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September 25, 2024 Manufacturing

Replacing EV Battery After 5 Years? Fuggedaboutit.

This has been one of the most popular criticisms of electric cars from critics and skeptics just looking to deny progress and ignore the benefits of electric cars: “What about in 5 years when you have to spend $15,000 to replace the car’s high-voltag...

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September 25, 2024 Manufacturing

Kia to Begin PBV Sales in Japan in 2026

Kia will develop Japanese-market-specific PBVs PV5 to be on sale in Japan in 2026, followed by PV7 and further PBV models and variants Kia will partner with Sojitz Corporation for PBV distribution in Japan Kia Corporation (Kia) today announced that i...

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September 25, 2024 Manufacturing

Kia America to Offer North American Charging Standard (NACS) Adapters in Early 2025

Adapters will vastly expand charger availability to Kia EV customers Current and recent EV6 and EV9 customers will receive free NACS adapter in coming months Kia EV6 and EV9 customers will have access to more than 16,5001 NACS DC fast chargers across...

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September 25, 2024 Manufacturing

My First Fat Tire E-Bike — CleanTechnica Review of Haoqi Eagle

Haoqi made a name for itself in the e-bike sector by providing an assortment of low-cost e-bikes with immense tires. I like the lighter e-bikes that I am used to. However, I was intrigued by the sight of this bicycle with fat tires and was eager to t...

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September 25, 2024 Manufacturing

Hong Kong’s Climate & Hydrogen Plans Were Captured By Its TownGas Utility

Recently John Haffner, responsible for sustainability at Hong Kong’s US$1.4 billion annual revenue Hang Lung Property Group, reached out to me. ReThink HK, which bills itself as Hong Kong’s best-attended and most ambitious business event for sustaina...

Read More amid-industry-decline,-asia’s-media-struggles-to-answer-a-hard-question-–-should-we-stop-accepting-fossil-fuel-advertising?
September 25, 2024 Sustainability

Amid industry decline, Asia’s media struggles to answer a hard question – should we stop accepting fossil fuel advertising?

No publisher in Asia has publicly rejected Big Oil ad dollars, and most provide a platform for fossil fuel brands. Journalists and consumers believe fossil fuel sponsorship discredits climate content, but support for an ad ban is lacking.

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September 24, 2024 Sustainability

Malaysian companies must report Scope 3 emissions starting 2027

National accounting and corporate legislation will be amended to account for new sustainability reporting requirements, with large listed companies the first group that must make climate-related disclosures by 2025.

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September 24, 2024 Sustainability

The case for a global climate assembly

Although most people care deeply about addressing the climate crisis, only a minority of respondents in recent surveys trust their governments to achieve a fair and just net-zero transition.

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September 24, 2024 Sustainability

Southeast Asian clean energy firms do not have policies to protect environmental defenders: report

ACEN and B Grimm are among the renewables firms that lack policies to protect environment defenders in Southeast Asia, but they are the only companies with pledges to respect Indigenous peoples’ rights, new analysis finds.