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Showing posts with label electric vehicles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electric vehicles. Show all posts
Friday, January 30, 2026

Quick hits: Defining rural; WD-40 secret society; electric vehicle stations keep growing; a mental health hotline for teens, staffed by teens

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What is rural? A recently recorded webinar addresses that question and adds context. "In 2025, many agencies across the federal governm...
Friday, September 19, 2025

Rivian Automotive forges onward and breaks ground on its $5 billion electric vehicle plant in a small town in Georgia

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Rivian builds electric in Georgia. Despite the downturn in electric vehicle sales and enthusiasm, Rivian Automotive overcame delays and brok...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Cooling off from summer sizzle will cost nearly 4% more this year

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A hose may be the cheapest way to cool off this summer. (Photo by J. Tyson, Unsplash) Summer sun and heat might be good for beachgoers, but ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

A huge U.S. lithium mine needed for EV battery production vs. a flower found nowhere else in the world

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Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine site (ioneer photo) Step by step, the Biden administration inches closer to green-lighting ioneer 's Rhyolit...
Friday, August 02, 2024

Battle over mining in Arizona is about U.S. green energy needs, religious rights and land use

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A view of Palabora, a South African copper mine, which was partially developed by Rio Tinto. Palabora's mine crater is roughly 1.24 mi...
Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Many charging stations for electric vehicles are being built at gas stations and truck stops; rural areas might not benefit

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EV charging gas stations may not be a win for rural areas. (Photo by Oxana Melis, Unsplash) A developing trend shows that one of the best wa...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Rural Tennessee communities want agreements to ensure that they will benefit from Ford's big electric vehicle complex

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Ford and SK's mega EV complex in Tennessee is nearly six square miles. (BlueOval City photo) Named after Ford's iconic logo, Blue Ov...
Thursday, January 11, 2024

Finally Friday quick hits: America's last lighthouse keeper; no electricity bills; some good things just keep going

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Sally Snowman was America's last lighthouse keeper. (Photo by Seth Szilagyi, CBS Boston) America's last lighthouse keeper has left h...
Friday, December 15, 2023

At last, the first electric vehicle charging station built with federal infrastructure funds opens in Ohio

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The charging equipment at the Pilot Travel Center in Ohio. (Photo by Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News) The promise of federal funding for e...
Friday, December 08, 2023

Can U.S. make EV batteries without China? Not yet.

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China may have a 'lock on key parts' needed for EV production. (Kumpan Electric photo, Unsplash ) When it comes to building electri...
Thursday, December 07, 2023

Billions of federal dollars were marked for EV charging stations in 2021 legislation, but none have been built

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(Photo by Andreas Rasmussen, Unsplash) Billions of dollars were made available to states for building electric vehicle chargers, but none ha...
Thursday, November 09, 2023

Electric vehicles on the farm? Electric tractors would be much more expensive and heavier than current models

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Graphic by Joelle Orem, Successful Farming Taking a ride out West, in my EVS, might be a nice little rhyme, but it's a hard sell. "...
Friday, September 01, 2023

Auto industry moves South with electric vehicle factories; one rural town of 400 gets ready for 6,000 Ford workers

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Business has picked up at Suga’s Diner in Stanton, Tenn. (Photo by Andrea Morales, The Wall Street Journal) How does a town of 400 people pr...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

America's shift to wind, solar and other clean energy has gained surprising momentum, even in fossil-energy areas

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NYT graph based on The Energy Institute’s  2023 Statistical Review of World Energy U.S. energy trends show the winds of change are blowing a...
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Problems with charging stations threaten adoption of EVs

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EV charging stations (Photo by Andrew Hawkins, The Verge) The effort to shift Americans to electric vehicles has a big obstacle: unreliable ...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Ford does a U-turn; all its vehicles will still have AM radio

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Photo by Caleb White, Unsplash If you were looking at buying a new Ford vehicle, especially if you travel out yonder, you will probably be g...
Thursday, April 20, 2023

Southern states on track to be nation's 'battery belt' though their leaders don't fully acknowledge climate change

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Gov. Brian Kemp (R) stands next to a Rivian truck. (Photo by John Bazemore, The Associated Press ) Once a tranquil town, Commerce, Georgia,...
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

A real-life electric-van story from an Iowa publisher: 'We had been spending $900 a month on gasoline'

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By John Cullen Storm Lake (Iowa) Times Pilot It’s been almost a year since the Times Pilot bought our electric van, and we receive a lot of...
Monday, March 27, 2023

Electric-vehicle takeup slow in Northern Plains; states with many rural folk continue to favor gas over charging stations

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Tesla charging stations  (Photo: Abbie Parr, The Associated Press ) For rural residents, the choice to drive an electric vehicle is often no...
Friday, January 13, 2023

Electric school buses going rural; Missouri plans fall rollout

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Row of electric buses (Photo by Bill O'Leary, The Washington Post) Electric vehicles don't have a high profile in rural Missouri, bu...