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Can Poland Become an EV Powerhouse?

February 5, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, Poland, policy & politics, subsidies, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:00:54 +0000

T&E’s new director in Poland explains why a new subsidy scheme for EVs is so important for the country While there are growing calls — especially from Germany — for the European Commission to kick start an EU-wide scheme to support the sale of electric cars, the Polish government has … [continued]

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Concerned About US EV Tax Credit Going Away? Lease Any EV Today! Or Buy One Of These 15.

February 3, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev subsidies, ev tax credits, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2025 08:05:11 +0000

At the moment, the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate that the following fully electric vehicles are eligible for the $7,500 US ZEV tax credit: Acura ZDX Cadillac LYRIQ Cadillac OPTIQ Chevrolet Blazer EV Chevrolet Equinox EV Chevrolet Silverado EV Ford F-150 Lightning Honda Prologue … [continued]

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

February 1, 2025 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla, tesla cybertruck, tesla model y, tesla tax credit, us ev tax credit

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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Musk’s Heil Gesture Is Important To The Next Four Years — And Here’s Why

January 29, 2025 admin adl, Donald Trump, elon musk, Hitler, policy & politics, Republicans, subsidies

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:32:49 +0000

Dozens of world leaders joined a group of fewer than 50 Nazi death camp survivors in Poland this week to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered. The event is unalterably linked to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon … [continued]

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

January 23, 2025 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, Joe Biden, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, wind energy

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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The End of the Green New Deal?

January 22, 2025 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, green new deal, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:42:52 +0000

The Biden era is over, and the second Trump era is here. While most of the talk about a “Green New Deal” came several years ago, and there’s been no specific “Green New Deal” legislation that has been passed or close to it, two big pieces of legislation that were … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Focuses on Energy Storage Manufacturability to Improve Production, Reduce Costs

January 19, 2025 admin batteries, Energy Storage, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, policy & politics, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:58:25 +0000

DOE to fund $8 million for pre-production design innovations The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced the Aligning Manufacturability & Pre-production Design (AMPD) for Storage Technologies Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for up to $8 million. This NOFO seeks to improve the manufacturability of energy … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $289.7 Million Loan Guarantee to Sunwealth to Deploy Solar PV & Battery Energy Storage, Creating Wide-Scale Virtual Power Plant

January 19, 2025 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, investing in america, Joe Biden, lithium-ion batteries, loan programs office, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, sunwealth, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:57:39 +0000

Project Polo will deploy commercial-scale PV and storage to create integrated virtual power plants across 27 states. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $289.7 million loan guarantee to Sunwealth Holdco … [continued]

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New Energy Storage Systems Prize Offers $4.8 Million To Advance Industrial Innovation

January 18, 2025 admin energy efficiency, policy & politics, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:20:46 +0000

The Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office launched the Industrial Energy Storage Systems Prize, a $4.8 million challenge seeking cost-effective energy storage solutions that can support an industrial facility’s thermal or electric energy needs. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) launched the Industrial Energy Storage Systems … [continued]

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Korean Hydrogen Explosions, Leaks, Auction Failure & Impeachment May Cause Pivot

January 18, 2025 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, ferry, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, Hyundai, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, policy & politics, Shipping, South korea, subsidies, trains / rail

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:14:09 +0000

The hydrogen atom is tiny. Getting enough of it in one place requires pressures found at three to seven kilometers under the surface of the ocean. Unsurprisingly, it leaks. As it’s an indirect greenhouse gas and an explosion risk, that’s a big problem. South Korea has been learning exactly what … [continued]

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