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Drought in US West Has Cost Hydropower Industry Billions in Losses

August 21, 2024 admin California, clean power, climate change, hydroelectric, Oregon, research, Washington, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 00:57:12 +0000

Persistent drought in the West over the last two decades has limited the amount of electricity that hydropower dams can generate, costing the industry and the region billions of dollars in revenue. The sector lost about 300 million megawatt hours of power generation between 2003 and 2020 due to drought … [continued]

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Paving the Way to an Electrified Transportation Future in Washington State

August 7, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, research, rmi, Washington, washington state

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 02:59:04 +0000

RMI’s GridUp tool helped Washington State develop leading strategies for transportation electrification. Across the country, electrifying transportation can help states meet climate targets, but policymakers must ensure it happens smoothly. In Washington State, policy leaders are using cutting edge tools and analysis to prepare for an electric vehicle (EV) future. … [continued]

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EV Savings: States in the Northwest Have Highest Potential for Fuel Cost Savings

July 5, 2024 admin argonne national laboratory, clean transport, electric car benefits, electric car savings, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev savings, idaho, research, Washington

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:29:49 +0000

Argonne National Laboratory estimated fuel cost savings potential for replacing a gasoline vehicle with the same size electric vehicle on a ZIP code level. Their estimates showed that the states in the Northwest region, led by Idaho and Washington State, had some of the highest potential for fuel cost savings … [continued]

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Washington State’s Emissions Allowance Program’s 1st Auctions

March 12, 2024 admin California, cap and trade, carbon pricing, green economy, investment, policy & politics, Quebec, Washington, washington state

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 23:41:00 +0000

Washington State wrapped up its first full year of auctions for tradable emission allowances in December, as the state considers … [continued]

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Wireless EV Charging Dam About To [Finally] Bust Wide Open

March 4, 2024 admin California, clean transport, electric cars, electric highway, electric highways, Electric vehicles, Energy, ev batteries, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, inductev, mass transit / public transit, Pennsylvania, usa, Washington, wireless, wireless charging, wireless ev charging

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:45:31 +0000

In-road wireless EV charging systems are being pitched as a cost-reducing, efficiency-improving upgrade for electric fleet vehicles.

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Lyft Launches New EV Charging Program

November 17, 2023 admin California, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Lyft, Oregon, Washington, west coast electric highway

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:10:24 +0000

Lyft continues its work trying to electrify its vast network of driver vehicles. Recall that the company has committed to … [continued]

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Porsche Behind World’s Biggest Factory For Silicon Battery Materials

April 13, 2023 admin batteries, battery factories, battery materials, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery, group14 technologies, porsche, silicon, silicon anodes, silicon batteries, silicon battery anode, usa, Washington

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:05:24 +0000

Silicon battery technology gets the seal of approval from Porsche, which has put up the big bucks to help Group14 build the world’s biggest silicon battery materials factory in Washington State.

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DC Lawmakers Propose $400 E-Bike Rebate

January 20, 2023 admin bicycles, clean transport, e-bikes, electric bikes, Electric vehicles, ev incentives, micromobility, Washington

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:45:59 +0000

Shop local and get a rebate of up to $400 in DC!

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Electric Vehicles Helping Drivers To Reduce Their Bills

January 16, 2023 admin California, cars, clean transport, electric cars, electric vehicle benefits, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev costs, New York, research, Washington

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:30:10 +0000

Over 90% of vehicle-owning US households could slash their greenhouse gas emissions as well as their transport costs by switching to electric vehicles.