West Virginia brings first of 5 solar farms online – why that matters

  • January 5, 2024
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The first of five planned West Virginia solar farms just came online – here’s why that’s significant for the state. 1 out of 5 new West Virginia solar farms FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison have launched a solar farm on 80 acres at Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, West Virginia, north of Morgantown. […]

Podcast: EV delivery numbers, EPA range change, BYD overtakes Tesla, and more

  • January 5, 2024
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On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Q4 EV delivery numbers, EPA range change, BYD overtaking Tesla, and more. Today’s episode is sponsored by Upway, a leading online e-Bike provider carrying the broadest selection of brand-new and certified pre-owned models. The […]

BYD breaks ground on its first sodium-ion EV battery plant

  • January 5, 2024
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The world’s largest EV maker, BYD, broke ground on its first sodium-ion battery plant this week. BYD is investing $1.4 billion (RMB 10 billion) with 30 GWh planned annual capacity. You likely heard that BYD just topped Tesla in overall EV volume to become the largest electric car maker globally. However, BYD is also a […]

TN will triple its dumb EV tax for inflation, but its gas tax lags inflation by ~5x

  • January 5, 2024
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Tennesee State Capitol. Photo by Ron Cogswell on Flickr Tennessee has started the process of hiking its EV registration fee from $100 to $274 per year and beyond, aiming to continue hiking the fees in perpetuity, further increasing the disproportionately high taxes paid by EVs in the state as compared to gas cars. We’ve covered many times before how misguided […]

Save $700 on this Greenworks electric 2-tool bundle and Jackery power stations, plus e-bikes and more

  • January 5, 2024
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This 2-tool electric Greenworks bundle includes a cordless leaf blower and snow blower at $700 off to headline today’s best deals. It comes joined by some clearance pricing on Jackery’s Explorer 1500 Pro power station, which clocks in at $999 following much of that same $700 in savings. Not to mention an assortment of discounted e-bikes and all of the other […]

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Data companies Atropos Health, Arcadia announce partnership

  • January 5, 2024
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California-based real-world data platform Atropos Health announced that healthcare data analytics company Arcadia has joined its health portfolio, giving Arcadia’s provider customers and life sciences users access to Atropos’ offerings. Atropos Health offers AI innovations, evidence generation, analytics augmentation and data evaluation to help physicians access real-world evidence to guide clinical decisions and research. The […]

Hyundai ranked second behind Tesla as EPA fuel economy leader

  • January 5, 2024
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Hyundai IONIQ 5 (Source: Hyundai) In a new EPA report, Hyundai ranked second behind only Tesla in lowering CO2 emissions and improving fuel economy. Hyundai ranks second as fuel economy leader by the EPA In its new 2023 Automotive Trends Report, the EPA notes average real-world CO2 emissions fell by 10 g/mi to 337 g/mi […]