08 May 2024 | Synopsis
"...clean air policies are hitting snags by way of GOP-led legislation and lawsuits designed to hurt electric vehicle progress.""..25 Republican attorneys general filed a lawsuit intended to overturn the EPA’s recently finalized tailpipe rules...President Biden of being 'willing to sacrifice the American auto industry and its workers in service of its radical green agenda..." Michigan Rep. John James introduced legislation to dismantle those same rules."
08 May 2024 | Synopsis
"Demand for the red metal is soaring due to the need to power giant data centers for AI."This year, money has been moving into copper as part of the continuum of the process that results in power generation....And the demand for power generation is growing because of all the energy needed for data centers, where artificial intelligence applications are trained and live.
"...demand for more copper because one H100 GPU uses some 700 MW of power per year. That's roughly the same as a typical house."
08 May 2024 | Synopsis
"...the 390-foot (119-meter) superyacht is designed to run on 'green' hydrogen, which is produced by by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity"Dutch shipbuilder Feadship...launch[ed]...$646 million vessel on May 4th at their Amsterdam shipyard sees the yachting world 'forever changed.
"...ship's liquid hydrogen fuel requires approximately eight to 10 times more storage space than traditional diesel fuel..."
06 May 2024 | Synopsis
"...is the 410-mile figure...measured from a Lucid Air Grand Touring overkill? That's the equivalent of five and a half hours of highway driving, or about as long as - if not longer than - many well-hydrated drivers (or not-so-well-hydrated drivers of a certain age) can go between pit stops."Once the bladder is about half full, it triggers a feeling Dr. Lane calls 'first desire'..."strong desire"...occurs when the bladder is around 75% full."
06 May 2024 | Synopsis
Battery EVs are better today than ever, while PHEVs are full of compromises...The inconvenient truth is that at the core, PHEVs are still basically gas cars...they are based on the same platform as their hybrid and gasoline twins, with the same packaging and safety compromises."you don’t benefit from the low center of mass, near 50/50 weight distribution, and massive front crumple zone offered by most battery EVs..."
06 May 2024 | Synopsis
"...new 2024 Edmunds EV Sentiment Study, it seems that the supply of electric vehicles is not quite on par with the demand...the problem is that many potential customers don’t want them"The issue with EVs is that while many people think they are cool and a great way to embrace the future, the barrier to entry remains their cost.
"...no new EV is available for purchase for less than $30k, and only four check in under $40k..."
06 May 2024 | Synopsis
"The McLennans have vowed to bust the myths around Australia's so-called flawed EV charging network by proving it's entirely possible to travel long distances - all without breaking down.The couple, along with their kids...have embarked on a 15,000km road trip covering the traditional 'big lap' route, starting in Perth and travelling clockwise around the country... EV9 will get us about 550 kilometres [in the city]...a two-tonne, low-profile caravan...about 280km, but it has varied wildly between 220 and 320km."
06 May 2024 | Synopsis
"The iodine and bromine-based aqueous battery had an energy density of 1200 watt-hours per litre (Wh/L) compared to the 700Wh/L of traditional non-aqueous lithium batteries"...aqueous batteries typically had a much lower energy density - the amount of energy a battery holds compared to its weight or volume - than non-aqueous batteries at under 200Wh/L"
03 May 2024 | Synopsis
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company...is a state-owned multinational conglomerate headquartered in Shanghai specializing in marine transport.The Green Water 01 sails at a total length of 119.8 meters, a molded width of 23.6 meters, a molded depth of 9 meters, a design draft of 5.5 meters, and a maximum speed of 19.4 km/h (12 mph).
"...save 3,900 kg (8,600 pounds) of fuel for every 100 nautical miles traveled, cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 12.4 tons....the Green Water 01 has commenced weekly service between Shanghai and Nanjing."
03 May 2024 | Synopsis
"The most vital element for the future of our cities is that the bicycle is an instrument of experiential understanding."On a bicycle, citizens experience their city with deep intimacy, often for the first time. For a regular motorist to take that two or three mile trip by bicycle instead is to decimate an enormous wall between them and their communities...One cannot turn a blind eye on a bicycle - they must acknowledge their community, all of it."
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