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Solx Will Manufacture Solar Panels In Puerto Rico

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:48:57 +0000

Puerto Rico has been in the news lately after a so-called comedian at a Republican campaign event referred to it as cesspit of human garbage floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Nearly a decade ago, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a US president gave Puerto Rico the back of his … [continued]

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This Is The Electric Roadster We’ve Been Waiting For: The AC Ace Classic EV

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Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 06:09:15 +0000

If you’ve ever been tempted to buy an electric roadster, but didn’t want to pad the pockets of a tone-deaf billionaire with fascist tendencies who launches his half-assed version of an electric sports car into orbit just for shits and giggles, then perhaps it’s time to consider a battery-electric version … [continued]

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What Falling Sales? Plugins Grew to a Record 1.7 Million Units in September!

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Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:59:55 +0000

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 33% in September 2024 compared to September 2023. There were 1.7 million registrations, which is a new record. BEVs were up by 12% YoY (year over year), to over one million units, but plugin hybrids did even better, jumping 57% YoY, selling over 0.6 … [continued]

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iONNA, A New Charging Network By Major Automakers, Matters Now More Than Ever

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:58:26 +0000

When it comes to public EV charging in the United States, Tesla gets most of the attention. Honestly, the company has earned it. With more locations and more stalls than anybody in more places with better reliability, Tesla has long been the standard others are judged against. This having been … [continued]

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CARB States Consider Electric Motorcycle Mandate, Including Credits

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:58:01 +0000

Recently, the California Air Resources Board (a state agency that sets not only California policy, but the policy of other “CARB states”) provided a way for motorcycles to start going electric more. Just as with other categories of vehicles like cars, trucks, and RVs, the plan will be to require … [continued]

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“Brink of Irreversible Climate Disaster”

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:57:04 +0000

While the world toils over issues like inflation, immigration, and idiocrasy, there’s a monster growing beneath the surface that will increase all of those dramatically. Oh, well, I don’t know for sure if it will increase idiocrasy, but given how humans deal with disaster and crisis, I’d bet on it. … [continued]

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Tribes Fight “Precedent-Setting” Alaskan Land Exchange Proposal

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 02:27:12 +0000

Seventy-seven Alaskan tribes are asking Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to end what they say is her “dangerous attempt to exchange lands at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.” The tribes say, by moving forward, the Secretary stands to jeopardize all federal Alaskan land protections and refuges. The US Fish and Wildlife Service … [continued]

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Volvo EX90 “Driver Understanding System” Wins TIME Best Inventions Award

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 01:57:01 +0000

We often write about ways driver-assist technology is helping to make driving safer. One of the biggest safety issues on the road, though, is impaired drivers. I’ve known people who were killed by drunk drivers, and most of us probably have. Something other writers and readers here have noted before … [continued]

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