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Ethiopia Could Open EV Floodgates Across Africa, Asia, And Beyond
Last year, when Ethiopia decided to ban the import of fossil fuel vehicles, it was a huge and unprecedented move — not just for Africa, but for any country in the world. One immediately had to wonder, is this really going to happen? Were there going to be various concessions ... [continued]
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What A Dream I Had!
No, this is not a story about a Simon and Garfunkel song. It is a story of a dream I had this morning in the precognition interstices between deep sleep and wakefulness. That is a place in our sleep cycle characterized by researchers as REM sleep, named for its rapid ... [continued]
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Cold-Weather EV Driving to Waterfall Way
We are getting past the idea of having serious adventures in Tess, our 6-year-old Tesla Model 3. In the early days, we travelled thousands of kilometers into the Outback and across states. We charged at caravan parks, using cords out of windows, and begged for power from friendly servo owners. ... [continued]
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Renewables as a Bridge to Gas? America’s Energy Logic Goes Backwards
In recent remarks, John Ketchum, CEO of NextEra Energy, laid out a curious and somewhat baffling narrative: renewables should serve as a transition solution toward expanding natural gas generation. Yes, you read that correctly. After decades of framing gas as a so-called “bridge fuel” to a renewable future, the argument ... [continued]
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Billions In Subsidies Flow To LNG Canada As Kitimat Terminal Nears Launch
As Kitimat prepares to ship its first liquefied natural gas cargoes in the coming couple of weeks, billions more in subsidies and favorable fiscal treatment for fossil fuel infrastructure come sharply into focus, along with the 2.2 billion tons of greenhouse gases the facility will be responsible for over its ... [continued]
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Ember Claims Battery Storage And Solar Can (Almost) Do It All
June 21 is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Tomorrow, the days start getting shorter again. What better time for Ember, the clean energy advocacy folks, to release its latest battery report. Here’s the headline: “Batteries are now cheap enough to unleash solar’s full potential, getting ... [continued]
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Ethiopia Updates ICE Vehicle Import Ban To Include Imports of SKD & CKD Kits
In an unprecedented move over a year ago, Ethiopia became effectively the first country in the world to ban the import of internal combustion engine vehicles. That ban was not some futuristic target for 2030 or 2035. It was an immediate ban on the import of ICE cars. Ethiopia’s motivation? ... [continued]
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Trump 2.0 And Science Denial — Alice In Wonderland For The 21st Century
Probably like you, I’ve been trying to figure out why the Trump administration is rife with science denial. At first I attributed it to anti-intellectualism. With that, I thought, went an ideological mindset in which people identified with superficialities like He Who Dies with the Most Toys Wins. But that ... [continued]
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BYD’s Profit Margin Looks Quite Good Amidst Price War Allegations
A hot topic in the EV world lately has been a reported “price war” controversy in China, and perhaps extending a bit beyond that. Some automakers have contended that BYD is engaged in an extreme, destructive price war. We’ve seen various takes on this from different automakers, and China’s Ministry ... [continued]
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Hankook Tire Launches iON HT Tire for Electric Light-Duty Trucks
First Hankook highway-terrain tire designed for electric light-duty trucks iON HT offers high-load support, ultra-low rolling resistance, and an 80K limited treadwear warranty iON HT on display for the first time at the 2025 Electrify Expo in Los Angeles NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Leading global tiremaker Hankook Tire unveiled the newest member of its iON ... [continued]
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U.S. Primary Energy Production, Consumption, and Exports Increased in 2024
The United States continued to produce more energy than it consumed in 2024. This surplus energy production helped energy exports grow to a record high 30.9 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2024, up 4% from 2023. Energy imports stayed flat at 21.7 quads in 2024, meaning the United States exported 9.3 quads more ... [continued]
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BYD Set to Dominate NEV Market in Southeast Asia, Starting with Thailand
Spreading a manufacturing base all over the region BYD has aggressively expanded its footprint across the Southeast Asian (ASEAN) region, strategically establishing distributorships in several key countries. This expansion is often facilitated through partnerships with prominent local automotive or business conglomerates, a tactic that mirrors the successful market entry strategies ...
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53% EV Share in China! — May 2025 Sales Report
BEVs represented close to a third of the total Chinese car market in May. May saw the continuation of the never ending growth of the Chinese EV market, with plugins scoring over a million sales in May (in a 1.9-million-unit overall market). Digging deeper into the numbers, EREVs were the ... [continued]
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Ireland Shutters Its Last Coal-Fired Generating Station
Ireland has shuttered its last coal-fired generating station in County Clare. The site will become a clean energy hub.
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From Hydrogen Hope To EV Reality: How Hype’s Subsidy Bubble Burst
Hype, once celebrated as a poster child for hydrogen mobility in Europe, has abandoned hydrogen as its primary fuel source, and has pivoted to solely electric vehicles for taxis. This pivot should not surprise anyone who has been closely tracking the consistent and inevitable collapse of hydrogen-powered transportation ventures around ... [continued]
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