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Super Long EV Charging Network in Australia Now Open

March 11, 2025 admin Australia, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, policy & politics, Western Australia

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 23:55:36 +0000

The WA EV Network (Western Australia electric vehicle network) recently “opened.” The EV charging network is the longest in Australia, extending 7,000 kilometers. The network includes 110 charging points across 49 locations. “The initiative is part of the State Government’s Electric Vehicle Strategy and aims to boost EV uptake in … [continued]

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Who Pays For The Environmental Damage When A Starship Falls In My Backyard?

March 11, 2025 admin elon musk, policy & politics, SCIENCE, SpaceX, starship

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 23:09:59 +0000

Hubby and I were sitting at our dining room table, eating our dinner and watching the sun dip over the Intracoastal Waterway. Then a ball appeared in the sky, heading west to east — a swirling mass of vapors with what looked like a nebula around it. Gold sparks were … [continued]

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Trump’s Tariffs Are An Economic & Environmental Boomerang

March 11, 2025 admin air quality, batteries, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, green economy, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, tariffs, trump tariffs, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:20:52 +0000

The first Trump trade war was a disaster for US cleantech, and it looks like 2025 is setting up to be an encore performance. Between 2018 and 2020, Trump’s tariffs on solar panels cost the US an estimated 10.5 GW of lost solar capacity, delaying the transition to clean energy … [continued]

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Can AI Save Social Media?

March 11, 2025 admin digg, green economy, Media, policy & politics, social media

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:03:07 +0000

Social media is about to get a reboot as the two prominent activists work to bring Digg back to life this year.

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EVs Get More Dependable, PHEVs Less So

March 11, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, jd power, phev, research, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:55:18 +0000

One thing electric vehicle proponents have long argued is that, due to EVs requiring many fewer parts, they should need service much less, be more reliable, and cost less to maintain. A new study from J.D. Power, the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS), surprisingly, finds full electrics … [continued]

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Hydrogen Buses Keep Failing — De Lijn Is Just The Latest To Cut Losses

March 11, 2025 admin batteries, Belgium, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Energy, Energy Storage, EU, Europe, ev sales, green economy, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, public transit, van hool

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:38:01 +0000

Founded in 1947 in Belgium, Van Hool was a storied name in bus and coach manufacturing, known for producing a range of vehicles spanning diesel, hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell models. For decades, it supplied public and private transport fleets across Europe and beyond, cementing its reputation as an innovative … [continued]

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USA Electric Vehicle Sales Up 478% in 2024 vs. 2019, Fossil Fuel Vehicles Down 12%

March 2, 2025 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, market research, research, us auto industry, us auto market, us auto sales, us ev sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:18:53 +0000

Following our report on Q4 auto sales in the US, including pure electric vehicle (EV) sales versus fossil fuel vehicle (FFV) sales, we’ve got a new, much bigger report — well, it’s the same size and type of report, but it’s for full-year sales rather than 4th quarter sales. Like … [continued]

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USA Electric Vehicle Sales Up 478% in 2024 vs. 2019, Fossil Fuel Vehicles Down 12%

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:18:53 +0000

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Hydrogen Is An Indirect Greenhouse Gas So Now Hydrogen Proponents Are Denying It

March 2, 2025 admin air quality, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Europe, hydrogen, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:46:41 +0000

Hydrogen has been touted as a clean energy source, a critical pillar of decarbonization efforts in sectors from heavy industry to transportation. Policymakers and industry leaders alike have been singing its praises for decades, envisioning a future powered by green hydrogen, electrolyzers, and pipelines feeding a global energy transition. But … [continued]

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