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Here’s A Hint So Your Company Can Get Climate Federal Funding: Call It “Defense Tech”

January 5, 2025 admin climate tech, investment, Manufacturing, national security, policy & politics, united states department of defense

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:25:12 +0000

An interesting twist of logic is taking place at the highest levels of global governments. You’d think that the need to address the climate issues would stand alone, right? After all, the effects of a warming planet are destroying ecosystems, threatening critical infrastructure, intensifying weather, and creating conditions incompatible with … [continued]

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GM’s EV Sales Skyrocket And Soon We’ll All Be Driving Mushroom Cars

January 4, 2025 admin bioeconomy, cadillac, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev sales, general motors, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, sustainable design, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:23:30 +0000

GM is among the automakers celebrating a great year for EV sales, setting the stage for the Cadillac SOLLEI luxury concept EV featuring parts made with mushroom fiber.

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Electric Vehicles & Solar Can Help Reduce Zimbabwe’s Negative Trade Balance

January 4, 2025 admin africa, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Solar energy, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:59:02 +0000

According to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance and the national statistics agency Zimstat, in 2024, Zimbabwe’s merchandise imports were projected to reach $9.08 billion. On the other hand, exports were projected to be close to $7.4 billon. The means the trade deficit was estimated to be close to $1.7 billion. This … [continued]

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EVs Take 89.9% Share In Norway — But HEVs Now Outperform PHEVs

January 4, 2025 admin clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, hybrid electric cars, market research, Norway, norway ev market share, norway ev sales, norway ev transition, norway fleet, ofv, phev, phevs, research, tesla model 3, tesla model y, volkswagen id.4

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:58:28 +0000

The December auto market saw plugin EVs take 89.8% share in Norway, up from 89.6% year on year. BEVs saw a slight dip in share compared to recent months, due to an end-of-year clearout of other powertrains, and a pull-forward ahead of coming tax changes. Overall auto volume was 13,652 … [continued]

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EVs Take 89.9% Share In Norway – But HEVs Now Outperform PHEVs

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:58:28 +0000

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US Solar Manufacturing Is Soaring — New Facts

January 4, 2025 admin clean power, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Manufacturing, policy & politics, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), subsidies

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:57:41 +0000

I wrote about it a handful of times last year — US solar manufacturing got a big boost from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (aka IRA) and has provided a lot more blue collar (or “green collar”) jobs in the country again. Overall, the IRA has been the biggest … [continued]

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Huge Growth in Nissan LEAF & Ariya EV Sales in USA

January 4, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Nissan, nissan ariya, nissan leaf

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:56:53 +0000

There seems to be a trend developing. … As automakers publish their December, 4th quarter, and full-year 2024 sales data, we’re seeing electric vehicles multiplying like rabbits in spring and the myth that EV sales were in decline is getting blown up like Elmer Fudd in a run-in with Bugs … [continued]

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Janus Electric Prime Movers — A Better Option?

January 4, 2025 admin clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev conversions

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:27:08 +0000

CleanTechnica has been following the progress of Janus Electric truck conversions for over three years. The innovative tech trucking company has just announced the launch of the first completed solar-powered “Intermodal Charge & Change Station” at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In about 4 minutes … [continued]

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Tesla Supercharging: The New (NACS) Era

January 4, 2025 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, nacs, rivian, tesla superchargers

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:35:20 +0000

I’ve driven my Tesla Model 3 for over 5 years now. I’ve made over 10 cross-country trips, including the 3000-mile round trip from northern Utah to northern Wisconsin 5 times, a 2000-mile detour to Charlotte, North Carolina (East Coast), and an 800-mile round trip from northern Utah to Palm Springs … [continued]

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9 Organizations for Groundbreaking Program to Foster Collaboration Between Communities & Stakeholders in the Energy Transition

January 4, 2025 admin clean power, jennifer granholm, policy & politics, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:06:14 +0000

Regional Energy Democracy Initiative Pilot Underscores DOE’s Commitment to Equity and Justice for Communities in the Gulf South The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the selection of nine organizations to participate in the groundbreaking Regional Energy Democracy Initiative (REDI) Consortium in Texas and Louisiana. This inaugural consortium will … [continued]

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