5 h. ago Tesla Stock Falls 8% as Concerns About Elon Musk’s Political Role Grow

The electric-car maker’s stock has had a bumpy ride since the victory of President Trump, who has given Tesla’s chief, Elon Musk, a role in Washington.

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7 h. ago Promoting the purchase of electric cars by adapting incentives

The electrification of the car fleet is one of the solutions proposed to combat greenhouse gas emissions. Swiss economists have assessed the financial incentive schemes available when purchasing new electric vehicles.

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18 h. ago EU’s top court ruling on Android Auto antitrust referral could put interoperability requests in the fast lane

Europe’s top court has weighed in to clarify the rules around interoperability requirements on Big Tech in a referral on a case related to Google’s Android Auto platform. Back in 2021, the tech giant was hit with an €100 million antitrust fine by Italy’s competition authority for refusing to let a third-party electric car charging […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 d. ago Why Trump’s Clean Energy Rollbacks Could Derail a Factory Boom

With the Trump administration reversing support for low-carbon power, the business case for making wind, solar and electric vehicle parts gets weaker.

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5 d. ago Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink

The UK's pledge to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 hinges on replacing millions of petrol and diesel vehicles with cleaner alternatives. But transitioning to electric transport isn't just about manufacturing new cars, installing chargers and so on. It's a gargantuan energy generation challenge that could push the power grid to its limits.

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5 d. ago Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.

With the Trump administration reversing support for low-carbon power, the business case for making wind, solar and electric vehicle parts gets weaker.

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6 d. ago Hydrophobic surface coating strategy addresses CO electroreduction stability challenges

The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable chemical products via the electrochemical CO2 conversion reaction could be highly advantageous. This conversion process could help to make good use of excess CO2 in the air collected by carbon capture solutions, thus potentially contributing to the reduction of pollution on Earth.

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1 week ago 'A house battery you can drive around': How a handful of Australians are selling power from their cars back to the grid

Our cars sit unused most of the time. If you have an electric vehicle, you might leave it charging at home or work after driving it. But there's another step you could take. If you have a bidirectional charger, you can set it to sell power back to the grid when demand is high.

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