EDITOR'S CHOICE

Can We Not Turn E-Bikes Into A Regulatory Nightmare?

25 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"...well-intentioned neglect and hyperactive safety Karens come together to create a perfect storm, and produce a terrible public policy outcome....The first thing they did was ban e-bikes from the sidewalks, because they're faster than normal bikes and an elderly person got hit by a rider...mindset is setting clean technology back and making life hard for young people who are trying to take care of the future of the planet they're inheriting.

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Toyota Solid-State Battery Production Won't Be The Game Changer We Hoped For

25 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"...Tokyo-based automaker recently announced that its advanced batteries would go into production by 2027, but solid-state tech won't reach mass production anytime soon...initial annual production will total around several hundred tons

"...the limited production of solid-state batteries could be enough to power a limited production run of sports or supercars...

"Toyota plans on selling more than three million electric vehicles by 2030"

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Fifteen Chinese Cities To Electrify All Public Vehicles

25 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"The aim is to get a total of 600,000 electric public sector vehicles on the cities’ roads, the notice states. 'Public sector vehicles' covers buses, sanitation vehicles, taxis, postal vans, and more...

"China has witnessed a surge in electric bus adoption in recent years. Between 2014 and 2022, the number increased from 37,000 to 529,000...The plan includes the construction of over 700,000 charging piles and 7,800 battery-switching stations.

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BYD Produces Its 6 Millionth Plugin Vehicle!

24 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"...here's the real kicker. The 6 millionth new energy vehicle came just 3 months after the 5 millionth new energy vehicle! BYD is now producing approximately a million new energy vehicles per quarter...The vehicle that got badged with the lucky number was a BAO 5

"Currently, BYD has entered 58 countries and regions, and surpassed an accumulative sale of 200,000 units of passenger vehicles..."

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Nissan Confirms 3 New EVs And Its Next Gigafactory Location

24 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"...plan on two new CUVs and a brand-new version of the Leaf, all three of which will be produced in the UK at Nissan's Sunderland plant...Nissan will also be adding another gigafactory at Sunderland to enable production."

"Not only will there be an EV Qashqai and EV Juke (along with a probably crossover-ish Leaf replacement), the Leaf Not only will there be an EV Qashqai and EV Juke (along with a probably crossover-ish Leaf replacement), the

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Large-Scale Carbon Capture An Illusion For Oil And Gas Companies

24 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"Assuming that fossil fuel consumption continues under current projections, the oil and gas industry would need to capture and store an 'entirely inconceivable' 32 billion tonnes of carbon and remove 23 billion tonnes via direct air capture by 2050...This would require more electricity than is used by the entire world today."

"Their smoke and mirrors game with carbon capture and forest offsets is no longer fooling anyone."

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Wyoming Coal Mine A Possible Rare Earth Resource

24 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"Weir International and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory...published an independent report containing a technical assessment of rare earth elements, or REE, found at one of its mines in Wyoming.

"NETL researchers and Ramaco now believe that the Brook Mine property contains perhaps the largest unconventional deposit of REEs discovered in the United States."

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US Coal Plants Killed 460,000 People Between 1999 and 2020

24 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"After calculating annual exposure to fine particulates - known as PM2.5 - from 480 coal plants and examining Medicare death records, the [George Mason University] researchers found that between 420,000 to 500,000 excess deaths in the U.S. over the past two decades were attributable to coal pollution.

"After 2007, annual excess deaths attributable to coal pollution fell sharply, hitting around 1,600 in 2020."

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Micromobility Is Having a Weird Year

21 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"By all accounts, micromobility is taking off. So why are so many systems shutting down?"

"NACTO's recently published annual micromobility report showed that docked bikeshare just had its best year in history...U.S. Consumer Protect Safety Commission confirmed that deaths involving e-bikes and e-scooters are exceedingly rare: just 111 between 2017 and 2022...At the heart of that question lies a deep anxiety about the structural foundations of the micromobility industry, and whether those foundations are beginning to shift."

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The World May Be On Track For Tripling Renewables - And That Is What We Need

21 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"...an analysis of national targets by energy think tank Ember...analyzes renewables targets for 57 countries, plus the EU, that collectively represent 90% of global power sector emissions..the current renewables boom is already outpacing governments' planned growth.

"Building on evidence from the IEA and IRENA, the COP28 president has called for a global agreement to triple renewable capacity by 2030."

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Analyst: Canceling Cybertruck Could Benefit Tesla Shares

21 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"... an analyst at Jefferies says cancelling the electric pick-up truck could prove to be positive for Tesla shares...The analyst called it 'climbing out of self-drug holes.' Cybertruck is an 'off mission' product...EV pickup truck may have diverted resources from high-volume global segments and supply of 4680 cells for Model Y..The Cybertruck is a double negative on affordability"

Elon Musk Hits Back At Analyst Who Recommended Tesla Shelve Cybertruck

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Berlin Announces Plans For A Sustainable Magnetic Levitation Train. How Will It Work?

21 Nov 2023 | Synopsis

"The German capital plans to build a five-to-seven kilometre test track for the green transportation project, investing €80 million from a special climate fund.

"Quicker and cheaper to build than a subway line, the driverless magnetic levitation - or 'maglev' - train could make its debut within two years...Operated experimentally in 1984 and for passengers between 1989 to 1991, the M-Bahn or Magnetbahn covered a 1.6 km line with three

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