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California Offers Incentives To Philippine Automaker To Set Up Electric Jeepney Factory

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Francisco Motors, best known for its iconic jeepneys, is now at the center of a serious effort by the State of California to attract a major zero-emission vehicle manufacturing investment. Is the shift unfolding in the global electric vehicle landscape caused by the Iran-prompted oil crisis why Francisco Motors plans … [continued]

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Mea Culpa: Correcting The Ferry Battery Orderbook Still Leaves A Strong Electrification Story

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For a few months now I have quoting a claim that 70% of ferries on order had batteries, based on reading the stat in what I considered a reliable site. After digging deeper into the orderbook and the denominator, I do not think that figure stands up, but the actual … [continued]

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From Beacon to Amber, Flywheels Missed the Grid

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Amber Kinetics crossing my screen today was a reminder that electricity markets are littered with technologies that never quite die. Flywheels are one of those ideas. They are mechanically elegant, grounded in physics everyone understands, and they solve a real problem in principle. Store energy in a spinning mass, pull … [continued]

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What the Future of the Renewable Energy Directive Should Look Like

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Transport remains Europe’s biggest climate challenge. In 2025, transport emissions in the EU flatlined, with emissions from cars plateauing and increased emissions from aviation undermining a drop in shipping emissions. It is central that the new renewable energy framework works towards reducing emissions and strengthening energy independence, notably by phasing … [continued]

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