Cars That Think
JANUARY 25, 2022
Back in 2015, a drought in Taiwan (where 11 of the 14 largest fabs in the world are located), led Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The water scarcity problem for Taiwan fabs has become even more acute in the past year due to new drought conditions.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2021
We need to be talking about trillions per year if we are to meet climate goals. This has been due to two factors: the decline in upfront costs of the vehicles—driven by falling battery prices—and changes in predominant duty cycles of vehicles sold in developed economies (Europe, US). billion (up 67%), with China at $134.8
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2014
The state-of-art HER catalyst is platinum (Pt) and its alloys, but the scarcity and cost of Pt limit its large-scale application for electrolysis. Principal funding was provided by the Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) and the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford and by the U.S. and Stephen J.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
With subsidies long in place for nuclear, coal and gas in the US along with the cheap cost of production for coal and natural gas, solar is essentially competing with that $0.10/kWh kWh average cost of electricity in the United States and globally. It is not only wise we devote our resources toward solar technology; it is essential.
Cars That Think
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
To arrest the accelerating pace of a changing climate, the world needs a lot more clean energy to electrify heating, transportation, and industry and to displace fossil-fuel generation. Ireland, South Korea, and Taiwan are among the other countries with bold floating wind ambitions.
EV Adoption
MARCH 3, 2021
The semi-conductor shortage, sourced largely from problems at the world’s biggest semi conductor maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), due to a reported water shortage, and a huge boost in home electronics demand due to Covid, has crippled car production in the US and in Europe and Asia for the last few months.
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