Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 04:58:34 +0000
Researchers are deploying vanadium to develop a new generation of high performing, low cost sodium-ion EV batteries and stationary energy storage systems.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 22:27:17 +0000
It’s time to make a conclusion on which newly introduced vehicle deserves the title of CleanTechnica Car of the Year for the USA market. For those unfamiliar with this award, the core of the award is to try to identify the vehicle likely to have the most positive impact — … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:57:36 +0000
Also: Geely is Rising Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.27 million sales (in a 2.42-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), and it’s the 4th month above one million units. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:18:29 +0000
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $25 million into 11 projects focused on developing next-gen batteries and associated components. The announcement today from the DOE indicates that the funding goes toward projects focused on “advance materials, processes, machines, and equipment for domestic manufacturing of next–generation batteries.” In other … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:06:31 +0000
The US Energy Information Administration put out an interesting article today. The headline focused on growth of oil consumption in India compared to China — “India to surpass China as the top source of global oil consumption growth in 2024 and 2025.” I sat looking at the chart for several … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:55:05 +0000
If electric cars are the cars of the future (and they are), then batteries are sort of the gasoline of the future (well, really, they should be considered the gas tanks of the future … but gas tanks aren’t nearly as valuable, technical, or worth discussing). What’s in those batteries … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:00:20 +0000
The Miami area is seeing a big increase in building construction, which may be destabilizing existing buildings.
The post Hotels & Condos In Miami Are Sinking Faster Than Experts Predicted appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:25:27 +0000
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the third best selling electric vehicle in the US this year, only trailing the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3. It’s still one of the best looking electric vehicles on the market, and it’s highly capable and the form factor many buyers want. Now … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:28:33 +0000
Sustainable tires could be made with butadiene derived from algae, food waste, and other renewable resources instead of petroleum, if a new research project pans out.
The post The Sustainable Tires Of The Future Will Be Made With Plants (Again) appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:29:53 +0000
More research shows that agrivoltaics — the combination of solar and agriculture — can pay big dividends for communities and farmers.
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