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Our New Combo Washer/Heat Pump Dryer Uses Less Than 1 kWh of Electricity Per Load
Last year we bought a combination washer and heat pump dryer and have been pretty impressed. Not only does the machine offer significant convenience where you put a load of clothes in and literally two hours later it is both washed and dried, it also uses a small amount of ... [continued]
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What’s Going On With BYD January Sales?
As Zach recently posted, BYD’s sales were down 30.7% in January. BYD sold 210,051 NEVs, which still put it in first place, well ahead of Geely with 124,252. Geely, however, also sells ICE vehicles, which saw significant sales growth to bring their total to 270,167. Due to selling primarily ICE ... [continued]
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EV News From Foxconn, BYD, & Nigeria
The latest news from Foxconn, BYD, and Nigeria shows that the transition to electric mobility is happening all around the world.
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Another Tesla Miss: Sodium-Ion Electric Cars Are Coming … From China
CHANGAN Auto and CATL of China are the partners behind a new electric passenger car powered by sodium-ion batteries, with a range-extender option and battery swapping opportunities, too.
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Free Bidirectional EV Chargers Provided For Massachusetts Program
The latest EV charging news in Massachusetts was about 105 new fast chargers to be installed for Boston Public Schools. Electric school buses have many public health and environmental benefits, so installing more chargers for them will be an advantage. Just a couple days later, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center ... [continued]
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Op-Ed: E-Trike Safety Is Real — But the Failure Runs Deeper than the Vehicles
In my previous articles, be it reportage or opinion, I seemed to have taken the side of complete opposition. A motoring journalist friend pointed out how the real issue is safety. I partly agreed with him but argued that if we look at road safety in other countries it is ... [continued]
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Toyota & Daihatsu Roll Out Shared Electric Kei Vans for Japan’s Last-Mile Logistics
Toyota and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. have begun rolling out battery-electric kei commercial vans in Japan, using a shared platform and powertrain aimed at accelerating electrification in the country’s last-mile logistics sector. Toyota’s contribution comes in the form of the Pixis Van BEV, while Daihatsu will sell its own versions ... [continued]
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New Nissan LEAF Wins 3 More Awards!
The new Nissan LEAF, the transformed 2026 Nissan LEAF, continues to shine thanks to the wonderful mix of good specs, modern design, and great affordability. It has certainly been one of the top EV highlights of the past year in the United States — probably the greatest — and it ... [continued]
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NIO Scores A Profit!
We have been covering NIO for more than 9 years. When it started out as a young, ambitious, small young company, it was clear the EV startup had big dreams. The company wanted to achieve great things and excite the world, as Tesla had done, on the benefits of a ... [continued]
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Court Says Texas Cannot Punish Investors for Taking Climate Change into Consideration
It is a most absurd thing — Republicans who insist that the we should be completely free and that people should be able to spend and try to make money however they wish somehow also decided that major investors cannot be allowed to look at matters of climate change, social ... [continued]
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Trump Tries to Cancel Millions More for EV Charging — Illegally, Of Course
One of the first things Donald Trump did when he got into office (the second time) was try to stop funding for and development of cleantech. Honestly, it’s one of the most ridiculous things one could imagine a president focusing on, but then again, that list is long with this ... [continued]
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New Sierra Club Map Shows Expensive U.S. Gas Buildout
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Sierra Club released a new tracker which shows that while Americans are grappling with soaring costs, utility companies are planning to add nearly 500 more expensive and polluting gas-fired power plants across the country. Over the past year, electricity prices increased at double the rate of inflation. Rather than investing in ... [continued]
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Waymo Entering Boston & Sacramento — Where Next?
We already knew that Waymo was going to be entering several new markets in 2026. With the company raising $16 billion to expand more rapidly, I also expected we’d see some announcements about such expansions this week. And now we have them. The company has announced that it is now ... [continued]
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The Solution For US Critical Minerals: Geopolitical Minefield Vs. Recycling
A new, 3-D printed, reusable sponge-like cartridge can soak up critical minerals from domestic mining, industrial, and electronic waste.
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Why Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Happening Now
CATL is the largest battery producer in the world. Any move it makes is noteworthy. While CATL has been making sodium-ion batteries for some time, production commitment has increased dramatically in 2026. CATL introduced its Naxtra line of batteries earlier in 2025 and has now announced plans for volume production ... [continued]
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