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As Gogoro Expands in Latin America, Executive Changes Come in Taiwan

December 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments batteries, battery swapping, chile, clean transport, Colombia, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev battery swapping, gogoro, latin america, motorcycles + scooters, Santiago, South America

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:19:33 +0000

Latin America is Gogoro CEO Horace Luke’s last official function After opening shop in Bogota, Colombia, last May, Gogoro launched in Santiago, Chile, just last month. In both instances, the battery swapping and smartscooter company inked deals with fuel and lubricant companies — Tepel in Colombia and Copec in Chile. … [continued]

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Salton Sea Lithium Researchers Win Award for Societal Impact

December 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments batteries, battery metals, battery minerals, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery materials, geothermal lithium, geothermal technologies office, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), lithium, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, Salton Sea, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:55:05 +0000

If electric cars are the cars of the future (and they are), then batteries are sort of the gasoline of the future (well, really, they should be considered the gas tanks of the future … but gas tanks aren’t nearly as valuable, technical, or worth discussing). What’s in those batteries … [continued]

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Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back

December 22, 2024 admin 0 Comments buildings, consumer technology, energy audits, energy efficiency, google, google maps, heating, home energy efficiency, home energy management, home heating, hvac, policy & politics, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:19:32 +0000

We at CleanTechnica cannot endorse the recommendations of the US Department of Energy and Google. Consumer discretion and Googler discretion advised. In all seriousness, Google and the US Department of Energy, neither of which need any introduction, have partnered to help homeowners find good, qualified technicians for home energy upgrades. … [continued]

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Need a Good Technician for a Home Energy Upgrade? Google & the DOE Have Your Back

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:19:32 +0000

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Hotels & Condos In Miami Are Sinking Faster Than Experts Predicted

December 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments climate change, Florida, global weirding, Miami, research, sea level rise, South Florida, university of miami

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:00:20 +0000

The Miami area is seeing a big increase in building construction, which may be destabilizing existing buildings.

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Honda Sidles Up To Nissan, Promises New Prelude Hybrid Next Year

December 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, honda, hybrid electric cars, Mitsubishi, Nissan

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:05:52 +0000

Honda is exploring a new partnership with Nissan and Mitsubishi to prepare itself for the electric car future.

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Bboxx & Radiant Yacu Partner To Launch Insurance Package For Electric Motorcycles In Rwanda

December 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments africa, bboxx, clean transport, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, ev insurance, insurance, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, rwanda

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:16:51 +0000

A first-of-its-kind offering, Bboxx Protect, offers extensive protection to electric motorbike users and significant savings of over 40%. The electric motorcycle sector in East Africa is starting to flourish. Kenya is the largest market for motorcycles, with over 2 million internal combustion motorcycles on the road, and we are now … [continued]

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Detroit Diesel Gets $285 Million Investment To Boost Electric Powertrains

December 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, detroit diesel, electric heavy-duty trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Shipping

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:54:44 +0000

Detroit Diesel is putting the finishing touches on a new purpose-built electric powertrain for Class 8 tractors.

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It’s Against The Law In Canada To Call Hydrogen Buses Zero Emissions

December 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell buses, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:42:07 +0000

In the middle of 2024, I documented the remarkable disappearance of claims of environmental virtue from the websites and social media of Canadian oil and gas companies and the lobbying groups they employed. Overnight, the degree of factual accuracy on their public sites went up by a remarkable amount. Why? … [continued]

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Energy-Positive Buildings Give More Than They Take, Leaving The Planet Better Than Before Construction

December 21, 2024 admin 0 Comments buildings, carbon emissions, climate change, energy efficiency, zero energy buildings

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:28:39 +0000

Let’s just say it: the building industry is responsible for some 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. That’s enormous! Energy positive through low wattage bulbs? Be serious. Huge building industry carbon emissions result from many sources: constructing a building, its years of usage, and dismantling after the building has reached … [continued]

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