Tag: safety
Is Safety A Much Bigger Issue For Robotaxis Than We Assume?
The “robotaxi revolution” has been hyped for about a decade. Many see it as never coming. Many see it as just around the next corner. The fact of the matter is: robotaxis are already in operation. However, that’s still at a rather small scale. The “revolution” part would be when … [continued]
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Hyundai IONIQ 5 Sets New World Record
What a great way to end the year — trying to set a new world record. That’s what a Hyundai team in India has been doing with its fully electric Hyundai IONIQ 5. Hyundai Motor India Limited has tried to drive the IONIQ 5 across the biggest altitude change in … [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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Bill McKibben Celebrates 2024: Climate Successes Can Motivate Us In 2025
Many climate activists are turtling right now with the pressing reminder that the US executive office is about to be filled by a climate denier, supported by a Congress that has shown little spark to advance new, serious clean energy legislation. Yet climate activist and Gandhi Peace Award winner Bill … [continued]
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Ignorance And Want — A Message For Today From Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol has a timeless message for us all, if we will only open our hearts to it.
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Why Maintaining A Gas Car Sucks Compared To An Electric Car
Owning gas cars means dealing with frequent oil changes and various maintenance issues, leading to time, cost, and reliability concerns versus EVs. This rant is going to list some things I’ve found to be annoying about the ~15 gas cars I owned until I went all electric in 2021. At … [continued]
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What Are The Implications Of $66/kWh Battery Packs In China
The Power Construction Corporation of China drew 76 bidders for its tender of 16 GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to reports. Bids averaged $66.3/kWh, with 60 bids under $68.4/kWh. The tender, covering supply, system design, installation guidance, 20-year maintenance, and safety features, targets … [continued]
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Increased isotope production, life extension and potential expansion highlight Bruce Power’s 2024 in review
Bruce Power said 2024 proved a productive, safe and successful year for the nuclear power generator, its surrounding communities, and the nuclear industry as a whole. In its year-end review, Bruce Power said the highlights included continued work on the life-extension program and major component replacement project, which will refurbish the site’s nuclear fleet and […]
Operational & Technical Solutions Can Promote Maritime Decarbonization
Once upon a time, the maritime industry thought that, in order to shrink environmental degradation, reducing air pollutants like sulfur oxides was quite satisfactory. A lot has changed with maritime decarbonization since then. Today the industry focuses on adopting comprehensive strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digital ship technologies … [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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