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Innovation In Copper Extraction Is Accelerating Amid Soaring Demand
Venture activity also surges, but regulatory and integration challenges threaten timely scale-up. Demand for copper is projected to reach unprecedented levels, as copper is a key component of the energy transition. As the world races to electrify several sectors, including transport, as well as expand the adoption of renewables, coupled ... [continued]
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Ursula Kicks EU Car Industry into Gear Making Affordable Small BEVs
Ursula von der Leyen gave her State of the European Union speech Wednesday 09/10/2025. It is not a main event like the similar speech of the USA president — only half of the members of the EU parliament were present. But I decided to listen to it. With the war ... [continued]
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Solar Industry Urges Nevada PUC to Change Course on Draft Order that Makes Residential Solar More Expensive
CARSON CITY, NEVADA — The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada released a draft order that will make rooftop solar more expensive for Nevadans. Wil Gehl, Intermountain West Regional senior manager for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), said the following in response to the draft order: “The draft order issued ... [continued]
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Energy Storage 10× Cheaper Than Lithium-Ion Batteries Is Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
A new long duration energy storage system that deploys molten tin as a heat transfer medium has received $20 million in Series A Plus funding, aimed at launching into commercial application.
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This EV Sales Chart Really Embarrasses The USA
The other day, I shared a great chart reader Mike Shurtleff shared with us and wrote an article about it. The article was “Vehicle Sales Growth Since 2020 Is Entirely From Electric Cars,” and the chart came from Our World In Data. It’s a fascinating one that I highly recommend ... [continued]
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XPENG Praises Hong Kong & Preps For Autonomous Driving Tests
Hong Kong looks like it’s ready to get moving faster in the self-driving car market, and XPENG is right there at the doorstep ready to be part of it. In an announcement a few moments ago, XPENG stated: “XPENG welcomes the policy measures put forward by the Chief Executive in ... [continued]
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New Electric Watercraft from Taiga
Electric vehicles of all kinds are growing around the world. The key fact is that battery costs have come down, a lot, and this has enabled more and more types of vehicles to pop up and be commercially competitive. From buses to bikes, from trucks to tuk-tuks, we have more ... [continued]
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Just Stupid — Bloomberg
The title of new report by the Grantham Institute at London’s Imperial College says it all: “Summer heat deaths in 854 European cities more than tripled due to climate change.” “Extreme heat is the deadliest type of weather and officially reported heat deaths remain significantly underestimated,” the researchers wrote. “We ... [continued]
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A Case To Include PHEVs In EV Sales Reports
Yesterday, I wrote about the ongoing debate on whether to include PHEVs (plugin hybrid electric vehicles) in EV (electric vehicle) sales reports, or if we should only focus on BEVs (full battery electric vehicles). It’s been a hotly debated topic for more than a decade. Incidentally, we got a couple ... [continued]
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Win A Rivian, Support Solar
Who wouldn’t want a Rivian electric truck or Rivian electric SUV? But … who can really afford one? Until Rivian comes out with its cheaper models, a Rivian R1T or Rivian R1S is beyond the budget of most of us. They are definitely two of the top electric vehicles on ... [continued]
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From Hype to Shutdown: Europe’s Hydrogen Refueling Network Shrinks
Austria has quietly joined the list of countries that have stepped away from hydrogen as a transportation fuel. In April 2025 OMV, the Austrian oil and gas major that had operated all of the country’s public hydrogen refueling stations, announced that it would be shutting them down by September. There ... [continued]
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143 EV Chargers Installed At San Francisco Bay Area Condo Complex
It was just about three months ago Peninsula Clean Energy announced the installation of 92 EV chargers at the the Woodland Creek apartment complex in East Palo Alto, California. On September 20, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony for another large multifamily EV charger installation in the Bay Area. 143 ... [continued]
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Elected Officials Reject The Trump Administration’s Attacks On Solar
It’s a fact that fossil fuel-based energy continues to fuel the warming of the planet. With that warming comes an increased frequency of extreme weather events. The solutions to achieve carbon neutrality and energy security depend on the deployment of more renewable energy, continued energy efficiencies, and resilience measures. But ... [continued]
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ASKO Delivery Fleet Is 100% Battery-Electric In Oslo
ASKO Oslo has completed the transition from diesel to battery-powered trucks ahead of schedule, with help from Scania.
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New Nissan Leaf First Drive (Video)
Nissan Leafs have been purring around since 2011, and there are many Leaf owners even today who still say they love or like their old Leafs. Despite the limited range and potential battery thermal issues, the first- and second-generation versions of the Nissan Leaf have been a mainstay of EV ... [continued]
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