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The US Offshore Wind Industry Is Scheming For A Comeback
California is forging ahead with plans to construct a seaport hub for the US floating offshore wind turbine industry, despite the loss of federal funds for the project.
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The PHEV Debate Lives On
As long as I’ve been covering electric vehicles, there’s been a debate about how useful (or not) plugin hybrid electric vehicles are. This week, two reader comments show that the debate rages on. First of all, we received the following comment from Tom Dillon via our contact form: “A few ... [continued]
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Organization Argues We’re Entering Dieselgate Sequel
“Dieselgate” was the humongous emissions scandal in which Volkswagen and some other automakers were deceiving the public when it came to emissions from diesel-fueled vehicles by having them perform differently while being tested than during normal driving. If you weren’t around or weren’t paying attention during the height of this ... [continued]
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Hyundai Hypes Ridiculous Hydrogen Dream Decades Out of Date
I was checking press releases from automakers today, wondering if there were any lingering EV announcements related to the IAA motor show in Munich. And what do I find but a hydrogen-hype press release that looks decades out of date. Naturally, it’s tied to an event in Japan, where the ... [continued]
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Barcelona-Based Mobility Company Silence is Building an Ecosystem around Modular Batteries
We first ran into Barcelona-based electric mobility company Silence at EICMA in Milan, Italy, where they announced three new two-wheeled electric mobility vehicles. The critical technology underpinning Silence’s vehicles is a modular battery system built by Silence’s parent company Acciona. Their primary product for mobility applications is a 5.5 kilowatt-hour ...
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Low Battery Prices & Affordable Electric Cars Sweeping into Europe
A decade ago, you could buy long-range electric cars or you could buy affordable electric cars. You couldn’t find a model that was both. However, battery prices dropped and dropped and dropped, and the Renault Zoe, Chevy Bolt EV, and Tesla Model 3 led us into an era of long-range ... [continued]
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BYD Unveils 3rd-Generation Electric Bus Platform With 1000-Volt Architecture
BYD this week introduced its third generation electric bus platform that is built on 1000 volt technology for better charging and range.
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Thailand’s EV Industry, Part 2: China’s “Overwhelming” Strategy and Thailand’s Policy Implementation
This is part two of a two-part report on the state of Thailand’s electric vehicle adoption. I used YCP’s “Thailand’s EV Powerhouse: 2024 Guide to the EV Market in Thailand,” published in December 2024, as data and context reference. I have updated some of the data mentioned in that comprehensive ... [continued]
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BYD DM-i Models Refreshed with More Battery Range: PHEVs Step Up Their Game
Hot on the heels of the Fang Cheng Bao Ti7 PHEV SUV, BYD has started rolling out significant upgrades across its DM-i PHEV models. First up is the Seal 07 DM-i, a 5-meter-long family sedan that is essentially receiving a mid-cycle refresh a little over a year after it launched. ... [continued]
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Higher Value, Lower Volume: The Future Of Canadian Forestry
Canada’s forests are immense, covering nearly 350 million hectares and holding almost 9% of the world’s forested land. They are central to the country’s identity, economy, and climate profile. For decades, forestry has provided jobs and exports while maintaining relatively stable forest cover, but the climate and biodiversity math has ... [continued]
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ArkeaBio Appoints Dr. Zach Serber as Chief Technology Officer to Accelerate Development of Methane-Reducing Livestock Vaccine
Dr. Serber will advance the biotechnology enabling ArkeaBio’s first-of-its-kind solution to deliver a practical, cost-effective way for farmers and producers to reduce emissions and enhance livestock productivity. Dr. Serber’s appointment comes as ArkeaBio accelerates toward product validation and commercial deployment. BOSTON, MA, USA — ArkeaBio, a global agricultural bioscience company
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Spiro Kenya Is Taking E-Mobility Countrywide
As Kenya’s largest city, most initiatives in any industry start in Nairobi. Of course, as the place with the highest number of motorcycles in the country, as companies worked to find solutions to electrify Kenya’s massive motorcycle taxi industry, most, if not all, of the companies in the sector started ... [continued]
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Is The Pursuit Of AI & Humanoid Robots Based On A Flawed Approach?
The quest for AI and humanoid robots is focused on large language models. One authority thinks that is the wrong approach.
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Classic Aston Martin DB6 Converted To Electric Power
The Aston Martins are stylish, distinct vehicles to the point that some were featured in James Bond films. One site stated the Aston Martin company owner was so dedicated to producing the DB6 at a high standard he was losing money on every one sold. Today, if you want to ... [continued]
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Vietnam & Thailand Humiliating the USA
The United States is not exactly a world leader in electric vehicles, as we know by now. More than half of new car sales in China are plugin electric cars (full electrics or plugin hybrids), and 27% of new car sales in Europe are plugin electric cars. In the US, ... [continued]
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