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Is Tesla In Trouble? Was Alignment With A Trump 2.0 Presidency A Profit Gamble?

January 12, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, policy & politics, subsidies, tesla

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 16:06:11 +0000

Tesla seemed as if it was on a smooth road trip looking ahead to the next four years. CEO Elon Musk single-handedly rallied voters in November’s win for the right-wing entourage of Donald J. Trump. Sure, the allegiance came at a cost of $238 million from a fundraising arm that … [continued]

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You Can Now Get A US Tax Credit On These 14 EVs, Or You Can Just …

January 12, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev leasing, ev tax credits, federal ev tax credit, hybrid electric cars, phev, policy & politics, subsidies, us ev tax credit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:14:53 +0000

With the rules on the $7,500 US EV tax credit getting updated at the turn of the year, the list of electric vehicles that now qualify for the US EV tax credit has changed as well. It’s widely expected that Republicans in Congress and Donald Trump will kill the US … [continued]

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Critical Minerals Are A Gold Rush The West Lost Sight Of

January 10, 2025 admin Australia, battery minerals, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, conflict minerals, Europe, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, mineral resources, policy & politics, rare earth minerals, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 02:35:02 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence with the British Geological Survey. He’s been doing leading research with global collaborators on how much of what resources we can actually get at. Below is the first half of our … [continued]

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South Africa Introduces Tax Incentives to Encourage Local Production of Electric Vehicles

January 10, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, Manufacturing, policy & politics, South Africa, south africa evs

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:38:21 +0000

There are calls for wider incentives, including the reduction of import duties levied on EV imports, in South Africa. The automobile manufacturing sector is a critical pillar of South Africa’s economy. The country’s automotive industry contributes 5.3% to GDP (3.2% manufacturing and 2.1% retail). In 2023, the export of vehicles … [continued]

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PIK Director Issues A Bleak Forecast For The Environment

January 10, 2025 admin global heating, green economy, mark jacobson, ottmar edennhofer, pik, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:29:36 +0000

The director of PIK, Germany’s premier environmental research institute, thinks controlling global overheating may be possible.

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How to Guarantee Seamless EV Charging in Shared Buildings — Right to Plug!

January 10, 2025 admin apartments, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, multi-family home ev charging, policy & politics, policy research, research, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:59:17 +0000

T&E analyses the regulatory framework in six countries to see how to overcome obstacles to installing chargers in apartment buildings. Charging at home will remain the most convenient and affordable way to charge an electric vehicle (EV). But while installing an EV charger at home is quite simple for people living in … [continued]

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$136+ Million to Develop Transformational Technologies across America’s Most Critical Industrial Subsectors

January 9, 2025 admin energy efficiency, green economy, Manufacturing, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy (eere), policy & politics, subsidies, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:30:56 +0000

Projects will drive industrial energy use and emissions down while increasing America’s manufacturing competitiveness in global markets. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $136 million for 66 selected projects to support the research and development of transformational technologies essential for reducing energy demand and improving American productivity in … [continued]

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Automakers Hit with Big Fines for Not Selling Enough Electric Cars in UK? Conflicting Reports

January 9, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev mandates, hybrid electric cars, policy & politics, uk

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:03:36 +0000

Okay, I’m going to split this article into two parts. The first part is based on some mainstream auto industry reporting on the topic. The second part is going to add more context. UK Automakers vs. EV Sales Targets Automakers selling cars in the UK had to reach 22% EV … [continued]

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Can Biden’s Ban On Federal Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Withstand The Trump Administration?

January 9, 2025 admin Donald Trump, Joe Biden, oceana, offshore oil drilling, Oil, oil and gas exploration, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:56:47 +0000

The Biden Administration took another big step this week in securing its environmental legacy. A new decree will protect the East Coast, the West Coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from offshore oil and natural gas drilling. With the inclusion of coastline areas from Washington … [continued]

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