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Correction, and Confusion: What Are Tesla’s Next, Cheaper Models?

October 28, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, tesla, tesla model 2, tesla model c

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:05:00 +0000

Based on what Tesla wrote in its quarterly shareholder letter, I published the other day that Tesla did indeed have cheaper electric vehicle models coming out next year. The core lines from the Tesla shareholder letter on this were as follows: “Our cost of goods sold (COGS) per vehicle came … [continued]

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Scout Motors Banks On One Weird Trick To Sell More Electric Vehicles

October 28, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, electric pickups, electric suv, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev sales, extended range, green economy, scout brand, scout motors, v2x, volkswagen (vw)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:15:06 +0000

The new electric vehicles from Scout Motors parlay dials, buttons, and switches into a rugged 1970s-era DIY off-grid vibe with 21st century V2X capability and other modern electronic systems.

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New York Reaches 6 Gigawatts of Solar Power One Year Early!

October 28, 2024 admin clean power, New York, new york solar, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:55:36 +0000

New York has been on a cleantech blitz. The latest news in that regard is that the state has reached 6 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar power capacity. Even better, it achieved that milestone a year earlier than it had targeted, as enshrined in its Climate Leadership and Community Protection … [continued]

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The Real Danger Of Politicizing Everything

October 28, 2024 admin climate change, global weirding, meteorologists, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:50:08 +0000

Recently, a fellow writer here told us about the death threats that meteorologists are facing. In a time when politics has wormed its way into everything, enlightened discussions about public policy in the face of a global threat get swept out of the way in favor of hatred, disinformation, and … [continued]

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US Solar Manufacturing Tax Credit — Updated, To Create More Jobs

October 28, 2024 admin clean power, Democrats, green economy, investment tax credit (itc), Joe Biden, kamala harris, Manufacturing, policy & politics, seia, solar cells, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar investment tax credit, solar investment tax credit (itc)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:43:21 +0000

I know, it’s hard to keep track of all these cleantech tax credits. The US is now offering tax credits for solar panels, solar cells, electric cars, batteries, wind turbines, heat pumps, and more. The Inflation Reduction Act created some new ones, extended others, and is stimulating a lot more … [continued]

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New Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Awardees in USA

October 28, 2024 admin clean power, education, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:40:12 +0000

Societal progress comes through the hard work of individuals. All groups, organizations, governments, and societies move forward in a positive way through the hard work and vision of individuals, and leaders are always needed. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s … [continued]

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Voters in 3 Swing States Love Solar — But Does It Matter?

October 28, 2024 admin Arizona, clean power, nevada, Pennsylvania, policy & politics, polls/surveys, research, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), us election 2024

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:31:13 +0000

The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) put out an interesting story today, including the graphic above (and below). It’s a fun topic with uplifting findings, and we’ve reported on similar surveys for about 15 years. This is always the case: most people support solar energy, and support government support … [continued]

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How Many Hydrogen Transit Trial Failures Are Enough?

October 28, 2024 admin clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:13:50 +0000

In the past few days I’ve been going deep on some very odd results out of a Canadian transit think tank’s research and reports for client municipalities, finding that bad assumptions and worse scenarios resulted in $1.5 billion being taken off of hydrogen bus costs. Discussion around this led to … [continued]

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Monitoring Methane Better — Finally

October 27, 2024 admin Donald Trump, Fossil Fuels, Joe Biden, methane, methane emissions, methane gas, methane leaks, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 02:15:58 +0000

The Biden–Harris administration has dished out a $162.4 million loan guarantee to help address an issue that really doesn’t get enough attention, or solutions. The issue is methane emissions, and specifically not tracking them well enough in this case. The loan guarantee, which is part of the administration’s Investing in … [continued]

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A First Ride In The Navier N30 Electric “Flying” Boat

October 27, 2024 admin AUSTIN, boats, clean transport, electric boats, navier, texas

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:08:47 +0000

Electrifying boats is no small challenge, but thanks to years of consistent advancements in electric motors, onboard control systems paired with hydrofoil technology stemming from the America’s Cup racing series and more, the dream is coming closer to reality. One company pushing the envelope in that space is Navier Boats. … [continued]

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