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The End of Diesel: Europe’s Buses Are Going Fully Electric — Fast

March 11, 2025 admin air quality, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Energy, EU, Europe, ev sales, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 22:50:55 +0000

Electric buses are transforming Europe’s public transportation system faster than many policymakers expected. In 2024, nearly half of all new city buses sold in the European Union were battery-electric, according to a new report from Transport & Environment (T&E). This shift marks a decisive moment in the debate over how … [continued]

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The Great American Insurance Retreat: Climate Change, Uninsurable Homes, & The Future Of Real Estate

March 11, 2025 admin buildings, California, carbon emissions, climate change, Florida, green economy, insurance, policy & politics, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 17:20:16 +0000

The United States insurance industry is in crisis. And if you’re a homeowner or business owner in certain parts of the country, your ability to get coverage — let alone afford it — may soon disappear entirely. This isn’t some far-off projection for the 2040s. It’s happening now. From 2017 … [continued]

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South Dakota Turns Thumbs Down On CO2 Pipeline Proposal

March 11, 2025 admin co2 pipeline, ethanol, green economy, policy & politics, South Dakota

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 16:55:23 +0000

A plan to build a pipeline carrying carbon dioxide from the Midwest to North Dakota has hit a snag in South Dakota.

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Fossil Fuelers Bet $10 Million On Long-Duration Energy Storage

March 11, 2025 admin clean power, Energy, Energy Storage, hunt energy, investing, investors, long-duration energy storage, pumped hydro storage, quidnet energy, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa, water battery, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:37:28 +0000

The energy storage startup Quidnet Energy is ready to bring its long duration, underground “water battery” system to market.

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Honda & Toyota Introduce New Battery Electric SUVs In China

March 11, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, honda, honda s7, toyota, toyota bz3x

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 15:23:25 +0000

With the exception of Nissan, Japanese car companies have been famously reluctant to bring competitive electric cars to market. On the other hand, the Japanese have always been good at tailoring their offerings to local markets. The EV revolution is in full swing in China, so if Honda and Toyota … [continued]

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EVs Take 33.9% Share In The UK — Tesla Takes Two Of Top Three

March 11, 2025 admin BMW, citroën e-c3, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, dacia spring, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, hybrid electric cars, leapmotor t03, market research, new automotive, phev, renault 5, research, smmt, tesla, tesla model y, uk, uk ev market share, uk ev sales, uk ev transition, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:28:38 +0000

February’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 33.9% share in the UK, up from 24.8% year-on-year. BEVs grew in volume by 42% YoY, with PHEVs close to 20% growth. Overall auto volume was 84,054 units, almost flat YoY. The UK’s leading BEV brand in February was Tesla, with two of … [continued]

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How Many Electric Cars Will The World Buy In 2025, 2027, 2030?

March 11, 2025 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, phev, polls/surveys, research

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 04:59:18 +0000

Last year, the world bought 17.2 million plugin vehicles, and 10.8 million pure battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). Overall, 22% of new auto sales were plugin vehicle sales, more than one out of five, and 14% were BEV sales, almost one out of seven. That’s “a robust rise from the 16% (10% … [continued]

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US Agency Says Congress Can’t Repeal California’s 2035 ZEV Mandate

March 11, 2025 admin California, california zev mandate, carb zev mandate, clean air act, clean transport, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev mandates, gao, Joe Biden, policy & politics, us environmental protection agency (epa), zev mandate, zev mandates

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 04:58:56 +0000

Under the Clean Air Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has historically granted California waivers to set stricter air pollution regulations on vehicles, power plants, and industry within its borders. That deal was reached decades ago so that California wouldn’t be dragged down by more lax federal regulations. Donald … [continued]

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Apple Legend Woz Torches Tesla UI

March 11, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, steve wozniak, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 04:57:26 +0000

I just wrote yesterday about Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak’s presentation at a big tech conference in Barcelona, Spain. He criticized Big Tech taking over our lives too much and tech billionaires becoming too directly political. On the sidelines of the conference, CNBC interviewed Wozniak (Woz) and got more comments from … [continued]

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Churches in Louisiana Installing Solar + Storage as Hurricane Prep

March 11, 2025 admin batteries, churches, clean power, Energy Storage, hurricanes, lithium-ion batteries, Louisiana, New Orleans, nonprofits, rooftop solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 02:51:16 +0000

As a Floridian, I am quite used to the threat and destruction of hurricanes. However, it seems like one state — a much smaller state — is hit even more and worse than Florida. That would be Louisiana. Interestingly, an unexpected sector of society is taking it into their own … [continued]

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