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Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs

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As the car industry’s largest hybrid pusher, Toyota says it is better positioned to just buy credits to close the EPA gap rather than “waste” money on BEVs, its CEO said. Wasted investment is worse than the credit purchase,” he added. Regulation-wise, we would have to prepare something like credit purchase,” he told Automotive News.

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Cyclone and partner set up to expand production of WHE-25 waste heat engines

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facility has the production and assembly space capable of turning out at least 1,500 Cyclone engines per month, which is Cyclone’s conservative sales forecast for the 10hp WHE-25 waste heat engine ( earlier post ) over the following three years. This 16,000 s.f.

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Bentley launching five new electric cars from 2025

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Among the latest initiatives will be an extension of on-site energy production at Crewe, aiming to increase the number of solar panels from 30,000 to 40,000 in the next two years. Bentley expects more than 20% of sales this year will come from Bentley’s hybrid cars.

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In a US first, the oil and gas sector will pay fines for excess methane emissions

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As US gas and oil reach record levels of production, enter the EPA’s Waste Emissions Charge, which is part of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program – which in turn is part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Photo: Juan Mt on Pexels.com To limit power outages and make your home more resilient, consider going solar with a battery storage system.

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Neo Lithium closes strategic investment with CATL; ~8% stake; 3Q project

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In addition, there is enough space for stockpiling waste salts that are a natural byproduct of the solar evaporation process. CATL is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries, with businesses covering R&D, manufacturing and sales in battery systems for new energy vehicles and energy storage systems.

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Ford is making car parts out of olive trees [video]

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Pruning olive trees during harvests creates 7 million tons of waste annually, so Ford engineers in Cologne, Germany, launched a research project called COMPOlive to explore how olive branches and twigs could be repurposed to manufacture auto parts. They sourced the olive tree waste from Andalusia, Spain, and combined it with recycled plastic.

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North America just got its first recycled Li-ion battery materials plant

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Photo: Green Li-ion Green Li-ion has launched North America’s first commercial-scale plant to process unsorted battery waste, or “black mass,” from used lithium-ion batteries. They have hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone.

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