Fossil Gas Crisis & EV Taxis in Colombia: A Surprisingly Promising Pair

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:34:32 +0000

Colombia’s fossil gas climate crisis could spark EV adoption as the affordable FAW Nat Taxi lands at $23,000.  Climate change is no joke. Last year, Colombia faced one of its harshest droughts in the last three decades, which forced the country to rely heavily on fossil-fuel generation to maintain healthy … [continued]

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EVs Take 27.6% Share In France — Citroën e-C3 Arrives In A Rush

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:35:29 +0000

September’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 27.6% share in France, a drop from 29.3% year on year. BEV share grew modestly YoY, while PHEV share fell. Overall auto volume was 139,003 units, down by some 11% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best selling BEV in September. September’s … [continued]

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Jim Farley Has A Plan For The Future Of Ford — More Low-Volume, High-Profit Cars

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:32:41 +0000

Ford CEO Jim Farley says his company is out of the boring car business. That suggests more expensive models and fewer affordable cars.

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LG Chem Finds Key to Suppressing Thermal Runaway in Batteries

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 03:58:19 +0000

“Prevents EV Fires Like a Fuse” LG Chem Finds Key to Suppressing Thermal Runaway in Batteries □ Developed temperature-responsive material to suppress thermal runaway; Paper published in a leading scientific journal □ Temperature-responsive material as thin as 1/100 the diameter of a human hair, placed inside the battery cell □ … [continued]

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Tesla Sales Up 6.4% In 3rd Quarter — Charts & Graphs

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:38:39 +0000

Tesla has released its 3rd quarter production and delivery (aka sales) numbers. On the back of two straight quarters of dropping sales (year over year), there was much anticipation to see how much Tesla could bounce back and see sales growth in the third quarter. The result: Tesla deliveries in … [continued]

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Quebec Hydrogen Fleet After Four Years: $500 Per Kg Hydrogen, & No One Used Them

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:20:42 +0000

A year ago, I was having fun with the Odyssey of the Hydrogen Fleet, a tragicomedy in six parts. One of the many enactments of this tragicomedy had left Act 5, where the hydrogen fleet is permanently parked. The provincial government of Quebec quietly returned roughly 50 fuel cell cars … [continued]

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Roam Air Electric Motorcycle Embarks On Historic 6,000-KM Solar-Powered Trip From Nairobi To South Africa!

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 21:50:15 +0000

October is transport month in South Africa. One of the highlights of the month is the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit currently being held in Midrand, near Johannesburg. The Smarter Mobility Africa Summit is an annual gathering that inspires and connects visionary mobility solution providers, thought leaders, key buyers, and decision-makers … [continued]

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Velotric Summit 1: An Affordable Entry-Level E-MTB For Town & Country — CleanTechnica Tested

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:31:45 +0000

The Velotric Summit 1 electric mountain bike has a lot going for it at a great price point. If you’re looking for a good all-around e-bike that can handle anything the city streets throw at it, while also being fully capable of taking on trails and singletracks with ease, this … [continued]

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Hydrogen for Energy Serves Fossil Fuel Interests, Not Climate Change or Economy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:13:29 +0000

The long-running seminar series for India’s utility professionals through the India Smart Grid Forum closed with hydrogen. The hype glitter is starting to tarnish, but there is still a lot of substance-less shiny noise around the molecule. To that end, I stepped through the challenges and why hydrogen is virtually … [continued]

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EV Buyers Are Not Waiting For The Solid-State EV Battery Of The Future

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:01:13 +0000

The EV battery of today is good enough (and then some) for most drivers, but automakers are banking on 100% solid-state technology for the electric vehicles of the future.

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