Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:42:58 +0000
Supercapacitors made of plastic have come closer to reality, thanks to researchers at UCLA who have made a breakthrough in the lab.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:25:23 +0000
The US electric vehicle market did grow in 2024. It increased 7% over 2023, or by nearly 89,000 units. Compared to 2022, EV sales grew by 61%, or almost 492,000 units. Compared to 2021, EV sales grew by 166%, or more than 813,000 units. So, yes, the US electric vehicle … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 23:36:15 +0000
The BYD Shark plug-in hybrid pickup truck is being exported to many countries around the world but not to the US — yet.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:50:14 +0000
With the recent election upheaval in the US government, it’s important to remember that the labor movement flourished in 2024. Workers across sectors and interests challenged wage ceilings, sought job safety and security, and looked to unions to represent their collective interests. The ascendance of Donald J. Trump to the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:34:06 +0000
Quality EVs with decent power and range are cheaper than they’ve ever been, but, sadly, that doesn’t mean that literally everyone can go out and buy one yet. Young people who haven’t gotten into a good career (hopefully yet), retired people on limited fixed incomes being eaten alive by inflation, … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:26:37 +0000
A few days ago, ChargePoint announced two new technologies that should help a LOT with EV charger reliability: cut-resistant cables and an alarm system. While this should go a long way toward ending this problem or at least reducing its impact on EV drivers, there’s still a lot more work … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:25:43 +0000
Have you ever driven down a steep hill and then started smelling something awful? Whether the smell is coming from your car or it’s coming from somebody else’s, the unmistakable smell of brakes being cooked is extremely unpleasant. But, it’s a lot more than just bothersome—it’s a sign that somebody’s … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:15:09 +0000
US electric vehicle sales increased 14% in the 4th quarter of 2024 over the 4th quarter of 2023. It was pretty good growth for the EV market. Let’s dive in a little further to the details of EV sales in the quarter. We’ll start by looking at sales by model. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:10:44 +0000
Clean technology isn’t just about relatively new technologies like solar panels and lithium ion batteries. Sometimes, reducing the negative impacts we have on the landscape is as simple as doing less of something or growing crops in a different way. When we do things the wrong way and take too … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:26:19 +0000
Trump or no Trump, a new bidirectional clean energy transmission line is on track for construction to commence this year, connecting wind and solar resources in Idaho, Nevada, and California.
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