Interesting stats on EVs and energy use in the US, developments in wind and tidal power, a plastic recycling microfactory, and an "unprecedented collapse" in EU fossil fuel generation.
Electric vehicles have seen exponential growth in recent years, with global sales tripling in just 3 years. By the end of 2023, electric vehicles are expected to account for 18% of all car sales – and that number is expected to keep climbing.
The US-based clean energy nonprofit says it has analyzed a year’s worth of trucking data and concluded that many of the medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks on the road are electrifiable today.
The solar panels built into the vehicle can provide an extra 40 miles (64 km) a day, leading the company to claim some users may not ever have to plug it in.
