LINKS OF THE WEEK: Feb 12, 2024
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.
Thanks to incredible progress in EV, battery, micromobility, and hydrogen technology, we are making huge strides toward a carbon-free transportation future. Imagine a world where your short trips are fun ebike jaunts along nature paths and most of your longer trips are made with convenient public transit or community-owned EVs. (Or, dare I say, zippy battery-powered hydrofoil boats? 😁)
ContinuedI, for one, welcome our green energy marine transport overlords.
The ship is the first of two built to service 600 miles of the Yangtze River.
US companies have successfully test flown hydrogen-powered planes that could seat as many as 40 passengers – and they say they're just getting started.
Wow, Norway really has gone ALL IN on electric vehicles! Last month 91% of all new vehicles purchased were EVs.
The Port of Nanaimo in British Columbia, Canada has received a shipment of more than 750 Vietnamese-made VinFast VF8 electric vehicles.
The company has agreed to pre-purchase the hydrogen, which will be produced by facilities designed to remove CO2 from seawater so the ocean can become a more efficient carbon sink.
And Montreal is leading the way (in North America, at least).