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@janetren.bsky.social
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Climate, renewables, batteries, EVs No FB, Google, Amazon, or Airbnb. I choose HereWeGo for maps. Home is solar/electric, gas disconnected. Banner is Layla - woman with baby whale by sculptor Russell Sheridan, #Bluesky above blue ocean (my photo).

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Janetren @janetren.bsky.social · 2h
He was arrested in March 2024 according to #Snopes
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 5h
Four-hour #battery storage now less expensive than open-cycle #gas turbines in all 43 markets where both technologies were modeled. www.woodmac.com/press-releas...
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Wood Mackenzie: four-hour battery storage now beats gas peaking on cost globally
Wood Mackenzie’s latest global report on levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) shows that advancing technologies and market dynamics continue to drive divergent prices, with four-hour battery storage n...
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 6h
Pakistan's solar boom is really two booms. One is 6.1 GW of net-metered solar where the grid works and tariffs bite. The other is hidden: ~40 GW of modules imported, much of it off-grid where outages hit 8–10 hrs/day. Our new paper summarised here: www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/09/p...
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Prices drive Pakistan's metered solar, outages drive hidden uptake - pv magazine Global
A new study finds that Pakistan's net-metering capacity is concentrated in the best-served, higher-income utility areas, while much of the country's solar sits unregistered, off-grid and behind the me...
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 17h
DENMARK DESERVES THE 2026 EV TRANSITION CROWN! They gave the world Danish pastries, LEGO and butter cookies. Now serving up something even sweeter: 97.3% of new household car registrations fully electric! In September 2026, BEVs accounted for an astonishing 88.6% of ALL new car registrations.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 19h
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW BRIGHT SPOTS: How countries with hot climates, fast-growing economies, expensive energy, and fragile grids turn to solar. Not because of policy. People and businesses voted with their feet. janrosenow.substack.com/p/the-solar-...
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The solar boom outrunning the grid
How countries with hot climates, fast-growing economies, expensive energy, and fragile grids turn to solar.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#Australia uptake of #solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get? Sunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our place in the sun: Australia’s uptake of solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get?
Sunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Electrek @electrek.co · 05/10/2026
Gasoline-only vehicles made up 49% of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026, the first time they have fallen below 50%, down from 73% in 2021. Full story: electrek.co...
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Electrek @electrek.co · 10/10/2026
BYD builds 150,000th commercial NEV – an 800 hp Q3 electric semi truck
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BYD builds 150,000th commercial NEV – an 800 hp Q3 electric semi truck
The BYD Q3 battery-electric semi truck shown here marked a major production milestone this week, becoming the 150,000th new energy commercial vehicle to roll off the assembly line at BYD’s truck plant in Huai’an, Jiangsu province. more…
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Tom from Temecula @tomfromtemecula.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Tuta @tuta.com · 10/10/2026
Check out this cool open source tool that removes or disables unwanted AI components like Copilot, Recall, and other AI tools from Windows. 👏 Don't let Big Tech track you!💪🏼 ➡️ www.opensourceprojects.dev/post/c54eaf7...
Screenshot of Remove Windows AI tool
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 is Navi Pillay, a brave extraordinary woman who has served at the International Criminal Court prosecuting genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Immediately after being notified she had won, she mocked the orange felon on video. Love her. 💙👊
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As #solar PV continues to grow globally, the technology is set to become the largest contributor to the world’s #electricity mix from 2031. www.pv-tech.org/dnv-solar-pv...
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DNV: Solar PV to become largest global contributor to electricity mix from 2031
As solar PV continues to grow globally, it is set to become the largest contributor to the world’s electricity mix from 2031, according to DNV
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 05/10/2026
I often see people argue that clean energy is not reducing emissions, because it just adds to rather than replaces fossil fuels. This argument is deeply misguided – clean energy built since 2005 has displaced 23 billion tons. I dive in over at The Climate Brink:
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What if the world hadn't built wind and solar?
Clean energy does not simply “add to” global energy use; it displaces fossil sources that would otherwise get built.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This seems so obvious .... except to the people who think their salaries and future career opportunities depend on them not seeing the obvious. Who will get to make billions on an ongoing basis if everyone switches to cheap renewable energy?
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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rep. Dave Min: "We should be leading the future, not subsidizing the horse and buggy." "China is dominating the clean energy sector, creating a clear national security issue, even as Repubs keep doubling down on aging and expensive fossil fuel technologies." youtube.com/shorts/VHwVo...
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Rep. Dave Min: "We should be leading the future, not subsidizing the horse and buggy."
YouTube video by Rep. Dave Min
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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
74% of new residential PV in CA had batteries in '25 vs 58% in '24 Outside of CA, 17% of new PV had batteries vs 7% in '24 All US, 37% of new PV had batteries vs 25% in 2024 450,000 new US res systems in '25 (158,000 in CA; 292,000 out). Total: 5.3 mil to date www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/03/b...
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Battery storage paired with 37% of new U.S. residential solar systems in 2025 - pv magazine Global
Battery storage was paired with 37% of new U.S. residential solar installations in 2025, up from 25% a year earlier, with adoption accelerating both in California and across other states.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#Australia community group has won the first ‌#climate change case to come before the country's top court, with judges upholding a decision to block a two-decade extension of a #coal mine in the state of New South Wales. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Australia's top court backs grassroots group in landmark climate case on coal mine
An Australian community group has won the first ‌climate change case to come before the country's top court, with judges upholding a decision to block a two-decade extension of a coal mine in the stat...
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Gasoline-only cars fell below 50% of global new vehicle sales for the first time, as the Hormuz crisis and record fuel prices accelerated the shift toward EVs."
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Fuel Price Shock Pushes Global Gas Car Sales Below 50% for First Time | OilPrice.com
The share of gasoline cars in global vehicle sales fell below 50% for the first time ever as the Hormuz shock and the resulting record-high fuel prices accelerated the previously sluggish shift toward...
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Good morning with good news: EVs in UK had best month ever in September & were 45% autos sold! Full-electrics (BEV) surged 36% to a record & were 28% of sales. Plug-in hybrids were 17%. Chinese EVs are available in UK. UK is world's 7th largest auto market. electrek.co/2026/10/02/u... #energysky
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Gavin Shoebridge @kiwiev.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Reckon I'm driving the quickest ute in the whole town. This Chinese beast is the new BYD Shark 6 Performance and it's quicker than the most powerful Ford Ranger RAPTOR you can buy. Cheaper too. I suspect it'll sell well. Review out soon.
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Janetren @janetren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gavin is correct the show had some obvious problems. I think it briefly mentioned that most new cars are now connected but skimmed the significance smartcar.com/blog/connect...
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How many connected cars are sold worldwide? · Smartcar blog
Connected cars will make up 96% of all newly shipped vehicles in 2030. Learn how developers are using this opportunity to build new apps.
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Janetren @janetren.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Sans Intelligence…! Sounds better in French.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 03/10/2026
“We don’t want the tech billionaires post-human reality. We want this world. The soil between our toes.” Rachel Millward on choosing a future built for people, not billionaires.
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026
“FedEx believes $300M electric truck spend will save them $800M in diesel” #alwaysbecharging ⚡️⚡️⚡️ electrek.co/2026/10/03/f...
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FedEx believes $300M electric truck spend will save them $800M in diesel
In a record-setting commercial truck deal, international shipping giant FedEx has placed an order for 2,000 all-electric box trucks from...
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
China's solar domination even surprised its coal bankers. "The scale of that clean energy influx has brought huge benefits for consumers. Solar has provided not only a cheaper source of power, it’s also added electricity access in some underserved regions." Electricity to the underserved! gift
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China’s Coal Past and Solar Present Are Colliding in Pakistan
A wave of clean technology imports is challenging a power sector that owes billions to Beijing, exposing snarls in the No. 2 economy’s drive to dominate the global energy transition.
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LeRaffl @leraffl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In Switzerland, heavy trucks are now more electric than passenger cars. Over the last 12 months: 28.0% of new heavy trucks were BEV 26.5% of new cars A year ago trucks were at 19%, so that's a huge jump. And buses are even further ahead at 48%.
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good morning with good news: France's September Full-EV sales reach 42% of auto sales. Full-EV sales skyrocket 108% in September! Full-EV and Plug-In Hybrid were 48% of auto sales! Petrol-only cars were just 13% and diesel collapsed to 2.4%! www.aaa-data.fr/actualites/i... #energysky
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Large-scale storage #batteries are the fastest-growing power technology today, according to International Energy Agency. Cost of #battery packs used in grid-scale storage systems fell by 45 % last year alone. www.ft.com/content/b847...
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The trouble with China’s bigger, better batteries
It’s the world’s fastest-growing power technology — and Beijing is dominant
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UK avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis due to record power generation from #wind and #solar #renewables www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
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Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis - Carbon Brief
The UK has avoided gas imports worth £5.9bn since the start of the Hormuz crisis as a result of record electricity generation from wind and solar.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 30/09/2026
Ten years after South Australia’s blackout, the state gets more than 75% of its electricity from renewables and is heading towards 100% net renewables. The technology has raced ahead while the politics remains stuck, Giles Parkinson writes. #auspol #RenewableEnergy
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‘Too much wind and solar’? Ten years on, South Australia tells a different story
Ten years after South Australia’s statewide blackout became a political weapon against renewables, the state now gets more than three-quarters of its electricity from renewable sources. The technology has raced ahead, even if the politics has barely moved.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 30/09/2026
EV sales double in Australia as one in four new cars now electric
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One EV sold every 100 seconds as Australia catches up to the world
Electric cars have become mainstream in the past decade, making up one in four new car sales.
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
"At the moment, e-trucks are mainly a Chinese phenomenon — more than nine out of 10 sold globally in the first half of 2026 were in the country, according to BNEF. But that’s changing." #alwaysbecharging #battchat 🔋🔋🔋
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 30/09/2026
An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles
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An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles
A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle Council * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians are buying electric vehicles at record levels, with sales more than doubling year on year and occurring at a rate equivalent to one EV sold every 100 seconds. A record 157,957 EV sales occurred between January and June – an 117% increase on the same period last year, according to a new report released by the Electric Vehicle Council. Continue reading...
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Quiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#solar power timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/...
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Pakistanis turned to rooftop solar as power bills soared; it has now saved $12 billion in fuel imports
The global solar capacity is growing rapidly, so much so that by 2030, approximately 100 million households will rely on rooftop solar, according to the International Energy Agency. According to resea...
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Two Huge Australian Batteries Waratah is rated at 850 MW/1680 MWh and is now fully operating Collie Energy Storage Project battery is 500 MW/2400 MWh and is operating. These batteries are vital for Australia's transition from coal to renewables. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
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Australia’s Waratah Super Battery Now Operating at Full Capacity
Australia’s most-powerful battery has started operating at full capacity, adding vital rapid-response capacity to the electricity grid as ageing coal plants are retired and renewable generation expand...
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution truthout.org/articles/ita...
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Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?
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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some wealthy people should donate EV trucks
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Sydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
we know because data, EV batteries last as long as the car itself. Even with this data and real world evidence. My MiEV is 17 yrs old this yr on its original battery, the stupid myth of EVs needs battery replacement (insert timeframe here) still persist. insideevs.com/news/809604/...
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These Battery Cells Were Tested After 14 Years Of Hard Work. They're Good For Another Decade
CATL supplied the cells for the world’s first large-scale battery energy storage project. Fourteen years later, not one of them has been replaced.
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Janetren @janetren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US vehicles are soon to be obsolete “The Great Han will launch on October 13, offering a CLTC driving range of up to 1,008 km (626 miles). BYD opened pre-orders for the new Great Han at the Chengdu Auto Show on August 21, starting at just 249,900 yuan, or about $37,200.”
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Janetren @janetren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“EVs now account for 56% of total vehicle sales in Uruguay, 51% of these being BEVs, meaning one in every two cars sold in Uruguay in August had a fully electric powertrain!” Uruguay EV Sales Report: Sales Soar in August as Market Share Reaches 56%! cleantechnica.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Uruguay EV Sales Report: Sales Soar in August as Market Share Reaches 56%! - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription, on Patreon, or on Stripe. Help us produce all of the high-quality, original content we publish week after week despite the challenges of c...
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Electric Green @electricgreen.news · 27/09/2026
ZET SCALE just ordered 2,500 electric Class 8 trucks, mostly from Tesla. #tesla
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ZET SCALE Orders 2500 Battery Electric Class 8 Trucks, Most Of Them From Tesla - CleanTechnica
ZET SCALE wants to add 10,000 heavy duty Class 8 electric trucks to US highways by using mass buying power to spur demand.
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Janetren @janetren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“EV truck prices in Europe declined by 27% in recent years, while US prices increased by 32%. US truck manufacturers and the trucking industry have used every weapon they have…to slow the sale of EV trucks to sell more high profit Class 8 diesel powered trucks” Before the inevitable..!! Go Europe
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Larry Houston @larrytoons54.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Norway just made gasoline cars almost disappear from its roads and most people have no idea how fast it happened 🚗⚡ Between January and August 2026 electric vehicles made up 97.8 percent of all new cars sold. 📚 Sources: OFV Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council, Reuters, CleanTechnica
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Hope For The Planet @h4tp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
For a long time it was considered "common sense" that it would never be possible to electrify heavy freight trucks. Last year, sales of medium and heavy duty electric trucks grew by 86%. #goodnews
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Electric Trucks Have Moved From Impossible to Inevitable | OilPrice.com
Global sales of zero-emission trucks and buses rose 86% in 2025 to more than 520,000 vehicles, with battery-electric models overwhelmingly dominating.
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