Oh yes..... so true. Thankfully there is plenty of choice (at least in the UK) so that we can avoid a Swasticar.

Sorry - an unfortunate ambiguity.

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I try not to lecture people about EVs. I am on my second, but everyone will pick their own time to start on that road (no pun intended). It will be different for everybody.

I always recommend having a test drive if you can. That's what persuaded me to change, even if it then took 2 years to do it.

"Solar surge:" China smashes PV export records as energy crisis fast-tracks fossil fuel exodus New data reveals staggering new record-high exports from global solar powerhouse, China, as scores of countries – including Australia – import record amounts of PV.

It's beautiful to see the response to the illegal war in the Middle East: lots more solar panels around the world to reduce the need for fossil fuels.
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CATL debuts six stunning battery innovations, including 1,500km EV option and 6-minute charge Chinese battery giant CATL unveiled host of new technology developments, including a 1,500 km EV battery, 6-minute charging, a sodium-ion option and integrated charge-swap stations.

Some jaw-dropping stats from the CATL announcement day. A 1,500km EV battery!
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Government grant to replace oil boilers with heat pumps boosted as prices bite Families dependent on heating oil or LPG have faced significant cost increases following the Iran war

Very good news if you heat your house with oil....
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Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices Data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March, with Norway leading way in terms of switching

If you are buying a new car now, why go for the (more expensive) polluting option?

EVs are now on average cheaper to buy than ICEs, and definitely lower on running costs. They are nicer to drive and better for the environment.
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Government to propose electricity price changes in clean power push The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain's vulnerability to energy price shocks.

Some good measures - let's see the detail later today.
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UK shifts older wind and solar farms to fixed-price deals to reduce price shocks Move marks government’s most radical attempt to weaken impact of soaring wholesale gas prices on electricity costs

Really sensible move. This government is taking the right steps to lower prices and improve energy security.
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Big Oil Breaks Everything The planet, our democracy, our courts...

Brilliant evisceration by @billmckibben.bsky.social of the corruption caused by the fossil fuel companies over decades.

When historians write about this period, they will be aghast at the evil decisions made by those companies and their facilitators.
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Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer The term - kokushobi - translates to

Another sign of climate change. A new name is needed for Japan's extreme heat.
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Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuels

It was bound to happen .... and it's good that we have now got past that psychological hurdle.

Of course EVs are much cheaper to run as long as you have access to domestic charging or equivalent.
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Ed Miliband to double down on net zero with measures to combat Iran energy shock As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will say

The only possible rational response.

Despite the hatred of the frothing right wing press, @edmilibandmp.bsky.social is doing a good job.
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EV batteries usually last longer than the car: Now they are being re-used to power the grid Deal to build the biggest utility-scale battery using only second life EV batteries heralds a potential flex point for electric car makers, and the grid.

What a sensible use of 'retired' EV batteries. Still lots of value in them before they are recycled.
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Wild attack on batteries and renewables by 7's Spotlight program falls over at the first fact check TV program looking at appalling mining practices in Congo says it is a blight on the renewables and storage industry. But it falls over at the first fact check.

Yet another example of the Murdoch empire delivering fossil fuel lies and propaganda.
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New metric shows renewables are 53% cheaper than nuclear power A new metric for assessing total system costs puts a least-cost mix of offshore wind and solar at about €46 ($54.20)/MWh in a future climate-neutral energy system for Denmark. Researchers tell <b>pv ...

When you look at system costs - this study examined the grid in Denmark specifically - the lowest cost option is a mix of solar and offshore wind.
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Reeves looking to break link between gas cost and electricity prices Chancellor wants to reduce impact of gas on market prices, as it almost always sets price of electricity in UK

Breaking the link between fossil gas and electricity prices sounds attractive. Let's see what the suggested approach is.
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Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

Good to see this initiative.
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Renewable generation records fall across the UK, as imported gas consumption tumbles As it continues to wean itself off fossil fuels, the UK has been setting new renewable energy generation records, while also pushing its share of imported energy to the lowest level since 2004.

More and more of our electricity is being freed from the corrupt grasp of fossil fuels.
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Stunning growth of battery storage puts it at centre of global energy security needs, for cars and for grids The demand for batteries - for EVs and grid - has surged in the last year and is getting a further boost from the global fuel crisis as countries think energy security.

Everyone will want more storage to reduce exposure to fossil fuels at personal, state and national levels.
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Agrivoltaics maintain or enhance forage quality, study finds Researchers have analyzed the biomass and nutritional value of grasses and legumes for grazing dairy cattle, growing in agrivoltaics fields. The results showed that forage quality may be maintained or...

Agrivoltaics are the answer to providing low cost energy, high quality food and helping biodiversity. All round good news.
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BMW targets 2028 hydrogen car launch, cites infrastructure and cost hurdles BMW Group tells <b>pv magazine</b> its iX5 Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) will enter series production in 2028 using a third-generation fuel cell system developed with Toyota, but says hyd...

You have to wonder if this is a delayed April Fool's joke.

How insane must @bmwmotorrad.bsky.social be to think of producing a hydrogen car?
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Aluminium manufacturer wins funds to replace 40 year-old gas furnace with fully electric system Australia's largest extruder and distributor of aluminium products wins funding to replace ageing gas-fired log furnace with a fully electric system.

Good news....
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Construction starts on biggest battery in Australia's most advanced renewable grid The first gigawatt-scale battery in Australia's most advanced renewable state is now under construction, at a site once reserved for a big gas generator.

This big battery in South Australia means that a 300MW gas plant is no longer needed.
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"This is a $6.5 billion opportunity:" Industry claps back at toxic political fear-mongering on solar waste PV industry hits back at Coalition claims solar panels are made up of toxic materials that "will not recycle" and that reusing and recycling panels is an economic dead end.

Panel recycling in Australia: a net financial and environmental benefit of $7.2bn.

Yet the haters will keep lying about recycling.
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Australian home battery installations equal to almost 10 pct of global utility capacity brought online in March Here's a stat to blow your mind. Australian households are installing batteries equal to 9% of the total storage capacity installed by power companies across the globe.

What an astonishing statistic. Australia is doing some really clever stuff.
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Batteries included: Amazon makes record haul of hybrid renewable PPAs to power Australian AI push A raft of new deals – almost all of them with batteries included – sees Amazon become the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in Australia.

Data centres require reliable electricity supply and they are signing power purchase agreements with renewables and storage.
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Revisiting the near-term projection from IPCC AR5 A more technical diversion back to 2013

Were the IPCC right in their projections for near-term warming in AR5?

They weren't far out, is the conclusion of this article from @edhawkins.org but underestimated the warming a little.
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‘A disturbing lack of integrity’: Columbia students file complaint against energy thinktank taking big oil money Members of Sunrise Movement chapter claim university’s energy center engaging in deceptive trade practices

The fossil fuel industry has its nasty hooks into so many institutions. Get rid of their corrupting influence.
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Renewables hit 80 pct share in Australia's most coal dependent grid for first time The share of renewables in Australia's most coal dependent grid hit 80 per cent for first time, driven largely by solar, as big batteries hit new gigawatt milestones.

It really doesn't matter what the QLD government tries to do. Rooftop solar and batteries will make coal plants uneconomic to run. Existing grid-scale wind and solar will compound the problem. Renewables are the only way forward.
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