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40 New Electric Trucks from Volvo Hit the Road with DB Schenker

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, db schenker, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, GERMANY, Shipping, volvo, volvo trucks

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:49:14 +0000

DB Schenker, one of the largest logistics service providers in the world, has just added 40 electric trucks from Volvo to its fleet in Germany. These are 20-ton trucks and can be used for urban or regional services. The model is the Volvo FM Electric, and it provides 490 kW … [continued]

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Ford Mustang Mach-E Wins TOP SAFETY PICK+ Award

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, ford mustang mach e, iihs, iihs ratings, research

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:25:27 +0000

The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the third best selling electric vehicle in the US this year, only trailing the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3. It’s still one of the best looking electric vehicles on the market, and it’s highly capable and the form factor many buyers want. Now … [continued]

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The Sustainable Tires Of The Future Will Be Made With Plants (Again)

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments bridgestone, clean transport, dandelion rubber, Electric vehicles, ev tires, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural rubber, research, rubber, SCIENCE, supply chains, sustainable aircraft fuel, sustainable tires, tires, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:28:33 +0000

Sustainable tires could be made with butadiene derived from algae, food waste, and other renewable resources instead of petroleum, if a new research project pans out.

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Deloitte Complicit In Indefensible Brampton Hydrogen Bus CUTRIC Study

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, fuel cell buses, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen fuel cell buses, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:57:13 +0000

In one of my articles related to the debacle that is Canada’s transit think tank CUTRIC’s guidance and modeling on bus fleet decarbonization, especially the Brampton fleet report that was off by about $1.5 billion on a $9 billion price tag, I shared the open letter to the Board I’d … [continued]

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Study Reveals Benefits Of Agrivoltaics In East Africa

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments africa, Agriculture, agrivotaics, clean power, east africa, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar power plants, University of Sheffield, us department of agriculture (usda), Water

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:29:53 +0000

More research shows that agrivoltaics — the combination of solar and agriculture — can pay big dividends for communities and farmers.

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Ford Gets $9.63 Billion Loan for BlueOval SK from US DOE

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments atvm, batteries, blueoval, clean transport, colleges, doe (loans), Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ford, ford blueoval sk battery park, green economy, green jobs, investing in america, Joe Biden, kentucky, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, lpo, Manufacturing, policy & politics, sk on, subsidies, tennessee, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:14:35 +0000

Donald Trump may be the president-elect in the United States, but tons of Joe Biden policy is still alive and getting rolled out. As I’ve written recently, there actually seems to be a sprint to get as much implemented before Trump and Republicans take over. One of those items is … [continued]

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Athens Has A Water Problem, So They Looked Back To The Ancients For Answers

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments Agriculture, ATHENS, drought climate change, Greece, Irrigation, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:50:44 +0000

It’s been another year of record-breaking heat and dwindling rainfall in Greece. Lake levels have noticeably receded. Struggles in the agriculture sector to irrigate make crop production tenuous. Wildfires have complicated water scarcity problems, because, as firefighters battle the infernos, the water they use depletes already weakened supplies. Water reservoirs … [continued]

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JA Solar’s Bycium+ Cell Sets New Record For Open-Circuit Voltage — 748.6mV

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, ja solar, solar cells, Solar energy, solar records

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:24:47 +0000

JA Solar has disclosed that it has achieved a record-breaking open-circuit voltage for a solar cell using tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology. The Chinese PV module maker, based also in Arizona, noted that the finding was independently confirmed by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH). JA … [continued]

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Electric Vehicles Create More Jobs than Fossil Fuel Vehicles — Research

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, green economy, green jobs, research, SCIENCE, tesla, university of michigan

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 02:10:02 +0000

In a comment thread on an article yesterday, a reader made an important point. Although there’s a common narrative that a transition to electric vehicles will reduce jobs in the auto industry, the opposite is actually true! A University of Michigan study published earlier this year found that automotive assembly … [continued]

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Local Energy, Global Lessons: How Ranch Sereno Models the Future of Community-Centered Energy

December 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments California, clean power, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar energy advantages, solar energy benefits, solar power benefits, solar power plants

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 01:30:31 +0000

Clean energy isn’t just about power — it’s about people. The Ranch Sereno project shows how solar developers can navigate community opposition by designing projects to serve multiple local needs. As a solar developer, I’ve experienced firsthand how renewable energy projects can struggle to address community opposition, navigate complicated permitting … [continued]

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