EV Info

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As mentioned in our most recent post the root of the crisis lies in the monomaniacal way in which this government and its recent predecessors have pursued decarbonisation at the expense of other priorities including reliability and affordability of energy. . Gas is the only answer. So that leaves gas with the task of keeping the lights on.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The electrical grid also supports the efficient distribution of power and makes use of energy generated through renewable means like wind and solar.

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Store Solar Building Oil-Sands 89

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2015

During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. Coal still supplies more power in the US than anything else, with natural gas next. On the ground the figure is closer to 150 kW per acre.

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Solar Miles Gasoline-Electric MPG 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more. In addition, the housing affordability and availability crisis is forcing people to live increasingly farther away from work, driving up total vehicle miles traveled in the state by 2.7 below their 2006 levels.

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California Light Emissions Climate 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Or is it alive but too expensive and if so, what is the more affordable replacement? In general, the sponsor’s goal is to use as much cheap debt financing and as little equity as possible to complete the deal. Who has enough political capital to deal with the unhappy landowners along the transmission corridor? Is tax equity dead?

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Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Creative Greenius

AUGUST 10, 2009

I’ve written recently about the pulverizing one-two punch that AB 811 – which gives property owners 20 year loans to pay for solar PV installation – and AB 920 – which pays solar PV owners for any excess solar power they produce and pump back into the grid - packs. AB 811 is already law and here in L.A.

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Solar California Climate Change Re-Charge 186