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Jordan signs $2B oil shale investment agreement with Saudi company

Green Car Congress

The government of Jordan and the Saudi Arabian Corporation for Oil Shale (SACOS) recently signed a $2-billion agreement under which the government grants the Saudi company the right to extract and to develop the oil shale resources in the Attarat Um-AL-Ghudran region covering an area of 11 square kilometers.

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Jordanian cabinet OKs $2.4B oil shale project with Enefit; largest in region and world

Green Car Congress

The current cost of generating power in the Kingdom is JD0.17 (US$0.24) per kWh. Jordan has reserves of 40-80 billion tonnes of oil shale in 21 locations near the Yarmouk River, Buweida, Beit Ras, Rweished, Karak, Madaba and Maan districts. This equates to about US$0.13) per kilowatt-hour for a period of 26.5 Earlier post.).

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EV charge point grant extended to households with on-street street parking

My Energi

Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, praises the move and offers her insight. Now anyone who owns or rents a property with access to ‘adequate’ on-street parking (with permission from their local council) can claim 75% of the cost of buying and installing a charger, up to £350.

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Petrol can be cheaper than electric – if less than £1 per litre

My Energi

For an electric car averaging just over 3 miles per kWh, this equates to a cost of 11p per mile. per litre, a petrol car averaging around 45 miles per gallon will cost 15p per mile – and would only become cheaper to run if prices fell below £1 per litre. With fuel at £1.50

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Study finds EVs are lowering electricity bills for all customers, not just EV owners – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The main reason that EV charging is lowering the cost of electricity for all consumers is that EV drivers tend to charge at home overnight, when demand for electricity is far below the electric grid’s capacity. The study found that, in the aggregate, EVs delivered billions of dollars in net revenue to the grid between 2011 and 2021.

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Failure to equalise VAT on public charging a missed opportunity

My Energi

Commenting on the announcement, Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, said: “It’s deeply frustrating to hear that the Government has once again turned a blind eye to positive, proactive incentives to further accelerate UK EV adoption.

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Electric transit bus maker Proterra enters university market with order from ASUM

Green Car Congress

Jordan Hess, ASUM Office of Transportation Director. Proterra’s Total Cost of Ownership was a major selling point for ASUM, given the transit agency’s size and limited resources.

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