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Physics Nobel Laureate Herbert Kroemer Dies at 95

Cars That Think

Kroemer was professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara , when he died. In 1964, Kroemer became the first researcher to publish an explanation of the Gunn Effect , a high-frequency oscillation of electrical current flowing through certain semiconducting solids. Vladimir G.

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VW diesel settlement, 100-mile electric cars, Route 66 goes solar: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, we have details on the proposed final Volkswagen diesel settlement, the state of 100-mile electric cars from Nissan, BMW, and Volkswagen, and Missouri's plan to pave a section of Route 66 with solar panels. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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The US now has 1 DC fast charging station for every 15 gas stations

Baua Electric

Tesla Superchargers qualify for federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding if they’re CCS compatible, and Tesla is currently the largest recipient of NEVI funding. Missouri and Tennessee each cut the ribbon on 13 new stations, while Alabama got 11 new places to plug in. Get started here. –

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US wind generation fell in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

Baua Electric

Electricity generation from wind turbines also grew steadily, at a similar rate to capacity, until 2023. in 2022, the all-time high. In the West North Central states – Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota – it dropped by 8%. GW at the end of 2023. Get started here. –

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

Members of Mid-America Electric Auto Association (MAEAA) , straddling KansasCity and stretching into Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, have been active in challenging two pieces of legislation in the Kansas State Legislature, including a 2019 ordinance to level a demand charge on the state’s solar-powered homes.

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ORNL assessment finds >65 GW of untapped hydropower in US rivers and streams

Green Car Congress

Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wyoming led the rest of the country in new stream-reach hydropower potential. The highest potential was identified in the Pacific Northwest Region (32%), followed by the Missouri Region (15%) and the California Region (9%). In total, the undeveloped NSD capacity is 84.7

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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

Blink Charging

The transition away from gasoline and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is going full throttle in the United States, and that includes the iconic yellow school bus. Here are several reasons for school districts to switch to electric buses. The more vehicles that switch to running on electricity, the better.

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