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China’s EV Export Era Is A Bigger Geopolitical Move Than We Normally Acknowledge
It’s clear to anyone following the global EV market — the Chinese EV market is much bigger than any other EV market (it accounts for about 50% of the global EV market all by itself), Chinese EV producers now absolutely dominate their home market, and some of those Chinese EV … [continued]
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BYD Running Away from Tesla on Vehicle Sales
We’ve now got Tesla’s quarterly sales numbers through 2024 and BYD’s quarterly sales numbers through 2024 (after crunching some numbers). So, it’s time for an updated look at the biggest EV sales rivalry of the past decade. I’ll start with comparisons of BEV sales, and then I’ll get into a … [continued]
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U.S. Department of Energy Awards $11 Million to 49 State, Local, and Tribal Governments to Support Community Energy Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced its next round of award recipients through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program. Grants Will Fund Energy Infrastructure Projects in Communities Ranging from Energy Workforce Development Programs, Cost-saving building upgrades WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today … [continued]
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$19 Million to Expand Regional Geothermal Data in USA
The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO), in partnership with ConnectWerx, has launched a funding opportunity for regional partnerships to support geothermal data collection. The Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) in collaboration with ConnectWerx, a Partnership Intermediary under a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) through DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions, has opened an initial funding … [continued]
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US Building a Better Grid Awards | January 2025
To share how historic levels of federal and private investment are positively impacting communities across the country, this monthly newsletter showcases grid projects that have successfully completed award negotiations and are beginning work. Updates on Finalized GDO Project Awards In 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made a historic investment to … [continued]
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Melting Glaciers In Antarctica May Encourage More Volcanic Activity
As the glaciers melt in Antarctica, the reduced weight on the Earth below could lead to an increase in volcanic activity.
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Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices
Recently 21 municipalities in Poland sent a joint letter to the federal government begging for big subsidies for hydrogen for energy. Reports indicate that the cities that had already contracted for hydrogen buses hadn’t bothered to include realistic costs of hydrogen in their cost cases. The ones that have them … [continued]
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This Is What’s Driving Growing EV Sales & Competitiveness
As we’ve seen now, electric vehicles had healthy sales growth in 2024. Many companies actually had spectacular EV sales growth. Without a doubt, policies in certain countries help with this — because they force companies to actually try, and to be willing to produce and sell higher volumes of electric … [continued]
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Is Your State Making Big Oil Polluters Pay For Their Toxic Waste?
Last year may have been record-shattering for clean energy applications in the US, but not a whole lot was accomplished for emissions reductions. Demand for electricity and transport fuels rose fast enough to erase most of the benefits of new renewables and EVs. Yet the state of New York is … [continued]
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GOGO’s Electric Motorcycle Customers In Uganda Covered 50 Million Kilometres In 2024
We have been covering developments in the electric motorcycle sector in a number of African countries for over 6 years now. During that period, many startups went through several phases — from early pilots to early commercialisation of their products. A number of them are now ramping up production of … [continued]
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