Tag: electricity prices
Make America Carpool Again (With EVs, Preferably)
Car pools are one way to stop feeding petrodollars into the global economy as Trump’s war on Iran rapidly spreads throughout the Middle East.
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Another One Bites the Dust: Aberdeen’s Hydrogen Bus Fleet Ends In Failure
Aberdeen’s decision to retire and try to sell its 25 hydrogen double decker buses closes a chapter that began with confident claims about global leadership in clean transport. The fleet was promoted as the world’s first hydrogen double deck operation and positioned as a foundation for a broader hydrogen economy … [continued]
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Taxing Fossil Fuel Profits
A fair and effective tool for Europe’s energy transition Fossil fuels still account for around 70% of the EU’s energy consumption, leaving it heavily dependent on imports and exposed to price shocks. In 2024 alone, the EU spent more than €375 billion on fossil fuel imports, while fossil fuel companies made €180 billion … [continued]
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Germany’s Bid To Double Hydrogen Fuel Targets Ignores Operator Demand And Cost Signals
The German Bundesrat’s recent plea to Brussels to double green hydrogen-base fuel quotas is less a bid to accelerate decarbonization than a request to manufacture demand for an infrastructure program that never made economic sense and had weak demand signals from the start. The upper chamber’s proposal to increase mandated … [continued]
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Electric Trucking: Why Ecosystem Readiness Matters In South Africa
Global adoption is accelerating, but South Africa’s freight sector must balance innovation with operational certainty as it prepares for an electric future. Electric trucks are no longer a speculative technology. Across major global markets (particularly North America, Asia, and Europe), they are increasingly visible in urban delivery fleets, port operations, … [continued]
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