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Opinion: Are Chinese electric cars really spyware on wheels? Or is it all tin-hat conspiracy at its finest?

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I often face-palm while reading the comments below EV reviews from people who say they refuse to buy Chinese cars because the communists are definitely coming for us, and electric vehicles are just bigger, smarter versions of the malware Huawei was trying to sneak into our 5G networks. Consider this a public service announcement.

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Cuba’s Power Grid Nears Total Failure

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Cuba’s Renewable Energy Options Heavy crude oil isn’t Cuba’s only resource; it has a wealth of untapped renewable energy options, including solar, wind, and potentially sugarcane biomass. There are policies in place that encourage rooftop solar, which people commonly buy from other countries. Pilot projects for wind farms are underway.

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NREL researchers evaluating blockchain for transactive energy applications

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Today, utilities use complex software platforms called an energy management system (EMS) and advanced distribution management system (ADMS) to manage the demand, supply, and reliable delivery of electricity on the power grid. —Dane Christensen.

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California ISO releases five-year strategic plan; grid integration of renewable power, support for electric vehicle charging

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The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), California’s non-profit grid operator, released its new five-year (2012-2016) strategic plan. Between now and 2020, wind and solar generation will quadruple within the ISO transmission grid at the same time electric vehicle charging increases significantly.

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IEEE Discusses 6 Simple Solutions to Climate Change at COP27

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Integrating and storing grid and off-grid energy To properly balance electricity supply and demand on the power grid, renewables should be integrated into energy generation, transmission, and distribution systems from the very start, Rahman said. We don’t have enough solar energy and wind energy.”

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Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

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Kim says the 2050 goal requires green hydrogen—or a more exportable fuel made from it—because Korea Zinc does most of its refining in South Korea, where there’s limited space for solar and wind plants. Ark’s first move was to access more renewable power in Australia by buying into a 923-MW wind farm that’s expected to spin up in 2024.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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If the traffic becomes more congested (especially therefore in urban areas) or the road becomes more winding, the regenerative braking settings are available to the driver. Last but not least, without any fine tuning, wind and rolling sounds are much more noticeable in electric vehicles, as they are in luxury cars. D1, D2, D3.