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US Agency Says Congress Can’t Repeal California’s 2035 ZEV Mandate

March 11, 2025 admin California, california zev mandate, carb zev mandate, clean air act, clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev mandates, gao, Joe Biden, policy & politics, us environmental protection agency (epa), zev mandate, zev mandates

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 04:58:56 +0000

Under the Clean Air Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has historically granted California waivers to set stricter air pollution regulations on vehicles, power plants, and industry within its borders. That deal was reached decades ago so that California wouldn’t be dragged down by more lax federal regulations. Donald … [continued]

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Apple Legend Woz Torches Tesla UI

March 11, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, steve wozniak, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 04:57:26 +0000

I just wrote yesterday about Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak’s presentation at a big tech conference in Barcelona, Spain. He criticized Big Tech taking over our lives too much and tech billionaires becoming too directly political. On the sidelines of the conference, CNBC interviewed Wozniak (Woz) and got more comments from … [continued]

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Churches in Louisiana Installing Solar + Storage as Hurricane Prep

March 11, 2025 admin batteries, churches, clean power, Energy Storage, hurricanes, lithium-ion batteries, Louisiana, New Orleans, nonprofits, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:51:16 +0000

As a Floridian, I am quite used to the threat and destruction of hurricanes. However, it seems like one state — a much smaller state — is hit even more and worse than Florida. That would be Louisiana. Interestingly, an unexpected sector of society is taking it into their own … [continued]

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Super Long EV Charging Network in Australia Now Open

March 11, 2025 admin Australia, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, policy & politics, Western Australia

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 23:55:36 +0000

The WA EV Network (Western Australia electric vehicle network) recently “opened.” The EV charging network is the longest in Australia, extending 7,000 kilometers. The network includes 110 charging points across 49 locations. “The initiative is part of the State Government’s Electric Vehicle Strategy and aims to boost EV uptake in … [continued]

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Who Pays For The Environmental Damage When A Starship Falls In My Backyard?

March 11, 2025 admin elon musk, policy & politics, SCIENCE, SpaceX, starship

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 23:09:59 +0000

Hubby and I were sitting at our dining room table, eating our dinner and watching the sun dip over the Intracoastal Waterway. Then a ball appeared in the sky, heading west to east — a swirling mass of vapors with what looked like a nebula around it. Gold sparks were … [continued]

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Trump’s Tariffs Are An Economic & Environmental Boomerang

March 11, 2025 admin air quality, batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, tariffs, trump tariffs, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:20:52 +0000

The first Trump trade war was a disaster for US cleantech, and it looks like 2025 is setting up to be an encore performance. Between 2018 and 2020, Trump’s tariffs on solar panels cost the US an estimated 10.5 GW of lost solar capacity, delaying the transition to clean energy … [continued]

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Can AI Save Social Media?

March 11, 2025 admin digg, green economy, Media, policy & politics, social media

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:03:07 +0000

Social media is about to get a reboot as the two prominent activists work to bring Digg back to life this year.

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EVs Get More Dependable, PHEVs Less So

March 11, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, jd power, phev, research, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:55:18 +0000

One thing electric vehicle proponents have long argued is that, due to EVs requiring many fewer parts, they should need service much less, be more reliable, and cost less to maintain. A new study from J.D. Power, the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), surprisingly, finds full electrics … [continued]

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Hydrogen Buses Keep Failing — De Lijn Is Just The Latest To Cut Losses

March 11, 2025 admin batteries, Belgium, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, Energy Storage, EU, Europe, ev sales, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, public transit, van hool

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:38:01 +0000

Founded in 1947 in Belgium, Van Hool was a storied name in bus and coach manufacturing, known for producing a range of vehicles spanning diesel, hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell models. For decades, it supplied public and private transport fleets across Europe and beyond, cementing its reputation as an innovative … [continued]

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Marcos: Duterte’s arrest a responsibility to international community

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Credit to Author: Jean Mangaluz| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:28:00 +0800

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said that his predecessor former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest was merely part of the Philippines’ obligation to the international community.    