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Bad News: Record Oil Imports into China in 2023

CleanTechnica EVs

In 2023, 25% of auto sales in China were sales of full electric vehicles. China is well known as the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) market. More than half of the world’s EV sales have occurred there in recent years. It is a standard of the rapid, uplifting EV revolution.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

The operations in Kuwait and Iraq use approximately 431 million gallons of fuel per year. Skalny and TARDEC are leveraging synergies between the auto industry, the commercial truck business and the federal government to improve the DOD’s fleet fuel economy without sacrificing soldier safety. —Bill Cooke.

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Shill for a Withering Lie

Plugs and Cars

No, I'm not referring to John McCain or the other remaining defenders of the Iraq adventure, predicated on so many lies. That's what Paine did, giving auto guys plenty of screen time. I'm speaking about Mark Phelan, columnist for the Detroit Free Press. You see Phelan was in North Carolina recently to test drive the new Toyota Tundra.

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Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But after interviewing Ford’s Nancy Gioia at the recent Detroit Auto show, I’m now unsure of both the timescales involved, or how much the power and auto companies are behind it as a fundamental concept. I liken electric grid and renewable to the economic and political and military fiasco of the Iraq war.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea. The Congolese government has also promised to pilot regulated areas for artisanal miners. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Recent announcements demonstrate that electric utilities and some auto makers want to make V2G a reality. Posted byJohn Addison Labels: autos , Batteries , clean fleet , cleantech , electric utilities , electric vehicles , energy , EV , green tech , Plug-in , zev 5 Comments: Martin Bromley said. 12:47 PM joe said. SZ (1) 6753.T

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