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Tens Of Thousands Sign Up For French Electric Car Leasing Scheme

19 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Some 90,000 people have applied to the scheme since the start of the month...whereas the government had only planned to subsidise the rental of 25,000 electric vehicles this year.

"Conditions to apply include being a French resident, not exceeding a certain taxable income, needing a car to get to a job more than 15 km (9 miles) away from home, and driving at least 8,000 km per year for work..."

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Scientists Discover Alarming Evidence Global Warning Is Accelerating

19 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"...new study from...Paul Sabatier University in France...calculated the amount our oceans were warming was steadily at about 0.15 watts per meter squared (W/m2) each decade around the 1960s. But since then this has risen to a rate of 0.91 W/m2.

"There are several theories behind what could cause this potential acceleration, from changes in cloud cover and the staggering decrease in sea-ice creating a feedback system..."

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Are You a Super Driver? Some States Want to Help You Go Electric

19 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"A small share of motorists burns about a third of America's gasoline, a study found. Switching to electric vehicles would make a huge dent in climate-warming emissions.

"...the top 10 percent of motorists in the United States drive an average of about 40,200 miles per year and account for roughly one-third of the nation's gasoline use.

"Lawmakers in California, Maryland, Vermont and Washington have recently proposed policies to encourage high-mileage drivers to go electric."

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Tesla Owner Reveals How Much They've Saved On Fuel By Sharing 6-Month Electric Bill

19 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Bilal Sattar has shared the costings for the last six months on X, showing how much he paid to recharge on the roughly 10,000 miles he drove...The total cost comes to $573.55, which is a fraction of what it would’ve cost to run a comparable car the same distance – a hefty $2,392.

"Sattar is clever with his destinations, often picking stopping points where there are free chargers."

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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $131 Million to Boost America’s Battery Supply Chain & Supercharge Electric Vehicle Innovation

19 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"DOE announced 27 projects to receive $71 million to develop innovative and equitable clean mobility options, alleviating supply chain concerns for EV batteries, and increasing EV drive range.

"United States Advanced Battery Consortium...will receive $60 million for pre-competitive, vehicle-related advanced battery R&D that addresses critical priorities for the next phase of widescale EV commercialization.

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Insect Populations Flourish In Restored Habitats Of Solar Energy Facilities

18 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory wanted to understand the ecological value of PV solar energy sites planted with native grasses and wildflowers

"The research findings suggest two important implications of habitat-friendly solar energy. One is that habitat-friendly solar sites can play an important role in conserving biodiversity...Second, habitat-friendly solar sites can help mitigate land-use conflicts."

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EV Rentals Can Lead The Way To Increased EV AdoptionNew Study RevealsUnexpected Impact Of Car Rentals On EV Adoption - Here's How It Could Change Everything

18 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"Research published in the journal Energy suggests that EV rentals can reduce customers' concerns about taking the risk of purchasing an expensive and uncertain commodity like an EV...

"Renting an EV can teach a consumer valuable lessons about zero emissions transportation...the end-user cost is about 2–3 cents per mile for EVs and 13 cents per mile for ICE vehicles.

"It's really, really important that EV rentals are not taken lightly by rental company staff."

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Yes, It's Cold. Yes, The Planet's Still Warming

18 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"It's important to remember that the cold snap is, for many of us, just a moment of discomfort, while climate change is a long-term disaster.

"Despite the skepticism from those Republicans that cold weather and climate change can co-exist...today's frigid weather isn't inconsistent with the heating of the planet and warming of the climate.

"...analysis of 4,458 hours of climate-denial content on YouTube...found that the percentage of posts completely denying climate change have dropped from 65% of posts in 2018 to 30% today."

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How To Keep Electric Vehicles Charged In Extreme Cold

18 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"The experience for Tesla owners is a window into the cold, hard truth about the susceptibility of battery electric vehicles to the effects of very cold weather...The simple answer to why this happens is chemistry and physics..EVs can lose up to around 30% of their available power in cold weather...To combat the cold weather effect, EV owners are advised to conduct what’s known as preconditioning their vehicle’s battery."

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For Truckers Driving EVs, There's No Going Back

18 Jan 2024 | Synopsis

"LaBush belongs to a small but growing group of commercial medium-to-heavy-duty truck drivers who use electric trucks...While trucks are only 4 percent of the vehicles on the road, they make up almost a quarter of the country’s transportation emissions...analysis of the nation's 12.2 million truck fleet, there are almost 13,000 electric trucks - which can be defined as Class 2B to Class 8 vehicle...Everyone who has had an EV has no aspirations to go back to diesel at this point."

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