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US Automakers Slit Their Own Throats On The Altar Of Greed
Fuel economy standards in the US have been rolled back so Detroit's Big Three can make more money selling gas pigs.
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Hyundai Is Still Determined To Push The Fuel Cell Mobility Envelope…In The US, No Less
Hyundai is targeting the hydrogen fuel cell market in the US, Korea, and Europe, with a focus on electrifying public transportation, fleets, and port logistics.
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Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA Final Rule That Delays Methane Pollution Protections from Oil and Gas Industry
Unlawful Delay Ignores Health Risks, Energy Waste, Widespread Opposition Contact Sierra Club — Shannon Van Hoesen, shannon.vanhoesen@sierraclub.org Environmental Defense Fund — Sharyn Stein, sstein@edf.org Clean Air Task Force — Samantha Sadowski, ssadowski@catf.us Center for Biological Diversity — Jason Rylander, jrylander@biologicaldiversity.org Earthjustice — Alexandria Trimble,
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Alabama Power Approve Rate Freeze, Solar Power for Data Center
MONTGOMERY, AL. — The Alabama Public Service Commission has approved a two-year rate freeze and large solar power projects for a proposed data center. The Dec. 2 decision is intended to keep energy rates the same until 2028. Research shows that Alabamians pay some of the highest energy bills in the entire nation. Alabama ... [continued]
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Sierra Club Statement on Arctic Refuge CRA Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senate Republicans advanced a resolution that would impede protections for millions of acres of public lands in Alaska, despite bipartisan opposition. In a 49-45 vote Thursday morning, Senate Republicans utilized the Congressional Review Act to revoke a land management plan for the Arctic Refuge. “Republican Senator Susan ... [continued]
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143 Solar Companies Urge Congress to Work with DOI to Unleash American Solar Energy; Ensure Certainty, Equal Treatment of All Energy Sources in Permitting Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, 143 solar energy companies sent a letter urging the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to work with the Department of the Interior (DOI) to address the July DOI memo that has favored preferred energy sources and amounted to a near complete moratorium on ... [continued]
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Geopolitical Developments Contribute to Elevated Diesel Prices
Global refinery margins for diesel have widened since late October and increased to their highest level all year, following refinery outages in Russia and in the Middle East and new sanctions on Russia’s crude oil, leading to limited refinery production and a decreased global diesel supply. The impact was most ... [continued]
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You Can’t Buy This, America: Toyota bZ7 Feels Farther Away as Trump Rolls Back CAFE
The first installment of “You Can’t Buy This, America” focused on Chinese EVs from US brands that are not sold here. Today, we’ll focus on a family sedan from the company that sells the most popular car in the USA. The Toyota Camry has been the bestselling sedan in the ... [continued]
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“Solar Glitter” Makes Its Mark On The Space Solar Race
Microscopic particles of "solar glitter" form the foundation of new photovoltaic technology launched by the US startup mPower for space solar applications.
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Why Autonomous Vehicles Need Billions of Miles Before We Can Trust the Trend Lines
Jonathan Slotkin’s recent analysis of Waymo’s safety results in an oped in the New York Times has sparked a new round of discussion about how society should think about autonomous vehicles. His framing is direct. He argues that the data looks like the kind of early clinical trial result that ... [continued]
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Why All Drivers Underpay: What the UK’s New EV Tax Reveals
The United Kingdom’s decision to introduce a mileage based charge on electric vehicles starting in 2028 marks a shift in how governments think about fairness in road funding and the broader question of who pays for the external costs of driving. The original policy is expressed in pounds of course, ... [continued]
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The One Big Decision Tesla Has To Make On “Full Self Driving”
According to some friends who have the latest “Full Self Driving” (FSD) hardware and V14.2 of the software, the self-driving capabilities are really, really good now. One of those friends has driven more than 1,000 miles without an intervention (something Tesla now shows you on the touchscreen). The other wrote, ... [continued]
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How Many Robotaxis Are Crashing? Digging Into Some Data
It’s funny how things line up in the fabric of time at times. A few days ago, I wrote an article about Tesla having perhaps 29 supervised robotaxis in operation in Austin, Texas. It’s not clear what the exact number is, and it’s not clear exactly how many crashes these ... [continued]
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AI, Energy, And Social License
Is AI a curse or a source of hope for humanity? No one really knows. The most we can say is that it is a tool. How we use it is up to us.
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How Corporate Fleets Can Boost Demand for Made-in-EU EVs
The European Commission is preparing a legislative proposal on Clean Corporate Vehicles. This is a big opportunity to boost demand for Made-in-EU electric cars. Our analysis shows that already today, 73% of electric cars registered by companies were produced in the EU. For the private segment this was 63%. Because ... [continued]
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