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Nigel Broomhall, CEO of Invisible Urban Charging, an EV charging infrastrcuture as a service business operating globally, shares with you what's going on around the world in the EV space. Discover what forms of transport are making the shift to electric drives, from cars to trucks, motorbikes to planes, everything with an internal combustion engine today is about to be transformed. Get insights into new models coming into the market, the best choices for you and your business, and what you s ...
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Join me as I learn about EV's and the Electrification of our Society! Hi, I'm Ron and I live in Canada, and I have owned a fully Electric Vehicle since early 2017. On this program I will attempt to explain what it is like owning an EV, the in's and outs of EV ownership and why I will never go back to an ICE vehicle ever again! We will also cover the happenings in electrification and talk about the new and the interesting. Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/ron-fischer/subscribe nort ...
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The podcast bringing you the most important stories out of Michigan from TheCenterSquare.com. Join us as we dive into the top headlines and provide insightful commentary and analysis.
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The U.S. has nearly half a million school buses providing daily transportation for about 20 million students. Most of these buses are powered by diesel engines which not only dump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere but also fill kids’ lungs with harmful fumes. Thanks to various federal and state incentive programs, this situation is starting […]…
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GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ: GP), a leading producer of zero-emission medium and heavy-duty electric vehicles, has finalized an order for 50 all-electric school buses for seven West Virginia counties. Funded by the EPA Clean School Bus Program, the order includes Type D BEAST and Mega BEAST buses and Type A Nano BEAST models. The 40-foot BEAST, with s…
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Episode 281 – Roberta talks about Hidden City’s new show and the greening of the School District’s school buses. Ryan mentions his 3 events, though he snuck I a fourth + a shout-out to his Dad, We Here, Cerulean Arts, the Print Center, plus World’s Best Short Films. Links for the show Hidden City’s New […]…
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Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), a global leader in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and electrolyzer (SOEC) technologies, has announced a landmark project to deploy fuel cells at the largest single-site installation in history. This 80 MW initiative,developed in partnership with SK Eternix, will provide reliable, sustainable energy to support critical infrast…
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Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR), a leading eVTOL aircraft developer, and Soracle, a new venture with Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, have partnered to introduce advanced air mobility services in Japan. Soracle plans to launch electric air taxi services using Archer’s Midnight aircraft, focusing on cities with traffic or geographic constraints…
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People in remote, low-income regions far from the ocean often need to meet their water needs from groundwater and groundwater is becoming increasingly saline due to climate change. Desalination of brackish groundwater is a huge and largely untapped source of drinking water, but there are challenges in making the process efficient and reliable. Engi…
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Episode 284 – This week our Midweek News falls on election day. Wow. We keep it light, not to worry and we get on with the news at hand. Great shows are opening this week as well. Find the links below and I hope you enjoy the show. Approved Textiles Grand Opening Tuft the […]Par Ryan deRoche
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On today's episode of Quick Charge, I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. I'd like to remind them that, as a trusted media personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves cobalt mines. We've also got the world's quickest police pursuit vehicle, an Amnesty International report highlighting Tesla a…
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Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) and Mobileye (NASDAQ: MBLY) have announced a partnership to advance the widespread commercialization of autonomous vehicle (AV) services. Mobileye will provide its AV technology, integrated into vehicles by specialized manufacturers, to enable large-scale deployment by fleet operators and transportation providers. This alliance …
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The Antarctic Peninsula, like other polar regions, is warming faster than the rest of the world. Ocean heatwaves and ice loss are becoming more common and more severe. New research by the universities of Exeter and Hertfordshire in the UK along with the British Antarctic Survey used satellite data to assess how much the Antarctic […]…
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On today's episode of Quick Charge, we find out what a one-ton Tesla Cybertruck looks like, check out some clever, off-road Kia overland EVs, witness the electric rebirth of Plymouth with a plugin street rod, and more! We've also got a bunch of new, $300/mo. EV lease deals and talk up the rapid rise of the Ultium-based Honda Prologue, which is rock…
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Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) has launched its 54th Electron mission, deploying a satellite to Low Earth Orbit for a confidential commercial client. The mission, named "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. This marks Rocket Lab's 12th Electron launch in 2024, surpassing last year's reco…
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On today's episode of Quick Charge, Tesla's Cybertruck is now available in Canada – and, like in the US, there's no waiting! Plus, we've got an "actually" smart summon Tesla that's actually stuck, GM reaches a sales milestone, and we get a brand-new title sponsor! Today's episode is the first with our new title sponsor, BLUETTI – a leading provider…
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Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) and Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) have completed Joby’s first international exhibition flight, which took place at Toyota’s Technical Center in Japan. This event highlighted the low noise and emissions-free operation of Joby’s aircraft, celebrating nearly seven years of collaboration with Toyota, which has contributed its autom…
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Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute where we cover the biggest headlines in the public transit industry. It’s Election week in the United States, with 23 transit initiatives on the ballot in 9 states. On Thursday, The American Public Transportation Association will hold a post-election webinar to discuss how the results will impact the tr…
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The Industrial Revolution, which basically got underway in the mid-19th century, was largely enabled by coal, which fueled iron manufacturing, railroads, steam engines, and more. Most of these things got their start in Britain, which inspired the rest of the world to follow suit. The world’s first coal-burning power plant began producing electricit…
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Episode 283 – Roberta talks about Whitney Museum is free, Brooklyn Rail is 24 years old, Wharton Esherick Museum exhibit, Free Library Author events, and she sneaks another bit a news at the very end. Ryan is also sneaking and keeps his top 3 events of the week to 5. We just couldn’t help ourselves […]…
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On today's awarding episode of Quick Charge, President Joe Biden takes a trip to Baltimore to announce $147 million in EPA awards to the city's Ports, which will support electrification efforts, clean up carbon emissions, and support some 2,000 union jobs at the Port — but that's just a small part of the larger, $3 billion announcement. That $3 bil…
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As the dangers of climate change continue to grow, so has interest in geoengineering – deliberate tinkering with the earth’s climate system. In particular, stratospheric solar geoengineering – releasing aerosols into the stratosphere to reduce the amount of heat from the sun reaching the Earth – is attracting increasing interest. Scientists at Harv…
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On today's exciting episode of Quick Charge, Lucid proves than an EV company can keep its promises while Xiaomi teams up with Chevrolet and Honda to prove – at least conceptually – that records are made to be broken. We've also got a trio of heavy-hitting Tesla insiders selling nearly $300 million worth of TSLA stock and a new, extreme cold weather…
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The global food system is responsible for as much as 40% of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions. The investor advocacy group Ceres has tracked whether the 50 largest North American food and agriculture companies have set targets to lower their emissions and whether doing so has actually resulted in lower emissions. The emissions from food and …
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Today's episode of Quick Charge is a story of, "Thanks, Joe Biden!" as Ford and LG ink a deal to bring EV battery manufacturing back to Michigan, the city of Louisville gets the nation's first all-electric garbage truck fleet, and Waymo gets a massive $5.6 billion cash injection. We've also got a hydrogen-powered steal battle tank from Hyundai (yes…
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The State of New York's very first hydrogen fuel cell electric buses have arrived at Rochester's Regional Transit Service. The vehicles join the fleet that already has 20 battery electric buses. Source: RTS Trinity Metro in Fort Worth has brought some true Texas swagger to Cowtown with its new Orange Line service connecting downtown to the stockyar…
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As greenhouse gas emissions continue to be dangerously large and the perils of climate change are increasingly apparent, the world is increasingly exploring ways to deliberately intervene in climate systems. A number of these ideas involve introducing substances into the atmosphere, but there are also ways to tinker with the oceans. The oceans natu…
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Episode 282 – Roberta talks about Marta Sanchez’s new show as well as Mickalene Thomas opening at the Barnes Foundation and the upcoming shows in concert with her show. Ryan gives his 3 events, Theater by Development’s No Breakfast, for Halloween at the black box at Vox Populi. Intimate Apparel at Arden Theater. Frank Maya […]…
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Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE) and Tourmaline Oil have opened two new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations in Alberta, advancing their plan to build Western Canada's first commercial CNG fueling network. The new stations create a key transportation route for trucking companies transitioning from diesel to CNG, reducing emissions of CO2 …
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Every year, there are one to two million collisions between motor vehicles and large animals in the U.S. About 200 people are killed annually. Counting smaller vertebrates, around a million animals are killed by vehicles each day. Research has shown that global warming is triggering widespread species redistribution. As a result, more and more anim…
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On today's episode of Quick Charge, we know love hurts – but is Elon's love for convicted felon and sexual assaulter Donald Trump hurting Tesla's sales? We've also got some exciting EV deals and a $27,500 EV with 300 miles of range ... and it's not a Tesla! We've also got a first public peek at the upcoming 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 rally special, a $27…
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Methane is a colorless and odorless gas that occurs abundantly in nature and is also a product of certain human activities. It’s a short-lived but highly potent greenhouse gas and, as a result, is a major driver of climate change. In fact, methane heats the atmosphere nearly 90 times faster than carbon dioxide over a […]…
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On today's spooky episode of Quick Charge, Tesla backtracks on the Cybertruck range extender, Ford updates the Mustang Mach-E, and you can now volunteer to help get people to the polls in an electric vehicle. We've also got a pickup truck dressed like an SUV, an important update for Ford owners on the Tesla Supercharger network, and some news on wh…
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One of the biggest issues facing U.S. public transit is the bus manufacturing crisis. There aren’t enough manufacturers to make the number of zero-emission buses needed for agencies to reach their greenhouse gas reduction goals. One of the hurdles is too much customization. To help, the L.A. Metro Board of Directors adopted a new policy, which incl…
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As more and more cars are powered by electricity instead of gasoline, people are beginning to worry about what happens during power outages caused by storms and other disruptive events. It is easy to jump to the conclusion that this is a brand-new problem for drivers. However, when electricity goes out over a sizeable area, […]…
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Agriculture is a major part of the climate problem and remains one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize. Agriculture is responsible for approximately 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. On farms around the world, excess fertilizer gets broken down by microbes in the soil, releasing nitrous oxide into the atmosphere. Nitrous oxide is a…
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On today's educational episode of Quick Charge, Ford Pro cross vehicle brand manager Nate McDonald is here to tell us about a new fleet management tool that can help give fleets a better answer to that modern question: When is the right time to electrify? If you have a commercial fleet and are interested in transitioning some or all your vehicles t…
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Landslides are mass movements of rock, earth, or debris down a slope. They can be initiated by rainfall, snowmelt, changes in water level, erosion by streams, earthquakes, volcanic activity, or by various human activities. Most landslides we hear about are sudden events that can cause all sorts of calamities. But not all landslides are rapid […]…
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Serve Robotics (NASDAQ: SERV), has unveiled its third-generation autonomous sidewalk delivery robot featuring enhanced capabilities and lower manufacturing costs. Equipped with Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) Jetson Orin module, Ouster’s REV7 lidar, and upgraded sensors, the robot offers five times more computing power for faster AI-driven navigation. It a…
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August 2024 was the hottest August in the 175-years for which there are global records. The last full month of summer also wrapped up the Northern Hemisphere‘s warmest summer on record. The average global surface temperature in August was 62.39 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 2.29 degrees above the 20th century August average. Furthermore, August was …
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On today's exciting episode of Quick Charge, we think Tesla needs to come clean about what's happening with HW3, GMC leaks 2025 Sierra EV Denali pricing online, and charging up your Nissan and VW might have just gotten a whole lot easier. There's new ultra-luxe and off-road versions of the Class 3 GMC Sierra EV coming next year with nearly 500 mile…
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WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, has introduced the world's most spacious Robotaxi, the GXR. Drawing from over 1,800 days of public Robotaxi operation experience, the GXR combines WeRide's L4 autonomous driving hardware and software with an open, spacious design. It also features the new Sensor Suite 5.6 and t…
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Officials at the federal Bureau of Land Management announced late in August that they had finalized a plan to add Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming to the Western Solar Plan, which started during the Obama era. The plan, created in 2012, provides permitting for solar projects on federal land. The original plan included Arizona, […]…
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We've all been monitoring the heartbreaking news coming out of the Southeastern United States that has been ravaged by back to back hurricanes. The American Public Transportation Association has issued a statement saying APTA stands ready to aid our members, their employees, families, and communities. Source: APTA This Wednesday, the Transit Unplug…
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The wildfires that burned vast amounts of Canada’s boreal forests in 2023 produced enormous amounts of smoke that found its way into American cities, working its way down the eastern seaboard and even producing unsafe air in Florida. Researchers at Cal Tech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzed the carbon emissions associated with these fires …
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XCharge (NASDAQ: XCH), a leading provider of battery-integrated electric vehicle solutions, has launched GridLink, a DC fast charging station tailored for the North American grid. GridLink delivers up to 300 kW, allowing EVs to charge in about 15 minutes, while also balancing energy supply and demand with its battery system. Featuring lithium iron …
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On today's highly educational episode of Quick Charge, we talk about some of the impacts that the EPA's multi-billion dollar electric school bus programs are having on schools around the country and explore some innovative ways to help school districts pay for them. Our guest today is Matt Curwood from Voltera Power, a company that specializes in e…
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Symbotic (NASDAQ: SYM), a leader in AI-powered robotics for supply chain automation, has announced commercial agreements with Walmart of Mexico to implement warehouse automation systems. Under these agreements, the company will deploy its end-to-end systems at two greenfield distribution centers, with the first site now under construction. Applying…
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