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China’s economic stimulus to spark robust copper consumption in 2024 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Demand from China’s green energy sector, notably for electric vehicles and power infrastructure, is expected to underpin copper prices. As the country ramps up its economic stimulus, imports of unwrought copper, copper products, and ores are projected to increase in anticipation of higher demand.

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A hydrogen-powered electric truck is being built by Adani in partnership with Ashok Leyland and Ballard

Electric Vehicles India

Adani is partnering with Ashok Leyland and Ballard to develop a hydrogen-powered electric truck in India this year. Electrolysis is the process of using electricity to split water to produce hydrogen that can be used as fuel. billion stimulus package to set green hydrogen consumption targets for certain companies earlier this month.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

You notice the smell of smoke, and when you try to turn on your bedside light you discover that the power is out. The main reason is access to power. If we had a sensor network that rarely—or never—drew power, imagine how many important places and things could be monitored, how many lives could be saved.

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ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average

Green Car Congress

Climate change is exacerbating water shortages, constraining agricultural production and threatening food security, causing forest fires and coastal degradation, and increasing health risks. Under a high emissions scenario, the annual mean temperature in the four countries is projected to rise 4.8°C

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As we’ve noted before , a lower-power version of it was published back in 2001, specifying charging hardware interface and coupler system. The SAE standard for this is called J1772. OStatic] Nokia E71x Expected on May 4th: Here’s Reading Material Until Then [jkOnTheRun] Renewable Standards to Spur Moore’s Law for Cleantech?

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. Honda has yet to announce plans to sell one, citing highcosts for the lithium-ion batteries needed to power them andpoor range. “We We will have packages that will be verycompetitive at that time.” General Motors Corp.,

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California Goes To Hell In A Handbasket But Greenius Says AB 811 is Our Route To Green Heaven

Creative Greenius

The treasure chest was cleverly disguised in the form of Federal stimulus money from the ARRA, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. But snatching victory from the jaws of defeat – like a last second Derek Fisher three pointer at the buzzer – as I discovered from Brian Gitt, is the infusion of ARRA stimulus money.