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In Historic Vote, California Becomes Largest Economy In World To Call For Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

02 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"Facing big opposition from oil & gas lobbyists and 40 industry groups, who joined forces in an attempt to block it, the proposal was backed by a majority of 43 votes.

"The resolution supports a global plan to create the missing framework for managing fossil fuel production, first by stopping expansion and then carefully phasing out coal, oil, and gas in a way that is fair and fast."

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BMW Unwraps Next-Generation Electric Vehicle To Take On Tesla, China's BYD

02 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"The Vision Neue Klasse concept car, on display at next week’s IAA motor show in Munich, shows off BMW’s dedicated EV underpinnings due in 2025...models will have a range of as much as 800km and charge from 10 per cent to 80 per cent in under half an hour...While most EVs these days offer swift acceleration, the Neue Klasse will be more fun to drive at higher speeds than many competitors..."

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Kenya: Government Unveils Plans For Nationwide E-Cycle Scheme

02 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

[Kenyan] President William Ruto announced the initiative with African startup Spiro...has already introduced nearly 10,000 electric bikes in Africa to countries including Benin, Togo, Rwanda, and Uganda...it plans to set up 3,000 battery-charging and swapping stations in Kenya, in addition to 350 already across Africa

"Currently, the number of registered (EVs) accounts for less than one per cent of the total 4.4 million registered vehicles."

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Ford President: We Are In A New Era Of EV sales

02 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

[F]or the first time ever, sales of new EVs are projected to surpass 1M units sold in a single year.

"There’s a big transition, and we’re going into the mainstream customers now in the second [inning]. It's not the early adopters anymore on the coast; we're getting into the meat, heart and soul of people saying "I'm interested in EV, but I'm skeptical...Competition from automakers...

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Feds Demand Answers From Tesla About 'Elon Mode'

02 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"NHTSA...wants answers from Tesla for its secret Autopilot 'God Mode' that allegedly allows for fewer steering wheel nags (meaning fewer warnings to drivers to hold the wheel) when piloting the Model S, 3, X, and Y. A white hat hacker recently discovered the mode that Tesla had labeled as Elon Mode.

"...the agency directs the brand to provide the dates wherein the "God Mode" was patched into the FSD..."

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Auto Industry's Switch To EVs Gets $12 Billion In Loans And Grants From The US Energy Department

01 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"Hard on the heels of President Joe Biden's goal to spur the sale of EVs in the United States, the Energy Department will provide $2 billion in grants and $10 billion in loans to support the conversion of US automaker and supplier facilities...The program aims to build or refurbish factories in communities with existing auto manufacturing facilities and to bolster the domestic EV supply chain."

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The Lucid Air Is Just A Little Faster Than A Solar Electric Aeroplane

01 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"'E-Flight Challenge 2023'...organisers aptly chose a Lucid Air sedan to compete against the Elektra Solar plane on a course covering the latest world record in electric flight...from Gelnhausen in Hesse to the North Sea island of Norderney...In the end, the electric car won but only by a very narrow margin: the Lucid Air arrived on Norderney about half an hour before the Elektra Trainer."

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2025 Mini Cooper EV Debuts With 250-Mile Range, Go-Kart Mode, Circular Screen

01 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"...the new Mini Cooper E, it gets an entirely electric powertrain...Up front is a single electric motor making 184 horsepower...The Mini Cooper E packs a 40.7-kilowatt-hour battery, which gives it 190 miles of WLTP-rated range. Bumping up to the Cooper SE brings a 54.2-kWh battery that increases range to 250 miles. The Cooper E hits 60 mph in 7.3 seconds but the Cooper SE shaves off a few tenths, dropping that sprint to 6.7 seconds."

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Tesla Launches New Model 3. Here's What's New

01 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"...the new car is a very significant improvement compared to the original, with tons of changes both outside and under the hood...redesigned, slightly lower front end and narrower headlights, which not only gives it a slightly sportier look, but also improves the aerodynamics...Tesla selling the new Model 3 in Europe and China; in the U.S., only the old version is available."

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Forty Years Ago, EPA Scientists Warned About Climate Change. How Accurate Were Their Predictions?

01 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"A look back at an early government reckoning with 'greenhouse warming' shows just how long the world has been dragging its heels"

"...warning from four decades ago rings startlingly true today, as tropical storms and hurricanes drench both the Southeast and California, heat waves deemed to be "virtually impossible" without climate change's influence...many scientists in 2023 still agree with the EPA authors' conclusion in 1983."

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