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Climate Wins Are Happening, You Just Aren't Hearing About Them

31 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"...big oil producers have actually pledged to cut spending this year, due to weakening global demand and the expense of extraction... mayors worldwide responded to Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement by affirming their commitment to climate action, promising to harness the power of local governments...Many of these victories are won in courtrooms...Worldwide, a green energy transition is already underway..."

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Intel Claims It Can Simplify EVs, Boost Range - With Help From Karma

31 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"The idea of the software-defined vehicle is, it seems, a billion-dollar buzzword in today's auto industry."

"...the Karma Kaveya [is] a 1,000-hp fully electric all-wheel-drive coupe, with claimed 0-60 mph acceleration under 3.0 seconds..Intel [sees] the opportunity to be the very first manufacturer to deploy a full ground-up true software-defined vehicle architecture...More than 50 ECUs isn't uncommon in new vehicles."

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How The 'Golden Brick' Made This SUV The Fastest Charging EV In The World

31 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"Testing the vehicle in China, the team found the 7X was able fill its battery from 10 to 80% in nine minutes and 45 seconds...the vehicle was also available to achieve a 0 to 100% charge in approximately 22 minutes

"Zeekr 7X boasts a very high charge rate - the company claims the Golden Brick battery can charge at 5.5C. C is short for capacity...Multiply the Golden Brick’s capacity of 75 kWh by 5.5, and you get the peak power level it charges

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Ford Mustang Mach-E NASCAR EV Prototype Gallops Past Gasoline

31 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"The prototype...is a Mach-E in name only...The three-motor powertrain and 78-kwh battery pack match the top-level specs given for a generic electric SUV prototype NASCAR first showed in 2023.

"It combines Mach-E style bodywork with a carbon-fiber tub chassis and components from a current NASCAR Cup Series race car, including suspension, brakes, steering, and wheels

"NASCAR hasn't given any indication of when it might adopt electric car."

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Hacking the Truthtellers: Unraveling the Fossil Fuel Industry's Web of Denial

29 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm (DCI Group)...allegedly working on behalf of one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, based in Texas, that wanted to discredit groups and individuals involved in climate litigation

"The fossil fuel industry faces dozens of lawsuits filed by states and localities accusing companies of misleading the public about the risks of climate change."

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GM Is Actually Making Money On EVs, Which Is A Big Deal

29 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"Variable profit or variable margin is, simply, what you sell something for minus the cost of making it. It doesn't cover all the initial investment costs (building a plant, design, et cetera), but it's still an important milestone

"GM, which is now far into the product cycle of its 2nd gen (3rd if you count EV1) electric cars, is showing that it can make a real business out of this...GM is the company other than Tesla that benefits most from EV tax credits..."

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Hyundai Ioniq 6, LA Fires, And How They Relate To Bidirectional Charging

29 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"There were over 100,000 people without power during the first week of the fire, and many of them owned electric vehicles.

"Bidirectional charging is the ability to charge something else with your EV, whether it's your house, an appliance, or another EV...Watching the Hyundai Ioniq 6 charge the dead Ioniq 5 wasn't as smooth as I had seen in the automaker's PR videos...The whole process took about 10 hours."

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Imprisoned British Climate Activist Has Plan to Thwart Oilograchs and Their Ilk

29 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"We are not facing climate change, we are facing social breakdown - mass rape, mass slaughter, and mass starvation.”

{Hallam]"...was beginning to reorient his thinking - shifting away from a focus on climate collapse and instead aiming to overturn an entire political system he believes is failing us...The real problem is 'the degeneration of democratic culture, spurred by the capturing of states by corporate power.'"

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One Hard Truth Investors In eVTOL Stocks Joby And Archer Aviation Can't Ignore

28 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"...before investors envision futuristic electric drones blanketing city skylines, there's a pressing practical problem that needs to be solved...these air taxis can replace car trips in traffic that might take 60-90 minutes with a 10-20 minute flight

"...there's a logistical challenge to taking eVTOLs that investors seem to be ignoring. These vehicles need places in high-density city centers to take off and land, known as vertiports, , and those vertiports won't be easy to obtain."

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We Interviewed 6 New EV Buyers. One Year Later, Do They Regret It?

28 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"...when those panic headlines are published by otherwise reputable news sources and based on insufficient evidence, that's when we have a problem...were they as disappointed in their purchase as some outlets claimed?

"The answer a year ago was clear: on a rating scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being not happy at all and 10 being happy beyond their expectations, every single buyer rated their experience at 7 or above."

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The California Grid Ran ON 100% Renewables With No Blackouts For A Record Cost Rises For A Record 98 days

28 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"...no blackouts occurred when wind-water-solar electricity supply exceeded 100% of demand on the state's main grid for a record 98 of 116 days from late winter to early summer 2024..Compared to the same period in 2023, solar output in California is up 31%, wind power is up 8%, and batteries are up a staggering 105%

"California's high electricity prices aren't because of wind, water, and solar energy..."

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A Third Of The Arctic's Vast Carbon Sink Now A Source Of Emissions, Study Reveals

28 Jan 2025 | Synopsis

"For millennia, Arctic land ecosystems have acted as a deep-freeze for the planet’s carbon, holding vast amounts of potential emissions in the permafrost...the research demonstrates how the Arctic’s boreal forests, wetlands, and tundra are being transformed by rapid warming.

"The Arctic ecosystem, spanning Siberia, Alaska, the Nordic countries, and Canada, has been accumulating carbon for thousands of years..."

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