Martin Eberhard against Elon Musk and Tesla's board of directors that never seen the light-of-day in a California courtroom, but the original court filings make interesting reading, demonstrating as much about the character of Musk as it does that of Eberhard. Part 2 of the Youtube video also delves deeper into other of Musk's companies."

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Replacing Gas Vehicles With Electric Cars Could Prevent New Cases Of Childhood Asthma

06 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"Up to one-third of all new asthma cases each year are attributed to the harmful air pollutants that are emitted by gas-powered automobiles.

"Around 5 million American children suffered from asthma in 2019. This statistic hasn't changed considerably since then...for every 1,000 new gas-powered vehicles sold, there was one new case of childhood asthma...replacing approximately 21% of these sales with electric vehicles appears to be sufficient

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Here's Where Shell Opened Its Largest EV Station

06 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"Shell has opened last month near the airport in Shenzhen, China, in one of the country's largest cities. The station has already served over 3300 EVs every 24-hour cycle during its trial period...

"Shell's Recharge Shenzhen Airport EV Station offers a driver's lounge, vending machines, a Shell Cafe, and a convenience store. An, like many stations of its scale, it features solar panels, providing 300,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy.."

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How Helsinki Ditched Coal In Just 2 Years

06 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"In 2022, 64% of Helsinki's energy for heating still came from coal. Now, after closing its last coal plant, that's dropped to zero."

"Helsinki is now building the world's largest heat pump, which will send heat to 30,000 homes when it starts running in 2026...the push to close [the coal plants] started more than a decade ago...Wind power decreased electricity prices so much that it's actually a very good business case to replace coal with electricity."

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America Is Going Through Its Every-80-Year Reinvention

03 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"Americans have gone through three historic junctures like what we're witnessing today - and they happen on an uncanny 80-year cycle."

[Peter Leyden] "essay is going to lay out the remarkable parallels between today's America and the nation during each of its previous periods of fundamental reinvention.

In each of these periods, Americans found themselves at a juncture...mack in the middle of the dying world and the new world struggling to be born, political passions run extremely high..."

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New Battery Tech Makes Sub-Zero EV Charging 5x Faster

03 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...power drawn when you heat the cabin and seats can together sap about 25% of range...University of Michigan [researchers] have a way to tackle the first problem...slightly altering the manufacturing process for lithium-ion EV batteries

"...coating the laser drilled graphite anode with a glassy material made of lithium borate-carbonate, charging can be sped up by five times the rate observed in below-freezing temperatures."

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EV Eye Candy: The Excitingly "Weird" Hyundai Ioniq 6

03 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...this electric sedan is still weird as hell, and that's a good thing. We need more weird cars...No specs or other details have been given by Hyundai yet..hould also gain the Tesla-style NACS charging port, though like Hyundai's other 800-volt EVs, you'll be able to get faster charging times out of a non-Tesla charger.

"...newly-enacted tariffs might be a problem for the Ioniq 6 in the United States. The facelifted Ioniq 5 is now built in the U.S. alongside the Ioniq 9, but the Ioniq 6 will still be built in South Korea."

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EV Quick-Charge Pit Stops Take Formula E Open-Wheel Racing to Next Level

03 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...one of its biggest - or at least most visible - leaps forward on the tech side with its Pit Boost, fast-charging technology...a quick-charge technology where a 30-second charge of a 600 kW boost during a minimum 34-second pit stop will give the open-wheel race cars a 10% charge of 3.85 kW of energy... company behind the latest energy boost for Formula E is Fortescue Zero...plan calls for it to be used only on Formula E doubleheader weekends."

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Researchers Make the Case for Charging Cars During the Day

02 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...installing slow-charging infrastructure 'in both residential and non-residential settings such as workplaces where cars are parked for several hours during weekdays, could make daytime charging more economically and practically attractive

"Daytime charging, [UC Merced] researchers point out, would cut down on the need for expensive energy storage...The researchers advocate installing more lower cost "level 1" chargers at workplaces."

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