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9,000 Miles Of Proof: Electric Trucks Can Tow, But Battery Size Is Everything
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article titled “We May Have Been Wrong To Mock GM’s Big Battery Approach To Electric Trucks.” Back then, it was incredibly easy to point and laugh at vehicles like the Hummer EV for carrying around absurdly massive battery packs just to go … [continued]
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Here Comes Another New Addition To The US EV Battery Ecosystem
The Canadian firm Graphite One has a plan in the works to onshore the graphite supply for EV batteries and other energy storage applications, with a mine in Alaska and a processing facility in Ohio.
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Solar With Firming Now Beating Gas In Asia, & EVs Could Save Region $350 Billion A Year
While the solar industry really got its jumpstart in the US, and then grew to a significant level in Germany, it’s China that completely exploded the industry while driving costs down to unbeatable levels. The same thing basically happened with electric vehicles as well. However, there’s still much more that … [continued]
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New Map Shows Solar Uses Only 0.07% of U.S. Prime Farmland
As farmers choose solar to support operations and boost income, suburban sprawl uses 6x more farmland and golf courses nearly 3x more than solar. WASHINGTON D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today launched an interactive map showing how solar development and agriculture thrive side-by-side while creating shared value … [continued]
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Trump Administration Illegally Extends Operations of the Culley & Schahfer Coal Plants for Third Time
INDIANAPOLIS — Today, the Trump Administration and Department of Energy (DOE) announced yet another extension for the Culley and Schahfer coal-fired power plants since they were ordered to stay open at the end of 2025. This news comes just weeks after the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission revealed that both of the Schahfer … [continued]
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