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I Touched the Cybertruck!

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2024 04:55:26 +0000

After writing about sightings of the Cybertruck throughout Australia (you can read about them here and here) and Steve Hanley’s exciting article about the possible size of Australia’s Cybertruck market, I am eagerly anticipating the truck’s impact Down Under. Approximately 30,000 light trucks are sold in Australia each month, mainly … [continued]

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Wisconsin School Project Gives Kids A Solar Plus Storage Microgrid Learning Environment

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 15:08:32 +0000

A Wisconsin school is getting a solar plus storage microgrid project that will save the district significant money on energy. Intelligent power management company Eaton will provide the solar plus storage microgrid to support affordable, resilient, and sustainable power in the Wisconsin school district. The system will be the largest … [continued]

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EVs Take 35.3% Share Of The UK — Laggards Rush To Meet ZEV Mandate

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 10:42:37 +0000

November saw plugin EVs take 35.3% share of the UK auto market, up from 25.7% year on year. BEVs grew volume by 58% YoY, and took a quarter of the market, while PHEV volume was flat. Overall auto volume was 153,610 units, down 2% YoY. Tesla was the leading BEV … [continued]

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Cannonball! NY-LA EV Record Drops Below 40 Hours

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 04:59:36 +0000

Most of us will never take a non-stop trip from New York to Los Angeles. Why? Because the average person values their sleep more than they value setting records. Add in the need to speed, avoid speeding in front of police, pass sleepy drivers, and slam vast amounts of caffeine, … [continued]

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WeRide Deploys Autonomous Streetsweepers

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 04:57:31 +0000

After writing about WeRide’s robotaxi deployment in Abu Dhabi, I went looking at recent WeRide announcements, and I noticed one especially interesting ones I had missed. Just a couple weeks ago, autonomous robotaxis from WeRide, the Robosweeper S6 and Robosweeper S1, were commercially deployed in Singapore, at Marina Coastal Drive … [continued]

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Uber & WeRide Launch Robotaxis in Abu Dhabi

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 04:24:36 +0000

Having gone to Abu Dhabi several times for cleantech conferences, I could see that UAE leaders were very keen on futuristic tech and very keen on superlatives — the biggest, the first, the tallest, the fastest, etc. So, I knew it would be quick to deploy robotaxis. Today, the capital … [continued]

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Floating Solar Array Launches in Ohio. Yes, Ohio!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 03:07:01 +0000

When you think of leaders in the deployment of floating solar PV power, I’m sure you think of Ohio. Okay, no, that’s unlikely. You’re more likely to think of the myth that people in Springfield, Ohio, are eating their neighbors’ cats and dogs. However, it’s true. Not the eating cats … [continued]

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