Enjoy This Tesla Super Pool While Supercharging

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2022 02:40:22 +0000

Tesla has added a new interesting attraction to a Supercharger station in Hilden, Germany — a mobile swimming pool. This is a small rectangular pool that will offer Tesla passengers a good time while their car is getting charged. According to Tesla Welt Podcast, a German Tesla YouTube channel, this pool at the Hilden Supercharger […]

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Nuclear Power Production Curtailed in France, Worsening Europe’s Energy Crisis

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 17:09:06 +0000

High temperatures in river water are reportedly forcing Electricite de France SA (EDF) to cut power generation at some of its nuclear plants. The news is particularly troubling as several European nations struggle to cope with an energy crisis caused by gas cuts made by Russia in retaliation against sanctions placed on it due to […]

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Nuclear Power Plants Report Stellar Performance, but Retirements Could Limit Climate Benefits

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 21:51:38 +0000

The world’s nuclear power plants generated a total of 2,653 TWh of energy in 2021, up 100 TWh from 2020. It was the third-highest total ever for global generation from nuclear, just 4 TWh short of the output in 2019 and 7 TWh less than the record set in 2006. The results were reported by […]

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New Research Says Vertical Solar Panels Have Improved Performance

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:00:19 +0000

vertical solar panelsResearchers in Germany claim vertical solar panels may be better than horizontal solar panels. Typically, solar panels are mounted horizontally and oriented toward the south to get maximum exposure to the sun as it travels across the sky. Instead of lying flat, they are angled at between 20 and 35 degrees, depending on how far […]

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Mercedes-Benz Survey Finds Most People Can See Themselves In An EV

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2022 20:40:51 +0000

A recent survey by Mercedes-Benz finds that most Germans want to switch to an electric vehicle, among other things. According to a recent Kantar poll for Mercedes-Benz Mobility, 80% of premium car drivers in Germany plan to switch to an electric vehicle within the next five years. The majority of them (66%) would finance the […]

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26% of New Car Sales in Germany Have a Plug, 14% Fully Electric

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2022 04:15:54 +0000

With several disruptions affecting it, the overall German automotive market is still in the red, with the market dropping 11% last month year over year. And it seems all this doom and gloom has finally got to EVs, with sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) dropping in June by 4% year over year (YoY). There […]

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Volkswagen Battery Modules Power Fast Charging Park, Sales Up 27% Year Over Year

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 01:41:48 +0000

Volkswagen electric car sales were up strongly year on year in the first half of 2022, despite supply chain issues.

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Innovation Fund: EU Invests €1.8 Billion in Cleantech Projects

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:20:33 +0000

Today, the EU is investing over €1.8 billion in 17 large-scale innovative cleantech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring breakthrough technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key […]

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Half of EU Electric Car Chargers in Just Two Countries!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:50:51 +0000

I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade. We’ve hosted conferences on EV charging within Europe. Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the figure that just came out from an EU EV charging analysis conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) — “half of all charging points for electric […]

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