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Is XPENG Building A Better “Tesla”?

Last week, reports indicated that Tesla was working on a smaller, more affordable model again. Even though it is reportedly in the initial stages of development, people got excited at the prospect of a more affordable Tesla. The share price was up for the week. Also last week, China’s Ministry … [continued]

Chatgpt generated panoramic editorial montage of the market signals that often appear before policy catches up.

France Moved First, But Markets Everywhere Are Signaling Electrification

France has made the first national push for increased electrification tied to the Strait of Hormuz-related energy crisis. Reuters reported that Paris will raise annual state support for electrification from €5.5 billion to €10 billion through 2030, while Le Monde summarized the package as including a ban on gas heating … [continued]

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What Does It Take To Save US Forests From Logging? A Justice Conservation Fund

The Puritan settlers of New England, steeped in the Old Testament biblical worldview, believed it was their God-ordained destiny to transform the dismal American wilderness into an earthly paradise. Seventeenth century Puritan writing is full of the idea of wild country as the environment of evil, and so they cut … [continued]

Chatgpt generated panoramic editorial visualization of the Strait of Hormuz as a global energy chokepoint.

Hormuz, Trump, & The Carbon Paradox

The idea that Donald Trump might be an accidental climate warrior rests on a narrow and uncomfortable observation. Wars, price shocks, and trade disruptions can suppress fossil fuel demand in the short term. That suppression shows up as lower emissions in the ledger. It does not come from better systems. … [continued]

"This illustration depicts comb-like aggregations of zwitterionic groups forming high-mobility pathways for ions in a newly developed polymer electrolyte that could have huge implications for solid-state batteries and other energy technologies." Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy.

Zwitterions Are The Key To New Solid-State Batteries

They sound like something straight out of Star Trek fan fiction, but they’re not. Zwitterions are the building blocks of a new electrolyte created by a team of scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a branch of the US Department of Energy located in Tennessee. The new electrolyte is earmarked … [continued]