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America Is Going Through Its Every-80-Year Reinvention

03 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"Americans have gone through three historic junctures like what we're witnessing today - and they happen on an uncanny 80-year cycle."

[Peter Leyden] "essay is going to lay out the remarkable parallels between today's America and the nation during each of its previous periods of fundamental reinvention.

In each of these periods, Americans found themselves at a juncture...mack in the middle of the dying world and the new world struggling to be born, political passions run extremely high..."

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New Battery Tech Makes Sub-Zero EV Charging 5x Faster

03 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...power drawn when you heat the cabin and seats can together sap about 25% of range...University of Michigan [researchers] have a way to tackle the first problem...slightly altering the manufacturing process for lithium-ion EV batteries

"...coating the laser drilled graphite anode with a glassy material made of lithium borate-carbonate, charging can be sped up by five times the rate observed in below-freezing temperatures."

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EV Eye Candy: The Excitingly "Weird" Hyundai Ioniq 6

03 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...this electric sedan is still weird as hell, and that's a good thing. We need more weird cars...No specs or other details have been given by Hyundai yet..hould also gain the Tesla-style NACS charging port, though like Hyundai's other 800-volt EVs, you'll be able to get faster charging times out of a non-Tesla charger.

"...newly-enacted tariffs might be a problem for the Ioniq 6 in the United States. The facelifted Ioniq 5 is now built in the U.S. alongside the Ioniq 9, but the Ioniq 6 will still be built in South�Korea."

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EV Quick-Charge Pit Stops Take Formula E Open-Wheel Racing to Next Level

03 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...one of its biggest - or at least most visible - leaps forward on the tech side with its Pit Boost, fast-charging technology...a quick-charge technology where a 30-second charge of a 600 kW boost during a minimum 34-second pit stop will give the open-wheel race cars a 10% charge of 3.85 kW of energy... company behind the latest energy boost for Formula E is Fortescue Zero...plan calls for it to be used only on Formula E doubleheader weekends."

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Researchers Make the Case for Charging Cars During the Day

02 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...installing slow-charging infrastructure 'in both residential and non-residential settings such as workplaces where cars are parked for several hours during weekdays, could make daytime charging more economically and practically attractive

"Daytime charging, [UC Merced] researchers point out, would cut down on the need for expensive energy storage...The researchers advocate installing more lower cost "level 1" chargers at workplaces."

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Rivian's CEO Explains Why China Is Leading The EV Shift And How The US Can Catch Up

02 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"...out that only 8% of new vehicle sales in the US last year were electric.

"In comparison, EVs accounted for 45% of all car sales in China last year...[where] innovation happening at 'lightning speed' with new models, advanced battery tech, and much lower EV prices...

"One of the biggest reasons is the lack of options in the US. Scaringe says there are only 'one of two great, high compelling choices' under $50,000."

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Ehang Receives Green Light For Commercial eVTOL Operation In China

02 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"Ehang has officially received its Air Operator Certificates for the autonomous EH216-S electric VTOL...it is now permitted to offer below-altitude tourism, urban sightseeing, and diverse commercial human-carrying flight services at related operation sites in Guangzhou and Hefei...

"EH216-S is a pilot-less, passenger-carrying vertical take-off and landing craft, which is fully battery-electric and can handle a range of 22 miles at speeds up to 81 mph and a maximum altitude of 3,000 metres."

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Musk's DOE Swings At Clean Energy & Accidentally Hits A Bullseye

02 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"Department of Energy began swinging the axe at clean energy programs...their motivations are transparently petty and political -punish Democratic states...amid the smoke and mirrors, some of these cuts to hydrogen hubs and carbon capture projects - particularly the ones targeting hydrogen for transportation - make more sense than anyone in this administration probably realizes...a feel-good initiative that ignores basic thermodynamics..."

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Experts Issue "Urgent Warning” On Burning Of Fossil Fuels

01 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"US-focused review has just been published in the peer-reviewed journal Oxford Open Climate Change...research into the fossil fuel industry has led an interdisciplinary group of scientists to warn that the environment, future liveability and people’s health are at risk if urgent action is not taken to stop carbon emissions.

"The science can't be any clearer that fossil fuels are killing us...Fossil fuel pollution impacts health at every stage of life..."

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XPeng Sets A Record In China With The Production Growth Of Its MONA M03 EV

01 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"new MONA M03 EV, launched less than a year ago. The company recently hit 100,000 builds [in first seven months]...XPeng knew it had a winner on its hands when over 30,000 customers in China secured orders in the first 48 hours the M03 was on sale...launched in late August 2024, starting at an ultra-low price of $16,815...accounted for over 50% of all XPeng BEV deliveries...already taking orders for a top-tier variant called the MONA M03 Max...variant will offer a 685 km (426 miles) CLTC range..."

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Debunking Electric Vehicle Misinformation Is So Much Fun!

01 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"Electric vehicle misinformation is rampant in the media, but it doesn’t show the reality of the electric vehicle marketplace...the coalition is circulating among various audiences a graphic-based collection of facts that offer a "balanced and data-backed view" on owning and driving EVs in the UK.

"...a 'torrent of anger online from right-wing influencers and accounts that are promoting false claims and conspiratorial thinking."

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What Your Grid Models Aren't Telling You About Electric Vehicles

01 Apr 2025 | Synopsis

"As utilities work to support affordability, clean energy and resiliency goals, one load stands apart: electric vehicles...They are a fundamentally unique type of load, arriving quickly.

"Circuits and transformers were designed for steady, predictable growth, not for fast-growing and sudden load spikes...Other loads are also adding pressure. Data centers, heat pumps and electrified buildings..EV-focused load shifting needs to work differently."

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