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My Old Car Works Just Fine. Is It Still Greener to Spring For an Electric Car?

22 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"Sustainability 101 says only buy what you need. But when it comes to electric cars, that rule doesn't always apply."

"...a tipping point in the life of an electric car where the emissions savings pays off the manufacturing footprint.” That typically happens at around 13,500 miles...You might think an EV is out of your price range. But the landscape has changed recently: price drops, incentives, and a growing used market."

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First All-Electric Jeep Test Driven: Is Avenger Rugged Enough?

21 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

With its first all-electric car, the Avenger [is] more of a compact family hatchback with an electric motor [with] front-wheel-drive...is based on Stellantis's E-CMP2 platform, an evolution of the E-CMP used in its first all-electric vehicles such as the Vauxhall Corsa-e and Peugeot e-208...with a 51kWh usable battery you'll be hard pressed to get much more than 200 miles...100kW DC charging means it only takes 24 minutes to replenish to 80% to 20%."

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It’s Electric: How Fisker Is Reinventing The Automotive Industry And Expanding Its Business

21 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"Fisker's approach to building electric vehicles is deeply intertwined with its overall business philosophy: use less, use better, and use again.

"Due to production commitments with various manufacturing partners, Fisker had limited flexibility in its timeline..embracing a phased "waterfall" approach to technology upgrades, , where new features were added or implemented every two weeks following the initial go-live."

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Here's When You Can Expect To See EVs With 600+ Mile Range

21 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"The Japanese manufacturer is aiming for 2026 as the year it will begin shipping its next generation of electric products with a range of over 600 miles of range per charge.

"...looking at its next-generation liquid battery, Toyota is projecting that it can achieve around 500 miles of peak range when it is introduced in 2026..These improvements go hand-in-hand with a further 10% reduction in cost. This results in a battery that costs around 30%

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"Gates of Hell" Must Be Closed With Ambitious Action on Fossil Fuels, Says UN Chief

21 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"We must make up time lost to foot-dragging, arm-twisting, and the naked greed of entrenched interests raking in billions from fossil fuels."

"Guterres urged governments to push the global financial system toward supporting climate action, including by overhauling the business models of multilateral development banks to better help developing countries...Climate action is dwarfed by the scale of the challenge.."

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What Happens If Transition To EVs Doesn't Curb Global Warming?

21 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"Most Britons oppose the rapid transition from petrol to electricity. A poll taken this past May of readers of the Daily Express newspaper found a whopping 88% would not switch to an electric vehicle.

"Britain's infrastructure is far from ready for this abrupt transition...Bloomberg calculates lowering global temperatures will cost $200 trillion. Morgan Stanley says the cost will be $50 trillion."

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UAW, Detroit, & The Politics Of Electric Cars

20 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"The negotiations will determine the balance of power between workers and management, possibly for years to come...The UAW strike is also perilous for Joe Biden, who has made building an EV and battery manufacturing industry a pillar of his economic agenda.

"...the Inflation Reduction Act is pouring billions of dollars into building new factories in red states where unions struggle...The future of work in America is being written as you read this."

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Rethinking The Market Through Conscious Capitalism

20 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"Conscious capitalism is concerned with creating a more equitable, long-lasting and socially accountable economy. This framework encourages businesses to advocate for ethical principles such as diversity and inclusivity, as well as those that encourage positive contributions to the community and the environment

"Empathy, education, compassion and respect have all emerged as essential virtues...traditional business models are no longer viable."

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Earth's Annual Average Temperatures Set to Breach 1.5°C for the First Time

20 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"According to Berkeley Earth, the planet is currently 1.3°C (or about 2.3°F) hotter on average annually than it was before the Industrial Revolution, a temperature increase that squarely tracks with the expanding use of fossil fuels...Already in a 1.3;deg;C world, the impacts of warming have been global, costly, and in many cases, deadly.

"..business as usual reality of using fossil fuels for energy is the background to a growing consensus that the planet will breach the 1.5°C threshold soon."

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New Consortium To Make Batteries For Electric Vehicles More Sustainable

20 Sep 2023 | Synopsis

"A new battery material called disordered rock salt (DRX) could pave the way for replacing gasoline vehicles with electric vehicles at a faster rate...

"DRX cathodes could provide batteries with higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion battery cathodes made of nickel and cobalt...DRX offers more sustainable, more abundant, and cheaper mineral sources for battery cathodes...DRX cathodes can be made with almost any transition metal instead of nickel and cobalt. That versatility is key if we want to replace gasoline vehicles with electric vehicles."

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