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T&E study finds EU has replaced Russian oil barrel-for-barrel as continent fails to cut demand

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Source: T&E Increased European imports have coincided with an increase in global oil production and exports. For example, 70% of the surge in the US oil production was directed to the EU between 2021 and 2022. Imports of refined oil products from China and India have grown 70% and 13% respectively over the past year.

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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Credit: BYD At the same time, many automakers including Tesla are racing to build their next-generation, mass-market EVs, set to first be produced in Texas as soon as 2025 , then later at an upcoming factory in Mexico , and eventually at a yet-unannounced third location. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S.

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Sandia team boosts hydrogen production activity by molybdenum disulfide four-fold; low-cost catalyst for solar-driven water splitting

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Improving the capacity and efficiency of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) is an enduring challenge of green energy production and artificial photosynthesis. As the material is pulled apart, its molecular lattice changes into different forms; the end product, as it turns out, is catalytically active like the edge structure.

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Tesla building permits reveal unannounced ‘Lithium Lab’

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It’s no secret that Tesla has been diving head first into developing more dependable lithium supplies, even going as far as opening its own lithium refinery in Southern Texas. While very little information was found within the permit application, Tesla notes some key details regarding its construction plans for the new facility.

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Tesla’s entry into India won’t include duty waivers, gov’t official says

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Earlier today, reports that Tesla was considering an annual production rate of 500,000 vehicles at its potential Indian Gigafactory circulated, bringing more structure to the potential that the automaker will bring a presence to India.

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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

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It’s initially rolling out in five states – California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas – with plans to expand over time. At $7,299, the bundle doesn’t come cheap. Electrek ‘s Jameson Dow will demo GM Energy’s new V2H products on May 9 and will report back with insights.

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SpaceX is building launch pad tanks out of Starship parts and that’s a big deal

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SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities – a mostly ordinary and expected step made extraordinary by the fact that those tanks will be built out of Starship parts. Just dawned on me that this is a much bigger deal than it might seem.

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