Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:18:20 +0000
The US battery innovator QuantumScape is ready for gigawatt-scale production of its new solid-state EV battery under a new manufacturing agreement with the PowerCo branch of Volkswagen.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:17:51 +0000
Higher prices for natural gas across Europe mean some countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, likely will burn more coal for power generation during the upcoming winter season. Coal remains a […]
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Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:47:19 +0000
New competence centre for development of innovative, high-performance battery cells and new manufacturing processes Ola Källenius: “Our goal is to reduce battery costs by more than 30 percent in the coming years” In 2024, Mercedes-Benz will invest 14 billion euros in research and development and in its plants – a … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:43:43 +0000
June saw plugin EVs take 19.8% share in Germany, down YoY from 24.6%, as macroeconomic woes, stubbornly high entry EV prices, and incentive cancellation, all took their toll. Overall auto volume was 297,329 units, up by some 6% YoY, but still at least 10% below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~330,000 units). … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:31:28 +0000
At 140 terawatt hours, more renewable electricity was generated in Germany in the first half of 2024 than ever before, accounting for 65% of net public electricity generation. Generation from fossil fuels continues to decline as do the electricity prices on the exchange. These are the findings of the half-year … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:15:32 +0000
Rooftop solar installations on commercial and industrial buildings in Germany has surged thanks to significant policy support.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:25:04 +0000
A new, quick-and-nimble fueling system will deploy green hydrogen and mobile “smart” technology for fuel cell electric trains.
The post More Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Locomotives To Run On Green Hydrogen, Not Diesel appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 01:04:40 +0000
Germany and Italy are currently on course to miss targets by such a large gap that they would eat up all available surplus left for other countries. But there is still time for governments to change course before 2030. Without immediate action, twelve EU countries will miss their national climate … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 02:08:46 +0000
The last few days have shown that EV charging is becoming the new normal, with progress being made on a daily basis, all throughout the world. As one example, Vietnam will be getting an extensive EV charging network courtesy of Porsche and Charge+. On the other side of the world, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:05:31 +0000
Reports from around the world are saying Tesla has a glut of unsold cars piling up with no firm plans for how to deal with the situation.
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