Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:05:23 +0000
German media claims Volkswagen may be negotiating with a Chinese company about a joint venture in Germany.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:45:21 +0000
At present we’re in another wave of hysteria regarding data center energy demands, this time focused on concerns related to AI. It was all over Davos, for example. Many decarbonization folks, although not me, are deeply concerned about the electricity demands of the various large language models and generative AI … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:25:47 +0000
A new generation of high performance, energy efficient cold climate heat pumps is coming to the US home appliance market, Trump or no Trump.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:05:38 +0000
In most schoolyards, there are a few bullies. Later in life, it’s easy to see that these kids suffer from severe insecurities, often stemming from problems at home. To compensate for this insecurity, bullies try to project an image of strength by bossing other kids around and even getting physically … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:42:58 +0000
Supercapacitors made of plastic have come closer to reality, thanks to researchers at UCLA who have made a breakthrough in the lab.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:25:23 +0000
The US electric vehicle market did grow in 2024. It increased 7% over 2023, or by nearly 89,000 units. Compared to 2022, EV sales grew by 61%, or almost 492,000 units. Compared to 2021, EV sales grew by 166%, or more than 813,000 units. So, yes, the US electric vehicle … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 23:36:15 +0000
The BYD Shark plug-in hybrid pickup truck is being exported to many countries around the world but not to the US — yet.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:50:14 +0000
With the recent election upheaval in the US government, it’s important to remember that the labor movement flourished in 2024. Workers across sectors and interests challenged wage ceilings, sought job safety and security, and looked to unions to represent their collective interests. The ascendance of Donald J. Trump to the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:34:06 +0000
Quality EVs with decent power and range are cheaper than they’ve ever been, but, sadly, that doesn’t mean that literally everyone can go out and buy one yet. Young people who haven’t gotten into a good career (hopefully yet), retired people on limited fixed incomes being eaten alive by inflation, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:26:37 +0000
A few days ago, ChargePoint announced two new technologies that should help a LOT with EV charger reliability: cut-resistant cables and an alarm system. While this should go a long way toward ending this problem or at least reducing its impact on EV drivers, there’s still a lot more work … [continued]
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