Global Maritime Decarbonisation Stalls Despite the Accelerating Impact of Climate Change
States again failed to agree on a deal following pressure from a small minority of fossil-fuel producing nations and division among progressive states.…
Negotiations at the IMO have drawn a blank for the third meeting in a …
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Donut Lab revealed its solid-state battery to the world at CES 2026, to the amazement of many and to the dismay of others shocked by their achievement and performance claims.…
No other company has a practical fully solid-state battery in producti…
Many, like Quantumscape, have tried .
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Hyundai Motor Group Partners with Oman to Drive Green Mobility Transition under Oman Vision 2040
Hyundai Motor Group Signs Historic Partnership Agreements with Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology The Group Teams Up with Mwasalat to Launch Oman’s First Hydrogen City Bus in Muscat Oman Oil Marketing Company and EV Charging Brand EVO Join Forces with the Group to Build 240kW Ultra-Fast EV .…
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Hyundai Motor & KOICA Launch “Hyundai-KOICA NextGen” to Train Ghana’s Future Automotive Talent
Hyundai Motor and KOICA launch ‘Hyundai-KOICA NextGen’ in Ghana to train skilled automotive technicians and strengthen the country’s workforce development system Under KOICA’s Inclusive Business Solution (IBS) program, which links corporate resources and strategies with official development assistance (ODA), Hyundai Motor and KOICA will jointly fund the KRW 5 billion .…
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Hydrogen Kept Failing The Test — And Getting Another Test
In 2023, a senior executive responsible for decarbonizing a major transportation company asked me, with some exasperation, what drove the “madness on hydrogen.…
” Hydrogen proposals kept arriving for applications where the energy b…
That conversation became What Drives This Madness On Hydrogen?
Wind turbines and solar panels got the thumbs-down from US President Donald Trump, but the new PacWave South wave energy test bed somehow survived the chopper.…
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EU Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition Needs Renewed Political Momentum
IRU and T&E are calling on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to launch a strategic dialogue on heavy-duty vehicle decarbonisation, as key EU rules head for review and rising energy and cost pressures add urgency to getting the transition right.…
Europe’s road transport sector is under growing pressure.
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U.S. Renewable Deployment Hits Record High Despite Trump
Washington, D.C.— Today, the American Clean Power Association released a report that shows that clean energy deployment hit a record high in the first half of 2026.…
There is now enough clean energy in the United States to power 83 mill…
Environmental Groups Join Scattergood Hydrogen Retrofit Lawsuit
Groups allege Los Angeles & LADWP failed to comply with key environmental law Los Angeles — Yesterday, environmental groups joined an ongoing lawsuit brought by Communities for a Better Environment and Los Angeles Waterkeeper over the City of Los Angeles’s failure to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in .…
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Our Food System Is In Trouble, And It’s Time To Change The Language We Use To Describe It
If you’ve been following my work recently, you know that I’ve been celebrating several fine authors who have contributed to a Media Education Lab special issue.…
The August edition of MediaEd Insights was titled, “What’s for Dinner?
It’s Game On As Ford Fathom Steals Thunder From Tesla Cybercab Launch
Ford has touched off a PR war, going all-out to promote its forthcoming Fathom electric pickup truck on the eve of a major Tesla Cybercab event in Texas.…
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BYD Launches Sealion 08, Starts Mass Producing 4D Radar Chip
BYD is looking to end 2026 strong, after several months of sales struggles put it into a pretty deep hole (in terms of a year-over-year sales comparison).…
As I just reported, the company’s battery-electric passenger vehicle s…
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Tesla Model Y Suspension Problems Reported In China…And Some In US, Too
The Tesla Model Y continues to hold a strong position in EV sales globally and in the US, but a suspension problem has left a bitter taste in the mouths of some Model Y drivers.…
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Trump Twiddles Thumbs While The Balcony Solar Movement Takes Off
Nine US states have now adopted legislation that clears the path for plug-in balcony solar kits, including Utah, Maine, Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Jersey.…
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