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German Volocopter Restricted To Short Demonstration Flight Outside of Paris

12 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"The German air taxi startup Volocopter actually wanted to offer a commercial service during the Olympic Games in Paris. However, the ambitious plan failed for various reasons. Instead, a Volocopter took off for a demonstration flight near Paris" as 2024 Olympics draws to close."

"...due to protests, Volocopter had to switch to this airfield on the outskirts of the French capital, which is around 25 kilometres from the city centre."

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Survey Reveals Mixed Expectations For EV Adoption And Climate Change Optimism

12 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"...survey by CivicScience reveals mixed expectations about their future popularity and a corresponding sense of optimism about combating climate change...nearly half of the respondents believe that EVs will remain a niche market...half of the respondents believe that EVs will remain a niche market...suggest that gender does not significantly influence expectations about EV adoption..understanding public sentiment about technological solutions is crucial."

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Electric Air Taxis' Olympic Moment

12 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Archer's planned L.A. network leverages partnerships with major airlines...It includes 'vertiports' at key locations such as Los Angeles International Airport, Orange County, Santa Monica, Hollywood Burbank, Long Beach and Van Nuys.

"L.A. network ahead of the global events that are coming to the region over the next three years is a milestone that will put Midnight on display for the whole world to see."

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Your Local Car Dealer May Have This "Shocking" Opinion About EVs

12 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"...new survey of 250 'dealership leaders' across the United States, a shockingly large number say that their sales staff aren't exactly excited about selling EVs...49% of the dealers it surveyed said that their sales teams 'weren't excited at all about selling EVs.'

"... the biggest reservations about selling EVs for reasonable reasons....lack of excitement...is actually due to the amount of training that salespeople have on the product"

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Modern Fuel-Efficient Jetliners Worse For Climate Change Than Older Models, Study Finds

12 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Researchers at Imperial College London used machine learning to analyse satellite data on more than 64,000 contrails...contrails and jet fuel carbon emissions cause a double whammy warming of the climate

"To reduce jet fuel consumption, modern aircraft are designed to fly at higher altitudes where the air is thinner with less aerodynamic drag...they create contrails that take longer to dissipate – creating a warming effect..."

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Tim Walz Could Be Good For Electric Vehicle Stocks: 'You Need To Skate Where The Puck Is Going To Be. The Puck Is Going To Be In EVs'

09 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Walz, like Harris, has been positive on electric vehicles. A win for the Democratic Party in November would likely continue tax credits and ramp up electrification.

"Under Walz, Minnesota became the first in the Midwest and one of 17 states to back the emission standards set by California...Minnesota is currently advocating for electric vehicles to represent 20% of new car sales by 2030."

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China Tests High-Speed Hyperloop 'Flying Train' In 2km Vacuum Tube

09 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Ultra-high-speed train - designed to reach 1,000km/h - achieves controlled navigation, stable suspension and safe stopping, report says

"...test, which was carried out in a 2km tube with a low-vacuum environment in Datong...The project developer did not disclose how fast the train went during the trial run...Key technologies...includ[e] the large-scale vacuum environment, superconducting navigation control technology, and the coordination of systems in a low-vacuum environment."

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We Don't Need Fake EV Engine Noises

09 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Electric cars should sound like electric cars, this is embarrassing

"Dodge is out this week with a clip of the new Charger making some kind of noise, Hyundai was pretty widely praised for adding a selection of synthesized engine noises to the Ioniq 5 N...Instead of going through all the trouble to develop these inauthentic sounds, maybe just pull the sound sound deadening out and call it a day."

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EVs And PHEVs Outsell Gas Cars In China For The First Time

09 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Sales of EVs and PHEVs – what China calls new energy vehicles (NEVs) – jumped 37% year-over-year in July, achieving a record 50.7% of car sales...That's a rise of 28.6% from June, with a 14.4% jump in EVs.

"...in late July, the Chinese government doubled cash incentives for EVs to 20,000 yuan ($2,785)..There’s also the government scrappage scheme, which provides consumers who replace their gas cars with NEVs with 20,000 yuan ($2,540)."

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A Fifth of U.S. Green Hydrogen Projects Eyed for Water-Stressed Areas

09 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"...wind- and solar-powered plant in the Sonoran Desert will make hydrogen trucking fuel from a groundwater source that experts say is not sustainable. The 11,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year that the project plans to produce will require at least 26 million gallons - and use between 32 to 45 million gallons total if the additional water needed for purification and cooling...it will remove even more water from an aquifer that has been declining by 3 feet per year..."

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Due To Political Divisions, The Public Remains Unaware Of How EVs Are Gaining Popularity

07 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"In Q2 2024, electric vehicle (EV) sales grew 11.3% in the US, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book. A record-high 330,463 units were sold in the quarter...the rising success of EVs has been masked by bickering, misinformation, and controversies.

"..at least 10,600 South Carolinians are expected to go to work at new, high-paying jobs in the EV industry over the next decade...the bottom line is: This is coming, whether we like it or not."

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Tesla Is Testing Supercharging At Over 300 kW

07 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Supercharger V3 ended up limited to 250 kW. That worked for Tesla vehicles, but Tesla is now opening the network to non-Tesla EVs, and many of them are capable of charging at 400 kW...deploying the Supercharger V4...has been somewhat disappointing due to the fact that Tesla is so far only deploying new charging stalls and still using the V3 cabinets... the automaker is currently testing the capacity of some of these V3+ stations to charge

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