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Tesla Became Popular Selling the Fun of Driving, Now Selling Cars to Not Be Driven
It is quite ironic: Tesla became such a popular company, sold millions of vehicles, and became profitable by selling people on the fun of electric driving. The instant torque, all of the YouTube videos of drivers stepping down on the pedal and passengers getting pushed back into their seats and ... [continued]
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Judge Protects Billions for Reliable EV Charging; Cleaner Air, & Lower Driving Costs Across the Country
Seattle — Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Tana Lin of the Western District of Washington entered final judgment in State of Washington v. U.S. Department of Transportation, a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful freeze of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program—a $5 billion federal initiative to build reliable, high-speed electric vehicle
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Energy Affordability & Clean Air on the Line in Washington State
OLYMPIA, Washington — On January 22, 2026, the Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments centering on the legality of I-2066, centering on how the initiative’s title misled voters by its ballot title and instead silently amended existing climate and clean air laws and programs across multiple state agencies, utilities, ... [continued]
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Arkansas PSC Opens Door For Higher Electricity Bills
Governor-appointed commissioners allow SWEPCO to raise rates by 23% Little Rock, Arkansas — Yesterday, as the region focused on an impending winter storm, the Arkansas Public Service Commission approved a move to raise customers’ electricity costs in much of Northwest Arkansas. With the go-ahead from the three governor-appointed PSC commissioners, SWEPCO will ... [continued]
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Advocates Challenge Georgia Power’s Overbuilt, Flawed Data Center Plan
ATLANTA — Yesterday, environmental groups pushed back on Georgia Power’s defense of its plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation. The Sierra Club, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a response to Georgia Power and the Georgia Public Service Commission’s reply ... [continued]
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NPS Censoring of History at Independence National Historical Park
PHILADELPHIA — This week, the National Park Service removed an exhibit from Independence National Historical Park examining the legacy of slavery at the site. The interpretive display, located at the President’s House Site at the park, depicted individuals who had been enslaved by George Washington, along with a timeline detailing the history ... [continued]
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A Year of Oversight & Accountability: Sierra Club FOIAs Have Uncovered Oil & Gas Handouts, Canceled Grants, Opposition to Whitewashing of History, & More
Washington, DC — Today, the Sierra Club is highlighting the transparency generated by the organization’s Environmental Law Program in the first year of Donald Trump’s second term in office. Sierra Club lawyers launched a robust Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) accountability effort one year ago, at the start of the second ... [continued]
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Egypt Picks Up Solar Power Banner Dropped By US President Donald Trump
The Singapore-based solar manufacturer Elite Solar is among the global stakeholders rushing to fill the demand for solar power in Egypt...and in the US, too.
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Budget Airline Exec Calls Out Trump Enabler Elon Musk
The budget airline Ryanair has turned the tables on Tesla CEO Elon Musk, leveraging an online feud over Musk's Skylink service for free publicity.
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From Optimistic Models To Empty Pipelines: The Intellectual History Of Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone
Germany’s hydrogen backbone now exists as steel in the ground and pressurized pipe, but the more important infrastructure was laid long before any trench was dug. That infrastructure was intellectual. A long sequence of studies, models, and policy-facing analyses created the impression that large scale hydrogen for energy use was ... [continued]
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Volvo Working On PHEVs With 100-Mile Range
At the introduction of the new Volvo EX60, the company let it be known it is working on plug-in hybrids that will be more like electric cars.
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Trump’s FAA Makes It Practically Impossible To Legally Fly Drones
A few years ago, it dawned on me that clean, electric-powered aviation isn’t part of some far off solarpunk future. While we’re not going to see electric passenger jets or medical helicopters this year, there are already electric aircraft replacing ICE aircraft almost everywhere. Aerial photography, surveying, search and rescue, ... [continued]
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CATL Begins Commercial Production Of Sodium-Ion Batteries
CATL has begun commercial production of sodium-ion batteries, which perform very well in the cold and have a long life expectancy.
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Denza Begins Philippine Operations as Premium Electrified Segment Expands
The luxury electrified vehicle brand of BYD, Denza, has begun formal operations in the Philippines, adding a new entrant to the country’s growing market for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The move reflects continued expansion by parent company BYD, which has been increasing its presence across multiple vehicle segments in ... [continued]
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VinFast Introduces Battery Subscription Program in the Philippines
As electric vehicle adoption continues to gain momentum in Southeast Asia, VinFast Philippines is once again highlighting battery subscription as a central strategy for lowering the cost barrier to EV ownership in the Philippine market. During a recent company event covered by local automotive media, VinFast presented updated pricing that ... [continued]
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