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Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:47:18 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been assisting the local government and residents in the wake of catastrophic fires in Los Angeles County. EPA has been assigned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the first stage of the overall recovery and cleanup: the project to remove lithium-ion batteries and … [continued]

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Lucid Comes Back From The Brink, With Tesla Supercharger Promise Fulfilled

January 30, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, lucid air, lucid gravity, nacs, tesla model s, tesla superchargers, tesla supercharging, us ev market, us ev sales, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:43:17 +0000

The new Lucid Gravity luxury SUV goes head-to-head with Tesla, as the first (or second) non-Tesla production EV sold with an NACS port.

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BMW — Luxury Sells Well Down Under

January 30, 2025 admin Australia, BMW, bmw ix1, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:57:39 +0000

In 2024, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) sold approximately 26,341 vehicles in Australia, a slight increase over 2023. In 2023, it sold 15% more than 2022. This is a story of growth. These numbers include petrol vehicles, diesel vehicles, PHEVs, and BEVs. Of these, 7,787 were full battery electric vehicles. … [continued]

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How Do These Tesla Model Y Competitors Reach 5× More Sales?

January 30, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev advantages, ev benefits

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:39:24 +0000

A few days ago, I wrote about 10 electric crossovers/SUVs in the US that were comparable to the Tesla Model Y in terms of pricing, size, and driving range on a full charge. Then, yesterday, I published on US electric vehicle sales in 2024 — following a report on US … [continued]

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The Volvo EX30 Leads The Way In South Africa As BEV Sales Go Up 35% In 2024

January 30, 2025 admin africa, BMW, bmw ix3, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, research, South Africa, volvo, volvo ex30, volvo xc40

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:32:56 +0000

Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) breached the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2024. Last year, 1,257 BEVs were sold in South Africa, up 35% from 929 units sold in 2023. The Volvo EX30 led the way with 406 units, taking … [continued]

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Clean Energy & Pork Production at Milford, Utah

January 30, 2025 admin Agriculture, clean power, Solar energy, Utah, wind energy

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:34:53 +0000

There is a strange confluence of clean energy and pork production near Milford, Utah, 208 miles south of Salt Lake City, and 30 miles west of Beaver. Located there, just north of Milford in Beaver County, is the largest solar farm in Utah. It is the Escalante Solar Project, which … [continued]

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What In The World Is Going On With AI?

January 30, 2025 admin AI, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:15:56 +0000

The world of AI took a giant hit on Monday as companies betting on the new technology lost over a trillion dollars in value.

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Second Life Adds More Green Punch To EV Battery Recycling (Eventually)

January 29, 2025 admin batteries, battery recycling, battery reuse, battery second life, clean transport, e-waste, electric vehicle battery reuse, Electric vehicles, electronic waste, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery recycling, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, repurpose, second life batteries, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:00:20 +0000

Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund is supporting a new “second life” venture that complements EV battery recycling by extending the useful life of the whole battery.

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Renault’s Automotive Pedigree Sells the Megane E-Tech Down Under

January 29, 2025 admin Australia, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, renault, renault megane, renault megane e-tech

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:52:19 +0000

That’s what the Renault salesperson told me yesterday when I went to check out the Renault Megane E-Tech. After my experience driving the Zoe 6 years ago, I was prepared to be disappointed. I was pleasantly surprised. The Megane is an attractive mid-range CUV. The three white cars, clustered together … [continued]

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Seaweed Farms Are An Important Carbon Sequestration Strategy

January 29, 2025 admin alexandra cousteau, carbon dioxide, carbon sequestration, green economy, research, seaweed farming

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:45:12 +0000

We know that plants sequester carbon dioxide. The Amazon rainforest (what’s left of it), mangrove swamps, and sea grasses all remove carbon dioxide from the air. But a recent study by the Oceans 2050 Global Seaweed Project found that seaweed farming can also be an important source of carbon sequestration. … [continued]

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