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EU Fleets Law Could Provide Over Half the EV Sales Carmakers Need in 2030 — New Research

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But only if lawmakers increase the proposed fleets targets to require large companies to lead the EV transition. A new EU law to electrify the vehicle fleets of large companies could deliver 57% of the electric vehicle (EV) sales that carmakers need in 2030, new T&E research finds. While carmakers … [continued]

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From Optionality to Outcome: How Germany Can Reset Hydrogen Without Losing Face

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Germany now has a pressurized segment of its hydrogen backbone that is physically complete and operationally empty. There are no connected suppliers feeding hydrogen into it, no contracted customers drawing hydrogen out, and no credible near-term pathway to change either of those facts. This is no longer a question of … [continued]

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Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone & the Long Shadow of Russian Gas

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Germany’s newly pressurized hydrogen backbone segment with no suppliers and no customers is often described as a clean break from the past, a necessary early investment in a future hydrogen economy. The steel tells a different story. The route, diameter, age, and economics of the pipeline point back to Russian … [continued]

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The Long US Goodbye to New Gas Connections and the Legal Tools States Are Using to Get There

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Gas bans in new buildings moved from obscure municipal policy to national legal conflict in a remarkably short period of time. For most of the past decade, city ordinances limiting or prohibiting new natural gas hookups were treated as a local matter tied to building codes, air quality, and long … [continued]

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