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16 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"Lakafossis...is one of the people investigating the collision between a passenger train and a freight train near Tempi, Greece, in February that killed 57 people"In the lengthy technical document submitted by Lakafossis to NHTSA, Tesla is accused of introducing 'special features'...the ability of the car to stop and shift into reverse gear when the driver is ready to park..
"Lakafossis recommends disallowing the current feature and requiring drivers to press the brake pedal before shifting from drive to reverse..."
16 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"...latest levellised cost of energy assessment has been released by global investment bank Lazard confirming...that wind and solar, even "firmed" by battery storage, still beat the fossil fuel competition."...Lazard assessment shows that on pretty much any assessment - cost of energy, cost of energy and firming, marginal cost of energy, and cost of capita - wind and solar win easily. And that's without counting the carbon cost of their competitors."
15 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"The revolutions in power generation and vehicle technology are gaining momentum, and given the climate crisis, they can’t come too soon.NREL says the country has the potential to reach 100% clean energy by 2035...the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) anticipates that at least 50 percent of US passenger car sales will be electric by 2030...cities, states and the federal government need to enact policies that enable drivers to put fewer miles on their cars and truck - or better still, own fewer cars and trucks - so that we need less energy for transportation."
15 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"...we are facing such a crisis, and the rapid conversion of U.S. cars and trucks to electric power is necessary...we are concerned that the Biden team is overdriving its headlights."The last thing we need is a moonshot-scale EV effort that can't get out of the garage - especially if, perversely, it turbocharges its opponents.
"Politicians who keep America's climate progress mired in political strife appear to care little about the damage they cause."
15 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"The United States and allies aim to sidestep reliance on China for the materials needed for clean tech and advanced defense gear.""U.S. lawmakers are scrambling to weaken China's grip on the critical mineral supply chains that are key to the global energy transition..
Globalization "2.0 version is about values-driven economics, and that is a very big change, one that we cannot underscore enough..By 2050, clean energy technology could require billions of tons of these minerals as inputs, according to the World Bank."
15 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"Investors who followed Berkshire Hathaway's 2008 investment in BYD also laughed their way to the bank, as the stock’s value has soared 40-fold since Berkshire's vice-chairman Charlie Munger decided to back the then little-known company...BYD is now worth HK$766.68 billion (US$98 billion), almost the value of General Motors and Ford Motor combined..delivered 1.86 million fully electric and plug-in hybrid automobiles in 2022."That outsold Tesla?s 1.31 million cars by 42 per cent and cemented BYD?s position as the world?s No. 1 producer of electric vehicles."
15 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"SWTCH Control is an intelligent load management system that keeps an eye on energy use in multi-residential buildings and distributes charging to times when there is less demand...The system ensures the electrical capacity of the building is never exceeded and that all electric vehicles are fully charged by the morning."More than one-third of all North Americans live in multi-tenant properties, and most still can't charge at home..."
14 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"...new advancements have allowed for the range of EVs to steadily increase, with the average range going from 260 miles per charge in 2020 to 291 in 2022. Overall, the average range since 2011 has quadrupled..."...International Energy Agency reports that public EV charging stations were up 40% in 2021. And in the coming years, 35 U.S. states will be getting a combined 500,000 chargers, thanks to new government policies."
14 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"...79% of respondents say they value battery range over all else. In fact, battery performance is so valuable that they're willing to pay over $13,000 on top of the vehicle price...Nearly two-thirds (65%) of buyers looking for a vehicle under $55,000 are interested in paying more for a better battery...Survey respondents say they are willing to pay as much as $200-$250 per month for a battery with extra range...2% said they are still happy with their decision."14 Apr 2023 | Synopsis
"Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) managed to burn hot plasma for nearly seven minutes, smashing the previous record of 101 seconds...the EAST machine...performed a "high power, stable, steady-state long-pulse high confinement mode plasma operation," for a whopping 403 seconds."The main significance of this new breakthrough lies in its 'high-confinement mode,' under which the temperature and density of the plasma
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