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A Garage Makeover for Electric Vehicles

23 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"Denverite and Bolt EV owner Pamela Talley gets a garage makeover complete with all the guilty pleasure snacks of a gas station.

"...being able to charge my vehicle right at home simplifies my busy days. While I love all of the adventures in my Bolt EV, I do miss the yummy snacks I used to grab while visiting the pump.

"Chevrolet and HGTV designer Wendell Holland completely transformed my garage, inspired by classic and nostalgic gas station.

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Liverpool Is Set To Be the Most Electric-Car Friendly City In the North of England

23 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"Liverpool City Council is set to install a network of 300 on-street electric vehicle (EV) charging points - with the locations chosen by local residents and businesses - trebling from 150 to 450.

"... rollout comes as part of a two-part project which will see ubitricity, a wholly owned Shell subsidiary...charge points will be installed directly into existing street lampposts and take just under 2 hours to install."

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What Happens When A Hybrid Car Runs Out of Battery Power?

23 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"...reasonably simple question, but in fact, it's all pretty complicated...complications set in when you consider that there are two types of batteries in a hybrid car.

"If the high-voltage battery system simply runs out of charge, the petrol motor will chime in to recharge it...If the 12-volt battery system fails, the petrol engine will be unable to start and that will also generally put a stop to play even if the high-voltage batteries are fully charged."

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Where Can You Get the Biggest Electric Vehicle Tax Breaks?

23 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"In addition to the $7,500 federal EV tax credit, many state and local governments, as well as utilities, offer extra incentives...How much you qualify for will depend on where you live and the type of car you purchase, as well as other factors.

"Connecticut's Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate Program (CHEAPR) offers rebates ranging from $750 to $9,500.

"...you may not live in a state that qualifies for a credit or rebate, but there may be plenty of other incentives."

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Crash Dummies: Why Autonomous Cars Have Slowed to a Stall

23 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"...business opportunities are so vast - from self-driving semi-trucks to self-driving last-mile delivery - another recent McKinsey report estimates the industry could generate up to $400 billion in revenues by 2035.

"Profits remain elusive and progress is slow...robots...have trouble distinguishing between the road, the sky, and anything else that may come in between.

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Green Jobs are Booming, But Too Few Employees Have Sustainability Skills to Fill Them - Here are 4 Ways to Close the Gap

22 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"..the corporate world needs more than a few chief sustainability officers - it needs an army of employees...product designers, supply managers, economists, scientists, architects and many others with the knowledge to both recognize unsustainable practices and find ways to improve sustainability.

"...the number of “green jobs” grew globally at a rate of 8 percent per year over the last five years, the number of people listing green skills in their profiles only grew by 6 percent per year..."

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These Remarkable New Solar Panels Can Generate Electricity Even At Night - Here's How They Work

22 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"...scientists at Stanford University have created a revolutionary new solar panel that can generate electricity at night.

"..radiative cooling,” existing commercial solar panels can be modified to generate electricity even in the dark of night...the modified solar panels won't create a huge amount of electricity - a tiny fraction of what is generated during daylight hours...applications may include lighting or electronics and sensor..."

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REPORT Peak Gasoline! Demand in U.S. Is In Decline As Climate Policies Take Hold

22 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"Gasoline demand in the U.S. has peaked, with a surprise slowdown last year signaling that consumption is unlikely to ever again return to pre-Covid levels.

"In the longer term, falling gasoline demand will eventually mean tamer prices and lower emissions, which is obviously good news for the environment...

"Oil refiners have already reduced their production capacity by more than 1 million barrels a day, equal to about 5% of the U.S. total."

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ExxonMobil and the Endless Climate Lie

22 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"Catastrophic climate disruption is here, and disruptors like Greta Thunberg are clearly not the ones who should be arrested...

"Exxon, Chevron and other big oil companies knew that when they were burning fossil fuels in the 1970s, it was causing climate change ..was going to be a major problem for humanity...The World Economic Forum has been discussing world problems for just about as long as ExxonMobil has been lying about climate."

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Groundbreaking Battery Powered By Nuclear Waste Lasts 1,000's of Years

22 Jan 2023 | Synopsis

"Radioactive diamond batteries were first developed by a team of physicists and chemists from the Cabot Institute...presented as a betavoltaic device...the power density of the radioactive source is lower...This means that nuclear batteries are much less efficient than other types of batteries...radioactive diamond batteries wouldn’t be suitable for laptops or smartphones..only a few microwatts, which is less than a typical AA battery."

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