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Reduced rate for EV purchases leaving vehicle makers in a quandary
The following link is on today’s AP wire documenting a reduced rate for EV purchases that is leaving vehicle makers in a quandary. Automakers, dealers and shoppers dawdle on EVs despite strong year in US sales growth – Netscape Money & Business Even beyond vehicle cost, until there is an enormous effort to provide sufficient…
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Energy transition can’t be completed without fossil fuels
One of the readers of my emails sent me this article from Forbes, explaining why the energy transition can’t be completed without fossil fuels.. I would think that most of what is in the article is common sense, but that may not be so common anymore. Rich Reality Bites: Why Wind, Solar, And Electric Car…
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Wind Goals Likely Impossible
The following article was in today’s Bloomberg. It is copied below. Biden’s 2030 Wind Goal Looks Like It Simply Won’t HappenBy Will Wade and Jennifer A DlouhyOctober 18, 2023 As the price of construction climbs, developers are rapidly revising their plans — at great cost. When President Joe Biden in 2021 laid out a target of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore…
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Climate goals are at risk
Most of the facts stated in this article are true. The conclusions are not, nor is the headline. Climate goals are already at risk, even if they build the transmission lines. The renewable technologies being installed cannot produce enough energy. Additionally, transmission lines that carry renewable energy are underutilized making them more expensive per Megawatt-hour…