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Old Man in Hat

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⚙️💻🔋🔌🚘🍁 🇨🇦📍902 It’s just a car. 🚫Leon “Education is the progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” -Will Rogers

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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 23h
“Three 50-megawatt/200-megawatt-hour, four-hour grid scale battery storage facilities that have been built in Nova Scotia, including one in White Rock, are now operational.” www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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New battery storage facilities, including one in Kings County, support renewable energy, grid reliability
Battery storage facilities, including one in White Rock, will help capitalize on renewable energy, improve grid capacity, and reliability.
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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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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“Sunbank has a capacity of 21.6MW of solar and a 10MW battery storage system that can power more than 2,500 homes annually and remove roughly 8,120 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – the equivalent of about 1,700 [gas] cars. Any power generated by the solar panels can be stored in the batteries…”
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“Carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars are six times higher, on average, than official tests suggest…”
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“A recent site expansion allows the project to operate as a net-metred installation, meaning the company can now put surplus energy it doesn’t use back to the grid. The goal is to make the business more sustainable.”
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Patrick George @patrickgeorge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We knew Ford had ambitious targets for its new, starting-at-$30,000 EV truck. Now we know how ambitious: sales figures that only Tesla has achieved so far. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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Exclusive | Ford’s $30,000 EV Truck Sets Ambitious Goal: 100,000 Sales in Year One
The Ford Fathom is the first in an expected line of new, more affordable EVs.
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“BEV sales were up 171% year-over-year, according to VFACTS and Electric Vehicle Council data. …electrified vehicles took 51.8% of the market. It’s the first month combustion-only cars have been in the minority in Australia. Europe crossed that line last year…” electrek.co/2026/09/03/a...
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EVs outsell petrol in Australia for the first time, led by China
Battery-electric cars outsold petrol in Australia for the first time in August 2026, taking 24.9% of the market. Every top-selling EV is built in China.
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“…a large portion is due to the boom in electric vehicles and collapse in ICE vehicle sales in the country, meaning transportation is simply getting more efficient in the world’s largest auto market. Not only are more EVs on the road, but EVs are being used more than non-EVs…”
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“While the math on buying an EV was already impressive, it just got even better for two reasons: the $5,000 federal EV rebate returning in February and international events driving up gasoline prices.”
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“China still has roughly as many electric vehicles on the road as the rest of the world combined, a trend that has noticeably curtailed the nation's oil use.”
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Canada, the trend is clear. Follow the rest of the world. Get in the game.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 10/08/2026
Both countries have so much wind and solar that surges into the grid regularly, it leaves the electricity system operators with a good problem: more power than they know what to do with. So, they’re giving it away.
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They get free electricity to run AC and charge EVs. Why is Canada missing out?
Australia and the U.K. have more solar and wind power than their electrical systems know what to do with — so they’re giving it away.
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“Every day, condo boards, property managers, and landlords ask…What do we do when a resident wants to install electric vehicle charging? This guide, funded by the Gov of Cda, will give them clear, practical answers, and help ensure the benefits of low-cost electric driving reach every Canadian...”
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Zamafir @zamafir.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Life's better with an EV. It's why Toyota, GM and Ford are working so hard to prevent the transition in North America at the expense of the health of Canadian and U.S. children. Horrible companies, horrible people.
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
“Growth has been especially significant this year as countries respond to a stupid oil war and realize that perhaps it’s finally time to get off this resource that we’ve always known we should get off…”
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Electrek @electrek.co · 15/07/2026
Solar just became Europe’s biggest source of electricity – here’s the milestone it hit
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Solar just became Europe’s biggest source of electricity – here’s the milestone it hit
Solar power reached a new milestone across Europe last month, generating a record 52 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity and supplying 25% of all electricity used in the European Union in June 2026, according to new analysis from energy think tank Ember.
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“…the cost is worth it because having their own electric utility has resulted in less power outages and quicker response times when there are problems. “It's more reliable and we hear that all the time because we have our own staff and we produce our own power,”…” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This N.S. town wants to use 100% renewable energy. It’s more than halfway there | CBC News
Berwick, N.S., is using solar, hydroelectric and wind power in effort to become a zero-emissions community.
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“…while the Leaf was an early pioneer in many ways, be grateful that the industry learned its biggest lesson and adopted active battery cooling systems for just about every model. Thanks to those, you won’t have to worry about your EV’s battery for a long, long time.”
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 02/06/2026
Canadian EV sales are thriving again. And buying used could be ‘the best deal in the Canadian car market’
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Canadian EV sales are thriving again. And buying used could be ‘the best deal in the Canadian car market’
EV sales have skyrocketed this year, marking a major comeback after last year’s dismal sales.
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 10/05/2026
@peterdiamandis.bsky.social: "In 1975, a solar panel cost $106 per watt. Today it's under $0.30 per watt. That's a 99.7% cost decline. Unlike fossil fuels which fluctuate with geopolitics and markets... solar has delivered consistent, predictable cost reductions for five decades." #alwaysbecharging
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/05/2026
Meanwhile the California grid now boasts the equivalent of 12 nuclear power plants worth of batteries -- the total cost of which was, I suspect, less than a single nuclear plant.
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California’s Battery Array Is as Powerful as 12 Nuclear Power Plants. Here’s What’s on the Horizon. - Inside Climate News
An expert in the state’s energy grid explains how the state is faring amid federal cuts.
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 25/04/2026
Jesse Peltan: "Electric vehicles are an extremely powerful tool for reducing oil demand. This is so obvious when you use the same units. There is a ton of chemical energy in the oil we burn to move cars, but you only need a small fraction in electrical energy for EVs to do the same job."
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/science... Battery storage, the key to including more renewables in the electricity grid so that power is available when there is no sunlight or wind, is also growing quickly. In 2025, battery costs fell 45% speeding up the installation of battery storage in grids across the world.
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The future of electricity is wind and solar, new report says. Canada is lagging is behind | CBC News
Renewable energy met all new demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new review of global power generation, preventing any increase in the burning of fossil fuels to produce electricity and hig...
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
12.7 million battery electric vehicles were sold globally in 2025. In 2010, the number was barely 10,000. In China, 1 in 2 new cars sold last year was electric. The transition is happening faster than almost anyone predicted.
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 06/04/2026
"20 yrs ago the world took a year to add 1 gigawatt of solar. Now it takes just half a day. Solar costs have fallen by around 90% over past decade, & as costs fall, installations accelerate. Nowhere is this clearer than in China 🇨🇳. It now accounts for well over half of global solar installations"
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 03/04/2026
@roamingnorway.com: “Breaking! There are more EVs than diesel cars on the road in Norway. Last summer EVs passed gas cars. Hybrids were passed a very long time ago. Pure battery EVs are the most common drivetrain on Norwegian roads as the first country in the world.” #alwaysbecharging
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 01/04/2026
Stellantis considering a deal to make Chinese EVs at its idled Brampton assembly plant: Report
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Stellantis considering a deal to make Chinese EVs in Brampton: Report
Industry sources suggest deal with Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologycould be for "knockdown" assembly kits, meaning all the parts to build a finished vehicle would be shipped from China.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Yes, please. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Stellantis in Talks to Make Chinese EVs at Idled Canadian Plant
Stellantis NV is discussing options for building electric vehicles in Canada with its Chinese partner, Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., according to people familiar with the matter, a sign of how qu...
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 15/03/2026
"China sold more electric vehicles in 2025 than the rest of the world combined, creating demand for charging stations across the country." #alwaysbecharging
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 15/03/2026
"his swanky new $29K Geely EX5 “charges up for half the cost of equiv tank of gas” Every uptick in the price of oil, that battery advantage keeps gettin bigger Starting to look as, by attacking Iran, Trump gave world a huge shove in direction oft-predicted, much-delayed transition away from oil"
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
emc-mec.ca/facts-drive-... “On jobs: Canada is not losing jobs — it’s gaining them. The shift to EVs is driving new job creation in battery plants, supply chains, and EV manufacturing.”
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Facts Drive Growth -
Evidence shows the EV Availability Standard will strengthen Canada’s economy, protect public health, and expand consumer choice. We’re on a mission to increase public awareness […]
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Fantastic news. Stick that in your vape stick and puff it, Mary Barra. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Ottawa, Seoul agree to work on bringing South Korean auto manufacturing to Canada
Non-binding MOU stems from campaign to win submarine contract for Canada’s navy
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
“One thing is certain: EVs are the future.”
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
electricautonomy.ca/automakers/m...
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Harbinger secures funding from FedEX, expands sales in Canada
FedEx has also ordered 53 electric vehicles from Harbinger, with deliveries starting at the end of this year
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built. Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
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The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
“With a replacement rate of just 0.3%, EVs sold in 2022 or later have barely any issues at all. Importantly…from "Gen 2" onwards, replacements are almost exclusively happening because of manufacturer defects—not capacity loss from piling on miles, which is what most people are afraid of.”
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I support this, especially: “Establish a funding stream to support both capital and operating costs of fast chargers in rural and remote areas and include funding for battery energy storage when grid capacity is insufficient to operate DCFCs.”
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
“Despite the current policy-driven slowdown in the United States, the data still shows that the widespread adoption of EVs is simple a matter of when, not if.”
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InsideEVs @insideevs.com · 17/10/2025
Pollution regulators had high hopes for plug-in hybrid cars. There's just one problem: many owners don't plug them in. insideevs.com/news/776049/...
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The Problem With Plug-In Hybrids That Keeps Happening
Emissions projections didn't account for one problem: Many owners don't plug in their
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
“In 2021, PHEVs actually emitted 3.5 times the official emissions estimates. By 2023, that number was nearly five times.”
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
emc-mec.ca/news-post/el... Conventional hybrid vehicles emit between 365 and 1,400 times more GHGs per kilometer traveled than battery electric vehicles after 40,000 km, or 15% of the useful life of hybrid vehicles in Quebec.
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Electric Mobility Canada responds to Quebec's zero-emission mandate update -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2025 MONTREAL – Today, the Quebec government announced changes to its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate. Electric Mobility Canada (EMC) supports […]
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
evannex.com/blogs/news/h... …the rate of battery degradation in EVs is actually lower than the wear and tear seen in internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle components over time. This further supports the idea that EVs can be just as reliable—if not more so—than traditional gasoline-powered cars.
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How Long Do EV Batteries Really Last? New Study Reveals Surprising Findings
A new study from Geotab reveals that modern electric vehicle batteries are built to last much longer than expected, with an annual degradation rate of just 1.8%. Even after 20 years, most EVs will ret...
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
emc-mec.ca/facts-drive-... Misinformation about Canada’s EV Availability Standard is spreading quickly, but the facts tell a very different story. These key messages cut through the noise: the policy supports jobs, protects consumers, reduces pollution, and ensures Canada doesn’t fall behind in….
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Facts Drive Growth -
Evidence shows the EV Availability Standard will strengthen Canada’s economy, protect public health, and expand consumer choice. We’re on a mission to increase public awareness […]
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InsideEVs @insideevs.com · 25/08/2025
This pervasive EV myth has now been busted six ways to Sunday.
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EVs Are Always Cleaner, No Matter Where You Live. This Study Proves It
Researchers looked at lifetime vehicle emissions—including production emissions—and conclusively disproved a pervasive EV myth.
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Halifax ReTales @halifaxretales.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Barrington between Salter and Sackville look at those electric buses
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Electric Mobility Canada | Mobilité électrique Canada @emc-mec.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Take a stand for science, for clean transportation, for health. Canadians deserve bold, future-ready policies, not outdated roadblocks. Tell your MP to Support the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. Protect our future. Safeguard our families. Secure our prosperity.
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
cleanfoundation.ca/transportati... “With EV adoption on the rise in Atlantic Canada, it’s becoming more important every day to separate fact from fiction. This guidebook was created to help first-time buyers streamline their way into the world of EVs.”
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EVolved - Clean Foundation
EVolved: A complete guide for first-time EV owners in Atlantic Canada.
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Old Man in Hat @marcram74.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Electric vehicles will replace gasoline passenger cars in almost every driveway. It'll just take longer.
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Halifax Transit @hfxtransit.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Did you know? Our new electric buses have been rigorously tested through all types of maritime weather. They’ve logged over 190,000 kilometres on the roads of Halifax, that’s enough distance to go around the earth four times! Learn more: halifax.ca/ebus
A Halifax Transit electric bus parked at the Bridge Terminal in Dartmouth. There is a Halifax Transit logo at the bottom of the image, above text that reads: “Halifax Transit’s electric buses are ready to ride!”
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