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There Was Some Good Climate News In 2023. Really.

20 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

"New technologies that can help address climate change, from heat pumps to solar panels to EVs, are coming to the market and getting cheaper. Climate policy is also developing...

"We put the 'inevitable EV' on our list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies... strong policy support and expanding supply chains were combining to vault the technology to new relevance...this new growth means there are almost 41 million passenger EVs on the road."

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How Robotics Is Essential To Making Electric Vehicles More Affordable

20 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

"There is no way back. The E wave will come, as it has already in China...Although EVs are still cars, they are sufficiently different to build compared to internal combustion vehicles, so they require major alterations to manufacturing processes.

...another factor could help reduce the costs of all vehicle manufacturing, particularly EVs – advanced robotics.

"Traditional manufacturers still offer quite a limited EV range, because adding these to their lines further complicates the variants they must produce."

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Buick Dealers Don't Want To Sell EVs

20 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

"Buick's dealership network in the US has approximately halved, with dealers choosing the buyout route rather than investing money in upgrading to accommodate the selling and servicing of EVs...he dealers who left the brand represented around 20% of Buick's US sales...the company recorded a 58% rise in sales

"Buick announced...dealers must invest at least $300,000 to $400,000 for tooling, equipment, and personnel training..."

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Exhaust Pollution Limits Frozen At Current Levels, But Electric Cars Targeted With New Restrictions

20 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

"...the inclusion of harmful particulate matter from brakes and the abrasion of tyres reflects the fact that electric vehicles are by no means pollution free...the freeze of Euro 6 limits as an indication that the car lobby was 'back in control after a few years in the wilderness following Dieselgate'...But one significant change in the law...the introduction into Euro 7 of limits for particulate matter produced by brakes..."

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Elon Musk And Tesla Are Having A Really Bad Time In Sweden

20 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

"Unsurprisingly, the company's inaction on the matter has led to an outpouring of solidarity, with unions across Sweden banding together against the carmaker...Postal workers have stopped delivering mail to the company, including license plates...unions in Norway, Denmark, and Finland have now said they're also ready to stop unloading cars from ships...Swedish Transport Workers' union is leaving the carmaker a literal trash pile by refusing to pick up garbage from the company."

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President Biden Wants Federal Employees To Drive Or Support Electric Vehicles: How Uber, Lyft, Hertz Could Benefit

19 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

"Biden's Federal Sustainability Plan aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 from Federal operations. Federal employees will now be asked to prioritize electric vehicles while traveling on business. Employees will also take railway trips instead of airplanes or vehicles when possible. Public transit and ride-share vehicles will also be used when possible.

"The White House statement included the naming of several companies working to help..."

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I Drove 6,000 Miles In An EV. Here's What I Learned

19 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

It takes some planning, but a cross-country trip in an electric vehicle is completely doable.

"...a typical travel day, covering 400 to 450 miles, I needed successful connections at three or four different charging stations. Each day, I started with at least an 80% charge...I found I could rely on Electrify America stops for ease of connection, reliability, and prominent locations...connect to disconnect, it typically took 39 minutes to charge my car, though the total time varied from a low of 25 minutes to a high of 69 minutes."

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Does The World Have Sufficient Lithium? A Review Of Scientific And Industry Discourse

19 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

"The surge in lithium demand is not merely a consequence of technological advancements; it is closely tied to multiple global initiatives combating climate change.

"Initial projections anticipate meeting demand from new electric vehicles, but challenges may arise post-2050...Tabelin...2021 research...estimates available extractable resources at approximately 73 million tonnes of lithium, challenging more conservative estimate."

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Runaway Greenhouse Effect Fully Simulated on Earth For The First Time, And It's "Hell"

19 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

"...astronomers from the University of Geneva, with support from France's CNRS laboratories in Paris and Bordeaux, announced they were the first to simulate all stages of a runaway greenhouse effect.

"...an increase of the global Earth temperature of only a few tens of degrees - would be enough to trigger this irreversible runaway process on Earth and make our planet as inhospitable as Venus."

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There Is A Way Out Of The Climate Crisis – But It Is Not Through COP

19 Dec 2023 | Synopsis

The world's top climate summit is a hoax, and it can't help us.

"COP28...offered little more than its predecessors in the way of real solutions to the climate crisis...Instead of putting social justice at the core of the negotiations, fossil fuel producers are pushing false solutions...COP is a hoax and has become more and more corrupted over the years...we know is that in the end, change does not come from the COP or the EU Commission. Change comes from below."

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