man people have a memory span of a goldfish: i hate all soccer players when they pretend doing charity when most of their money is from clubs run by oil oligarchs.
Moving goods vast distances over land extremely cheaply and with zero carbon emissions is a problem that was solved long ago with overhead electrified rail, and it’s amazing to see the lengths we here in North America will go to avoid investing in it.
i hope that this falls in the same line but in Germany they rather tow double trailers (40 tons) on the Autobahn (highway) instead of shipping by rail (which is maybe slower) while destroying highways in the process (always Baustelle: road works), and costing the taxpayer money to be repaired. So shipping companies like Hermes® would trick the taxpayer into competitve shipping prices and fast shipping but is in fact stealing tax money from him/her indirectly. Same day delivery is a disaster to nature. Why can't people be patient about their goods being shipped 3-4 days later than usual? the logic beats me really :/
but heavier cars ruin the road structure. Highways need an alternative for bitumen, and overall electrify the production of road components, including steel and concrete.
gasoline is 100 time more energy dense than electricity, thus even inefficiencies at 70% for IC engines, gasoline would still be more dense somehow. But there is alot of geopolotics and environement issues involved with fuel. The problem of energy density needs to be resolved for electricity so it would be more convenient to use, even at the industrial scale, which is a major carbon emitter.
electricity is cool, but its not the only source of energy used in the country: fuel is also a source of energy and needs to be replaced. The amount of electricity consumed in France is about 470 Twh, and the amount of Joules used overall is equivalent to 1500 Twh, per year.
to be honest better leave it to chinese to build cars, but some argue that there would be some moral issues like being allowed entry to your car only if you approve of chinese invasion of Taiwan or something smh. Morals cost money i guess
Reporting and journalism always lag after actual news and sentiment. Polling people about what their future car purchase would be, would be more fitting.
A massive 387 kWh battery supplies nearly 300 miles of range and it can carry up to 90 people — around three classrooms full of kids.
Large electric school buses with around 100 miles of range can cost $300,000 to $400,000, up to four times the price of a diesel-powered school bus. However, maintenance costs are lower and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently launched the Clean School Bus Program providing $5 billion over five years to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models.
The proposal calls for giving subsidies to support the development of "Sustainable aviation fuels," capable of powering jet engines from agricultural products.
The new tax credits, created through President Biden's signature climate law, are meant to spur production of jet fuels that create no more than half the emissions of the petroleum-based product.
In addition to corn-based ethanol, he said, the new subsidy could spur massive new production of biofuels made from vegetable oil, with farmland currently being used to grow food replaced with crops harvested for jet fuel production.
Agencies are in the process of updating the scientific model for gauging climate friendliness of jet fuels, they said, and it will be revised to factor in the emissions impact of cropland converted from food to fuel production.
"The sustainable aviation fuel industry is a potential 36 billion gallon industry that for all intents and purposes is just getting started," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on the call.
Subsidies for such products are hugely popular in some Midwestern swing states, and industry players are lobbying for maximum flexibility in what products could qualify for the new jet fuel subsidies.
Vilsack said the administration is eager to make eligible as many fuels derived from agricultural products as possible, including those made using nascent technologies such as "Climate smart" agriculture and machinery to capture and store emissions.
So the industry has turned to jet fuels that can run existing engines but release fewer emissions when burned.
These products, which are typically mixed with traditional jet fuel, are marketed as "Sustainable aviation fuel." Last month, Virgin Atlantic made the first transatlantic flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel.
A company news release claimed the flight emitted 70 percent less carbon than a flight powered by petroleum-based jet fuel.
Sustainable aviation fuel accounts for less than 1 percent of the jet fuel burned in the world.
The United States and other countries are scrambling to ramp up production of low-carbon jet fuels that can be produced on a larger scale, aiming not just to meet climate goals, but also to become dominant players in a fledgling industry with huge growth potential.
According to ZEEKR, its new LFP cell and pack technologies were developed entirely in-house and will help power its 800V electrical system for future EVs. It can deliver 500 km (311 miles) of range in 15 minutes of fast charging.
Lastly, to support its 800V architecture and fast-charging battery technology, ZEEKR shared plans to expand its fast-charging network to 1,000 stations across China by the end of 2024 and operate over 10,000 360+ kW charging piles by 2026.