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Do we really know how much electricity it takes to fast-charge an EV?

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Do we really know how much electricity it takes to fast-charge an EV?

 

Does it really require this much electricity to fast-charge an EV? Here's something to think about before going all electric.

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Ford to scale back planned $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan

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Ford to scale back planned $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan

 

Ford said Tuesday it is scaling back a planned $3.5 billion investment in an electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan.

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First-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Biden's clean energy agenda.

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First-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Biden's clean energy agenda.

 

The Associated Press reported, "A project to build a first-of-a-kind small modular nuclear reactor power plant was terminated Wednesday, another blow to the Biden administration's clean energy agenda following cancellations last week of two major offshore wind projects."

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Electric Cars Only Better For The Environment Than Gasoline Cars If Driven More Than 50,000 Miles

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Electric Cars Only Better For The Environment Than Gasoline Cars If Driven More Than 50,000 Miles
CarBuzz reports, "...a study from a Harvard graduate named Lucas Woodley, published by The Harvard Gazette, may have shed light on the matter. His research suggests that BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) owners would have to clock an average of 55,749 miles without a battery replacement to contribute to greener mobility."

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Green Projects Hit Iron Wall

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Green Projects Hit Iron Wall

 

RealClear Wire reports "Developers looking to build thousands of wind turbines off the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast are coming up against a force even more relentless than the Atlantic winds: the Iron Law of Megaprojects, offering a warning of the trouble ahead for green-energy projects.

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