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Honda Launches 3 New Electric Cars … In China, For China
Honda has been one of the biggest laggards in the EV transition — you might even say the biggest. It has not been interested in selling electric vehicles and has hardly introduced any. However, if you want to sell cars in China, the largest car market in the world (by ... [continued]
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USA Pulls Mexico Into Its Anti-Chinese EVs Policies
There’s no doubt about it: China saw that the future of the car market was electric and zoomed far into lead. It has accounted for more than half of global electric car sales, and aside from Tesla, the biggest electric car producers in the world are Chinese. Despite being late ... [continued]
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Hot Deals On Yard Tools: Up To 28% Off Greenworks Electric Mowers & More
Now that spring has sprung, yardwork is about to begin, but it doesn’t have to mean spending hours with noisy gas-powered yard and lawn tools that pollute the air, because there are much cleaner and quieter options. Electric lawn mowers, string trimmers, chainsaws, and other outdoor power tools can be ... [continued]
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What Can We Do To Protect Our Coastal Communities From Extreme Weather Damage?
Joe DiStefano, CEO of UrbanFootprint, wants you to be aware of the surprising overlap between prominent regional climate risks and domestic migration patterns. It’s clear that we’re witnessing a growing trend of people moving into areas prone to extreme weather threats, such as coastal communities. DiStefano says that it is ... [continued]
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What’s Going On With The Tesla Cybertruck That Wouldn’t Work After A Car Wash?
I just ran across an interesting report on Jalopnik. The source news is from a Tesla Cybertruck owner on TikTok. It’s a befuddling situation, but some of the comments on it are a bit misleading and add to the confusion. Before I get to all of that, though, I find ... [continued]
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Historic $8.8 Billion Home Energy Rebate Programs to Lower Utility Bills
A Dozen States Have Applied for Home Energy Rebates Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Helping Households Across the Nation Receive up to $14,000 for Energy Efficient Home Upgrades, Slashing Home Energy Bills and Building Up a Local Clean Energy Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of ... [continued]
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Who Will Produce The “Model 2” If Tesla Won’t?
Like many, I’m still grappling with the idea that Tesla might not produce the “Model 2” or “Model C” — or whatever name you want to give the more affordable electric car Tesla was working on. As a short recap, Reuters reported that the project had been canceled (and had ... [continued]
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Roam Teams Up With QuickMart To Introduce Roam Hub Charging Stations For Electric Motorcycles In Kenya
Several firms that are active in Kenya’s nascent electric motorcycle sector are starting to ramp up their operations. This has resulted in an increased number of electric motorcycles on the roads in Kenya, especially in the capital, Nairobi. Some of these players introduced their electric motorcycles with select partners in ... [continued]
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Six Red States Want To Cancel The UAW
Workers at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are voting this week on whether they want to join the UAW.
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U.S. Hydropower Generation Expected to Increase by 6% in 2024 Following Last Year’s Lows
Last year, U.S. hydropower electricity generation fell to its lowest since 2001. This year, we expect hydropower to increase 6% and account for 250 billion kilowatthours of electricity generation in the power sector, based on forecasts in our Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). We expect hydropower to increase in nearly every part of the ... [continued]
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Get Ready for a Flood of EV Sales in Quebec, Canada
What do companies want from government policy? They want consistency and predictability. Whether policies are more supportive or less, consistency and predictability allow a company to plan things out. They allow a company to more easily forecast consumer demand as well as company expenditures. It’s easy to get excited about ... [continued]
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U.S. EPA Paves the Way for Clean Buses at Fairfax County Public Schools
Clean School Bus grant brings green future to school transportation. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz and U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) celebrated one of EPA’s first Clean School Bus grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law being awarded to Fairfax County Public Schools during ... [continued]
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Automaker C-Suites Are Pondering A Big Question On EVs. Choose Humanity!
EV sales have grown strongly in recent years, and while we’ve explained that they’re still growing nicely in many places and for many companies, it’s also clear that we’re not in the period of the fastest growth for the industry. Most notably, we’ve just seen #1 BEV seller Tesla report ... [continued]
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U.S. DOE Releases 1st-Ever Roadmap to Accelerate Connecting More Clean Energy Projects to the Nation’s Electric Grid
Report Details Recommendations to Streamline Interconnection with Near- to Long-Term Solutions to Add Clean Energy Resources to the Transmission Grid and Boost Our Clean Energy Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap outlining solutions to speed up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and ...
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U.S. DOE Releases New Report Outlining Solutions to Meet Growing Electricity Demand
President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Equips Utilities and Power Providers With a Suite of Tools to Meet Increasing Demand, While Keeping Costs Affordable for Consumers, Cutting Emissions and Ensuring Reliability Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today outlined a wide array of solutions to address increased electricity demand ... [continued]
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