Want to make EVs cheaper? Figure out what their used batteries are worth.

Published on October 21, 2024

Diesel-fueled trucks and buses account for an outsized share of carbon emissions and air pollution. Converting those fleets to battery-electric vehicles could go a long way toward decarbonizing the transportation sector. The upfront price of electric vehicles is one of the biggest barriers to overcome. Though…

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Cancellation of Sarawak conservation project raises fears over future of Malaysian state's last intact primary forest

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Making steel with clean energy would curb health risks, report says

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Donna Ballinger has lived in the shadows of Ohio’s Middletown steel mill her entire life. The hulking furnaces surrounding Ballinger’s home have long been an economic engine for this city just north of Cincinnati. They’re also among the dirtiest facilities in the state, when it comes to pumping toxic pollution into…