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25 New Electric School Buses Unveiled At Compton, California School District

March 12, 2025 admin air quality, California, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:35:46 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, the Compton Unified School District and Durham School Services announced the unveiling of a new fleet of 25 electric school buses. Some of the best sustainable transportation stories are the ones about diesel and gas buses being replaced by fully electric ones. Diesel and gas … [continued]

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Waymo Grows Again, Extending into Mountain View, Los Altos, Palo Alto, & Sunnyvale

March 12, 2025 admin autonomous vehicles, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, google, los altos, mountain view, palo alto, robotaxis, san francisco, sunnyvale, tesla robotaxis, waymo, waymo one

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:46:01 +0000

Waymo continues to expand its robotaxi service. While it’s been in San Francisco for a while, Waymo just extended its services down the region into the heart of Silicon Valley, where it all started. As of yesterday, Waymo is offering its Waymo One robotaxi services in Mountain View (the home … [continued]

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The Hydrogen Bus Illusion: Essen & Mülheim’s Costly Reality

March 11, 2025 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ev sales, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:59:47 +0000

The latest hydrogen bus setback in Germany is no surprise. Essen and Mülheim are now stuck with 19 hydrogen buses that need to travel up to 89 km round trip just to refuel after the state of North Rhine–Westphalia withdrew its subsidy for further fleet conversion. The financial burden has … [continued]

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Was Toyota Right To Prioritize Hybrids Over Full Electric Cars?

March 11, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, phev, toyota

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:58:17 +0000

When I first heard about Toyota’s decision to prioritize hybrids over full electric vehicles (EVs), I was skeptical. As a cleantech enthusiast and proud owner of several electric cars over the last 14 years, I’ve long believed that EVs are the future of transportation. But after digging into the data … [continued]

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Lexus Presents the World Premiere of the New “RZ”

March 11, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, lexus rz, press releases, toyota

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:55:43 +0000

Introducing Steer-by-Wire for Next-Generation Steering Feel, Enhancing the Driving Experience Continuously pursuing the ‘The Natural’ driving concept to further refine the Lexus Driving Signature Optimizing the battery EV system to achieve a 20%*1 increase in driving range and shorter charging times Expanding the lineup with the high-output motor-equipped RZ 550e F … [continued]

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Premiere of New Toyota C-HR+, bZ4X, & Lexus RZ in Europe

March 11, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, lexus rz, press releases, toyota, toyota bz4x, toyota c-hr

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:50:18 +0000

Expanding BEV lineup as part of the multi-pathway approach Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that it will be expanding its battery electric vehicle (BEV) lineup in Europe as part of its multi-pathway approach toward achieving a carbon-neutral society. Toward Carbon Neutrality Toyota is committed to product and region-centered management with … [continued]

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BLUETTI EP500 Pro — 1½ Years Later

March 11, 2025 admin batteries, bluetti, bluetti ep500 pro, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, cleantechnica videos, Energy Storage, portable battery, portable power station

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:11:15 +0000

One and a half years ago, in August of 2023, I published a review of the BLUETTI EP500 Pro. It hit me recently that while we publish reviews of such home energy storage systems from time to time, and also write about new ones arriving on the market and special … [continued]

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From London to Houston: How Chris Wright’s Anti-Net Zero Rhetoric Shifts

March 11, 2025 admin carbon emissions, chris wright, clean power, climate change, Coal, Energy, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:55:53 +0000

Chris Wright, the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Energy, has wasted no time in making his stance on energy policy clear. In his first major international speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) Conference in London, he framed net-zero as an economic disaster and defended fossil fuel expansion. But … [continued]

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Bi-Directional Charging News From Kia & Mercedes

March 11, 2025 admin bi-directional charging, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, green economy, Kia, Mercedes Benz, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:38:01 +0000

Most people have never heard of bi-directional charging, but it is an idea whose time is almost here as EV sales increase.

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Are We Imagining It, Or Were Winters Colder & Snowier When We Were Kids?

March 11, 2025 admin climate change, Fossil Fuels, global warming potential, HEALTH, snow, temperature records

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:20:06 +0000

The blizzard of 1978 was fierce in New England. As an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut, it was a time for my roommates and me to stuff our bodies into as many layers of clothing as we owned, borrow a toboggan, and plod up the road to the liquor … [continued]

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