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Dirt Cheap Batteries Enable Megawatt-Scale Charging Without Big Grid Upgrades Right Away

CleanTechnica EVs

Battery prices have continued to plummet, frankly faster than even battery optimists such as myself dreamed of. We’re seeing commercial, scaled, price points that we didn’t expect to see until 2030 or later. That has big implications for electric trucking. In 2022, a kilowatthour of battery capacity cost US$159.

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Ford-Tesla charging, cheap Hyundai EV leases, US EV batteries: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Hyundai lease prices undercut Tesla. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford and Tesla tie up for charging. Tesla leads other EVs in miles driven. And Hyundai plans for a lot of batteries for U.S.-built

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Ethanol may be the loser amid cheap gas and an oil glut

Green Car Reports

As gas prices plummet toward the $2-per-gallon mark on a national level—with some regions already reporting $1 gas—forecasts are suggesting the bargain pump prices will last at least through the summer. The cheap gas, at a national-average $2.01

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. The drive went well, there were some minor things the car needed but it had a full service history and when I asked for a 500-dollar-lower asking price than list price, the seller accepted.

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BNEF: steel industry set to pivot to hydrogen in green push; additional $278B for clean capacity and retrofits

Green Car Congress

The report “Decarbonizing Steel: A Net-Zero Pathway” outlines the path to making profitable, low-emissions steel and describes how a combination of falling hydrogen costs, cheap clean power, and increased recycling could reduce emissions to net zero, even while total output increases.

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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

The Truth About Cars

I liked the customizable gauges and the Fox-body setup, which even turns green at night, is cool as hell. The base price for an EcoBoost Mustang is $30,920 -- $39,020 for a convertible. It used to be about style for the base cars and cheap speed for the more-powerful ponies. Total with the $1,595 destination fee: $43,905.

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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

Green Car Congress

By combining our ultra-thin membrane with a highly efficient extraction liquid we can significantly reduce the cost of producing biofuels, which is an important step to driving down their overall price. —Co-author Dr Ji Hoon Kim, also of the Department of Chemical Engineering.

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