In late April, Honda Motor Company announced plans to build a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) value chain in Canada with an approximate investment of CAD$15 billion (USD$11 billion). Consisting of four manufacturing plants for EVs, EV batteries, and battery components the first will have a production capacity of 240,000 EVs per…
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After decades of overfishing in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, hake fisheries off the coast of Spain are as large as ever thanks to timely and targeted conservation measures. It’s believed that these same methods could be used in other saltwater species of economic value and have the potential to increase sustainable…
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Yesterday, a bipartisan collection of Senators introduced the Fans First Act, which would help address flaws in the current live event ticketing system by increasing transparency in ticket sales, and protecting consumers from fake or dramatically overpriced tickets. Today, the artists and Congressmen allege, buying a ticket to a concert or…
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Last week, Dept. of Transportation officials celebrated the groundbreaking of America’s first high-speed rail line between LA and Las Vegas. The Brightline West will travel at 320 kilometers per hour or around 200 mph, which for American readers is standard for high-speed rail around the world. Expected to be finished in…
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Solar panels are finding their way onto all sorts of surprising surfaces, and now Central Europeans are beginning to line their balcony rails with them; because why not? To mark the 70th anniversary of the solar cell’s mainstream entry into society, data acquired by Euronews claims that 400,000 German households have…
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In California, a renewable energy storage system will be one of the largest in the world when it comes online this summer. The Nova Battery Bank, designed and built by Calpine, will be able to power 680,000 homes for 4 hours. Why only 4 hours? The Nova Power Bank is envisioned…
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One of the most hotly anticipated concept cars in recent history, the Aptera solar-powered car took a large step towards reality recently as the first-ever production-grade body arrived at the company’s headquarters in San Diego. This three-wheeler is advertised as containing 34 square feet of solar paneling that actually powers the…
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