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This Remote Mine Could Foretell the Future of America’s Electric Car Industry - The New York Times

Hiding a thousand feet below the earth’s surface in this patch of northern Minnesota wetlands are ancient mineral deposits that some view as critical to fueling America’s clean energy future. Tim Gruber for The New York Times A company called Talon Metals is drilling here around the clock, extracting samples of rock rich with nickel in a bid to become the country’s sole source of a material used to power zero-emission vehicles. But some locals are fighting the mine, for fear it…

Plug-in hybrids can drive us to our fully electric future - Axios

Plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) are a good bridge car for drivers reluctant to go fully electric — but they also make a lot of sense for the broader industry, given problems like a lack of charging infrastructure and battery scarcity.Why it matters: Lawmakers' efforts to get Americans to replace their gas-powered cars with EVs are about to run into two stubborn realities: Most consumers aren't ready to go electric, nor is the battery supply chain prepared to meet a s…

Electric school buses are a no-brainer, yet decision-makers somehow still need educating - Electrek.co

Sitting at the bus stop, breathing toxic exhaust fumes may be a thing of the past as soon as electric school buses roll out in several districts around the US. But the pace is not moving as quickly as it should be as many decision-makers are failing to grasp the benefits for students, the school, and the environment.Each year over 24 million kids hop on the big yellow bus to catch a ride to school in the US. Without even knowing it, they are breathing toxic carcinogens that …

Ford reportedly is working on "another" mystery electric truck that's not an F-150 Lightning - The Verge

Ford’s future electric lineup is coming more into focus. (No, not that Focus.)After scoring a big win with the F-150 Lightning, Ford is developing a new electric truck that will likely go on sale in 2025, according to Automotive News. Details are scarce, but the new EV truck will sit alongside an electric Ford Explorer, as well as the automaker’s Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning, as Ford’s family of electric vehicles begins to fill out by the mid-point of the decade.Ford C…

Galaxy Medical wins CE mark for pulsed electric field system for treating AFib - Mass Device

Galaxy Medical announced today that it received CE mark approval in Europe for its Centauri pulsed electric field (PEF) system. San Carlos, California-based Galaxy Medical designed its Centauri system to target arrhythmias by delivering quick bursts of high-voltage, high-frequency energy for the treatment of paroxysmal AFib.The company said in a news release that Centauri is the first commercially available system to enable PEF ablation with focal catheters which are used in…

Rising star Energica doubles global electric motorcycles sales, up 5x in the US - Electrek

Italian electric motorcycle maker Energica is chalking up impressive sales numbers around the world and in the US market. The company’s rosy figures were just announced as part of a lead up to Energica Week 2022, a yearly gathering in the company’s home country.The celebration will run from September 5 through September 9. Energica will use the opportunity to showcase its new 8,000 square meter (86,000 square foot) factory headquarters in Modena, Italy.The company has double…

Britbike Brand Norton Retools V4SV Superbike, Plans Electric Model, CEO Says Bikes Should Be Art - Forbes

West Virginia's Coal Dependence Drives Up Consumer Electric Bills - The Wall Street Journal

The John E. Amos power plant in Winfield, W.Va., is one of three coal-fired plants in the state run by American Electric Power.Photo: Dane Rhys/Bloomberg News HUNTINGTON, W.VA.—Coal used to keep utility rates low in West Virginia. More recently, it has caused them to rise faster than in most other states.Jason Zeigler said his monthly electricity bill for his 2,000-square-foot, four-bedroom house on a hilly street just outside this city on the Ohio River hit $368.91 this spri…

Affordability not as big a roadblock to electric cars as you think - Austin American-Statesman

Everything you need to know about the new electric vehicle tax credit - PBS NewsHour

A federal tax credit included in the Inflation Reduction Act aims to expand access to electric vehicles (EVs), while also introducing new limitations that could make it hard to qualify for now.The IRA, signed into law last week by President Joe Biden, is poised to revamp the U.S. energy landscape by making greener technology more affordable for lower- to middle-income consumers, as well as deliver other reforms on drug pricing, tax enforcement and more. But despite its trans…

A smarter transition to electric vehicles - The New York Times

E.V.s will bring down emissions, but the materials needed to build them have other environmental costs. We explain why, and talk about ways to limit the harm. We got some big news from California this week: Officials there set into motion a plan that’ll ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. The decision is expected to accelerate the global transition to electric vehicles.That’s because California is the largest auto market in the United States, and more than a do…