Tag: Policy
Klassen: Elections, economic angst will dominate politics in 2025
Economics will play an outsized role in politics in 2025 as leaders try to create robust economies in an era of volatility
Volkswagen Reaches A Deal To End Labor Dispute
Volkswagen and IG Metall have reached an agreement that avoids the threat of strikes in the new year cutting 35,000 jobs by 2030.
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Vanadium Opens The Door To Low-Cost EV Batteries Made From Salt
Researchers are deploying vanadium to develop a new generation of high performing, low cost sodium-ion EV batteries and stationary energy storage systems.
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CleanTechnica Car of the Year Nominees & Voting — USA Edition
It’s time to make a conclusion on which newly introduced vehicle deserves the title of CleanTechnica Car of the Year for the USA market. For those unfamiliar with this award, the core of the award is to try to identify the vehicle likely to have the most positive impact — … [continued]
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How Has One US State Cut Food Waste When Others Continue To Struggle?
Two years ago, Massachusetts banned businesses that generate more than 1,000 pounds of food waste a week from tossing those scraps in the garbage. Restaurants, grocery stores, schools, and hotels all had to reconsider what it meant to dispose of scraps left over from food preparation and diners’ plates. And … [continued]
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Heat Pumps For Electric Buses Blow Another Meme Out Of Water
Every time I publish anything on electric buses — and I’ve published a lot on them recently — hydrogen bus fans point out that in the west, diesel heaters are often included in buses for winter time use. They say that as if the waste heat from fuel cells was … [continued]
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Whistleblower Blacklisted By Tata Over VinFast Safety Concerns
Auto manufacturers, especially those new to the industry, often contract with other manufacturers and suppliers to help them design their products. Tata Technologies, which is part of Tata Industries, was hired by VinFast to design the chassis and suspension components for some of its cars. Hazar Denli, a chassis design … [continued]
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US Government Takes Step Forward With Self-Driving Vehicle Rules — Will They Last?
New regulations and big regulatory changes take a long time to develop and roll out in the US government. They need to be super carefully developed and every single punctuation mark needs to be examined by the lawyers to make sure the regulations will hold up if challenged in the … [continued]
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Climate takes its toll on the ‘cherry capital of the world’
In partnership with Grist, a look at how northern Michigan’s famous industry is coping with a changing climate.
U8 — BYD Goes Upmarket in Australia
Elon Musk, it is said, was encouraged by one of his sons to make the future look like the future. Hence the Cybertruck which we touched about a week ago. Yesterday, we had a little adventure to see the Yangwang U8 — the future from BYDs’ perspective. BYD has made … [continued]
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