Freyr Battery Factory in Georgia Bites the Dust

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:10:32 +0000

Freyr, based in Norway, was one of the first companies to jump into the US market with big battery plans due to the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats in 2022. I interviewed Freyr’s CEO, Tom Jensen, soon afterward about the plans and about the Inflation Reduction Act. I’ll embed … [continued]

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To Lower Emissions Or Increase Profits? That Is The Question

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:56:55 +0000

Is the world really at a crossroads of energy consumption choices? We know that fossil fuels — the old and worn trio of coal, oil, and natural gas — have powered our world for a very long time, but they have also comprised nearly 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions. … [continued]

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Has Elon Musk Made A U-Turn On The US EV Tax Credit? Is The US Keeping It?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:28:37 +0000

During the 2024 US  presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly attacked electric vehicles and Joe Biden’s EV policies, including the US EV tax credit (which was first passed under George W. Bush, but which was updated and strengthened under Joe Biden — and which revived tax credits for Tesla under Biden). … [continued]

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Dumb Donald Savages Low Carbon Construction Initiatives

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:53:59 +0000

The new maladministration is taking bold steps to make America irrelevant again, cheered on by the worst and dumbest In society.

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“Mystery” Cold Climate Heat Pump To Be Unveiled Soon

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:25:47 +0000

A new generation of high performance, energy efficient cold climate heat pumps is coming to the US home appliance market, Trump or no Trump.

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US Auto Industry In Turmoil After First Week Of Trump 2

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 20:42:42 +0000

The America auto industry is in the middle of a transition to electric vehicles but new policies may disrupt its plans.

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Tangled Web Of Nissan EV Batteries Gets More…Interesting

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:17:12 +0000

Nissan is following up on the success of its electric vehicle lineup in the US with plans to acquire 300,000 EV batteries to be manufactured by the firm SK On.

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End of Green New Deal, Idiocracy, Social Media Opioids, & Tesla Risk — Video Chat

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:22:30 +0000

Vijay Govindan and I sat down today to discuss Democrats’ “Green New Deal” (the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Trump trying to destroy it despite all of the economic benefits it brings across the US (especially in red districts and states), the era of “Idiocracy,” social media as … [continued]

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Trump Tries to Demolish Biden’s “Green New Deal” on Day 1 — EV, Solar, & Wind Policies & Funding Attacked

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:04:25 +0000

Even a con man tells the truth once in a while. Donald Trump, for whatever idiotic reason, hates cleantech. He has long hated wind turbines, thinks solar power is stupid and hates it, and trashes electric cars with misinformation on a regular basis. He also hates his political opponents having … [continued]

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