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SpaceX Dominating Tesla Cybertruck Sales
If Tesla Cybertruck sales didn’t look bad before, they sure do now. Apparently, SpaceX has been buying a huge chunk of them. There haven’t been many sales in recent months, but Musk’s companies have been buying them, especially SpaceX. According to a Bloomberg analysis, 18% of Cybertruck registrations in the … [continued] The post SpaceX…
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EV Announcements Have Dried Up Enormously, Even Tesla’s — The Trump Slump Is Real
Yes, I’ve noticed this for several months and considered writing such an article. I’ve been covering electric vehicles for 14 years — sometimes that gives me a lot of useful perspective, and sometimes I forget details of how things have changed. I remember a time when there were almost never … [continued] The post EV…
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This US EV Market Share Chart Is Quite Lame
Cox Automotive collects the most extensive data on US EV sales, through its long famed and respected arm Kelley Blue Book. In the opening paragraph of its latest report on the market, the company provided a slight silver lining: “At 216,399, EV sales in Q1 were lower by 7.8% compared … [continued] The post This…
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U.S. Senate Disapproves Mining Ban in Boundary Waters
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate voted to approve a controversial proposal, backed by the Trump Administration, to allow toxic sulfide mining in the watershed of one of the country’s most visited wilderness areas. In a 50-49 vote, Senate Republicans utilized a baseless interpretation of the Congressional Review Act to overturn a … [continued] The post U.S.…
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Health, Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Reconsider Flawed, Unlawful Decision to Repeal the Endangerment Finding
Petition Identifies Multiple, Serious Problems with New Information and Analysis in Final Rule Washington, DC — Sixteen health and environmental groups have filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency outlining severe flaws in its rule to repeal the Endangerment Finding and motor vehicle climate pollution standards and describing how the … [continued] The post Health,…
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More Proof That Trump’s War On Renewable Energy Is Failing, Badly
For all the damage US President Donald Trump has done to the domestic wind and solar industries, they just keep persisting. The latest example is the massive, 550-mile, 3-gigawatt SunZia SouthWest Transmission Project linking renewable energy assets in sunny (and windy) New Mexico with Arizona and California. Construction began less … [continued] The post More…
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Heat Pump Water Heater Training for Earth Day with 12 Manufacturers
Heat pump water heaters (HPWH) are one of the key technologies to save this troubled little planet of ours. They are 3–6 times more efficient than other water heaters, save hundreds of dollars on utility bills and 1 ton of CO2 every year compared to water heaters that burn fossil … [continued] The post Heat…
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Honda Is Determined To Sell More EVs In The US, One Way Or Another
EVs continues to push across the hurdles of a recalcitrant US market, with the Honda venture Fastport providing an example of perseverance in the pedal-powered micromobility sector. The post Honda Is Determined To Sell More EVs In The US, One Way Or Another appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Electric Hydrofoils Are Intriguing. Electric Catamarans Are Scaling
The proposed electric passenger hydrofoil from downtown Vancouver to Bowen Island and Gibsons remains a useful hook for thinking about ferry electrification, but it does not need to carry the full analytical burden twice. In the earlier piece on the proposal, I laid out the core challenges in some detail. … [continued] The post Electric…
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The New Geography Of Wind Power In Canada
Ontario’s return to renewable procurement is the clearest sign that one of Canada’s largest electricity markets has accepted a reality it spent years resisting. The timing is propitious as I prepare to provide an update to a global audience on North American wind energy through the World Wind Energy Association. … [continued] The post The…