Renew Economy

APRIL 13, 2022

Australia needs vehicle emissions standards. The post Australians pay every day for political negligence on fuel standards appeared first on RenewEconomy. And subsidising EVs would reduce Australia’s net oil imports and leave the country well ahead.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

million to research “Improved 12-Volt Lead-Acid Batteries for Safety-Critical Electric Vehicle Applications.” Other technologies receiving funding support include vehicle lightweighting, wireless charging and autonomous vehicles. The lowly lead-acid battery remains in the mix—East Penn Manufacturing scored $1.6

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030 Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 12/02/2020 – 00:30 The world’s leading companies and policymakers are coalescing around setting targets for adopting zero-emission vehicles around a 2030 time frame. See the rest here: The race to mainstream electric vehicles by 2030.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2024

Much political and media focus when it comes to net zero is on wind farms or electric vehicles, while one of the stars of the show - energy efficiency - is often overlooked, writes the Climate Group's Toby Morgan

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 6, 2024

As the energy transition continues at pace, one core component in 2023 gained renewed attention as a crucial element – electric vehicles. Specifically in the UK, a change in political leadership could accelerate EV sales growth. Battery electric vehicles are poised to dominate the fast-growing EV category moving forward.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 29, 2020

View post: Why the electric vehicle wave is still coming. Buckle up: this year will be rough, but this road trip still looks promising.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 2, 2021

With the ban of new petrol and diesel cars in place in the UK by 2030, sales of electric cars are expected to surge. Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for more than 1 in 10 vehicle registrations in 2020, up from 1 in 30 in 2019, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Electric vehicle travel to be made easier with 1,500 NSW government-funded charging plugs in regional tourism areas Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Drivers will be able to eat, drink and gaze their way along electric vehicle -specific tourist drives once (..)

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 1, 2023

Florida’s environment, often marred by political divisiveness. Bipartisan Efforts to Improve […] The post Florida’s Environment Receives Bipartisan Support in Contentious Legislative Session appeared first on Electric Vehicle Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 27, 2023

If you have noticed a lot more electric vehicles on the roads lately, your eyes are not deceiving you. One in five vehicles sold in B.C. is now electric, a milestone that makes B.C. With its pre-existing EV advantage, population density, abundant clean electricity, and political environment (B.C.

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Charged

JANUARY 25, 2024

SAE recently produced the Electric Vehicle Coupler J3400 Technical Information Report , which “will help to ensure that any supplier or manufacturer will be able to use, manufacture, or deploy the J3400 [aka NACS] connector.” As Electrek ’s Jameson Dow notes, the journey has had some ironic twists.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Uber pledges to ensure all its drivers have fully electric vehicles in Europe, the US, and Canada by 2030, and across the rest of the world by 2040. It plans to expand its Uber Green programme to more than 65 cities globally, enabling users to specifically request a hybrid or electric vehicle for an extra US$1.

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Charged

DECEMBER 30, 2021

More than 50 US electric utilities have formed a new group to coordinate their efforts to expand the nation’s EV charging infrastructure. The Edison Electric Institute, a utility trade group, announced the formation of the National Electric Highway Coalition , which includes 50 EEI members, as well as the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The rest is here: Why a measured shift to electric vehicles would benefit the US. There is no point in putting forward an EV plan that is so aggressive that it cannot be implemented.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The LEAP Fund, backed by Drive Electric, was founded in 2022 to encourage low-carbon transitions and minimise fossil-fuel vehicle lock-in. We see notable leadership in electric vehicle innovation, vision, and motivation in many emerging markets,” said Rebecca Fisher, director of the Drive Electric Campaign. “We

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

As energy policy and politics shift globally, business flexibility will be a necessity for the success of the energy transition. Well, not quite, because anyone who has even briefly scanned the news over the last few months will have noted the shift in the political mood music around energy policy across the world.

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Eco-Business

MARCH 6, 2024

Ahead of the country’s most important annual political gatherings, local governments pledged to accelerate electric vehicle growth and protect biodiversity.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The findings present a picture of a world that has made significant progress on climate action, powered by the rapid roll-out of clean energy technologies, the acceleration of the electric vehicle (EV) transition, and a growing understanding of the economic and geopolitical benefits ending reliance on coal, oil, and gas.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

A new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) assesses the impact of the government's proposed Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate, which would require manufacturers to ensure an increasing proportion of the cars they sell in the coming years are electric.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2022

Roughly a quarter of London's carbon emissions come from transport, and just like most major cities around the world, road vehicles are chiefly to blame. But while electric vehicles can certainly help towards delivering net zero, they are no silver bullet.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Cross-party political support has driven the 'meteoric rise' of UK offshore wind industry, an approach that should be taken for other critical technologies, Tony Blair Institute contends. An efficient transition also depends on "strategic systems thinking", it adds. Reflection and learning are essential if we are to succeed," it states.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

Sweden's state-owned mining firm locates large deposits of rare earth elements critical for manufacture of wind turbines and electric vehicles. The EU predicts a five-fold increase in demand for rare earths to support electric vehicles and the planned increase in renewable power by 2030. We face a supply problem.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Most Canadians believe that an electric vehicle will end up costing them less, despite a higher upfront cost, than a gas vehicle. Almost six in ten Canadians believe that an electric vehicle will end up being cheaper for them over a gas vehicle, while 41% think gas will end up being cheaper.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 12, 2022

A majority (63%) of Ontarians now believe that, when you look at the lifetime costs of a car (including maintenance, repairs, insurance and energy to power it), electric vehicles are cheaper than gas vehicles. The preference for EVs is particularly profound among younger people. ” —Bruce Anderson, Chairman, Abacus Data.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2022

The growth of the electric vehicle market may feel inevitable: the focus on reducing CO2 emissions, the current political climate, investment by the government and automotive industry, and the ongoing pursuit of the all-electric society all point to a boon in electric vehicles.

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Charged

JULY 26, 2022

The paper, “ Not All Subsidies are Equal: Measuring Preferences for Electric Vehicle Financial Incentives ,” which was published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, argues that, of all the possible forms of incentive, the current federal tax credit is valued the least by car buyers. First of all, you have to have money.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2021

The road to electric vehicles is paved with disruption. The expectation that electric vehicles will displace the internal combustion engine continues to accelerate. Proponents of electric vehicles forthrightly acknowledge the many technological, management, political and consumer challenges that lie ahead.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 27, 2023

While roughly half (47%) of Canadians saw the recent electric vehicle and battery manufacturing announcements in Canada, 68% say that they view them as evidence that the transition to clean energy can benefit Canada’s economy and job creation. Finally, many Canadians are still getting their information through the news.

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Clean Energy Trust

APRIL 6, 2021

Electric Vehicle Supply Chains Are Stretching in Different Directions at the Same Time There are currently major and complex things happening in the electric vehicle industry. At the same time, newer, smaller firms are choosing to leverage contract manufacturers to assemble their vehicles. What’s going on here?

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 5, 2020

July 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Electric Vehicles Go Public | Energy Policy Scandals | SunRun Acquires Vivint Solar Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. Nikola , Fisker , Lordstown Motors are three electric vehicle companies.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Pollsters and political leaders may be fixated on the post-Brexit political realignment that has seen the 'red wall' turn blue while opposition parties start to nibble at the 'blue doughnut' in the south and suburbs, but are we also starting to see evidence of a green realignment that could yet inform the pace and shape of the net zero transition?

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 28, 2020

Electric vehicle sales are expected to take a big hit this year amid the current health and economic crisis. In the sixth episode of Political Climate's monthly “ Path to Zero ” series, we discuss what it will take to decarbonize the transportation sector, with a focus on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 18, 2020

Today, Lyft responded to stakeholder demands for rebuilding a better future — and in particular for climate action — through a bold commitment to reach 100% electric vehicles (EVs) on the Lyft platform by 2030. transportation emissions , and these vehicles are primed to lead the transition to a net zero future.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 27, 2021

The road to electric vehicles is paved with disruption Terry F. Yosie Tue, 04/27/2021 – 00:05 The expectation that electric vehicles will displace the internal combustion engine continues to accelerate. Will electricity be reliably available for electric vehicles?

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Charged

JANUARY 23, 2024

The agency’s journey to electrification involved lawsuits , congressional resolutions , much political maneuvering and more than a little conspiracy-mongering. The struggle may not be over, but as it stands now, USPS “anticipates” adding some 66,000 battery-electric vehicles to its delivery fleet by 2028.

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