Manufacturing

October 10, 2024 Manufacturing

The Cost Of EV Batteries Will Hit A Key Milestone In 2026, Says Goldman Sachs

The cost of EV batteries will probably keep falling over the next two years, but there are plenty of good reasons to buy an electric vehicle sooner rather than later. The post The Cost Of EV Batteries Will Hit A Key Milestone In 2026, Says Goldman Sa...

October 10, 2024 Manufacturing

What If A Hurricane Comes & You Only Have An Electric Car?

After reading Jennifer’s excellent article on the flood fire risk with EVs related to hurricanes, I thought I would also present the positive side of having an EV as a major hurricane is headed toward your home. As someone who has lived in Tampa for ...

October 10, 2024 Manufacturing

Lithion Becomes Hyundai’s Official Partner for Collection & Recycling of Electric Vehicle Batteries in Canada

Hyundai Auto Canada is proud to announce that Lithion has been selected as its primary and official partner for the collection of electric vehicle batteries and modules for recycling. This multi-year agreement follows an initial agreement between the...

October 10, 2024 Manufacturing

New Brownfield Solar Project In New Jersey Just Completed

CEP Renewables’ latest announcement that it has completed the 19 MW Foul Rift brownfield project in New Jersey. The project was built on a site that had been the home to a composting facility for nearly thirty years, & which had a history of ove...

October 10, 2024 Manufacturing

There Is A Reason There Is Only One Ford F-150 Lightning In Denmark So Far

Recently I had the pleasure of photographing a 1913 Detroit Electric being towed to an exhibition by a Ford F-150 Lightning, and it was quite the sight! I have covered the Detroit Electric in detail earlier, so I asked the owner of the F-150 Lightnin...

October 9, 2024 Manufacturing

Plugin Vehicles Now 22% of World Auto Sales

What falling sales? Plugins grew by 19% YoY! Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 19% in August 2024 compared to August 2023. There were 1.5 million registrations. BEVs were up by just 6% YoY (year over year), but plugin hybrids jumped 51% YoY...

October 9, 2024 Manufacturing

Today’s Hurricane Ratings Are Inadequate For Climate Change-Fueled Storms

Currently, hurricanes severity is measured by either the Saffir-Simpson scale or the Accumulated Cyclone Energy scale. Neither of them really was adequate in the massive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, in the years since or in this years devastating ...

October 9, 2024 Manufacturing

Biden-Harris Admin Announces California’s Launch of 1st Phase of Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Help Lower Families’ Utility Bills

Eligible California Homeowners and Multifamily Building Owners Can Use the Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Save Energy, Save Money on Energy-Efficient Upgrades, and Lower Housing Costs Investing in America Agenda Provides Added Support to Cali...

October 9, 2024 Manufacturing

Mobile Homes & Municipalities Find Heat Pumps To Fit Their Needs

Whether it is a sweltering summer or a frigid winter, digging just a few feet into the earth provides relief from the temperatures above. That is because, on average, the ground temperature is warmer than the air during the winter and cooler in the s...