Tag: Policy
Gogoro Receives 2024 Global Company of the Year Award
Gogoro, the darling of the electromobility world in Asia and elsewhere, faces turmoil, loses its CEO, and is revamping itself. Global research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has recognized Gogoro AS with its 2024 Global Company of the Year Award for its leadership in the electric two-wheeler (E2W) battery-swapping … [continued]
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52% of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report
Also: Geely is Rising Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.27 million sales (in a 2.42-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), and it’s the 4th month above one million units. … [continued]
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Teamwork Makes The EV Charging Dream Work
Recently, I took a little road trip. To some people, an 800-mile trip is a big one, but compared to what I did a few months ago (4200 miles pulling a trailer with a Bolt EUV), it’s small. On that last big trip, I noticed that the EV charging scene … [continued]
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Florida Gets $29 Million Boost to Help Grid in Extreme Weather
I grew up in Florida and lived here through college. Then I moved away for about 14 years. Then I moved back about 6 years ago. In short, I’ve lived here for approximately 3 decades. We went through some hurricanes when I was younger, and were certainly threatened by many … [continued]
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Draft US Energy Storage Strategy & Roadmap Update Released, Input Requested
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy released its draft Energy Storage Strategy and Roadmap and a Notice of Availability seeking stakeholder input on the draft Strategy and Roadmap. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released its draft Energy Storage Strategy and Roadmap (SRM), a plan that provides strategic direction and identifies … [continued]
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Long-Duration Energy Storage Pilot Program Concept Paper Notifications
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) responded to Concept Papers submitted for the Long-Duration Energy Storage Pilot Program. This funding will focus on non-lithium technologies, long-duration (10+ hour discharge) systems, and stationary storage applications. In September 2024, DOE announced a $100 million funding opportunity … [continued]
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2025 Nissan ARIYA Pricing & Specs
A decade ago, this would have seemed wild — an electric Nissan crossover with more than 200 miles of range for less than $40,000, and access to Tesla Superchargers. That’s where we are, though. (It does make you wonder where we will be in another 10 years.) Details on the … [continued]
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Superconducting Transmission Of Electricity Is Here And It’s Supercooled
A couple of months ago, I was in Brussels speaking at the launch of the second edition of Supergrid Super Solution: A Handbook for Energy Independence and a Europe Free From Fossil Fuels. I’d participated in tuning the second edition, written by European renewables giant Eddie O’Connor with Kevin O’Sullivan, … [continued]
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Rooftop Solar Kill Switch, or Sometimes the Sun Shines Too Much
As Australia adds massive amounts of rooftop solar power per year, the discourse is turning from: “we need coal/nuclear because there isn’t enough solar to feed into the grid” to “we need to switch off solar to preserve grid stability.” The point is, though, that we do, but only as … [continued]
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Lawsuit names TCAPS, others after boy’s death at school bus stop
The suit, filed in federal court by the estate of Jayson Hoogeveen, asks for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.