Today’s Political Rhetoric Rewards The Rich But Can’t Save The Planet

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:13:08 +0000

Language at its finest imparts information so humans can empower each other. It conveys expressions of emotions, warnings for self-preservation, offerings of social togetherness — and, most recently, misinformation/disinformation. The current global political climate is packed with rhetoric that persuades audiences to roil over perceived slights, including peer-reviewed evidence that … [continued]

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Worksite in Sweden Reaches 50% Electrification

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:57:22 +0000

Electric heavy-duty construction equipment is becoming all the rage, becoming one of the hot new areas of the electrification era. Now, a worksite in Sweden, where there’s an extra focus on achieving freedom from fossil fuels, has reached 50% electrification. In particular, this is thanks to Volvo CE electric machines. … [continued]

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Mumbai Looking to Roll Out 8,000 Electric Buses by 2027

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:55:18 +0000

Big cities need to clean up their air, and cutting noise pollution is a great idea as well. Few solutions could be better than electric buses for both of these things. Actually, there may be no better single solution. Electric buses have also now be cost competitive for several years, … [continued]

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NIO Scores Another Notch In Its Green Belt

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:50:35 +0000

NIO has had a string of announcements recently focused on its green credentials and recognition for them. While all electric vehicles are inherently greener and cleaner, some EV companies are more focused on implementing sustainability principles throughout the company, while others are, well, they’re just there to make money. With … [continued]

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U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices to Decrease in 2025 & 2026 with Lower Crude Oil Price

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:30:10 +0000

In our January Short-Term Energy Outlook, we now forecast U.S. retail gasoline prices through the end of 2026. We estimate U.S. average gasoline prices in 2025 will decrease by 11 cents per gallon (gal), or about 3%, compared with 2024. In 2026, we forecast a further decrease of about 18 cents/gal, … [continued]

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End of Green New Deal, Idiocracy, Social Media Opioids, & Tesla Risk — Video Chat

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:22:30 +0000

Vijay Govindan and I sat down today to discuss Democrats’ “Green New Deal” (the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Trump trying to destroy it despite all of the economic benefits it brings across the US (especially in red districts and states), the era of “Idiocracy,” social media as … [continued]

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GM Signs Deal With Vianode For Synthetic Graphite Supply

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:01:34 +0000

Norwegian company Vianode has signed a multi-year deal with General Motors to supply synthetic graphite for batteries beginning in 2027.

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Nickel & the Cleantech Revolution — Plus Alaska Energy Metals’ Role in US Energy Independence

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:54:09 +0000

The electric vehicle revolution is genuinely in full swing, with almost one out of every 4 new vehicles having a plug in 2024. The core element of that revolution is the batteries, and the essence of those batteries is a handful of metals. So, the most critical conundrum is how … [continued]

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Toyota Whacked With Gigantic Fine For Diesel Emissions Cheating

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:52:00 +0000

Hino Trucks, a division of Toyota, has agreed to massive criminal and civil fines after admitting to years of lying about diesel emissions.

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