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Planet Detroit’s top 5 environmental stories of 2024
By Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, Planet Detroit
This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.
This year brought a whirlwind of changes and challenges for Michigan’s environment and energy future. From smoky skies to dark money scandals, the stories we covered revealed how deeply personal and interconnected these issues are for all of us who call this state home.
NIO’s ESG Rating Gets Boosted
Not every company is eager to talk about ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) evaluations. In fact, in the auto industry, it seems more common to ignore them than highlight them. It’s hard to be doing well from an environmental perspective, a social perspective, and a governance perspective when you’re in … [continued]
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The Case For And Against EV Incentives
The incoming administration has pledged to eliminate the EV incentives contained in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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London’s Hollywood watch-master reflects on marking time, making it count
A lifelong expertise, a shopful of specialized tools and a worldwide reputation â yet, here was Derek Dier trying to colour a vintage diamond-and-gold watch with a pink magic marker. When Hollywood calls and when Hollywood helps your business, you jump. The propmaster for the hit series Mad Men had called with an urgent request […]
Charging Trucks Comes First — Stay on Task
Key takeaways Charging trucks is the first, second, and third priority Side benefits to the site are welcomed, but can’t be allowed to drive design decisions Don’t let potential local or hypothetical value propositions distract from charging delivery As the people who will be building electric truck charging microgrids engage … [continued]
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Police issue warning as victim loses stunning amount of money in crypto scam
Aylmer police say a resident has lost nearly $200,000 in a cryptocurrency fraud that began on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Lilium Lives!
A couple of months ago, I wrote about Lilium running out of money. It seemed the dream had died. After 9 years and nearly 1,000 “preorders,” Lilium just couldn’t make it financially. It’s hard to get off the ground as a startup and reach profitability, even more so in an … [continued]
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China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn’t Reached 2020 Nuclear Target
On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric. Per projections from HSBC, … [continued]
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Electric Truck Charging’s Cost & Price Flexibility Are Its Superpower
Key takeaways Early adopters of charging microgrids can gain a competitive edge with flexible pricing Solar-powered microgrids cut costs with zero marginal cost energy Collaboration on green corridors boosts savings and revenues First movers with electric truck charging microgrids have a superpower, which is much more flexible energy pricing options … [continued]
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Province announces $95.5M in funding for new Collingwood hospital
New funding for a hospital in Collingwood may benefit those in eastern Grey County. Earlier this month, Simcoe-Grey MPP Brian Saunderson and provincial Minister of Health Sylvia Jones announced up to $95.5 million in funding to build a new Collingwood General and Marine hospital. Once opened, the new hospital in Collingwood will include 132 inpatient […]