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Steps to Ensure Truly Green Electric Vehicles
The New York Times asks: How Green Are Electric Vehicles? Its short answer is: Very green. But plug-in cars still have environmental effects. Here are some of the Times suggestions to ensure fully green EVs: “Electric grids still need to get … Continue reading
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Tagged batteries, Clean Energy News, cobalt, Congo, electric grid, electric vehicles, lithium-ion battery, mines
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Nice Solar, Wind, EV, Battery Surprises in Covid Relief Bill
There were several climate friendly provisions in the Covid-19 relief bill that Congress passed in December, 2020, including extending tax credits for solar and wind power projects and plenty of research and development (R&D) funding. EnergySage reports: The 2020 spending … Continue reading
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Tagged batteries, Biden, ITC, offshore wind, R&D, US Congress
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Apple aims to produce autonomous, electric vehicle by 2024
Reuters reported earlier this week that: Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology. The story is continuing evidence that electric vehicles … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, autonomus, batteries, electric vehicles, EVs
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Economist: Electric vehicles to equal price of conventional ones by 2025
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, senior economist at the University of Michigan Energy Institute, told Yale Climate Connections (YCC) that in three to five years electric cars will likely cost the same as comparable gas-powered ones. Her prediction is made in part on … Continue reading
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Tagged batteries, electric vehicles, transportation
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