Record-setting EV sales, new 2025 Volvo XC90, and that Tesla may send you to jail

  • September 4, 2024
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On today’s thrilling episode of Quick Charge, Kia posts an all-time sales record driven by EVs, we find you some great, 0% financing deals, there’s a brand-new Volvo XC90 for 2025, and we explain why the Oakland police might be towing your Tesla. But wait, there’s more! Ford’s upgraded e-Transit van offers a bigger battery with more […]

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It Matters If It’s COVID

  • September 4, 2024
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You might have already guessed this from the coughs and sniffles around you, but a lot of people are sick right now, and a lot of them have COVID. According to the CDC’s latest data, levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater are “very high” in every region of the country; national levels have been “very high” […]

US solar and wind growth defies expectations – a decade in numbers

  • September 4, 2024
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Photo: Primergy The latest US EIA and FERC data reflect a decade of explosive solar and wind growth – here’s how it breaks down. The SUN DAY Campaign reviewed EIA’s latest monthly “Electric Power Monthly” report (with electrical generation data through June 30, 2024) and compared it to EIA’s data for June 30, 2019 and […]

How Health Systems Are Transforming Their Data Management

  • September 4, 2024
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Why Healthcare Is Improving Data Accessibility Healthcare organizations have struggled for years to synthesize data at a rate and level of quality that makes it useful to providers at the point of care. Though it’s estimated that the healthcare industry produces about 30 percent of the world’s data, it’s also widely acknowledged that the sector’s […]

2nd GM battery plant unionizes, this time in the less-unionized US South

  • September 4, 2024
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The GM Ultium battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, has voted to unionize. This is the 2nd GM battery plant to unionize – but this one is different because it’s in Tennessee, where unions are less popular. Unions have been seeing a lot of strength in the US lately, with pro-union sentiment at historic highs […]

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Paralympics Photo of the Day: Winding Up a Powerful Throw

  • September 4, 2024
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Emilio Morenatti / AP Diego Meneses, of Colombia, competes in the Men’s Javelin Throw F34 Final at the Stade de France stadium during the 2024 Paralympics, on September 4, 2024. Meneses won the bronze medal in the event. Previously: September 3: A Dodge and Parry September 2: Tears of Gold September 1: The Hazards of […]

Subaru Solterra BEV sales are up 55% year-over-year

  • September 4, 2024
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2024 Subaru Solterra; via Subaru. Subaru’s sales of its BEV, the Solterra, are on the upswing, achieving its best August ever, up 55% year-over-year. Best-ever August for Subaru Solterra sales In August 2023, Subaru sold 915 Solterras, and in August 2024, it sold 1,417 of its BEV – a 55% increase. Year-to-date, 8,063 Solterras have […]

Ignorance of how EVs work is holding back uptake, says survey

  • September 4, 2024
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A new survey conducted by YouGov has showed that belief in EV myths is holding back adoption, with most petrol car drivers scoring just a 2/10 in a quiz about how electric cars work. The survey was commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), an independent nonprofit in the UK. Conducted by YouGov, […]