Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding targets high-crash sites in cities and counties; also supports the U.S. Department of Transportation’s comprehensive strategy to reduce roadway deaths, a crisis claiming more than 40,000 lives each year
Category: eV
Clean Energy To Communities Program Launched By Department Of Energy
In January, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it launched the Clean Energy to Communities program, which will provide up to $50 million to support a range of communities and their clean energy development needs. Small communities might ‘’fall through cracks” when it comes to clean energy implementation. The new DOE program was created […]
Electric Aviation Is Arriving, & Cybersecurity Is High Priority
Industry Will Face Challenge of Networked Infrastructure Among Many Entities
Watch Audi e-tron Battery Pack Get Ejected During Crash
The fact that the entire skateboard-style battery pack leaves the car could be seen as a safety feature or a safety hazard.
Tesla Model S Aces Winter Range Test In Norway, Beats 28 Other EVs
The Model S covered 329 miles on a single charge in 14-23 degree Fahrenheit weather – a 16.4 percent drop over its WLTP rating.
Mazda US boss: Longer-range EVs aren’t the future
Jeffrey Guyton, the president and CEO of Mazda USA, isn’t sold on the EV range race. Guyton told Green Car Reports at the 2024 Mazda CX-90 reveal that while electric vehicle buyers today are looking for 300 miles of range, the future's not ever-longer range. Consumers will find they don’t really need even that much, he said... Should the Infrastructure Investment Act Bail Out A Radioactive Atomic Reactor?
A coalition of concerned organizations and individuals has asked that Palisades Nuclear Plant be denied certification by the US Department of Energy to receive payments under DOE's Civil Nuclear Credit Program.
Yes, There Will Be Enough Biofuels; No, They Won’t Impact Food Supplies
Biofuels are fit for purpose, and we have a lot more resources for them than the requirements. Arguments against them are mostly specious, biased, or based on very stale data.
Kansas lawmakers want to tax public EV charging
A Kansas House bill calls for a tax on public EV charging—but not home charging. The proposed tax of 3 cents per kilowatt-hour would go to a Kansas highway repair fund reliant on revenue, according to the Kansas Reflector, but it could force EV drivers to pay more than other drivers. Any tax on public charging would effectively be "double... A Cold December For EVs In Italy — Amidst Car Market Rebound
Originally published on opportunity:energy. Italy’s EV market ended a weak 2022 with a December in line with the unimpressive figures posted in previous months. While the overall car market showed good signs of recovery, plugins yet again stalled in what is a reverse trend not followed by any other major European nation. Official statistics from […]
