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Renewable Friday: No Cheesy Cybertrucks for You! [1]

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Date: 2025-06-20

(🎩 Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi.) Says the EV Nazi, fElon MushmElon himself. Oh sorry, it’s just for the week of June 30, according to Business Insider. But that’s the third pause in production in the last year. On the other hand,

In the lead up to the planned shutdown, the carmaker has also been preparing for a robotaxi launch in Austin. CEO Elon Musk has said the first rides will be offered in a Model Y. The company plans to launch with 10 to 20 of the vehicles, he said.

As if. Tesla self-driving cars have been failing street driving tests repeatedly.

Tesla FSD FAILS 8 Times! Hits Child Dummy While Passing School Bus?!

Teslarati: Texas lawmakers urge Tesla to delay Austin robotaxi launch to September

A group of Democratic Texas lawmakers has asked Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab to delay its much-anticipated robotaxi launch in Austin until September, when a new autonomous-driving law is scheduled to take effect.

That’s not counting the string of Space X “unscheduled rapid disassemblies”.

Well, never mind. Let’s get to the real news.

x Equinor and EDF Renewables have secured rights to seabed areas in the UK’s Celtic Sea to host what could be the world’s first gigawatt-scale floating offshore wind farms #windpower #offshorewind #floatingwind www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1922...



[image or embed] — Windpower Monthly (@windpowermonthly.bsky.social) June 19, 2025 at 5:25 AM

x Start the day with good news

CA launches a public-private plan to install six million heat pumps by 2030 to cut building emissions and advance its 2045 carbon neutrality goal.

heatpumppartnership.org



[image or embed] — 19thwlifeisgood.bsky.social (@19thwlifeisgood.bsky.social) June 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM

x New emissions guidance published for North Sea oil and gas projects Operators will now have to draw up new environmental impact assessments that take #emissions released from burning the #oil and #gas into account. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis



[image or embed] — Richard Ashwell (@richardashwell.bsky.social) June 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM

As Tesla Hibernates, Other Electric Trucks Grow Globally (Part 1)

Since the 2017 concept truck and the 2022 production run, there are an estimated 140 Tesla Semis operating in the US only. The first delivery was to PepsiCo on December 1, 2022, turned over from Gigafactory Nevada. China’s full-frontal assault on diesel was originally simply conversions of existing truck engines replaced with motors or motors hooked up directly to the differentials. Then there was battery type and location — usually top of the axles. These days, their e-trucks are designed from ground up to accommodate load balancing, battery swapping, use of multiple motors, and even transmissions. Manufacturers are plenty. BYD, China National Truck Company (CNTC), Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Foton Motor, XCMG, SANY, FAW, Shacman, Sinotruck, Yutong, and Zoomlion are leading the charge. Collectively, just these 12 truck makers own a significant 61% of the zero-emission heavy truck market globally — that’s about 120,000 units worldwide. Eighty percent of the global total is 96,000 — that’s the number of Semi-sized electric trucks sold in China. The remaining 24,000 is distributed to the rest of the world.

Each year, Cars.com measures which cars top the charts in one of the most flag-waving, red-white-and-blue-wearing studies out there. This year, 60% of the top-10 most American-made vehicles are EVs—and that's despite politicians looking to cut off taxpayer funding to them.

Data centers running on otherwise spilled/wasted wind power. Even better than building out renewables for data centers.

x The Hidden Potential of Renewable Energy: Unlocking Stranded Power Imagine driving through a rugged stretch of countryside on a blustery day, with wind turbines dotting the horizon. But as you zoom in, you notice that not all of them are spinning, despite the favorable weather conditions.



[image or embed] — System Unknown (@systemunknown.com) June 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM

x I’ve seen how #regulations make or break #energy projects. #Canada has the skills & resources—but not the regulatory clarity needed to unlock #geothermal. Our new report offers proven guidelines from global leaders like 🇵🇭, 🇳🇿, and 🇮🇸. Let’s fix this.

🔗 cascadeinstitute.org/groundwork/



[image or embed] — Emily Smejkal (@emily-smejkal.bsky.social) June 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM

x Sonnedix powers 150MW solar PV plant in Portugal https://www.byteseu.com/1121184/ The solar PV project has already secured a 10-year pay-as-produced power purchase agreement (PPA) with digital infrastructure firm Equinix. The inauguration marks a phase of rapid expansion for the London, …



[image or embed] — BYTESEU (@byteseu.bsky.social) June 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM

x Egypt Launches First Solar Power Plant in Djibouti Egypt and Djibouti have officially laid the foundation stone on Wednesday 18 June for the first solar power plant in Djibouti, located in the village of Omar Kaji in the Arta region. This significant project, announced by the Egyptian Ministry of…



[image or embed] — Next Tech (@newsnexttech.bsky.social) June 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM

x A solar revolution in African agribusiness Every farmer that has ever worked the soils has relied on the power of the sun. But farmers around the world are increasingly looking to harness the sun in another way – through generating electricity from solar photovoltaic panels. In Africa, farming in…



[image or embed] — MonikaW (@monikawalker.bsky.social) June 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM

x In Kenya, Roam has launched their 2nd generation motorcycle—locally assembled, built for rough roads, with swappable batteries and a 180 km range. It’s a powerful example of the continent’s small but emerging clean tech ecosystem: solutions designed in Africa, for Africa.



[image or embed] — hopebuilding (@hopebuilding.bsky.social) June 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM

Denial & Obstruction

Remember that Munich Reinsurance detected Global Warming in 1973 in the claim data of its customer insurance companies. Then consider that many in Florida cannot get storm or flood insurance at any price, and similarly for fire in parts of California.

#NoNewNukes

x A House Republican bill passed in May would cut support for wind, solar, batteries, and EVs—while extending subsidies for nuclear plants and biofuels.



[image or embed] — Floodlight (@floodlightnews.org) June 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM

x Multiple forecast studies by independent groups show that for decades various types of climate models have provided actionably accurate representations of the ongoing human-driven climate change. Anyone who tells you otherwise is spreading misinformation. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how....



[image or embed] — Joseph D. Ortiz (@earthsciinfo.bsky.social) June 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM

x Trump said last week that his administration would not approve wind energy projects except in cases of emergency.



[image or embed] — Ian Hill (@ianhillmedia.bsky.social) June 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM

x Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C. are suing in federal court to challenge President Donald Trump’s Day One executive order halting leasing and permitting for wind energy projects.





[image or embed] — Ashley Seybolt - News (@ashleyseybolt.com) June 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM

x Modern miners are contracting black lung at younger ages and at rates not seen since the 1970s. Federal cuts risk putting a solution further out of reach.



[image or embed] — The New York Times (@nytimes.com) June 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM

x Coal miners are fighting Trump’s safety cuts — and winning. When the Trump administration moved to shut mine safety offices and shutter a program that protects miners from black lung disease, miners demanded it reverse course. It quietly did. grist.org/regulation/c... #Coal #Health #Miners



[image or embed] — Grist (@grist.org) June 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM

Is Trump’s Energy Czar Lying About His Solar Past? Energy Secretary Chris Wright submitted a resume to Congress with what appears to be false information about working in solar energy. He’s repeated the claim in almost every public appearance since. x “Yeah but… solar panels all end up in landfill.” No, they don’t. And even if they did, they’re still cleaner than coal. In my latest Yeah But… blog, I tackle this myth with facts, perspective, and a call for smarter recycling.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/yeah-bu... #ClimateAction #AusPol



[image or embed] — Gregory Andrews (@lyrebirddream.bsky.social) June 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM

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