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XPENG Praises Hong Kong & Preps For Autonomous Driving Tests
Hong Kong looks like it’s ready to get moving faster in the self-driving car market, and XPENG is right there at the doorstep ready to be part of it. In an announcement a few moments ago, XPENG stated: “XPENG welcomes the policy measures put forward by the Chief Executive in ... [continued]
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New Electric Watercraft from Taiga
Electric vehicles of all kinds are growing around the world. The key fact is that battery costs have come down, a lot, and this has enabled more and more types of vehicles to pop up and be commercially competitive. From buses to bikes, from trucks to tuk-tuks, we have more ... [continued]
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Just Stupid — Bloomberg
The title of new report by the Grantham Institute at London’s Imperial College says it all: “Summer heat deaths in 854 European cities more than tripled due to climate change.” “Extreme heat is the deadliest type of weather and officially reported heat deaths remain significantly underestimated,” the researchers wrote. “We ... [continued]
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A Case To Include PHEVs In EV Sales Reports
Yesterday, I wrote about the ongoing debate on whether to include PHEVs (plugin hybrid electric vehicles) in EV (electric vehicle) sales reports, or if we should only focus on BEVs (full battery electric vehicles). It’s been a hotly debated topic for more than a decade. Incidentally, we got a couple ... [continued]
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Win A Rivian, Support Solar
Who wouldn’t want a Rivian electric truck or Rivian electric SUV? But … who can really afford one? Until Rivian comes out with its cheaper models, a Rivian R1T or Rivian R1S is beyond the budget of most of us. They are definitely two of the top electric vehicles on ... [continued]
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From Hype to Shutdown: Europe’s Hydrogen Refueling Network Shrinks
Austria has quietly joined the list of countries that have stepped away from hydrogen as a transportation fuel. In April 2025 OMV, the Austrian oil and gas major that had operated all of the country’s public hydrogen refueling stations, announced that it would be shutting them down by September. There ... [continued]
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143 EV Chargers Installed At San Francisco Bay Area Condo Complex
It was just about three months ago Peninsula Clean Energy announced the installation of 92 EV chargers at the the Woodland Creek apartment complex in East Palo Alto, California. On September 20, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony for another large multifamily EV charger installation in the Bay Area. 143 ... [continued]
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Elected Officials Reject The Trump Administration’s Attacks On Solar
It’s a fact that fossil fuel-based energy continues to fuel the warming of the planet. With that warming comes an increased frequency of extreme weather events. The solutions to achieve carbon neutrality and energy security depend on the deployment of more renewable energy, continued energy efficiencies, and resilience measures. But ... [continued]
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ASKO Delivery Fleet Is 100% Battery-Electric In Oslo
ASKO Oslo has completed the transition from diesel to battery-powered trucks ahead of schedule, with help from Scania.
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New Nissan Leaf First Drive (Video)
Nissan Leafs have been purring around since 2011, and there are many Leaf owners even today who still say they love or like their old Leafs. Despite the limited range and potential battery thermal issues, the first- and second-generation versions of the Nissan Leaf have been a mainstay of EV ... [continued]
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EVs Take 30.6% Share In Germany — Tesla In Freefall
August saw plugin EVs take 30.6% share of the auto market in Germany, up from 20.6% year on year. BEV volumes were up strongly, while PHEVs increased even more. Overall auto volume was 207,229 units, up some 5% YoY. The best-selling BEV in August was, once again, the Volkswagen ID.3. ... [continued]
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The US Offshore Wind Industry Is Scheming For A Comeback
California is forging ahead with plans to construct a seaport hub for the US floating offshore wind turbine industry, despite the loss of federal funds for the project.
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The PHEV Debate Lives On
As long as I’ve been covering electric vehicles, there’s been a debate about how useful (or not) plugin hybrid electric vehicles are. This week, two reader comments show that the debate rages on. First of all, we received the following comment from Tom Dillon via our contact form: “A few ... [continued]
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Organization Argues We’re Entering Dieselgate Sequel
“Dieselgate” was the humongous emissions scandal in which Volkswagen and some other automakers were deceiving the public when it came to emissions from diesel-fueled vehicles by having them perform differently while being tested than during normal driving. If you weren’t around or weren’t paying attention during the height of this ... [continued]
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Hyundai Hypes Ridiculous Hydrogen Dream Decades Out of Date
I was checking press releases from automakers today, wondering if there were any lingering EV announcements related to the IAA motor show in Munich. And what do I find but a hydrogen-hype press release that looks decades out of date. Naturally, it’s tied to an event in Japan, where the ... [continued]
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