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Toyota CEO shows lack of vision, spreads EV misinformation, and spells the end for the automaker

December 18, 2020
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda went on a rant about battery-electric vehicles at an annual meeting of the automaker. He spread misinformation about electric vehicles and claimed that it wasn’t a good idea to push for a massive electrification. This small-mindedness could spell the end for the automaker if they don’t quickly let go of such ideas. Toyota has yet to launch an all-electric vehicle outside…
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Joe Biden names his picks for interior secretary, EPA chief

December 18, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) for secretary of the interior and Michael S. Regan as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Haaland (pictured above left) will be the first Native American cabinet secretary and head of the Department of the Interior. Regan (pictured above right) will be the first Black man to head the EPA. Both appointments will…
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Volvo begins deliveries of its electric construction machinery

December 18, 2020
Volvo Group’s construction equipment division announced that it began deliveries of its first electric construction machinery to customers. It’s an important step toward electrifying construction machinery. It’s not just passenger vehicles that are getting electrified. Many other industries are also looking at advancements in batteries and electric powertrains and starting to see how it…
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New Mexico’s largest wind farm is now online

December 18, 2020
Xcel Energy’s self-build 522-MW Sagamore Wind Project in eastern New Mexico, on the Texas border, is now online. It’s New Mexico’s largest single wind farm. The Sagamore Wind Project was officially completed yesterday by Minneapolis-based utility holding company Xcel Energy. The wind farm consists of 240 wind turbines that can produce 522 megawatts. The turbines are 460 feet tall. New…
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