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52% of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report

December 24, 2024 admin byd, byd sales, China, china ev sales, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, geely, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, tesla, tesla sales

Credit 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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11 Projects for Advancing Next-Gen Batteries in USA

December 23, 2024 admin argonne national laboratory, arkema, batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, subsidies, university of akron, university of maryland, us department of energy (doe)

Credit 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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Oil Consumption Growth Trends in China, India, & USA — Is 2025 Forecast Accurate?

December 23, 2024 admin China, clean transport, Electric vehicles, energy information administration (eia), Fossil Fuels, India, market research, middle east, Oil, oil consumption, research, US, us oil

Credit 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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Salton Sea Lithium Researchers Win Award for Societal Impact

December 22, 2024 admin batteries, battery metals, battery minerals, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery materials, geothermal lithium, geothermal technologies office, lawrence berkeley national laboratory (lbnl), lithium, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, research, Salton Sea, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit 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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Hotels & Condos In Miami Are Sinking Faster Than Experts Predicted

December 21, 2024 admin climate change, Florida, global weirding, Miami, research, sea level rise, South Florida, university of miami

Credit 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.

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Ford Mustang Mach-E Wins TOP SAFETY PICK+ Award

December 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, ford mustang mach e, iihs, iihs ratings, research

Credit 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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The Sustainable Tires Of The Future Will Be Made With Plants (Again)

December 19, 2024 admin bridgestone, clean transport, dandelion rubber, Electric vehicles, ev tires, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, natural rubber, research, rubber, SCIENCE, supply chains, sustainable aircraft fuel, sustainable tires, tires, waste reduction

Credit 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.

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Study Reveals Benefits Of Agrivoltaics In East Africa

December 19, 2024 admin africa, Agriculture, agrivotaics, clean power, east africa, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, solar power plants, University of Sheffield, us department of agriculture (usda), Water

Credit 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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Electric Vehicles Create More Jobs than Fossil Fuel Vehicles — Research

December 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, green economy, green jobs, research, SCIENCE, tesla, university of michigan

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 02:10:02 +0000

In a comment thread on an article yesterday, a reader made an important point. Although there’s a common narrative that a transition to electric vehicles will reduce jobs in the auto industry, the opposite is actually true! A University of Michigan study published earlier this year found that automotive assembly … [continued]

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EV Model Year 2024 Efficiency Ranges From 53 To 140 MPGe

December 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev efficiency, fuel economy, market research, policy research, research, us department of energy (doe), us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 01:11:46 +0000

Due to cost reductions, efficiency, and new technology, many people are being brought into the electric vehicle stream. One can improve ecological issues while cutting their energy bills in multiple ways nowadays. Some begin with a few solar panels, then add more, and then add one or two battery storage … [continued]

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