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Perspective Pivot: Mapping a Landscape of Voices in Oahu Changes Energy Planning

August 20, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, Energy Storage, Hawaii, hawaiian electric, lithium-ion batteries, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), oahu, sandia national laboratories, Solar energy, university of hawaii, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:12:16 +0000

At the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), researchers often serve as guides who help communities navigate the world of renewable energy solutions. But in community-based technical assistance projects, the guiding role goes both ways: Researchers need local perspectives to fill contextual knowledge gaps and create more meaningful energy solutions. “Energy … [continued]

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How I Love My Battery-Electric Chevy Bolt — Let Me Count The Ways

August 19, 2024 admin chevrolet, chevy bolt ev, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, gm, tesla model y

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:48:35 +0000

GM decided it would be best to remove its oh-so-popular Chevy Bolt from production and to focus instead on its Silverado EV and Equinox EV. For a variety of reasons, including loyal customer outcry, that may not have been the best GM corporate decision ever. However, for anyone now looking … [continued]

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China Now Doing “Extensive” Vehicle-to-Grid Trials

August 19, 2024 admin China, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, grid, Jiangsu, Smart Grid, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:43:28 +0000

Vehicle-to-grid discussions have been around for as long as I’ve been reading about electric vehicles. The concept is simple: electric vehicles have big batteries, cars are parked most of the day (about 95% of the time), and those batteries could be used to help the grid deal with fluctuations in … [continued]

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Is Elon Musk Genuinely Unwell?

August 19, 2024 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 16:10:03 +0000

Update: It seems the comment from Trump was a joke, not a reference to something Musk privately share beforehand. I have to admit — I didn’t watch or listen to the Elon Musk–Donald Trump interview. I was not confident it would be a good use of my time, and that … [continued]

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Zeekr Reaches 300,000 Sales, & Fastest Charging In World!

August 19, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, zeekr, zeekr 007, zeekr 009, zeekr x

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:33:33 +0000

I know — there are more Chinese EV startups than days in the month. It’s definitely hard to get a good vision of the Chinese market, even with Jose Pontes’ superb monthly China EV sales reports, but there are a handful of these Chinese EV companies that are really working … [continued]

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US Election 2024: Harris/Walz Ticket A Big Upgrade For US Climate Action

August 19, 2024 admin carbon emissions, carbon pricing, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Donald Trump, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, hydroelectric, Joe Biden, kamala harris, methane, methane leaks, national security, policy & politics, Solar energy, tim walz, us election 2024, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:31:57 +0000

Recently, I published a seven-part series on the Trump/Biden matchup, focusing on climate-relevant actions in Trump and Biden Administrations, and the campaign rhetoric and promises in 2024. Of course, Biden dropped out as the series was closing out and Harris became the candidate. Further muddying the waters, Tim Walz was … [continued]

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“Clean Energy REVolution” Tour Touts Impacts of EV Investments in Michigan

August 19, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, lansing, Manufacturing, Michigan

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 03:30:33 +0000

Representatives from environmental efforts, local business and government gathered in Lansing Thursday to outline the environmental and economic impacts federal electric vehicle (EV) investments have had on the state. Mary Frances Repko, deputy national climate adviser and deputy assistant to President Joe Biden; EDF Action President David Kieve; Lansing City … [continued]

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$50 Million to Strengthen America’s Auto Communities & Bolster Domestic Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

August 19, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, Illinois, indiana, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, kentucky, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Michigan, Ohio, policy & politics, tennessee, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:51:50 +0000

Investing in America Agenda Will Help Drive Collaboration between States and Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Maintain Jobs and Retool Manufacturing Facilities for Electric Vehicle Component Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Manufacturing … [continued]

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Bill McKibben Calls Out Trump & Musk For The “Dumbest” Climate Conversation Ever

August 18, 2024 admin air quality, clean transport, climate change, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 18:24:31 +0000

Climate activist Bill McKibben wrote with disgust and dismay about the X conversation that owner Elon Musk (“the richest person in the history of money”) shared with former US President Donald Trump (“gave his standard riff”) on Monday evening. McKibben described the Trump and Musk exchange as “spreading the most … [continued]

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Eddie Murphy’s “Candy Cane Lane” Supported By Mobile Batteries, Safe EV Batteries — EV & Solar News Roundup

August 18, 2024 admin Amazon, avangrid, batteries, California, caltech, clean power, clean transport, comed, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, Massachusetts, silicon ranch, Solar energy, statkraft

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:50:31 +0000

From mobile batteries supporting the new Eddie Murphy movie, Candy Cane Lane, to a battery first in safety testing, below is a roundup of battery news and solar energy news for you to enjoy. Batteries Sienza Energy, a Caltech-incubated battery company addresses battery safety for the EV market “Sienza Energy, … [continued]

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