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Republicans Set to Kill Giant EV Charging Program
Following up on the counterproductive decision to pull the plug on the US EV tax credit, Republicans in Congress are now looking to kill the giant US EV charging program that was created by Democrats during the Biden administration. Yes, this is the program Donald Trump tried to halt in ... [continued]
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Maxell Develops All-Solid-State Battery Power Module Compatible with ER Battery Size
Reduce battery replacement frequency, contributing to improved maintainability and reduced environmental impact. Maxell, Ltd. (TOKYO: 6810) has developed an all-solid-state battery power module which matches the same size and output voltage as a lithium thionyl chloride battery (ER battery). ER batteries are widely used in industrial equipment backup systems, smart meters, and IoT ...
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Malaysia Starts Initial Phase of Electric Bus Re-fleeting, Targeting 1,100 Units by 2030
Over a thousand electric buses will be introduced to Malaysia’s road network, starting with the capital Kuala Lumpur, as the country’s long-stalled push to decarbonize public transport is finally breaking out of pilot mode. In a report by the Malaysian Transport Ministry, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, the country’s dominant public transport ... [continued]
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(Another) Record Month for EV Sales in China!
BEVs represented 35% of the total Chinese car market in December. We saw plugins score another million-plus sales in December, reaching a record 1.34 million units (in a 2.26-million-unit overall market, down a harsh 14% YoY). Last month’s result put plugin vehicles’ market share at 59%, with BEVs reaching 35% ... [continued]
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US Patent & Trademark Office Rejects Attempts by Canadian Solar, JinkoSolar, and Mundra Solar to Challenge Validity of First Solar TOPCon Patents
Inter Partes Review applications denied as First Solar lawsuits continue to progress. First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) (“First Solar”) today announced that the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) denied three separate Inter Partes Review (IPR) applications seeking to invalidate the company’s Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (“TOPCon”) ... [continued]
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Rio Tinto Expands Solar Power Capacity at Kennecott
Rio Tinto has energized a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operations in Utah, showcasing a circular critical-minerals supply chain in which tellurium produced at the site is used to manufacture the panels now powering it. Together with the 5MW solar plant completed in 2023, Kennecott now has ... [continued]
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EU Cannot Afford to Pause Zero-Emission Heavy-Duty Charging Deployment
IRU, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and T&E urge the European Commission to ensure continuity of EU funding for heavy-duty vehicle charging and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, warning that a break in support in 2026–2027 would risk slowing the deployment of zero-emission vehicles. In a joint letter addressed to European Commission President ...
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MLK Jr. — The Type of Leader We Need
We’re in the midst of the worst political climate and political situation I’ve seen in my lifetime in the United States. I could go into all of those problems, but that would be counter to the actual point of this article. Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and I ... [continued]
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Lloyd Alter Advocates For Intelligent Speed Assistance
The state of New York is supporting legislation to require intelligent speed assistant systems for repeat speeding offenders.
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50,000 Public EV Charging Points Operating In Spain Now
Spain increased its total number of public EV charging points by about 10% in 2025, bringing the total number to 50,000. The number of high-power chargers (50–250 kW) doubled, and the number of chargers able to charge at over 250 kW increased by about 85%. (The source says the range ... [continued]
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We All Pay For Protectionism
At CES, I didn’t get the chance to attend as many panels and discussions as I had hoped. When I made it, I was often pulled away partway through by another commitment. However, I had the chance to attend “Competing in a Trade-Disrupted World,” moderated by Ed Brzytwa, Vice President ... [continued]
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Op-Ed: XPENG’s New Extended-Range EVs Are Actually About Ultra-Fast Charging & AI
On January 8, XPENG dropped some interesting news about its product roadmap that actually reveals something bigger than just two new extended-range models. The company is doing something different with extended-range EVs — instead of treating them as a workaround for charging infrastructure problems, XPENG is building them as electric-first ... [continued]
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Former US Oil Worker Invents 3D-Printed Battery, Nails $7.1 Million in Seed Funding
The US startup Material has developed a 3D printed battery that eliminates the "dead space" created by conventional energy storage systems.
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Trump 2.0 Is Killing Us With His Assault On Climate
This week marks the one-year anniversary of President Donald J. Trump’s second term. The Trump administration has rejected emissions-cutting policies in favor of enhanced burning of fossil fuels, and this is an existential threat to human health and the continued vitality of our planet. While the Trump legacy of authoritarianism ... [continued]
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32 Electric Vehicles Increased in Sales in 2025 in USA
Earlier today, I wrote about the 8 electric cars that actually saw their sales increase quarter over quarter in the USA in the highly difficult 4th quarter, as well as the 11 electric cars that saw their 4th quarter sales increase year over year. Much more interesting to me, though, ... [continued]
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