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2027 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Launches As 2026 IONIQ 5 Wins Special EV Award In USA
Over in its home market of South Korea, the 2027 Hyundai IONIQ 5 has just launched. The popular all-electric model is coming in with a price cut, trying to stay competitive with the ever-expanding BYD lineup. At the same time, the 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 5 has just got exclusive EV … [continued]
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Majority of Europeans Back Reducing Fossil Fuel Imports to Make Europe Safer, Polling Shows
YouGov poll findings commissioned by E3G, T&E and the Electrification Alliance. New polling data across five major European countries shows strong support for electrification and clean energy investment. These views cut across traditional left-right political divides. Over 6 in 10 (64%) believe that reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels makes … [continued]
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150 New Power Plants: The Cost of Balancing the Grid If the EU Slashes EV Targets
Scaling back the EU’s electric car targets makes the transition to renewables far more expensive to achieve. Europe’s electricity system could be one of the biggest victims of plans to scale back electric vehicle targets. By providing ‘batteries on wheels’, EVs are set to fundamentally rewire the math of the … [continued]
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Trump Forces Costly Florida Coal Plant to Run Past Retirement, Raising Costs for Everyday Customers
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Trump Administration invoked its so-called “energy emergency” to force the Stanton coal plant in Orlando to remain open beyond its planned retirement at the end of May 2026. The facility, which was scheduled to go into extended cold shut down—meaning it will stop generating electricity and … [continued]
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Utilize Bomb-Grade Plutonium For Energy? Really?
I am one of those people who hates the word “utilize.” The logic of the English language would seem to be that to utilize something is to alter it to give it utility that it didn’t originally have. One example is to punch holes in the bottom of a bucket … [continued]
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