Electricity News

• Oliver Blume: Governments not doing enough on electric car chargers
  
  Carmakers are doing their bit to provide enough zero-emissions vehicles, yet politicians are not providing public chargers fast enough
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• What Tesla charging partnerships with Ford and GM mean for the EV industry
  
  Ford Motor, General Motors and Tesla appear to have shifted the tide on electric vehicle charging infrastructure in North America.
  CNBC.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• Tesla on track to match its longest winning streak on heels of GM charging deal
  
  The streak follows Tesla's announcement Thursday that General Motors would join Ford in using its electric vehicle charging network to charge their cars.
  CNBC.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• Tesla's charging network will welcome electric vehicles by GM
  
  GM EV owners may have to pay a monthly fee to access the stations, a company spokesperson said.
  CBS News.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• E-bikes: What is the law and is there an age limit?
  
  Electric bikes are increasingly popular - but users must obey strict safety rules to ride them legally.
  BBC News.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• General Electric (GE) Arm Wins GIS Order From Larsen & Toubro
  
  As part of the project, General Electric's (GE) innovative solutions will ensure the seamless distribution of green hydrogen to power homes, businesses and industries in Saudi Arabia.
  Zacks.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• Thousands Of Fish Dead In Kakhovka Reservoir As Ukraine Launches 'Ecocide' Probe Over Dam
  
  Ukrainian officials estimate about 28,000 fish have died due to the draining of the Kakhovka reservoir following the breach of the hydroelectric dam in Russian-occupied territory. ...
  Radio Liberty.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• ArcelorMittal (MT) Inks Deal to Supply XCarb to General Motors
  
  XCarb RRP steel by ArcelorMittal (MT) is produced through the Electric Arc Furnace technique. It contains recycled content and does not use carbon offsets to achieve lower carbon intensity.
  Zacks.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• Police watchdog launches probe into e-bike crash death of boy, 15
  
  Saul Cookson, 15, (pictured) was killed when his electric bike crashed into a parked ambulance in Salford, Greater Manchester. He was rushed to hospital at around 2pm but later died.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• Small Chipmaker With Big Vision On Track To Dominate Fast-Growing Electric Vehicle Industry
  
  Executives at Stellantis NV (STLA) announced that production of its Dodge Charger and Challenger muscle cars will end and will replaced by EV.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023.
• Undersea Connectors Show The Way To Globalization Of Electricity
  
  At a time when it may be slowing in other sectors, globalization is booming in electricity.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023.
• The Global Competition for Raw Materials: Europe at Risk of Losing the Lithium Race
  
  Without lithium, copper and rare earths, our mobile phones, electric cars and wind turbines wouldn't function. Currently we are almost exclusively dependent on China for these critical raw materials. But there might be a way out.
  Spiegel Online.  Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023.
• Strategically vital Nova Khakovka dam blown up near border between Ukraine and Russia
  
  A section of a strategically vital Ukrainian dam and hydroelectric powerplant under Russian control has been blown up as both Ukraine and Russia are blaming each other.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• Energy giant fined nearly £10m for securing 'excessive' payments
  
  Energy producer SSE has been hit by a nearly £10m fine for charging the national grid - and bill payers as a result - too much money to power down during times when electricity infrastructure can't take all the traffic on the system.
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• Scotland's first electric HGV starts making trips
  
  
  Yahoo.  2023-06-05T22:14:07Z.

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