Washington, DC — Reporting today indicates that Donald Trump plans to host oil industry executives at the White House tomorrow, even as the average gas price is over $4 a gallon and Big Oil companies reported $85.2 billion in combined Q2 profits. Much of that windfall came from the surge in oil prices following … [continued]
Only 5% of EU ships’ tonnage was dismantled in Europe despite the capacity to recycle much more. Vast majority of end-of-life ships are sent for beaching in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh under poor environmental and safety standards. The vast majority of EU-owned or EU-flagged ships are being scrapped under poor … [continued]
There’s almost dead silence on the US market when it comes to electric vehicles (EVs). Republicans in Congress and the White House abandoned almost all support for EVs when they took power, and automakers quickly took the opportunity to shut down big EV programs, end production of various EV models, … [continued]
The word “science,” according to Wikipedia, is derived from the Latin verb “scire, meaning ‘to know,’ specifically its present participle sciens, meaning ‘knowing.’” The root word scire is also connected to English words like conscience — shared knowledge of right and wrong — and omniscient — all-knowing. My, how times … [continued]
Jackery recently launched the new HomePower 1000 Plus v2, offering greater flexibility and capability for the home, outdoors and worksite while adding expandability to the portable battery. Within the compact case is 1024 kWh of battery storage. However, unlike its predecessor, the new battery also has the ability to add … [continued]
The US startup Operation Bluebird has launched a new social media platform under the Twitter name, claiming that Elon Musk’s X Corporation abandoned the trademark.
Hydrogen and electrification occupy surprisingly similar amounts of attention despite radically different levels of physical deployment.
Hydrogen occupies an unusually large share of the energy-transition information stream for the amount of physical deployment behind it. Fuel-cell trucks, buses, trains, ships, storage projects, demonstrations and records recur through corporate releases, government announcements, trade publications and mainstream reporting, creating the impression that hydrogen remains a substantial parallel pathway … [continued]
EREV — it means extended-range electric vehicle and it has become a core vehicle category in China due to policy changes in the country in recent years. For many years, auto manufacturers have been building cars with conventional combustion engine powertrains and adding a small electric motor and tiny battery … [continued]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s work at the “DOGE” budget-cutting office is in the news again, following the devastating flood in Nepal last week.
The next evolution XPENG’s physical AI is beginning to emerge. Announcements over the past week indicate major developments for IRON humanoid robot, VLA 2.0 intelligent driving and the business overall. Many of these developments have not yet been realized in revenue and profits, but are poised to drive the rapidly expanding technology company to the next level in their development.
