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Trump Admin Freezes Giant NEVI Charging Program — But Can It?

February 9, 2025 admin clean transport, department of transportation (dot), Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, ev charging, ev charging stations, federal highway administration (fhwa), Joe Biden, nevi, policy & politics, Republicans

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2025 01:10:01 +0000

The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) charging program is a major EV program created as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congress passed in 2022 when Joe Biden was president and Democrats controlled Congress. It includes $5 billion in grants to roll out more EV charging infrastructure all across … [continued]

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Powerful New Offshore Wind Turbine Trumps The Trump “Energy Dominance” Plan

February 9, 2025 admin clean power, EU, Europe, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, offshore wind energy, offshore wind turbine, policy & politics, siemens gamesa, us offshore wind, us offshore wind farms, usa, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:58:24 +0000

While Trump single-handedly bludgeons the US offshore wind industry into a state of paralysis, massive new offshore wind turbines are coming to markets elsewhere around the world.

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JUWI To Build 340MWp Solar Projects For South African Mining, Energy, & Data Center Leaders In 2025

February 9, 2025 admin africa, clean power, juwi, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar power plants, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:04:15 +0000

The South African solar industry has been on a roll over the last couple of years. Utility-scale plants were getting a lot of interest starting about 10 years ago due to South Africa’s well respected Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The program was the main driving force … [continued]

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Geothermal Aside, US Energy Policy Gets Dumb And Dumber Every Day

February 9, 2025 admin clean power, Energy, enhanced geothermal systems, fervo energy, geothermal energy, green economy, policy & politics, renewable energy, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:27:35 +0000

Fossil fuels face a new threat from the US geothermal energy industry, which stands to benefit from the purportedly fossil-friendly Trump administration.

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EVs At 51.6% Share In Sweden — Volkswagen ID.7 Best Seller

February 9, 2025 admin audi a6 e-tron, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, cupra tavascan, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, hybrid electric cars, kia ev3, market research, mobility sweden, phev, research, Sweden, sweden ev market share, sweden ev sales, sweden ev transition, tesla model y

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:27:40 +0000

January’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 51.6% share in Sweden, down slightly YoY from 52.5% in January 2024. BEV share was fractionally up YoY, while PHEV share was slightly down. Overall auto volume was 19,632 units, up some 14% YoY. The Volkswagen ID.7 was the best selling BEV. January’s … [continued]

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€20,000 Volkswagen Electric Car — The Next VW Beetle?

February 9, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, GERMANY, press releases, Volkswagen, volkswagen beetle (bug), volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:57:31 +0000

The Volkswagen Beetle is an iconic car that is one of the prime symbols of the cultural revolution of the 1970s (a revolution that is somehow facing significant backlash today, incidentally). It was a popular car of young adults in the ’70s. But, while its cute design and “Beetle” name … [continued]

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ARENA Community Based Battery Rollout

February 9, 2025 admin Australia, australian renewable energy agency (arena), batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:37:48 +0000

First, let me be clear: a community battery is located in the community to collect and store electricity when there is an oversupply, usually from rooftop solar. It may or may not be owned by a community organisation. Generally, it appears most are owned by the major gentailers. See our … [continued]

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A Key Reason Why Our Society Is Polluted With Misinformation Today

February 9, 2025 admin Facebook, Media, misinformation, policy & politics, social media, Twitter

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 03:13:45 +0000

I was working on some homework today with my daughter who’s in 2nd grade. It came after a couple of days of trying to figure out how smart people are so effectively fooled by misinformation, and don’t see the threat of massive misinformation networks (i.e., X, Facebook, etc.). The homework … [continued]

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Volvo Plugin Vehicle Sales Increased 17% In January

February 9, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, phev, volvo, volvo cars

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:26:00 +0000

Volvo Cars sold 50,820 cars in January, with almost half of them coming with a plug. Plugin model sales were also up significantly from a year prior, growing 17% compared to January 2024. In total, 44% of the company’s January 2025 vehicle sales — 22,398 out of 50,820 — were … [continued]

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