The category includes new furnaces that can use hydrogen instead of coal to produce iron for steelmaking. Green hydrogen made from renewables remained costly and in scarce supply, leading producers like Europe’s ArcelorMittal to delay making planned investments in hydrogen-based projects. Electric arc furnaces — which turn scrap metal and fresh iron into high-strength steel … Continue reading “Chart: Global clean industry investment fell sharply in 2024”
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Hyundai and Kia are looking to combine battery-pack cases with vehicle structural components for greater packaging efficiency. In a patent filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 14, 2024, and first submitted by the automakers to that agency Oct. 26, 2023, Hyundai and Kia discuss having a vehicle’s floor double … Continue reading “Hyundai and Kia are working on structural battery packs”
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How To Get Started on your Project Car Tips for Laying the Groundwork for Success This article may contain affiliate links. Are you thinking about starting a project car? If so, you’ll need to research and plan before you start. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through everything you need to know to get … Continue reading “How To Get Started on your Project Car”
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Photo by AS Photography on Pexels.com The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) newly released “Electricity 2025” report predicts that global power consumption will jump nearly 4% annually through 2027. That’s like adding an entire Japan’s worth of electricity use every year for the next three years. The report points to a few key drivers behind this … Continue reading “IEA: power use to soar through 2027, but renewables will keep up”
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What will be one of the world’s greenest airline terminals when it opens in 2026 is about to get a little greener. The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York has selected ground support equipment provider TCR to outfit the new terminal with an all-electric ground service fleet. All ground … Continue reading “New Terminal One at JFK Airport to deploy a fleet of all-electric ground service equipment”
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Electric vehicles improved in the 2025 J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study but plug-in hybrids got worse. Released Thursday, the annual study focuses on the rate of problems with new vehicles, as reported by owners, with scores assigned based on problems per 100 vehicles. The new results are based on problems experienced by the original owners … Continue reading “Study: EV dependability has improved, but PHEVs are problematic”
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For almost two decades, solid-state batteries have been hailed as the game-changer for electric vehicles. A breakthrough that promises to eliminate range anxiety, slash charging times and make electric cars as practical and convenient as gas-powered ones—without the nasty tailpipe emissions that pollute the air and harm human health. And yet, solid-state batteries have felt like … Continue reading “Solid-State Batteries Are In ‘Trailblazer’ Mode. What's Holding Them Up?”
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It’s official. We will finally get to see the new Kia EV2 and EV4 later this month for the first time. Kia just previewed several new models from its affordable EV series for the first time ahead of their big debut later this month. The teaser gives us a closer look at what to expect … Continue reading “Kia teases revealing EV2, EV4 images for the first time ahead of their big debut this month”
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This text comes from Canary Media’s Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get it in your inbox each week. Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office became a powerful force for funding clean energy projects, including factories. A Ford EV battery plant in Tennessee, a Qcells solar panel factory in Georgia, and Eos Energy’s battery factory … Continue reading “Trump’s clean energy attacks put manufacturing projects at risk”
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Stellantis is now taking orders for all three versions of the Ram ProMaster EV electric van family, with deliveries to begin in the second quarter of this year. When it announced the ProMaster EV just over a year ago, Ram said it would be offered in a delivery van configuration and two cargo van options. … Continue reading “2025 Ram ProMaster EV electric van costs $58,490”