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New Hampshire’s Low-Income Community Solar Program Is Finally Hearing The Starting Line

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Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 00:44:42 +0000

More than seven years after New Hampshire regulators first approved the idea of using community solar to create savings for low-income households, electric bill discounts are finally on the horizon for the first batch of participants. “There has been this rhetoric that we want solar to benefit low-income people, but … [continued]

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Tesla Robotaxi Would Cause More Gridlock In USA’s Transit-Deprived Cities

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Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:17:04 +0000

Let’s start out with the blunt reality that I didn’t bother to watch the Tesla reveal event in real-time, or even consider watching the event. Tesla reveal parties stopped being particularly relevant a few years ago. The Tesla Semi reveal was the last one of any significance from my perspective. … [continued]

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Imagining Peak Car — Can We Live Without The Private Automobile?

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:40:51 +0000

Some Americans are living without a car or with only one car. It can work well in certain locations, but not in others.

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This Is How Electric Vehicles Win: Solar Power For Your Rivian R1T Pickup Truck

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:25:47 +0000

Electric vehicles are a perfect match for solarized aftermarket products, like the solar-plus-storage cargo cover in the works for the Rivian R1T electric pickup truck.

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What It’s Like To Live Through A Climate-Induced Hurricane

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:50:55 +0000

Vice President Kamala Harris calls climate change an “existential threat” that the United States must combat. Former President Donald Trump dismisses climate change as a “hoax.” Well, I just came out the other side from hunkering down in a hurricane with friends who had been evacuated, and I can say … [continued]

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Fueling Up The Day After Milton Pounds The Florida Coast, Electric Versus Gas

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Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:28:24 +0000

Yesterday, I wrote about having only an electric car as a powerful storm was powering toward my family’s home. I looked at the implications if you are evacuating and if you are staying. We decided to stay. Luckily for us, the storm slightly weakened and turned slightly south, saving our … [continued]

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The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks Are Rolling In (Ignore That Man Behind The Curtain)

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:23:33 +0000

Nikola is among the US truck manufacturers determined to make fuel cell trucks happen, regardless of who says what about hydrogen along the campaign trail.

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Tesla Investor’s Critical Summary of Tesla Robotaxi Event

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:05:14 +0000

Tesla had its big robotaxi event last night. Pre-market, the stock is down nearly 7%. I think it’s fair to say that Tesla unveiled some very cool looking robotaxi concept vehicles, but also did very little to show how or when it’s getting from where it is today to these … [continued]

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Mexico’s New President Has A Plan: A Cheap Mexican EV For The Masses Called “Olinia”

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Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 04:37:31 +0000

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s new president (inaugurated in October 1st), has a plan. She wants to bring Mexico’s industry into the 21st century, pivoting to tech, drones, semi-conductors, … and EVs. She has announced she’ll make sure that, by the end of her term, Mexico owns a locally designed, locally built, … [continued]

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