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Zimbabwe Reduces Import Duty On Electric Vehicles From 40% to 25% Starting January 1, 2025

December 2, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 22:20:32 +0000

Yesterday, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mhtuli Ncube, presented the 2025 National Budget under the theme “Building Resilience for Sustained Economic Transformation.” There were a lot of mixed reactions to most of the stuff announced in that proposed budget. Most of the feedback focused on the plethora of additional taxes proposed … [continued]

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Apollo Go Robotaxis Launch In Hong Kong

December 2, 2024 admin apollo go, autonomous vehicles, baidu, China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Hong Kong

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:49:27 +0000

I wrote earlier this year that Baidu’s Apollo Go is likely to be the first profitable robotaxi service in the world. The service continues to expand in the meantime, or in its march toward profitability. Now, news is that Apollo Go robotaxi testing will begin in Hong Kong, near the … [continued]

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BYD’s Sealion 07 EV Comes to Norway

December 2, 2024 admin byd, byd sea lion, byd sealion 7, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Norway

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:16:49 +0000

BYD continues to expand its electric vehicle offerings around the world. While more exotic locations have been getting more of the attention lately (like Guatemala, Paraguay, Chile, Kenya, Zambia, and Pakistan), that also includes offering more models in more European countries. The news this week is that BYD is now … [continued]

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Lectric ebikes up to 40% off for Black Friday

December 2, 2024 admin black friday, consumer technology, ebikes

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 20:06:14 +0000

Lectric Ebikes, one the industry’s mainstays and foremost leaders in e-micromobility, is having a massive Black Friday sale today, with some of their most popular models up to 40% off. Accessories are also up to 40% off, and batteries up to 30% off. It’s a limited time — about 12 … [continued]

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EREVs Use Gasoline, & Are A Step Backward Compared To All-Electric Vehicles

December 2, 2024 admin air quality, clean transport, Electric vehicles, extended range electric vehicle (erev)

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:12:04 +0000

Depending on what online sources you look at, Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs) may be an emerging trend in China. This vehicle type is one that has an electric motor (or two) with a large battery pack and an onboard gasoline-powered generator that provides electricity to ‘extend’ the range. To … [continued]

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LG Chem & ExxonMobil Sign Lithium Offtake Agreement

December 2, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, exxon, exxonmobil, Fossil Fuels, green economy, lg, lg chem, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Oil

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:57:03 +0000

Oil was the “black gold” of the last century, and lithium might be called the “white gold” or “silvery-white gold” of this century. (No one calls it that, but that’s okay.) So, it’s only fitting that Exxon is planning to extract and sell some of this white gold now. In … [continued]

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Lightweight, Fast Charging Lithium Sulfur Batteries Unveiled

December 2, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Energy Storage, lithium-sulfur battery, Monash University, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:38:21 +0000

Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, say they have developed lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries that have twice the energy density of traditional lithium-ion batteries, but that is only half of the story. The other news is that those lithium sulfur batteries can charge and discharge faster than conventional batteries … [continued]

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Volkswagen Group & SAIC Extend Joint Venture to 2040!

December 2, 2024 admin China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, saic, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:58:34 +0000

Volkswagen Group is in an interesting position. It has done better than most legacy automakers to electrify, but it’s still had numerous struggles and is in the “legacy automaker” bucket — which just makes life harder when it comes to the electric vehicle revolution. Part of its solution for going … [continued]

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11 Republican States Sue Financial Giants Over Coal Investments And ESG

December 1, 2024 admin blackrock, esg, Fossil Fuels, ken paxton, natural gas, policy & politics, state street, subsidies, vanguard

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:55:46 +0000

The attorneys general of eleven Republican States, led by Ken Paxton of Texas, have filed suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that some of the largest money managers in the world have conspired among themselves to stick a knife in the back of … [continued]

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Australia Passes Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16

December 1, 2024 admin consumer technology, Facebook, instagram, Reddit, smartphone apps, Snapchat, social media, tiktok, Twitter, x

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:53:12 +0000

Okay, this isn’t about climate solutions, but it is about tech, and it’s a big story. Australia, in a rapid legislative process, has banned most social media for kids under the age of 16. That includes Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and X. Social media has proven to be quite … [continued]

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