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EV Supply Chains May Be Dirtier Than You Think

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The Washington Post recently reported on some of the “dirty parts” of EV manufacturing, and it paints a picture of challenges ahead as more people look to make the shift to electrics. Many of the extraction locations are in poor parts of the world where the environmental safety and protections aren’t as strong as they are here.

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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

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The patent success in South Africa was thanks to Thaler’s attorney, Ryan Abbott. He spoke about the decision by South Africa during the Artificial Intelligence and the Law virtual event held in September by the IEEE student branch at the University of South Florida , in Tampa. Pay Income Taxes? Charles, Mo.

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

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South Africa and India have good iron ore reserves and the potential to produce a large amount of low-cost clean power. Reducing the cost of green hydrogen is thus critical, and BNEF estimates that these should fall more than 80% by 2050 to under $1/kg in most parts of the world.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Blink Charging

Consumer solutions Without a doubt, the biggest steps to helping consumers adopt EVs are government-backed programs like tax credits for EVs, funding for EV charging infrastructure expansion, enacting bans on internal combustion engines, and setting goals for EV adoption. As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), $7.5

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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billion) and South Africa ($5.5 According to Udo Steffens, President of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, however, the oil price is only likely to dampen investor confidence in parts of the sector, such as solar in oil-exporting countries, and biofuels in most parts of the world. billion), India ($7.4

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The life cycle to which we refer has two parts: The vehicle cycle begins with mining the raw materials, refining them, turning them into components, and assembling them. Governments have offered subsidies or tax rebates to make EVs more appealing, a policy which the U.S. Those tax revenues are necessary for the maintenance of roads.

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

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In addition to directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to tighten fuel efficiency standards, President Biden has made supporting electric vehicles a top priority, expanding consumer tax credits for EV purchases and mandating that the entire federal fleet of vehicles be converted to electric.