By Joel Stronberg Climate, Politics/Capitol Light©, is a service of The JBS Group and Civil Notion October 18, 2019 In the midst of it all, Senate Democrats forced a vote on their resolution to deny the administration its Affordable Clean Energy rule (ACE). The resolution called for striking down ACE and reinstating Obama’s Clean Power…
By mmillikin China-based Li-ion battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has begun construction of its first lithium-ion battery factory in Thuringia, a state in east-central Germany. CATL has developed partnerships with a number of European companies in the automobile industry including BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Volvo, and Bosch. Germany is home to a strong…
By Michael Mazengarb Zali Steggall to propose climate legislation to parliament based on UK example to compel government action on climate change. The post Independent MP Zali Steggall to propose climate change bill to parliament appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By [email protected] China will reportedly eliminate hydrogen fuel-cell car subsidies at the end of 2020, raising questions about Beijing’s goal to have a million of the vehicles on the road by 2030. China is scaling down its subsidies for electric cars and plug-in hybrids but had been silent on whether it would follow suit for…
By Joel Stronberg This marks the addition of a new audio feature on the Civil Notion site, which I’m calling A Piece of My Mind.In this first episode, I examine the alchemistic role of the climate youth movement in turning base political words into precious political will. A year ago, there was no debate in…
By mmillikin Motiv Power Systems, a provider of all-electric medium-duty chassis for buses and trucks, has secured $60 million in equity funding. The Series B round of investment was led by investors GMAG Holdings Corp. and Winnebago. These funds will support the overall growth of Motiv, including opening a new engineering and manufacturing facility in…
By mmillikin by Michael Sivak. This is the latest in my series of analyses on the relationship between road transportation and economic activity in the United States. Of interest in this study were the changes in distance driven per inflation-adjusted GDP (gross domestic product) since the end of the Second World War. For each year…
By mmillikin The Audi A6 allroad is making its US return in 2020 with a specially tuned adaptive air suspension and quattro with ultra technology. The 2020 A6 allroad is standard equipped with a turbocharged 3.0-liter TFSI engine and Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) technology that work in tandem to efficiently produce 335 horsepower and…
By mmillikin Shortly following on the global debut of the electric Taycan in September, Porsche is presenting the third version of the electric sports car: the Taycan 4S. The new model is available with two battery sizes: the Performance battery (79.2 kWh) models with up to 390 kW (530 PS) or the Performance battery Plus…
By Michael Mazengarb Federal Greens MP Adam Bandt present legislation to ban coal use by 2030 as Liberals seek to pressure Labor over internal divisions over policy. The post Greens seek to outlaw coal use by 2030, push climate emergency as Labor wavers appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles:…
By mmillikin Porsche and Boeing signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the premium urban air mobility market and the extension of urban traffic into airspace. With this partnership, both companies will leverage their respective market strengths and insights to study the future of premium urban air mobility vehicles. As part of the partnership, the…
By National Wind Watch Congressman Paul Tonko, a Democrat representing New York, says he’s optimistic about the prospects of targeted pieces of clean energy legislation moving through Congress in the coming months, including an extension of tax credits for both solar and wind. “A comprehensive climate bill is not going to be possible this Congress,…
By mmillikin The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 to John B. Goodenough, The University of Texas at Austin; M. Stanley Whittingham, Binghamton University, State University of New York; and Akira Yoshino, Asahi Kasei Corporation, for the development of lithium-ion batteries. The foundation of the lithium-ion battery was…
By [email protected] Congressman Paul Tonko, a Democrat representing New York, says he’s optimistic targeted pieces of clean energy legislation will move through Congress in the coming months, including an investment tax credit extension for both solar and wind. “A comprehensive climate bill is not going to be possible this Congress, but we know there are…
By mmillikin Volvo Cars and Geely intend to merge their existing combustion engine operations into a stand-alone business in order to establish a new global supplier that will seek to develop next generation combustion engines and hybrid powertrains. The proposed new business would clear the way for Volvo Cars to focus on the development of…