In cement production, there are two key sources of emissions: high-heat, gas-fired kilns and the limestone used as an ingredient in Portland cement, which releases CO2 when heated up. Steelmaking emissions mainly come from the use of coal-fired blast furnaces to make iron. Many of these industrial sectors have historically been described as “hard-to-decarbonize,” but in … Continue reading “Chart: Heavy industry is the world's biggest decarbonization challenge”
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The Scout Traveler SUV and Terra pickup arrive in 2027 Scout said the EVs will have up to 350 miles of range; 500 miles with the range extender Pricing is said to start at under $60,000 Scout Motors on Thursday unveiled concept versions of an electric SUV and pickup truck the new Volkswagen Group brand … Continue reading “Scout reveals electric Traveler SUV and Terra pickup, due in 2027”
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How to Start and Run a Trucking Company That Stands Out 10 Tips To Put It All Together This article may contain affiliate links. There are many different ways to start and run a trucking company. You could go the traditional route and get financing for semi truck to lease or buy trucks to build up your … Continue reading “How to Start and Run a Trucking Company That Stands Out”
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New passenger-hauling SUVs? Lifestyle pickups? Promises about affordable, self-driving EVs? You won’t find any of that trash here – this cut-down, lightweight, massively powerful EV is for people who still want to drive. If you’re sick of posh, quiet SUVs built around their infotainment screens and a bunch of weird nerds calling a pack of soulless … Continue reading “Absolutely WILD Hyundai N RN24 concept is here to steal the show”
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Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has announced it will take a 25% stake in ChargeScape, a software company that connects electric utilities, automakers and drivers, and that it is deploying two power management systems using second-life batteries from the Nissan LEAF. ChargeScape is a joint venture founded in 2023 by BMW, Ford and Honda, each with … Continue reading “Nissan to give second life to LEAF batteries at corporate HQ, takes stake in ChargeScape”
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The Scout Terra electric truck has the Rivian R1T in its sights, along with a bevy of other electric pickups. Said to enter production in 2027, the Scout Terra will be an off-road, adventure-ready electric truck that cribs from Rivian’s playbook. Although billed as a production-intent concept that’s 85% of what will be made in … Continue reading “Scout Terra vs. Rivian R1T: Comparing electric trucks”
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The new CATL Freevoy battery for PHEVs and EREVs is claimed to deliver 248 miles of range. It can apparently add 173 miles in just 10 minutes of fast charging. CATL claims the new battery is mostly unaffected by freezing temperatures thanks to sodium ions. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), the world’s largest battery … Continue reading “CATL Developed World's First Hybrid Battery With EV-Like Range”
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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! South Africa’s charging network is growing all the time. EV drivers can now comfortably do road trips along most of the country’s major highways. Drivers can now also do road tips to resorts in neighbouring countries such as Lesotho. … Continue reading “Holiday Fun! Taking A 32kWh MINI Cooper SE On A 962km Road Trip From Johannesburg To Afriski Resort In Lesotho And Back”
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Elon Musk just said some wild things about Tesla’s self-driving rollout – clarifying the path to Tesla deploying unsupervised autonomous vehicles next year. He may regret some of these comments. At the risk of repeating myself, Tesla has never released any data about its (Supervised) Full Self-Driving (FSD) program beyond the total number of miles … Continue reading “Elon Musk just said some wild things about Tesla’s self-driving rollout”
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When Melinda Sims first started LoCI Controls, a company that provides landfills with real-time data on methane collection, she wasn’t trying to address climate change. It was 2012, and methane — a super-pollutant that traps 80 times as much heat as carbon dioxide over a 20-year time period — wasn’t yet a part of the national conversation around lowering … Continue reading “This automated tool helps tackle methane emissions from landfills”