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Volkswagen Group Reaches 4 Million EV Sales

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Volkswagen Group has just reached 4 million electric vehicle (BEV) cumulative deliveries. It’s a nice milestone to celebrate, and not a lot of automakers can claim to have achieved this, but it’s also far off of the company’s plans from just a handful of years ago. If you’re confused because … [continued]

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Wind on Oʻahu: A Modest but Valuable Complement to Solar

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Any serious discussion of renewable energy on Oʻahu should begin with a clear understanding of how much electricity the island actually needs once fossil fuel end uses are electrified. Earlier analysis constructed a fully electrified civilian energy Sankey for Oʻahu that removed overseas aviation fuel, international maritime bunkering, and military … [continued]

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IAA Will Ensure Most EVs Sold in Europe Will Have Batteries Made in the EU, but Loopholes Threaten Its Impact

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T&E’s reaction to the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act. Local content rules are a positive step for Europe’s battery industry as corporate cars will be required to have local batteries. But extending EV purchase subsidies to all FTA countries and requiring non-strategic components to be local, undermines its effectiveness. From 2027, … [continued]

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