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Hydrogen Or Battery? World-First Train Glides Along On Either

03 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

'Stadler Rail has developed a fleet of train cars that can run on either hydrogen or battery power for branch rail services...

Stadler's "Flirt H2 train zipped along for 46 hours, traveling 2,803 km (1741.7 miles) on a single tank of hydrogen....a single hydrogen-powered car can travel 700 km (435 miles), while the dual set-up will make it 1,000 km (621 miles).

The RS Zero is a particularly lightweight vehicle that enables emission-free operation on secondary routes."

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Replacing EV Battery Is Expensive, But Would You Ever Need To?

03 Sep 2024 | Synopsis

"EV batteries can last more than 100,000 miles these days.

"Are electric vehicles really a better deal, especially with a replacement battery factored into the lifetime cost...A new EV battery can cost between $10,000 and $20,000 depending on the make and model...today's technology means longer warranties of 150,000 miles or more are possible in the near future...$1,355 per kilowatt-hour in 2008 to $153 per kilowatt-hour in 2022..."

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Renewables Generated 40% of Global Electricity for First Time Ever in 2023

30 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"...the global clean energy transition has reached significant milestones and is poised to continue at its current pace. Last year for the first time more than 40 percent of the planet's electricity was generated by zero-carbon sources - 14 percent from solar and wind.

"Renewables made up almost a third of power generation worldwide in 2023, up five percent year-on-year...China continued to dominate new renewables investments..."

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Pay-Per-Mile Car Tax Changes Are The 'Way Forward' And Needed 'As Soon As Possible'

30 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"As more and more EVs come on to the roads the [British] Government will need to tax drivers differently...Under the current tax measures, petrol and diesel drivers are charged based on the emissions output of their vehicles...The proposed tax scheme would charge motorists for every mile they drive instead of based on the emissions output of their cars..point raised by drivers was the cost disparity between rural motorists and urban ones..."

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Startling Facts From Bombshell Sea Level Rise Report

30 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Surging Seas In A Warming World [report] finds that sea levels are rising at a rate not seen in the last 3,000 years... recent studies have found that any additional heating greater than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2050 increases the risk of 'tipping point' events such as the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet or the Greenland Ice Sheet...if the [74,000 sq mile Thwaites Glacier] ice sheet collapsed, it could raise global sea levels by up to six feet."

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Electric Vehicle Owners Paid For Charging At Home In Landmark Trial - "All They Had To Do Was Park"

30 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"The CrowdFlex energy trial ran for three months between May and July, with drivers asked the plug their electric vehicles in whenever they are parked at home.

"It found that 80 per cent more customers plugged in their electric vehicles during the day, and 50 per cent more overnight...Grid flexibility services are estimated to be able to save consumers £10billion per year in energy costs by 2050."

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What If Big Oil Championed – And Profited From – The Green Transition? Here's How It Could Work

30 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Repurposing existing fossil fuel infrastructures to supply clean fuels could be faster and cheaper than building new ones, such as the massively expanded electricity systems required for mass EV adoption.

"Repurposing fossil fuel infrastructures also opens the door to converting existing vehicles to run on clean fuels...Big Oil could avoid its existing assets becoming sunset investments...hydrogen is a more credible substitute than electrification in some large coal-consuming industries, such as steelmaking."

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Should You Get A Bigger Solar Panel System If You Plan To Get An EV?

29 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"Experts say you should think ahead and 'future-proof' your system as much as possible.

"According to data from Cox Automotive, EV sales grew by 11.3% during the second quarter of 2024...Adding an EV on top of your home//s existing power consumption may be too much for your solar system...In an ideal scenario, someone sizing up their options for a solar system would already have an EV..."

"For a new Model Y owner, assuming 10,000 miles driven annually, you'd need to add roughly 2,801 kWh a year in solar capacity."

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Sick 0f Heavy Electric SUVs And Crossovers? Ariel Debuts The E-Nomad.

29 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

UK-based "Ariel says the E-Nomad can match the more than respectable acceleration of its gas-powered car, which means 0–60 mph (98 km/h) in 3.4 seconds despite wearing nobbly all-terrain tires....the battery pack weighs less than 660 lbs (300 kg) and can send up to 281 hp (210 kW) to the drive unit at the rear...so range is just a quoted 150 miles (240 km).

"Since a goal for the E-Nomad project was to explore more sustainable methods of low-volume car manufacturing..."

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Why Other EV Drivers Still Can't Access Tesla Superchargers

29 Aug 2024 | Synopsis

"...car companies have struggled to meet the demand for adapters - and software snags are preventing other cars from accessing Tesla's charging network..."

"So far, only two automakers have completed that step to even access Superchargers: Ford and Rivian

"Ford and Rivian are the only EV makers with the right software, but most of those drivers still don't have Supercharger access because the automakers haven't received enough adapters."

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