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Why the U.S. Government Should Fund Cybersecurity Efforts of Private Companies Protecting the Power Grid

June 6, 2024 admin China, critical infrastructure, cyber, cyber risk, Cybersecurity, fortress information security, full coverage, news, power, power podcasts, risk management, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:14:06 +0000

FBI Director Christopher Wray, while speaking at the Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats in Nashville, Tennessee, in April, warned that U.S. critical infrastructure is a prime target […]

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Was Toyota Right About Hybrids?

June 4, 2024 admin China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, hybrid electric cars, phev, toyota

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 23:49:23 +0000

A few days ago, I came across an interesting Twitter (or X, or whatever Elon’s identifying it as these days) post/tweet from Car Dealership Guy. In short, he feels that Toyota was smart enough to either expect the recent U.S. government and industry turn toward more plugin hybrids and less … [continued]

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Calcined Clays Are Not A Cement Decarbonization Slam Dunk

May 30, 2024 admin buildings, carbon emissions, cement, cement emissions, China, climate change, decarbonization, Europe, green economy, green jobs, India, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 21:25:06 +0000

Cement is the gray glue that holds our modern cities and infrastructure together. We use about 4.1 billion tons of it a year, and every ton has a carbon debt of about a ton of carbon dioxide. That’s about 10% of our global emissions, so it’s a big problem. From … [continued]

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Data On Battery Swapping For Heavy & Light Vehicles Is Nuanced

May 30, 2024 admin batteries, Battery, battery swapping, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery, ev battery charging, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, India, investment, Manufacturing, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 02:50:45 +0000

A few days ago I published a reaction to a set of reactions to an article on the plummeting cost of batteries and how they enable megawatt scale charging. What were the reactions about? Battery swapping, which many people seem to think is the bees knees and should be everywhere. … [continued]

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Levers To Reduce Cement’s Use, Along With China’s Slowing Demand, Are A Good News Story

May 29, 2024 admin buildings, carbon dioxide emissions, cement, China, clean transport, climate change, concrete, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 16:10:04 +0000

Cement has reared its gray and flaking head into my attention again recently. The global use of about 4.1 billion tons of the stuff to make perhaps 40 billion tons of concrete is responsible for around 10% of all carbon dioxide emissions globally. It’s one of the few industrial products … [continued]

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44% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — April 2024 Sales Report

May 29, 2024 admin aito, byd, China, china ev sales, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, geely, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, tesla, volvo, wuling

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 01:26:58 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 703,000 sales (in a 1.6-million-unit overall market). That’s up 27% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 10%, while PHEVs did even better, jumping 65% in April. Breaking down plugin sales … [continued]

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Biden’s 100% China EV Tariff Fails History 101

May 28, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev sales, green economy, green jobs, hybrid electric cars, investment, Manufacturing, phev, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 13:56:57 +0000

Perhaps Biden has forgotten the last time America’s land yachts, marketed to the most affluent, became impossibly expensive symbols of conspicuous consumption. It was the same year he entered Congress after all, 52 years ago. But America and its car companies have indeed faced almost exactly the same situation as … [continued]

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CATL Shenxing Battery Strikes Fear Into The Hearts Of Governments & Automakers

May 20, 2024 admin batteries, catl, China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 17:17:23 +0000

The CATL Shenxing PLUS battery is a big step forward for the EV revolution but a significant risk to traditional manufacturers.

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Electric Trucks Are Already Lower Carbon Than Rail In Much Of North America

May 20, 2024 admin air quality, autonomous vehicles, California, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean transport, climate change, Coal, daimler, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, railroads, Shipping, tesla, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 16:39:26 +0000

In 2010, I was consulting to Canadian National Railroad, at the time with the legendary Hunter Harrison as CEO. It was one of many times my decarbonization proposals bounced off of organizations, something that’s been inordinately useful in helping me understand how hardcore businesses view the space. At the time, … [continued]

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Geely Holding Welcomes New Investors in Zeekr

May 19, 2024 admin China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, geely, geely automotive, green economy, investment, press releases, zeekr

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 01:28:20 +0000

Hangzhou, China — Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s largest private-owned automotive group, this week welcomed new equity investors to Zeekr, global premium electric mobility technology company following the completion of an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of the new publicly listed company will … [continued]

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