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US electric vehicle jobs exploded in 2021, clean energy jobs grew – and fossil fuel jobs shrunk

June 29, 2022
The US Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2022 US Energy and Employment Report (USEER), which reveals that 2021 saw electric vehicle jobs increase by a whopping 26.2%, or 21,961, new jobs. US electric vehicle jobs led 2021 energy sector growth The 2022 USEER report shows that the energy sector – with the exception of fossil fuels – experienced positive job growth. Overall, the…
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Quick Charge Podcast: June 28, 2022

June 29, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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The world’s first CO2 battery for long-duration energy storage is being commercialized [update]

June 28, 2022
Italian startup Energy Dome has now begun to commercialize the world’s first CO2 Battery, which was launched earlier this month in Sardinia, Italy. The battery uses carbon dioxide to store renewable energy on the grid, and Energy Dome says the technology can be quickly deployed anywhere in the world. June 28 update: Energy Dome today announced that it has secured $11 million in bridge funding…
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Rivian electric bikes inbound? Former Specialized CTO moves to Rivian signaling e-bike advancement

June 28, 2022
California-based automaker Rivian is best known today for its electric trucks, but could tomorrow’s Rivian be an electric bike? That possibility is looking much more certain now that the former CTO of a major bicycle brand has joined Rivian’s development team. We’ve already seen hints of Rivian’s electric bicycle aspirations via trademark filings. As we previously reported, the company…
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Here are the only 5 countries opposing Europe’s 2035 electric car-only rule

June 28, 2022
The European Union is about to vote on banning the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, and five countries are planning to push to delay the move to electric car-only by five years. Europe is currently establishing its plan to become the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050. A big part of achieving that goal is removing carbon from the transportation industry, and the European Union…
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