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Electric Everything: Updated
I did a series of three articles on this topic three years ago. What’s changed in the meantime? “Electric Everything” depends on modern battery technology. 100 years ago, electric vehicles used lead-acid batteries. It’s the same technology that gas cars still use today to power their starter motors. Those early … [continued]
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Keeping Up With Demand: Adventures In Supercharging
When the Mormons settled Utah in the 1800s, they picked the Wasatch Front in Northern Utah because snowfall in the mountains stored water that was used by farmers over the summer to irrigate their crops. However, the climate in southern Utah, with major city Saint George, was milder, so Utahans … [continued]
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CleanTechnica on Kickstarter!
After 18 years (yes, 18 years), CleanTechnica has decided to do something we’ve never done before. Actually, we’re doing three things we’ve never done before. First of all, we are hosting our first ever in-person event in North America! It will be in Hawaii, a top center for cleantech adoption, … [continued]
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From Sea to Shining Sea: A Recap of 2025 State Solar Policy Wins
Here’s an update from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on its state policy wins in 2025 and what comes next: Illinois took a major step forward today as Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the 2025 Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, expanding battery storage and advancing a statewide virtual power … [continued]
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Rolling Back Fuel Economy Standards Means Higher Costs for Drivers, and a Worsening Climate
By Josh Valentine & Travis Madsen, SWEEP Even as the Trump administration cranks up the volume on “affordability,” it is quietly moving to dismantle one of the most effective consumer protection policies in transportation: federal fuel economy standards. The latest proposal to weaken Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rules would … [continued]
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