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Tesla’s Long-Term Sales Decline in Europe — Can Cheaper Models & “Full Self Driving” Turn Things Around?
I was going to explore some European EV sales trends this week and ran across the following chart, which shows the 8 leading auto brands’ quarterly market share of the BEV market in 13 European countries (combined): There are three things that jumped out to me looking at that chart. ... [continued]
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Sierra Club Delivers Over 1,000 Comments on Unlawful NY State Energy Plan to Hochul’s NYC Office
The Draft Plan Threatens to Undo New York’s Climate Progress and Raise New Yorkers’ Bills NEW YORK — Yesterday, the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter delivered over 1,000 State Energy Plan comments submitted by members and supporters to Governor Hochul’s New York City office. Supporters and spokespeople gathered outside with signs ... [continued]
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T&E, Greenpeace and 10+ Organisations Call on the EU to Maintain the Law Promoting Alternatives to Short-Haul Flights
T&E, Greenpeace and a coalition of 12 other environmental organisations asks the European Commission to keep article 20 in the EU Air Services Regulation (ASR). Two years ago, the European Commission’s implementing decision (EU) 2022/2358 confirmed the French measure establishing a limitation on the exercise of traffic rights due to serious environmental ... [continued]
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Sierra Club Endorses Report Revealing Pension Funds Failing to Stop Asset Managers Backing Fossil Fuel Expansion
PARIS — Pension funds and other asset owners are exposing clients and beneficiaries to growing climate-related financial risks by failing to stop asset managers supporting fossil fuel expansion, according to new analysis published today by Reclaim Finance and endorsed by AnsvarligFremtid, Fossielvrij NL, Sierra Club, SOS UK, and Urgewald. Read ... [continued]
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Energy Minerals Observatory: The Data Deficits in Critical Supply Chains
Critical minerals, such as copper, cobalt, and silicon, are vital for energy technologies, but most critical minerals markets are less transparent than mature energy markets, such as crude oil or coal. Like other energy markets, many supply-side and demand-side factors influence pricing for these energy-relevant critical minerals, but critical minerals supply chains contain ...
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A New Flow Battery Will Get A Good Look-See From The US Dept. Of Energy
Vanadium flow battery technology will be the first to take advantage of a new energy storage test facility hosted by the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
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Hyundai Motor & Healthy Seas Celebrate 5 Years of Global Ocean Conservation & Education Leadership
Hyundai Motor’s work with Healthy Seas has removed 320 tons of marine litter, including abandoned fishing nets from “ghost farm” operations and other plastics Suitable recovered nets are recycled into new products, such as floormats for Hyundai’s IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, IONIQ 9, INSTER, SANTA FE and NEXO in Europe ... [continued]
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Nissan & Wayve Sign Definitive Agreements to Deliver Next-Generation Driver Assistance Technology
Yokohama, Japan — Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Wayve today announced the signing of definitive agreements to collaborate on integrating the next-generation ProPILOT series with Wayve AI technology across a broad range of Nissan vehicles. This partnership will combine Wayve’s embodied AI software with Nissan’s advanced driver-assistance systems to support ... [continued]
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The Chinese EV Tariff & Vehicle Sales Backfire In Europe That Was Too Obvious
In June 2024, the European Union (EU) announced big new tariffs on electric vehicles produced in China. Among other details and clarifications, plug-in hybrids were not included. The high tariffs would only apply to fully electric cars. On a continent trying to electrify the auto industry pretty quickly, that seemed ... [continued]
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Now A Woman Has Given Birth In A Waymo
While this is a kind of “gee-wiz” story that just catches one’s attention, it does bring up an interesting point or three. Increasing Passenger Safety via Robotaxis First, the news: A lady hailed a Waymo robotaxi to the UCSF (University of California–San Francisco) Medical Center on Monday, and on the ... [continued]
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Uber Abandons EVs & Climate, After Cozying Up With Trump
If you didn’t have enough reason to dislike Uber before, you probably do now. The app-based ride-hailing company followed Lyft’s lead and made some bold-ish EV targets several years ago, then also provided its drivers with incentives to go electric. However, as the political winds in the US have changed, ... [continued]
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Stellantis Says It Will Bring Electric Topolino To US
FIAT says it is bringing its minuscule Topolino EV to the US next year, because people are lusting after its cuteness.
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Why EU Carmakers Are Digging Their Own Graves — It Is Just A Misunderstanding
Managers of very large companies are very smart people. With the right information, they will make the best decision within the world as they know it. So, why are European carmakers digging their own graves? Make no mistake, asking for a stay in the end of sales of ICE vehicles ... [continued]
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The Europe Car Market Is in the Grip of the Osborne Effect
The European car market and the Osborne effect was the topic of an article I wrote nearly 7 years ago. I made bold predictions for the future, and as all predictions of the future, they were wrong. I should have written a followup on it, but I did not predict ... [continued]
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The Geothermal Energy Part Of “Unleashing American Energy” Is Beginning To Pay Off
The US geothermal industry is gearing up to move into new territory, helping to get fossil fuels out of the power generation business.
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