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Indonesia’s EV Transition Not Just to Cut Emissions, More So to Cut Oil Dependence, Study Says

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For decades, Indonesia built its economic and social stability around subsidized fuel. Cheap gasoline and diesel became embedded in transport habits, logistics systems and household budgets. Even today, fuel prices remain artificially low by regional standards. However, this affordability is sustained by heavy state intervention, not market reality. As global … [continued]

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Ireland’s Energy Poverty Problem Needs Flexible Electric Heat, Not Fabric-First Delay

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Ireland’s energy poverty problem is not an electricity access problem. Almost every Irish household is connected to electricity. The problem is whether households can keep a warm, healthy home without cutting back on food, medicine, transport, or other essentials. That makes Ireland different from countries where the main energy poverty … [continued]

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China’s Electric Concrete Mixer Boom Is A Warning To Slow Heavy Truck Markets

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Battery-electric concrete mixers are becoming one of heavy transport’s more interesting electrification stories, not because they are glamorous, but because they are difficult-looking vehicles that are proving easier to electrify than many expected. In China, they have moved from niche to major new-sales category in five years. Outside China, they … [continued]

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Autonomous Logistics Scaling Rapidly In China

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In my recent article on trucks in China, the shift to electrification is increasingly prevalent and seems inevitable. Jake also recently posted on an autonomous freight startup in the US. However, electrified, autonomous logistics is becoming increasingly common in Chinese cities and is rapidly commercializing in long haul applications. Based … [continued]

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