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Ingenuity Continues To Break Records With 70th Flight On Martian Surface

05 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"...Ingenuity helicopter has done some incredible things. Not only has it proven that flight is possible on another planet, but the spacecraft was only designed to complete five flights, and now it has completed a total of 70th, setting even more records as it goes...learning how to navigate those atmospheres can prove exceptionally useful for future spacecraft development...Ingenuity is working against all odds...It's unclear exactly how long the Mars helicopter will continue to fly."

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The Sting in Biden's Green Loans Is Their Success

05 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Republican efforts to slow the Department of Energy’s clean-energy loan program looks like pure politics.

"Republicans rarely, if ever, mention a $465 million loan made to a certain electric vehicle developer at a crucial moment in 2010. Tesla Inc. repaid its loan three years later, is now valued at almost $800 billion,

"LPO had issued $36 billion of loans or guarantees, of which $13.7 billion had been repaid, and had received $4.3 billion of interest. It had taken losses of just over $1 billion or about 3% of the amount disbursed, which is far better than the track record of cleantech venture capital..."

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2024 Will Be the Year We Figure Out EV Charging

05 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Charging confusion and range anxiety made many Americans hesitant to adopt electric vehicles. But 2024 is shaping up to change that"

"For me, the electrified future is here. But to paraphrase one of my favorite sci-fi writers, the future is not so evenly distributed...Starting in 2024, the arrival of CCS-to-NACS adapters from Tesla, partnered OEMs and third parties such as Lectron will allow current EV drivers to get a jumpstart on the NACS transition..."

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Rest In Pieces - What To Do With Your E-Bike Battery At The End Of Its Life

05 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"...what are we going to do with all those batteries when they are no longer useful?"

"...In an effort to make an impact on their personal carbon footprint, many people have turned to electric bicycles...battery and e-bike manufacturers can take matters into their own hands by looking to the future...the focus should be on the long-term and how to make the life cycle of an e-bike battery more circular in nature...55 bike manufacturers have signed up for the E-bike Battery Recycling Program..."

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E-Scooter Companies Are Going Bankrupt. That Should Alarm You Even If You Hate Them

05 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"...struggles will delight fans of Bird Graveyard, a popular Instagram account offering videos of people kicking over e-scooters and flinging them off buildings...those who care about the future of urban life should not indulge in scooter schadenfreude.

"...many of the most common e-scooter complaints are actually indictments of bad street design...much of the hostility toward e-scooters relates to their unique form factor."

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Zeekr's 'Golden Battery' Is The Latest Revelation In EV Battery Tech

04 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Zeekr's Golden Battery further narrows the density gap with NMCs thanks to their 'application of newly-developed materials and simplified structural design'...the volume utilization of the new battery pack is at 83.7 percent, higher than the general 60-percent utilization according to QuantumScape...the Zeekr 007's ability to accept up to 500 kW of DC fast charging, the battery can be charged from 10 to 80 percent in just 15 minutes. Translated into range, this is good for 500 kilometers (311 miles) in just 15 minutes.

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Can Electric Cars Help Lower Your Electricity Bills?

04 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"V2G is one of the most exciting new technologies that more and more manufacturers are embracing"

The electrical energy stored in the large batteries of new electric cars is not always fully utilised...How can this surplus 'energy potential' be exploited? The answer lies in V2G, an acronym for vehicle-to-grid, i.e. two-way charging,

"...based on data from its fleet, less than 10 kWh is used on average during a typical driving day

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Short Sellers Target BYD, The Worlds Top EV Maker, As Rivalry Intensifies

04 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

BYD is regarded as a bellwether of the Chinese EV market - the world’s largest - and the positioning suggests mounting concerns about the sector's prospects

"Bearish bets against Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD have surged to the highest since September...Over 150 new models are scheduled to be launched in China in 2024, of which 80 per cent will be electric vehicles...The challenging outlook is weighing on BYD's shares,

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Fisker Ditches Tesla-Style Direct-Sales Model in Favor of Dealerships

04 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"The company began selling its first vehicle, the Ocean sport-utility vehicle, in 2023, but has been challenged by the complex logistics of shipping vehicles to U.S. customers from a factory in Austria.

"In Fisker’s case, the automaker found selling its cars online wasn’t saving as much money as it thought...Between the real estate, salaries and the financial burden of carrying unsold vehicles on its books, it cost Fisker thousands of dollars a vehicle."

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Why Red States Are Suing to Hide Their Transportation Emissions

04 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"...21 states quietly filed suit against President Biden, federal Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt, and the US DOT itself over the new 'Net Zero Highway rule,' which requires states to track greenhouse gas emissions on their roads and set targets to reduce them

"...the states' real reason for the lawsuit has more to do with 'virtue signaling that they'll fight anything associated with climate."

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