US Dept. Of Defense Inches Closer To Tactical Electric Vehicles

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2023 18:20:59 +0000

electric vehicles defense canooThe US Department of Defense is finally leveling up its interest in electric vehicles, and Canoo is front and center.

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Revenge Of The Virtual Power Plants, Part Infinity

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:46:12 +0000

virtual power plants sunrun lunar energy gridshareVirtual power plants were virtually unknown just a few years ago, and now the floodgates are open thanks in part to a Trump-era ruling.

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China’s Purchasing Power Advantage & Wright’s Law Mean Its Green Investments Go A Lot Further

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:05:19 +0000

DALL·E generated image of lots of big wind turbines on a plain, chinese water color style, no textChina spent $546 billion of 2022’s $1.1 trillion USD global green investment, but China is getting about a trillion USD in value out of its investment.

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Elon Musk’s DC Visit Stirs EV Charging Standardization Pot, Again

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:27:16 +0000

ev charging stations electrify americaWith EV charging standardization still up in the air, Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes to Washington.

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The Transformative Power Of Drones Has Only Just Begun

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 20:45:19 +0000

drones draganfly ukraine war agriculture solar windDrones are changing the ground under our feet. Their game-changing use in warfare has been highlighted by Russia’s murderous invasion of Ukraine, but they are also accelerating the clean energy landscape in new and impactful ways. For some insights into both areas, CleanTechnica recently spoke with Cameron Chell, CEO and President of the US company […]

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Aptera, Arcimoto, & Solo Are Sliding Into The Abyss, & Tech Writers Should Know Better

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:45:08 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a Rube Goldberg device driving down the road dragging moneyMaybe there will be an interesting book about Aptera after it inevitably fails. More likely it would be a moderately interesting chapter in a book about really bad ideas

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In Bluegrass State, Nucor’s Green Steel Trumps Anti-Wokedness

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:35:42 +0000

green steel nucor kentuckyWoke or not, Kentucky is behind a new green steel factory that supports President Joe Biden’s goal for offshore wind development in the US.

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Climate Change No Longer A Gray Rhino Risk: Michele Wucker, Author Of The Gray Rhino

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 12:35:38 +0000

DALL·E generated image of a angry gray rhinoceros charging during a lightning storm, pictureAbsurdly predictable. Absurdly well predicted. Absurdly impactful. Ignored by virtually everyone. Gray rhino. But climate change isn’t a gray rhino risk anymore. 

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BMW’s Excellent Solid-State EV Battery Adventure

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:05:32 +0000

solid state ev batteries bmwThe solid-state EV battery of the future is not quite there yet, but BMW Group has seen enough to nail down an R&D partnership with the US battery innovator Solid Power.

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