Cash For Clunkers: Modern Electric Vehicle Variant An Obvious Climate Policy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:16:48 +0000

In the 1990s, numerous countries both within and outside Europe launched vehicle scrappage schemes with multiple goals. Greece, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Norway, and Italy each implemented programs during this period, aimed at scrapping older cars to promote the purchase of newer, safer, and more efficient vehicles. For example, … [continued]

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Electric Vehicles Have Many Benefits Gas Vehicles Do Not

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:10:05 +0000

There is a surplus of online electric vehicle misinformation and disinformation, enough that EV truths may not be as evident as they could or should be. Electric vehicles have many benefits, as demonstrated below. Many of them have to do with the fact they don’t directly generate toxic air pollution … [continued]

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Bidirectional Charging (V2G) Could Save Europeans $23 Billion A Year

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:38:10 +0000

Transport & Environment recently asked Germany’s highly respected Frauhhofer Institute to investigate the economic benefits of widespread V2G (vehicle to grid) technology in Europe. At the end of October, the organization issued a report, which found V2G has the potential to save Europeans up to $22 billion a year in … [continued]

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Democrats Get Stuff Done — Vote Wisely!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:53:57 +0000

… And They’re USA’s Only Hope For Competing With China There’s no doubt about it — China is absolutely demolishing the US on the clean technology economy, and the world is a clean technology economy more and more every day and will be for decades to come. China has strong, … [continued]

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The Best Way To Bring EV Charging To The Mass Market

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:20:41 +0000

I recently spoke with Phillip Kobernick, Associate Director of Energy Programs at Peninsula Clean Energy, about a handful of EV matters. In particular, through his work at Peninsula Clean Energy and what they are doing there, we discussed effective EV policies and programs utilities and advocacy organizations can implement to advance … [continued]

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BYD Added A Tesla-Worth Of Production Capacity Over The Past 3 Months … With More To Come

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:47:13 +0000

Editor’s note: BYD is clearly on a huge roll, after more than a decade of growth and rapid innovation. Its sales are booming fast, and it is establishing itself firmly as the #1 plugin vehicle producer in the world, and probably soon the #1 automaker in the world. Larry Evans … [continued]

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Con Ed And First Student Bring Solar Microgrid To New York

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:36:27 +0000

Con Edison and First Student are constructing a microgrid in Brooklyn to manage the charging requirements of electric school buses.

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Swedish Labor Unions Are Undaunted By Tesla Intrasigence

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:22:53 +0000

The strike against Tesla in Sweden is important to the union movement in most of Europe, where collective bargaining is the norm.

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What If Trump Pulls Off A Win? He’ll Have To Eat Clean Technology

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:27:42 +0000

With the election coming up tomorrow, I’m seeing a lot of fear out there. Some of it is very much justified. For example, businesses in Washington, DC, are boarding up to prepare for the possibility of rioting. Many people on all sides are preparing for a nasty election battle that … [continued]

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The Real Game-Changer For Autonomous Vehicles Isn’t What You Think It Is

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:26:58 +0000

I recently came across an interesting social media post about a possible use of autonomous vehicles: Are we nearing the end of checked bags and rental cars for domestic travel? Imagine packing your autonomous car and sending it to your destination the night before you fly pic.twitter.com/KvmL6yhasn — Barrett Linburg … [continued]

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