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More Data Shows How Two Successful (If Slow) Solar Cannonball Runs Went

March 14, 2025 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev road trips, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:00:28 +0000

A year or so ago, I wrote several articles about attempts to cross the United States on nothing but solar power, carried along on or in the vehicle. Since then, the slow pace and even slower release of information about these trips led to me moving on to other things … [continued]

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Tesla’s Stock Price Trend Is Sort Of Hilarious

March 13, 2025 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, green economy, investment, tesla, tesla stock, tesla stock price

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:59:09 +0000

Tesla’s stock price has never been a stable or sensible thing for long. It’s been one of the last decade, or at least the last five years. However, as I was glancing at it today while trying to see any noticeable effect from Trump and surrogates’ desperate appeals to buy … [continued]

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Mercedes CLA With EQ Technology Gets Rave Reviews

March 13, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, mercedes, mercedes cla

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:57:40 +0000

The Mercedes CLA EV is all new inside and out with 800 volt architecture for fast charging and extra long range.

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The 3 Things Tech Billionaires Get from DOGE

March 13, 2025 admin Donald Trump, elon musk, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:20:42 +0000

As others have pointed out in a comment thread today, DOGE (the “Department of Government Efficiency”) is not actually creating “government efficiency” just because that’s in the name and Elon Musk and his team of 20-year-olds are mass firing government employees. Without actually evaluating what’s needed and who should be … [continued]

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Debunking The Myth: Surplus Renewable Electricity Will Not Make Hydrogen Cheap

March 13, 2025 admin carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Energy, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:58:32 +0000

A commonly cited argument is that surplus electricity from renewable sources, particularly solar and wind, makes hydrogen production both economical and practical. The rationale seems simple: when the sun shines brightly or winds blow strongly, there’s an abundance of electricity, potentially making hydrogen cheap. But this claim oversimplifies the economic … [continued]

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Green Hydrogen Cross-Border Collaborations Persist Despite Trump’s Trade War

March 13, 2025 admin abb, Canada, canada clean energy, clean power, Energy, green economy, green hydrogen, hydroelectric, hydrogen, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, tariffs, tesla sales, trump tariffs, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:33:57 +0000

Trump’s misbegotten trade war against Canada notwithstanding, leading hydrogen stakeholders continue to move forward with green hydrogen projects.

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Driving Intelligence into Action on the Road to a Smarter, More Resilient Grid

March 13, 2025 admin grid, SC, Smart Grid, Sponsored

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:11:24 +0000

By Ernst Scholtz, S&C Electric Company’s Chief Technology Officer As the nation’s aging electrical grid faces more frequent extreme weather events, power outages are increasing and becoming more devastating. According to Climate Central, around 80% of major U.S. power outages between 2000 and 2023 were caused by weather-related events. The … [continued]

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Why Do Transit Agencies Keep Falling for the Hydrogen Bus Myth?

March 13, 2025 admin China, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Europe, green economy, hydrogen fuel cell buses, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:00:55 +0000

In recent months I’ve assembled a long, long list of hydrogen bus trials that ended up with the transit agencies realizing what should have been obvious before they started: hydrogen buses are a lot more expensive and battery electric buses are much cheaper and more reliable. More come out of … [continued]

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GoSun Sport Solar Oven: High-Performance Solar Cooking At A Steep Discount

March 13, 2025 admin clean power, consumer technology, gosun, Solar energy, solar ovens

Credit to Author: GearTechnica| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:24:07 +0000

If you’re into clean tech and sustainable living, you may already know that solar cooking is one of the easiest — and most affordable — methods of letting renewable energy do the work directly for you. There are sorts of solar ovens on the market, and it’s not very difficult … [continued]

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Google Trends Interest In “Buy A Tesla” Triples In The US As Popular President Trump Gives Conservatives Permission To Buy The Best EV Sold In The US

March 13, 2025 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, tesla

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:58:55 +0000

As a Republican who has liked electric cars for about 15 years, I’ve wondered when this moment would happen. We all know that a car is more than just transportation to get from A to B. In high school, the car you drove really influenced what other kids thought of … [continued]

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