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Twingo is GO! Cheap $33k Renault Twingo EV is back on with help from a mysterious Chinese player

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Just days after Volkswagen said it would go it alone and produce its cheap €20,000 ($A32,500) EV without any help, Renault has announced that it has already found a new Chinese partner to help it create its low-cost Renault Twingo. The post Twingo is GO!

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Study suggests widespread use of EVs may negatively impact land use

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From a spatial planning perspective, the amazingly low operating costs of EVs compared to ICEVs on a per unit distance basis are a major concern as savings accrued when shifting to electric mobility may stimulate more driving and therefore sprawl. Lyon, France; Tampa, FL, USA), a mere 0.5 % increase of these would imply the loss of 1.5

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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 remaining significant markets include India, Germany, Latin America, Southeast Asia, France, Australia and the UK.

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Ninth annual Green Innovation Index finds California light-duty vehicle emissions spike; major challenge to 2030 climate goals

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While the%age increase in VMT was roughly in pace with population increase, as the cost of driving went down it appears some people abandoned public transportation for driving. Cheap gas prices and a strong economy are creating increased goods movement and prompting Californians to drive more.

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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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With the demise of the North Sea production as the fields empty we are increasingly reliant on the pipe that winds its way across Europe pumping Russian gas into Germany, France and other on route. Or in other words we are reliant on Putin to keep the light on and at his mercy on the cost of the gas. True cost of Smart Meters.

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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 the only answer. Gas is so last-century, you know!

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

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The difference in outcomes under the two scenarios and thus the opportunity cost of not realizing the Asian Century scenario is huge, especially in human terms. Under the Asian Century scenario, almost 3 billion additional Asians would become affluent at least one generation earlier than under the Middle Income Trap scenario.

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