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New Survey Finds Electric Vehicle Drivers Prefer Charging To Gassing Up

CleanTechnica EVs

To paraphrase an old ad campaign, ask a person who owns one. NewMotion, a European charging network owned by oil giant Shell, has released its latest annual survey of EV drivers, and the findings should make interesting reading for anyone thinking of […]. Originally posted on EVANNEX.

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In a US first, the oil and gas sector will pay fines for excess methane emissions

Baua Electric

Photo by Juan Mt on Pexels.com The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will fine oil and gas companies for emitting excess methane – the first federal government tax ever on greenhouse gas emissions. That’s because methane is a climate “super pollutant” that’s more potent than carbon dioxide. That’s EPA’s stick; here are its carrots.

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Personal: Chevy Volt—Still Electric After All These Years

Clean Fleet Report

Its second oil change was forced as part of the hand-over from the dealer. Electric-only range of the Volt has not only not diminished , but I’m regularly see 60-mile estimated ranges after a charge. Almost all of my charging is done at home, so I’m always eager to check out the latest equipment. It’s fast, chargin at 3.86

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From Cleaning Offices to Designing EV Charging Stations

Cars That Think

Greta Bekerytė started out cleaning offices and ended up designing electronics for EV charging stations. Today she works as a hardware engineer at Zaptec , which makes electric-vehicle charging stations and is also based in Stavanger. She was hired to clean offices, and her boyfriend found a job washing the inside of oil tankers.

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Accelerate the layout of new energy vehicle charging piles in various places

Setec Powerr

With the popularity of the new energy vehicle consumption market, all localities have accelerated the layout of green travel and promoted the construction of supporting facilities such as charging pile s and swap stations. Expressway service areas in areas other than high cold and high altitudes can provide basic charging services.

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Government of Québec launches $6.7B 2030 Green Economy Plan; emphasis on transportation electrification

Green Car Congress

This target will be achieved in particular through optimal complementarity between the electricity and gas networks and the use of dual energy, energy efficiency, the conversion of fuel oil to electricity and the use of renewable natural gas and other renewable energy sources.

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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

Baua Electric

Muskogee also has a skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering. But with five petroleum refineries, it’s also the country’s fifth-largest producer of marketed natural gas and the sixth-largest producer of crude oil. Get started here. –ad* ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.