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ChargeScape's EV Virtual Power Plant Ensures Summertime Grid Reliability

23 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

As a joint venture of BMW, Ford, Honda and Nissan, ChargeScape is on a mission to transform EVs from a grid liability into an asset.

"ChargeScape, through its direct partnerships with automakers, was the first to bring residential EVs into this historically commercial-focused program - demonstrating the value of EV telematics in enabling targeted, automated load curtailment."

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Electric Vehicle Batteries Can Easily Outlive An Average Gas Car In The US' Lifespan, Study Reveals

21 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

"According to Geotab's findings, the average EV battery can last up to 20 years, with minimal annual degradation...That's six years longer than the average lifespan of a gas-powered vehicle in the United States, which currently stands at around 14 years.

"The data, drawn from over 10,000 electric vehicles, shows that batteries lose only about 1.8 percent of their original capacity per year...This means an EV would retain roughly 64 percent of its range even after two decades of use."

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This $7,000 Electric Micro-Car Has Already Overtaken Toyota's EV Sales In Japan

21 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

"The Mibot stands under 1.5 meters tall with a design that balances between being adorable and pragmatic.

"The specs are straightforward: a 100km range, 60km/h top speed, and a 5-hour charging time using standard outlets. Some would call it abysmal by EV standards, but these features are perfectly suited for urban reality...

"Production begins this October at KG's new Hiroshima factory, with plans to deliver 300 vehicles to Hiroshima and Tokyo customers by March 2026, followed by 3,000 more nationwide."

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Viewpoint: An EV Revolution Is Happening In The Heart Of OPEC

21 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

Fully electric vehicles comprised 10 per cent of the value of cars imported into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2024, according to trade data. Throw in hybrids and plug-in hybrids, and more than a quarter of the market is switching to batteries

"If nations that owe their very existence to the transformative power of crude are switching to lithium-ion, then the prospects for their key export are looking distinctly shaky."

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What Fracking Is Doing To The Earth - And To Our Bodies

21 Jun 2025 | Synopsis

"Between 2007 and 2016, oil production in the United States increased 75 percent, while natural gas production increased 39 percent...Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a technique to extract fossil fuels - primarily methane

"...a single well can use between 1.5 and 16 million gallons of water...One of the largest environmental impacts of fracking is the amount of methane it releases...the amount of smog produced by oil and gas drilling now exceeds the amount of smog from vehicles."

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