Hydrogen Buses Hurt The People They Are Meant To Help

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 04:00:55 +0000

A sign of a great city is that the rich take public transit. Well, not really. They take light rail and subways. But they don’t take buses. In many cities, light rail systems attract a more affluent ridership compared to buses, highlighting a persistent disparity in public transit usage. Studies … [continued]

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Herding Cats — ORA Meetup in Western Australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:38:23 +0000

We met the Great Wall ORA (called an ORA Cat in China) at the Noosa Electric Vehicle Expo on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast two years ago. Other articles on CleanTechnica you might like to check out are here and here. I was excited because at that time, it was the cheapest … [continued]

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Tesla Sales Plummet In Europe & California

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:55:40 +0000

Tesla stock continues to trade at about a bazillion times earnings, but there are warning signs flashing for those who are thinking about what lies ahead for the company. Bloomberg Hyperdrive reports that Tesla sales plummeted 63 percent in January 2025 in France, the European Union’s second largest market for … [continued]

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China Responds to Trump Tariffs

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:15:50 +0000

In response to Trump’s administration imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods, China has responded. However, make no doubt about it, China has been planning for this for a long time. “It’s aiming for finding measures that maximize the impact and also minimize the risk that the Chinese economy may face,” … [continued]

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If You Didn’t Think Elon Musk Was Insane Before …

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:23:50 +0000

This is absolutely bonkers. Even after a bonkers 12 months, or a bonkers 5 years, or a bonkers 9 years, they continue to shock. In particular, Elon Musk continues to shock. Regulations — Completely Gone, Eliminated, by Default Reportedly, Elon Musk said on a call early Monday morning, just after … [continued]

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EVs Take 21.6% Share In France — Renault 5 Back In The Lead

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:14:15 +0000

January’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 21.6% share in France, a drop from 25.0% year on year. Most of the drop came from weak PHEV performance, whilst BEV share grew slightly YoY. Overall auto volume was 114,673 units, down over 6% YoY, and far from pre-covid seasonal norms (around … [continued]

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How to Take the Risk out of Hydrogen Investments

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:50:16 +0000

“Hydrogen’s moment is here at last” proclaimed The Economist back in 2021. Today, the bubble has burst. “Hydrogen’s moment is here at last” proclaimed The Economist back in 2021. Today, the bubble has burst. A recent report by BNEF said green hydrogen would remain much more expensive than previously thought for decades to … [continued]

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Can Poland Become an EV Powerhouse?

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:00:54 +0000

T&E’s new director in Poland explains why a new subsidy scheme for EVs is so important for the country While there are growing calls — especially from Germany — for the European Commission to kick start an EU-wide scheme to support the sale of electric cars, the Polish government has … [continued]

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A Major Climate Win in Italy

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 03:00:07 +0000

The recently approved budget law has put into place a promising reform regarding salary cars At 4%, Italy’s EV uptake is one of the lowest in Europe and has been so for years. However, this might start to change. We would be wrong to think that the country has entered … [continued]

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Indian Railways Celebrating 100 Years of Electrification

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:55:55 +0000

Indian Railways continues to electrify its network, a process began precisely 100 years ago. In fact, it is nearly at 100% electrification. “As of 1 January 2025, 64,547 route kilometres (rkm) were electrified, which is 97.06% of the total broad gauge network (66,504 rkm, including Konkan Railway),” Wikipedia writes. Swapnil Nila, Central Public … [continued]

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