Quick Charge Podcast: October 21, 2023

  • October 21, 2023
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by AMP: The AMP all-in-one energy management system offers an ecosystem for next-gen technology in micro-mobility, automotive, ridesharing, drones, heavy industrial machinery, and high-speed transportation. Learn More. New episodes […]

Why burying power lines is an effective, but very expensive way to prevent wildfires

  • October 21, 2023
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As deadly wildfires have destroyed communities from California to Maui, the nation’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, is making headway on its ambitious goal to move 10,000 miles of power lines in fire-prone areas underground, which would greatly reduce ignition risk. “We’re coming off of a historic drought and those conditions are materially different […]

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In Global Conflict Zones, Hospitals and Doctors Are No Longer Spared

  • October 21, 2023
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Attacks on medical facilities jeopardize health care not only for those injured by fighting, but also for all those with routine medical needs. On Thursday, Doctors Without Borders (also known as M.S.F., an abbreviation for its French name, Médecins Sans Frontières) withdrew a surgical team from a hospital in Sudan after military authorities blocked all […]

Colorado partially adopts California’s EV rules but falls short of 2035 ban

  • October 21, 2023
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View of denver skyline. Original public domain image from Flickr Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission unanimously approved a new Colorado Clean Car rule, which essentially follows California’s “Advanced Clean Cars 2” rule but falls short of setting a 2035 target for 100% EV sales. Last year, California finalized a rule which would lead to 100% […]