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SAE Releases New Standards Document For Safe Battery Storage

I have my differences with SAE. For one, I think its Levels of Autonomy are a badly thought-out concept that encourages automakers to engage in deceptive practices (I feel that any system that doesn’t take on financial liability is Level Zero). I’m also known to disagree with EV advocates who hate the idea of Level […]
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US Department of Energy Expands Support For Community Solar

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced new solar energy investments aimed at reducing electricity bills and local pollution while supporting President Biden’s ambitious goals of a 100% clean electricity grid by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Through the National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP), 25 teams have been selected to participate in […]
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Earth Day Inspires Us To Live Better, Together, For Tomorrow

On Earth Day 2023, we might be drawn to distressing climate narratives that “the climate time-bomb is ticking.” That the glacial ice sheet is experiencing pulses of extremely rapid, buoyancy-driven retreat. That, despite slower forest destruction rates throughout 2021, the world is not on track to meet the vital 2030 goal set out by the […]
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From The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV To The Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV, There Will Soon Be EVs In Every Segment

The transition to electric mobility is well underway now, as can be seen from the progress made over the last 15 years. Battery-electric vehicle sales are regularly registering record market shares in several countries around the world. A lot has changed from the early days of the Tesla Roadster, and thereafter the Nissan Leaf and […]
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See Driver Throw Baseball Bat At Tesla Model 3 On California Freeway

The source says the incident was "attempted assault, reckless driving, behaving threateningly, littering and causing" damage to the EV.
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Swedish E-Bike Label Vässla Sets Up Shop In The US Market

The Vässla Pedal is being offered to New Yorkers for as low as $109 a month.
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EVs Fail To Meet EPA Estimates More Often Than Gas Cars: SAE Paper

SAE International compared EPA ratings to Car and Driver's 75-mph real-world highway tests.
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Buick’s Latest Crossover Reveals The Slow Future Of Internal Combustion Engines

A recent article at The Autopian shows us that the cheapest internal combustion engine cars are starting to fall behind in performance, and this doesn’t bode well for the future of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. Buick’s Slooooowwwww Crossover Matt at The Autopian points out that the 2024 Buick Envista with its 1.2-liter turbo motor is […]
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Commercial Rooftop Solar On Warehouses Could Power All Of Them

Commercial rooftop solar on America's warehouses could provide 185 TWh of clean renewable energy every year.
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Where Elephants Roam, Struggle For Clean Cookstoves Continues

New National Geographic series