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"UK-First" Intercity Battery Trial Train Outperforms Diesel

09 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

"Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains, and TransPennine Express just wrapped up the trial...proved that powerful batteries offer significant benefits for emissions, fuel savings, and air quality...The intercity battery trial train in the UK demonstrated that the 700 kW battery could push the train past 75 mph and power it for over 70 km.

"...battery trial train delivered better-than-expected results in fuel savings, cutting fuel costs by 35-50%."

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EV Apocalypse: Which Brands Might Not Survive The Electric Revolution?

08 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

The legacy companies...have ICE-based vehicle lineups to produce and generate profits...that...gives them a revenue stream that they can invest in EV production. The bad news is that their legacy operations make it more difficult to fully commit to the changes necessary to produce EVs...Projecting into the future, companies that don’t yet have EVs consumers want to buy are unlikely to make it"

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Europe Will Compete With The US And China On 'Smart Decarbonisation'

08 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

Aligning industrial competitiveness with decarbonisation is no longer a choice but a strategic imperative. Key technologies such as energy storage, renewables, and IT solutions for energy management are now at the heart of technological supremacy race.

"The Future of European Competitiveness", issues a stark warning: if Europe does not raise its productivity and embrace the technological demands of a net-zero world, it will lose not only its economic standing but also its political and strategic leadership."

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New Escalent Research Underscores Persistent Gender Gap In EV Adoption

08 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

"...data indicates that men make up a whopping 71% of BEV owners and 74% of shoppers...the differences between men and women are appearing at the very beginning of the car-buying process and trickling all the way through to purchase decisions...women are starting off with much lower familiarity with the powertrain...Automakers and dealers really need to build a true omni-channel sales experience for customers."

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Six Climate and Environment Takeaways From the Election

08 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

"... climate change and the environment weren't really on the ballot this year. Compared with other hot-button issues like the economy, women's rights, and democracy, environmental concerns fell pretty low on most voters' lists of concerns.

"Xrump 1.0 was environmental maliciousness smothered in incompetence; Xrump 2.0 threatens to be environmental maliciousness spiked with ruthless efficiency."

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Guy Makes 'Dodgy E-Bike' From 130 Used Vapes To Make Point About E-Waste

06 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

"Chris Doel took 130 disposable vape batteries (the bigger "3,500 puff" types with model 20400 cells) found littered at a music festival and converted them into a 48-volt, 1,500-watt e-bike battery, one that powered an e-bike with almost no pedaling more than 20 miles

To be clear: Do not do this.
"We are tossing out a lot of battery materials that could be doing a lot of other things."

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Lime First To Sign New E-Bike Charter Created By Blind And Partially Sighted People

06 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

"The charter calls for operators, local authorities and governing bodies to sign up to Sight Loss Councils’ six key principles...The charter recommends that operators, local authorities and governing bodies: provide parking bays and racks where users should park e-bikes...Further recommendations include working towards ensuring all rental e-bikes are fitted with some form of audible alert equipment...

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New York City Tests A Solar-Powered Electric-School-Bus Microgrid

06 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

"Four battery-electric school buses are onsite today, with 12 more expected by the start of next school year. They’ll be bolstered by a 500-kilowatt solar array and a 2-megawatt-hour battery onsite...All the assets at the site in eastern Brooklyn - buses, solar panels, and batteries - can modulate when they pull power from the grid

"Similar electric-bus V2G projects are being launched in multiple states, including California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts."

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Fixing EVs' Ecological And Social Problems Needs Circularity And Transport Redesign

06 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

"While fully electric vehicles don’t emit carbon during their use, they still have environmental and human rights impacts all along their supply chain... Experts say this entire auto supply chain needs an overhaul.

"...public transport, biking, walking need to be part of the discussion when we’re talking about transport. It can’t be just about cars, and any conversation that is just about cars or vehicles is too narrow at solving a problem."

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Joby Aviation Completes First International Air Taxi Flight In Japan Alongside Toyota

04 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

"Early believers like Toyota Motor Corporation, who joined the eVTOL fold in 2019, have invested hundreds of millions in funding...Last month, Toyota nearly doubled its previous investments in Joby Aviation, providing $500 million to help the company reach certification and scale production of its eVTOL air taxis.

"Joby Aviation completed a demonstration air taxi flight above Toyota's Higashi-Fuji Technical Center in Shizuoka, Japan, without a pilot."

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Major Chinese Manufacturer Known For Its Budget TVs Is Entering The EV Space - And Its First Car Boasts Some Incredible Specs

04 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

Skywell..."is unveiling the Q, a 'competitively priced' EV set to hit Europe in 2025...offers two battery options, including one that holds a charge of over 300 miles. This large charger could give 10% to 80% recharge in 20 minutes. The Q can also go 0-62 mph in 3.9 seconds, which is a notable acceleration time for an EV.

"Skywell plans to sell the vehicle with a 'seven-year, 100,000-mile warranty and an eight-year, 155,000-mile warranty for the battery."

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Public EV Chargers Are Good For The Planet. They're Also Good For Business

04 Nov 2024 | Synopsis

"since opened seven more in three states..so far..the [business model] is holding up pretty well.

"...journal Nature Communications looked at chargers in California and found that, pre-pandemic, businesses saw an average annual boost of $1,500 when at least one of the devices stood nearby...Supercharger installations nationally and saw they brought a 4% increase in visitors to a business."

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