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BNEF ups forecast for global investment in stationary energy storage, sees majority of capacity likely to be grid-scale

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BNEF projects that it will be made possible by further sharp declines in the cost of lithium-ion batteries, on top of an 85% reduction in the 2010-18 period. The report goes on to model the impact of this on a global electricity system increasingly penetrated by low-cost wind and solar.

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Budget-priced Renault 4 and 5 EVs likely for Australia

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To reduce manufacturing costs both 4 and 5 production EVs will share parts with existing ICE-powered Renault Group models, Le Borgne explained. Their rear axles will be the simple multi-link design of the Duster, the popular small SUV from Renault Group’s low-cost Dacia brand, the engineer revealed.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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In France, renewable energy consumption will be 20 percent by 2020. Or an RPS program that is non-voluntary with a common goal and timing objective such as those found in China, Germany or France? The market would focus, consolidate and find some very innovative ways to produce low-cost clean energy. in Connecticut.

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Mad Power thoughts

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Wind farms stand idle for days on end, a fire interrupts a vital cable from France, a combination of post-Covid economic recovery and Russia tightening supply means the gas price has shot through the roof – and so the market price of both home heating and electricity is rocketing. Gas is so last-century, you know!

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update. The Leaf has increased its range, looks and functionality since its introduction and remains a key affordable EV choice while used Leafs offer a low-cost EV alternative. Autopilot remains somewhat controversial.

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Solar EV Charging – An Emerging Charging Method

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On June 9, the EU assembly voted in Strasbourg, France to require automakers to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 100 percent by the middle of the next decade. In most cases, solar EV charging costs less than grid charging. In some cases, the cost of producing your own solar energy is more than 50% less than buying grid power.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries. People wont buy a full car. BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

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