Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Tesla has highlighted a Megapack project that went live in Hawaii earlier this year, which is effectively replacing the state’s last coal plant. Nearby Chairman Anthony Makana says that the BESS project allowed for the “sunsetting of one of the dirtiest polluters in our community,” referring to the coal plant.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

The National Research Council has indicated that generating biofuels from feedstocks such as corn and soybeans can increase water pollution. Farmers use pesticides and fertilizers on the crops that can end up polluting streams, rivers and lakes. Equally important, the kelp was able to withstand the greater underwater pressure.

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Teslarati

JUNE 29, 2022

Tesla is expected to complete a couple of other big battery projects this year, such as a Megapack installation that would replace the last coal plant in Hawaii and another battery that would replace one of New Mexico’s most carbon-polluting coal plants. . Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

The US EPA has long had what is referred to as a “ footprint rule, ” which allows larger vehicles to pollute more. A bill containing the new auto emissions rules will be introduced in parliament this week. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it is. This has been credited with causing ballooning vehicle sizes in the US.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 3, 2008

My wife, Zan, and I were recently on the Big Island, Hawaii, and while there we toured the state’s only geothermal plant. Hawaii's 30 megawatt geothermal control room. There is no pollution to speak of with these plants. The rest of Hawaii’s electricity is generated by burning oil. URL: [link].

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The good news is that this storage could easily and simply be provided by PHEV cars and trucks as discussed above. See Appendix G for a speculative picture of how a 15-year transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Hawaii can be accomplished.) We can set a goal to have every new vehicle purchased be a PHEV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", See our frequent comments at our news archive. Bloomberg News ). San Jose Mercury News ).

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