Clean Technica Climate change

Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure — First Mode Edition

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In the past few weeks, three hydrogen transportation firms have declared bankruptcy. First in the set of dominos was German firm Quantron, which left IKEA Austria holding a fleet of its hydrogen delivery vans as well as a fleet of its inferior-to-competitors’ vans without warranty, parts, or maintenance. The other … [continued]

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Heat Pumps For Electric Buses Blow Another Meme Out Of Water

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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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Business London Free Press

Volkswagen is shoring up suppliers for its St. Thomas electric vehicle battery plant, to operate under the PowerCo division, buying into a lithium mining company to feed the plant that will make elect

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Raw material for lithium, mined in the James Bay area of Quebec, will start making its way to St. Thomas.  Volkswagen is shoring up suppliers for its St. Thomas electric vehicle battery plant, to operate under the PowerCo division, buying into a lithium mining company to feed the plant that will make EV batteries, the […]

Great Lakes Now

Points North: The Iceman Giveth, The Iceman Taketh

17 min read

Points North: The Iceman Giveth, The Iceman Taketh

By Ellie Katz

Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio. 

Every November, mountain bikers flock to the woods of northern Michigan for the Iceman Cometh Challenge, a 30-mile mountain bike race that starts at a small town airport, cuts through steep forested hills, and ends at a campground.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.

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Prospects Challenge: CHL 6, U.S. national team 1

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The inaugural game of the CHL USA Prospects Challenge quickly turned into a recruitment brochure for major junior hockey. The collection of Canadian Hockey League NHL draft blue-chippers took control with a three-goal second period in a 6-1 waxing of the United States under-18 team before 4,769 Tuesday at Canada Life Place in London. “Obviously, […]