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EDITOR'S CHOICE
31 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids fell by 1.8% at the three-year age point, equivalent to over £425, with BEVs dropping by 1.9% (£720) at one-year-old."However, there is some positivity for BEVs, with the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe looking competitively priced now and not moving in January, while the Mercedes-Benz EQC, electric BMW i3, and Mini Convertible Electric all increased in value in the month."
31 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Coyote Container, drove the hydrogen Nikola over the hilly, 400-mile route that took the truck and its 17.7 ton trailer through California's Altamont Pass and Grapevine Canyon on the I-5 interstate between the Port of Oakland and the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach...arrived at Pier C with about 140 miles of remaining range...Nikola Tre HFCEV semi was one of 35 hydrogen-powered trucks delivered to customers..."29 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"A new study from GBK Collective...found that half of the more than 2,000 US car consumers they interviewed were considering either an electric or a hybrid car for their next vehicle purchase."GBK's study found that EV considerers are willing to pay $7,650 more on average for an EV than a gas-powered car with similar features. Plug-in hybrid considerers are also willing to pay more – $6,905 on average."
29 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Public opinions on global warming, including perceived risk and support for climate policies, have shifted considerably over more than a decade"That trend was true even in many Republican strongholds. In Texas and North Carolina, for instance, the percentage of adults who said they think global warming is happening rose to 72% in 2023...from 60% in 2010. And in Indiana, that figure rose to 65% in 2023, from 55% in 2010.
29 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"One study found that many popular models kept an average of about 70% of their range in freezing conditions...Have a Plan B. Complaints about charger reliability, or the lack of charger reliability, are all too common...car buyers purchased more than a million electric cars in 2023, which leads to a higher likelihood that you might need to wait for an available charger."Taking a winter road trip in an EV is similar to a trip in a gas-powered vehicle ? drive carefully, plan your route, and make adjustments when necessary."
29 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"New Vision Aviation at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport has become the first flight school in the nation to receive clearance from the FAA to use electric planes for training."One of the Cessnas they have at the school burns about eight gallons an hour. And, at roughly $6.50 a gallon currently, those costs add up...The cost to charge the e-aircraft is about $5, the plane requires far less maintenance."
29 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Liquid hydrogen is so hard to use that the space industry is moving to methane and away from liquid hydrogen."...to sum up, hydrogen refueling stations in the biggest public data set, covering 55 stations over six years with millions of kilograms of hydrogen having been delivered, show that hydrogen stations are out of service 20% more time than they are pumping hydrogen and that annual maintenance costs are 15% of capex, not 4%.
27 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Paris-based journalist Simon Kuper [believes]...It is not EVs, but e-bikes, e-mopeds and e-scooters that are the vehicles of the future – at least for those travelling in cities."Kuper says that bikes are also becoming a cultural urban norm: 'I see this in Paris, where only one in three households now owns a car, and cycle paths are full even in January...Bikes move faster in Paris than cars, city hall'S statistics show."
..in a nutshell, it's saying that in European urban environments, e-bikes will replace cars.."
27 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"The world’s 1,300 largest methane-polluting sites have been identified from space...Thanks to Kayrros' satellite surveillance, the exact sources of potent planet-warming pollution are finally exposed"Pursuing the where, what, and why of these polluting leaks has led Kayrros to gas wells, pipelines, coal mines, and waste sites in countries like Turkmenistan...India, Russia, Australia, and the United States."
27 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"The rapidly maturing Chinese car industry makes competitive EVs across the full spectrum, from tiny city cars to envelope-pushing supercars. Left unchecked, Chinese cars could pose an existential threat to western automakers...'The Chinese car companies are the most competitive car companies in the world...Chinese-made cars are making inroads to the U.S. under brands such as Buick, Lincoln, and Polestar."
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