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DOE Commits $3 Billion To Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply

October 24, 2024 admin Aviation, clean transport, ethanol, green economy, policy & politics, saf, sustainable aircraft fuel

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:00:24 +0000

The jet engine is a marvelous thing. It can push a 300-passenger aircraft through the air at speeds of 600 miles per hour or more. Today’s engines are so efficient that commercial aircraft can remain in the air long enough to fly from New York City to Sydney, Australia, without … [continued]

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A Model Estate Will Be Restored To Nature & Packaged As A Tradable Biodiversity Credit

October 24, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, forestry, heat pumps

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:50:19 +0000

A recent media story highlighted how some very wealthy Brits were adding purpose-built garden water features to their properties as a kind of a wild swimming experience — within a controlled environment. (We middle class folks might call them “ponds.”) Goals of these natural swim spaces include to enhance water … [continued]

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Young People Are Worried About Climate Change. Why Are No Candidates Talking About It?

October 23, 2024 admin climate change, policy & politics, research, us election 2024

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:34:55 +0000

Climate change is very much on the mind of young people today, according to a new study. But it figures not at all in political discussions.

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This Is How Electric Vehicles Win, One School Bus At A Time

October 23, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric bus, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, fleets, grid, grid storage, mass transit / public transit, school buses, Smart Grid, usa, v2g, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 02:57:33 +0000

Electric school buses and other electric vehicles with vehicle-to-grid capability can help improve grid services for the whole community, by sharing the kilowatts stored up in their batteries.

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29 New Electric School Buses Are Coming To Biloxi, Mississippi

October 23, 2024 admin clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, mass transit / public transit, Mississippi, Schools

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 02:41:08 +0000

Biloxi Public Schools (BPS) will be acquiring 29 new all-electric school buses and installing charging infrastructure for them. Electric school buses generate no direct air pollution, unlike their diesel and gas counterparts that emit exhaust which harms human health. Diesel exhaust, in particular, is a problem. “In its comprehensive assessment … [continued]

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The Extended-Range Electric Car Is Red Hot In China

October 23, 2024 admin china car sales, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, erev, hybrid electric cars, phev, plug-in hybrid

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 23:49:51 +0000

Extended range electric car sales are up strongly in China, driven by range anxiety and concerns with charging networks.

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5 Years & 138,856 Miles on My 2019 Tesla Model 3 Long Range, Where Do I Stand Now?

October 23, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev reviews, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 costs, tesla model 3 long range, tesla model 3 long range awd long-term review, tesla model 3 long-term review, tesla model 3 maintenance

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 22:58:43 +0000

Why we still love our Model 3 after 5 years and ~138,856 miles October 21, 2024, will be the 5-year anniversary of our dual-motor Tesla Model 3 Long Range (see our 2019 delivery day picture above). As of October 14, 2024, the odometer reads: ~138,856 miles. Please find below a … [continued]

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Centragrid’s New 25MW Solar PV Plant Shows A Way To Help Quickly Address Zimbabwe’s Electricity Rationing

October 23, 2024 admin africa, clean power, grid, hydroelectric, Solar energy, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:28:08 +0000

In August, there was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. In preparation for this big summit, the Zimbabwe government spent close to … [continued]

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Behold, The EVAlanche!

October 23, 2024 admin chevy silverado ev, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, gm

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:46:11 +0000

In 2001, General Motors decided to take the world of the pickup truck and the SUV in a very different direction, producing the Chevrolet Avalanche. While the 2000s might not seem like a very innovative era in U.S. domestic vehicle design, this was one of the bright spots. But, with … [continued]

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VinFast Announces VF 5 Official Pricing & Opens Reservations in the Philippines

October 23, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Philippines, vinfast, vinfast vf 5

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 04:00:15 +0000

Almost a month after the launch of its compact electric SUV, the VF 3, VinFast Philippines recently announced the final pricing for the VF 5, which is the brand’s debut model in the country. The VF 5 was the show model vehicle for VinFast when it launched in the Philippines … [continued]

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