London, September 04, 2025, (Oilandgaspress) –– Donald Trump’s administration plans to revoke federal approval of Avangrid’s planned New England Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, according to a court filing on Wednesday.
The legal maneuver is the latest move by U.S. authorities to stymie development of offshore wind energy, which Trump has called ugly, expensive, and unreliable. Last week, the administration also said it was reconsidering approval of SouthCoast Wind, another planned Massachusetts project.. In Wednesday’s court filing, attorneys for the Department of Justice said they would move by October 10 to vacate the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s approval of the New England Wind construction and operations plan. Trump has deployed a range of tactics to stop offshore wind expansion Read More
Duster and Bigster announce a new ultra-versatile powertrain: the hybrid-G 150 4×4
Dacia is upgrading the Duster and Bigster powertrain ranges, with the hybrid-G 150 4×4, available on both models.
The combination of hybrid technology, LPG bi-fuel, and all-wheel drive is a world premiere.
This bi-fuel 4×4 LPG hybrid is efficient, versatile, frugal and easy to drive. Combining a 103 kW (140 hp) 1.2-litre 48V mild-hybrid engine on the front axle with a 23 kW peak (31 hp) electric motor on the rear axle. It delivers maximum output of 113 kW (154 hp), with torque of 230 Nm for the combustion engine and up to 87 Nm for the electric motor.
The internal combustion engine is coupled to a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox with steering-wheel paddles, and the electric motor to a twin-speed gearbox with a disengageable rear axle.
The twin-speed gearbox with the 48V rear electric motor is a world premiere. Delivering high torque to the wheels at low speeds in first gear to maximize off-road capabilities, this innovative technology can be also used up to 140 kph to offer power, electric driving, motor brake and off-road performance when using the second gear. The neutral position (clutch disengaged) eliminates friction loss on the road, for lower fuel consumption in 2WD mode, for example at constant vehicule speed on highway.
Gears on the dual-clutch gearbox can be changed using paddle shifters – a first for Dacia. This feature is particularly useful in off-roading, towing and mountain driving.
With the electric motor connected to the rear wheels and the 48V 0.84 kWh Li-Ion battery self-charging during deceleration and braking, the powertrain is frequently able to operate in electric mode. Over an urban cycle, Duster and Bigster hybrid-G 150 4×4 can remain in electric mode for up to 60% of driving time.
Unique on the market, this 4×4 bi-fuel hybrid takes full advantage of the historically low price of LPG (0.97€/l in France at 01/09/25) to deliver substantial savings. This technology cuts running costs by 30% and CO2 emissions by 20g compared with the current mild hybrid 130 4×4 offer.
With its two 50-litre tanks, one for petrol and one for LPG, Duster guarantees a range of up to 1,500 km (WLTP cycle), without a refuel.
This 48V mild hybrid powertrain optimises fuel consumption, averaging just 7.1* – 7.2** l/100 km (LPG) and 5.5* – 5.6** l/100 km (petrol). CO2 emissions are 116* – 118*g/km (LPG) and 124 – 126* g/km (petrol) respectively. Read More
Tata Motors is making significant strides in advancing community healthcare across the country through its Aarogya Programme. The programme adopts a three-pronged approach focused on addressing child malnutrition, enhancing heath awareness among women and adolescents, and delivering both preventive and curative healthcare services.
In FY 24-25, Aarogya reached nearly 6.66 lakh beneficiaries, achieving 87% recovery among malnourished children and an 80% reduction in anaemia among women. These outcomes underscore Tata Motors’ commitment to harnessing the power of early health and nutrition interventions and its long-lasting impact across communities.
Operating in regions with critical healthcare needs, including rural communities and urban slums across Jamshedpur, Pune, Pantnagar, Dharwad, Lucknow, Sanand, and Mumbai – the Aarogya programme has delivered measurable improvements by making nutrition, health awareness, and preventive and curative services accessible to those who need them most.
In Jamshedpur, Aarogya has positively impacted nearly 3 lakh community members across East Singhbhum district and its remote areas. Recognising the unique challenges faced by the urban underserved communities, Tata Motors extended its efforts through Project Aarogyasampanna in the slums of Trombay, suburban Mumbai, significantly reducing the instances of severe malnutrition among children by an impressive 90%. Building on this momentum in FY’25, Tata Motors launched Project Addressing Malnutrition in Sanand, enabling 506 severely malnourished children to receive targeted care and achieving 88% recovery rate.. Read More
China’s new energy vehicle manufacturers reported strong delivery growth in August, with several brands hitting new records, according to figures released by automakers. Among all the major players, Leapmotor once again led the pack, delivering a record 57,066 vehicles in August, up more than 88 percent year-on-year. The company has now held the top spot among China’s emerging NEV makers for six consecutive months.. The news comes after Leapmotor announced earlier that it would debut the Lafa 5, a youth-oriented compact hatchback, at the IAA Mobility 2025 motor show in Munich this month. Looking ahead, the automaker is raising its annual sales target from between 500,000 and 600,000 units to between 580,000 and 650,000 units, and the company is “confident about taking on the challenge of reaching 1 million vehicle sales in the next year”,according to reports.
Trailing closely behind was Xpeng, which also hit a record high in August with over 37,700 deliveries, a jump of 169 percent year-on-year and up 2.7 percent month-on-month. From January to August, Xpeng’s cumulative sales also surged 252 percent to around 271,600 units. Read More
Wireless charging has already radically simplified the use of the mobile phone: simply place the smartphone in a charging cradle and the energy flows. Porsche will soon be offering this user-friendly technology for electric cars as well: The company will be the first car manufacturer to bring an 11 kW charging system with a one-box base plate for battery-electric vehicles to market maturity. One-Box means that apart from the floor plate mounted at the parking lot, there is no longer any need to install a wallbox or control unit.
The new, all-electric generation of the Cayenne will be the first Porsche model series that can be ordered with the vehicle-side equipment. Also in 2026, sales of the floor plate will start at Porsche Centres and online in the Porsche Shop. At the IAA Mobility in Munich, a prototype with fluorescent paint demonstrates the innovative technology. The world premiere of the new Cayenne Electric is planned for the end of 2025. Around 75 percent of all charging processes in an all-electric Porsche take place at home. This was the result of an analysis by the sports car manufacturer. The potential for inductive charging is correspondingly great. The user-friendly Porsche Wireless Charging floor plate (length/width/height: 117/78/6 centimetres) can be installed in a garage, carport or open-air parking space and connected to the mains. As usual, customers can be supported by Porsche Installation Service: If ordered, an electrician will install the inductive floor plate and put it into operation. Read More
The innovative coating is made up of over 25 extremely thin layers. These include conductive primers, electrode and insulating layers as well as the actual electroluminescent material with colour pigments. Under alternating voltage, it emits light. In addition, there are more than 15 layers of clear coats. A total of 100 litres of clear varnish were applied. More than 30 sanding cycles and over 500 meters of cable are evidence of the effort behind this unique show car paintwork.
The electrification of vehicles in logistics is progressing rapidly. Sales of electric trucks increased by 35% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to The International Energy Agency (IEA). It is only set to grow, due to ambitious environmental policies, cost reductions and company decarbonisation goals. But the difference between short and long-haul vehicle journeys is reflected in the progression of their electrification. With more frequent charging needed for long-haul, the expansion of charging infrastructure is crucial, prompting various industries to find new ways to meet rising demand. Yet delivering enough electric power to those charging stations and covering the cost is “the biggest barrier” to the electrification of fleets, as David Cebon, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Cambridge University tells Logistics Insights. Vehicle electrification is ranked as the top 13th trend this year, in The Logistics Trend Map with 17% of logistics decision makers considering it relevant to their company.With the average annual mileage of a truck approximately ten times that of a passenger vehicle, the process of decarbonising heavy-duty trucks remains complex. “It’s now quite clear that hydrogen trucks won’t be a thing because they are far more expensive to purchase and about three times more expensive to run than electric trucks, which are rapidly becoming lower in price and cost,” Cebon explains.Supplying charging points with electricity remains a significant challenge due to high costs and long waiting times for grid connections. Some logistics companies face costs so high that relocating warehouses closer to electricity sources becomes a consideration. Read More
Octopus Energy is supercharging Spain’s energy transition by investing in three new projects that will deliver 600MW of clean energy – enough to power 2.3 million homes, or over 10% of Spanish homes.
Announced today at the Government’s UK-Spain Trade and Investment Roundtable, the investments made through Octopus Energy Generation’s £2bn ‘Sky’ fund (ORI SCSp) include newly acquired solar farms in Navarre and Albacete generating a combined 100 MW, plus a battery storage developer targeting 500 MW of capacity over the next five years.
Octopus has recently invested in OneSolar, a Barcelona-based energy advisory firm aiming to help businesses build and run solar and battery projects more efficiently.
Since entering Spain three years ago, Octopus has rapidly grown its retail business, becoming the country’s fastest-growing independent energy supplier* with over 350,000 customers.
The company is on track to reach one million customers by 2027, even outpacing its early growth in the UK while delivering smarter, cheaper, and greener energy solutions for households and businesses across the country.. Read More
Octopus Energy signed a strategic partnership agreement with LG Electronics to bring affordable, planet-friendly heating and cooling to homes across Europe. The tie-up will see LG’s cutting-edge heat pumps and air conditioners integrated with Octopus’s proprietary technology platform, Kraken, which enables users to automatically run devices when energy is cheapest and greenest.
This powerful combination will help households slash energy bills, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and speed up Europe’s move to net zero by offering greater flexibility via technology.. Read More
Greg Jackson, founder of Octopus Energy, has been appointed as non-executive member of the Cabinet Office board of the government by prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, in a move that could revitalise the idea of zonal energy pricing.
The renewable energy tech founder is expected to challenge government thinking on low-carbon technology and climate change throughout his three-year term, as well as having an influential role in shaping how future government policies will be implemented. . Read More
BMW is laying the groundwork by commencing prototype fuel cell production at its Steyr and Munich sites. Series production of the fuel cell system will begin in 2028 at the Steyr facility, while certain drive system components will be built in Landshut. The latter site will start adding the necessary equipment for series production in May 2026. This new fuel cell system is billed as the third generation. The original setup, used in the 2010s, was borrowed entirely from Toyota. The second generation powers the iX5 pilot fleet. In these SUVs, only the individual cells come from Toyota. The rest of the system was developed in-house by BMW.. BMW and Toyota also promise improvements that will benefit customers directly: greater range, more power, and lower energy consumption. While BMW has yet to reveal the identity of its first hydrogen model, we’ve reported it will likely be the X5. Not the current version, but the next-generation X5 (G65) launching in 2026. Read More
BMW’s strategy isn’t just about keeping multiple drivetrains alive — it’s about building the platforms to support them. Instead of declaring the death of combustion or promising an all-electric lineup, it doubled down on complexity which is so not German. Gasoline and diesel would remain in the portfolio. Plug-in hybrids would stay. EVs would come in multiple flavors and architectures. Hydrogen would live on. Range extenders weren’t ruled out. Critics said BMW lacked direction. BMW’s leadership clearly had a different vision — one that balanced electrification with realism. And today, that vision has paid off. Walk into a BMW customer’s garage and you’re more likely to see a mix of ICE and EVs rather than a one-size-fits-all solution. Families run an X5 plug-in hybrid alongside an i4. Customers are choosing technology that fits their lifestyle, not what the industry told them they should want.
BMW anticipated this reality better than most. Read More
The President of the Republic of Angola João Gonçalves Lourenço and the CEO of Eni Claudio Descalzi met in Luanda to review Azule Energy’s progress as well as Eni’s activities in the country, and to discuss future initiatives. Mr. Descalzi and the President reviewed the activities of Azule Energy, the JV between Eni and bp, which has proven to be a very successful business combination. Azule Energy has had outstanding performances both in exploration, with discoveries in Angola and Namibia, and in delivering projects ahead of plan: it has recently started production from the Agogo FPSO, just 29 months since final investment decision and 10 months ahead of the original plan, and it aims at making Agogo FPSO the first Carbon Neutral FPSO in Angola with a plan to compensate emissions with carbon compensation projects. With 230,000 boed gross operated production Azule is the leading producer in the country, and has plans to achieve 370,000 boed by end 2026 with the ramp up of Integrated West Hub and startup of New Gas Consortium (NGC), the first non-associated gas project in the country. NGC will boost LNG production for export, ensuring the country’s contribution to energy security.
Mr. Descalzi also updated the President on the ongoing support to Luanda refinery, which has led to increased reliability, and on the progress of studies for a bio-refinery dedicated primarily to sustainable aviation fuel. Read More
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