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Large-Scale V2G Systems Coming To Utrecht & Sweden
The Dutch city of Utrecht is home to a new V2G charging program from car sharing company WeRide and seveal partners.
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Agrivoltaics & The Underdogs Of The Natural World
Biodiversity is one of the benefits of agrivoltaics, and biodiversity is displayed in all of its weirdness in the new Ryan Reynolds nature documentary series.
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A Primer About Wind On Global Wind Day
Global Wind Day is observed every year on June 15 to raise awareness about the power of wind energy and its potential to reshape the world’s energy systems. It’s important to understand the nuances of wind and how it is such a great clean, renewable, and sustainable source of energy. ... [continued]
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Battery Ferries: Helios, China Zorrilla, & BC Ferries Compared
Viking Line’s recently announced fully electric ferry, Helios, represents one of the most ambitious maritime electrification projects to date, and offers a powerful indicator of how quickly and fundamentally ferry travel is being transformed by battery-electric propulsion. Expected to be delivered in the early 2030s, it will operate between Helsinki ... [continued]
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Ford PH to Launch Mustang Mach-E by 3Q This Year
Ford Philippines will launch its first all-electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E, by the 3rd quarter of 2025. This was just announced by Pedro Simoes, Ford PH managing director. Earlier this year, Simoes told the local media during the Henry Ford Automotive Journalism Awards that it would start its “electrification journey” ... [continued]
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Porsche “Blasphemy” from Sacrilege Motors
There is an air of reverence and a whiff of blasphemy in its name: Sacrilege Motors. Devoted to a different kind of automotive restoration, the Connecticut-based Sacrilege Motors has taken upon itself a polarizing yet undeniably compelling mission — to convert classic, air-cooled Porsches into bespoke electric vehicles. One example, ... [continued]
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Australia Achieves 12% Plugins in May
The overall Australian auto market continues to be buoyant, with 109,425 light vehicles sold in May 2025. Of this number, 12% had plugs. A total of 10,065 battery electric cars (BEV) were sold (9.2% of the market) and 3,081 plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) were sold (2.8% of the market). ... [continued]
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A Long-Term Take On California’s Net Metering Policies
We recently published an article about a lawsuit brought in California in response to the state’s switch to “Net Metering 3.0.” One of the comments in response provided a brilliant long-term take on the state’s changing net metering policies over time. Here it is: By GoCoyote As a former electrician ... [continued]
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Geological CO₂ Storage: Massive Scale, Hidden Risks, Eternal Monitoring
The notion of geological sequestration of carbon dioxide as a climate mitigation strategy has gained prominence, largely on the back of a scenarios that aren’t aggressively electrifying and extensive fossil fuel industry lobbying. However, experiences from the oil industry’s existing use of carbon dioxide in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) cast ... [continued]
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Tesla & Musk — Tied at the Hip, and the Mouth
The following is a long reader comment published this week in response to an article about Elon Musk’s political activities and expectations. It includes brilliant insights and deserves extra attention here as a standalone “letter to the editor.” Enjoy. By eveee Tesla leadership is not just about political naïveté. Elon ... [continued]
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Nepal’s Electric Leapfrog: How This Himalayan Nation Is Leading Global EV Adoption
Nepal, a small Himalayan nation of 30 million better known globally for its mountains, including Mt Everest, and trekking tourism, is quietly setting an impressive benchmark in the electric vehicle transition. In recent months, about 70% of all new passenger vehicles sold in Nepal were electric. This statistic is remarkable, ... [continued]
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2 Millions Jobs at Risk if Republicans Repeal Clean Manufacturing Tax Credits
For the past few weeks — or months — we’ve been covering the risks of Congress and Donald Trump repealing the the Clean Manufacturing Tax Credits from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In the past week, now that a Republican House bill repealing them has been passed to the ... [continued]
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Puerto Rico Contemplates A Reunion With Spain
Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. America’s fake president, a/k/a King Donald I, has a facility for looking at a map of the world and redrawing the boundaries of countries in his mind. In Puerto Rico, some residents have been having similar thoughts. What if ... [continued]
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Geothermal Energy Has A New, 163-Gigawatt Message For Fossil Fuels
New geothermal energy systems are emerging on the US power generation profile, with data centers and the US Department of Defense among key markets.
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Top BYD Exec Says Chinese EV Price War “Not Sustainable” & “Not Healthy”
The Chinese EV price war has gotten a lot of digital ink lately. And for good reason — Chinese automakers have dramatically cut prices on its EVs in recent weeks, and this is just the latest in many rounds of such price cuts/price wars/price battles that have been a fairly ... [continued]
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