Quote: “”The new tally shows the overwhelming number of jobs and projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act go to conservative states that back Trump”” https://floodlightnews.org/gop-gets-85-of-the-benefit/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter
Archive for the ‘Transportation’ Category:
2024-05-06 Media Admits To Making Up Fake Story About EVs Causing Potholes
Media admits to making up fake story about EVs causing potholes. The Daily Mail in the UK has been called out for publishing lies about EVs. There are EV hate articles in the newsmedia very often. A short YouTube video from Electric Viking.
2024-05-01 By 2030, 95% of US Car Miles Will Be Traveled By Self-Driving Electric Vehicles
I’ve probably already blogged this, but it deserves to be reprised because it is so important. Tony Seba and RethinkX made this prediction in this report, dated 2017, available at the link below. It’s been seven years since this report was released and recently there has been large incremental improvements in the autonomous self-driving systems.
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2024-04-06 Study Shows EVs Do What They Promise – Lower CO2, Pollution
UC Berkeley study. UC Berkeley study confirms that yes, EVs do what they promise to do
2024-04-01 Little Book Of EV Myths by Faircharge
This should be standard reading for everyone. We are being lied to by Big Oil and the fossil fuels industries. It’s time the consumers learn the truth. https://www.faircharge.co.uk/little-book-of-ev-myths
2024-03-02 Waymo Is Way Ahead Of Tesla FSD – Reader Comment
Somewhat harsh words from a reader about Tesla’s FSD – Full Self-driving. Yes, Waymo (from Google) may be ahead, and that’s good. Commenter says Waymo uses AI and LLM too. We need competition in the ASD – autonomous self-driving field. Tesla Is Way Behind Waymo — Reader Comment
2024-01-29 Tony Seba’s Prediction Is Sooner Than He Predicted: EV Battery Prices Down To Half
Sam the Electric Viking tells us in this 9 min. YouTube video. Tony Seba (RethinkX) predicted EV battery prices would fall 50% by 2027. It now looks like it may happen this year. Last year they reduced prices by 30%. This is important because 35 to 40% of the cost of the EV is the
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2024-01-06 Renewables ASAP Could Save 10 Trillion Dollars – Oxford Researchers
Quote “”Transitioning to a decarbonised energy system by around 2050 is expected to save the world at least $12 trillion compared to continuing our current levels of fossil fuel use.“” Quote: “”Professor Farmer adds, “The world is facing a simultaneous inflation crisis, national security crisis, and climate crisis, all caused by our dependence on high
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2023-12-01 California’s Salton Sea Has Lithium To Power 375 Million EVs
The naysayers criticize that there’s not enough lithium. But they don’t know what they are talking about. The problem with the very hot brine that’s got the lithium is no one has yet figured out how to extract the lithium from it. https://electrek.co/2023/12/01/a-california-dried-up-lake-has-enough-lithium-to-power-375-million-evs/ Another article about lithium price https://www.arcamax.com/homeandleisure/automotive/s-2997652?ezine=566&lctg=7OzsSZc-x1SiBwEiTQMikJzPqvPdfr6pUASepJvYA0k&r=Fmlp
