Bjorn Utgard
@bjornutgard
Cleantech entrepreneur committed to accelerating the transition to zero-emission energy and mobility.
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http://www.utgard-as.com 15-12-2008 16:32:50
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Today, I am excited to announce Hewlett Foundation’s new $100 million, five-year strategy focused on addressing #ClimateChange by dramatically increasing the share and use of #ElectricVehicles to replace internal combustion engines.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard nails it in the The Telegraph: Europe's gas prices are surging because Putin is playing hardball on Nord Stream 2. The solution is to get off gas. "This is a fossil fuel shock. Net zero is the solution and not the problem. The government must hold its nerve."
Meet up with two titans of the #EV industry at Nordic EV Summit today, with Bjorn Utgard and Rami Syväri. Finally we can log off Zoom and Teams for a while! ⚡️ lnkd.in/dsjJhyxV
My colleague Ryan Fisher crunched some data last year on EU funding support for refueling for hydrogen, electric and CNG vehicles in the Connecting Europe Facility from 20214-2020 Quick breakdown: ~$83,000 for every fuel cell vehicle that made it onto the road, $85 per EV.
The EU needs to act quickly to reduce its reliance on Russian natural gas International Energy Agency’s 10-Point Plan shows how the EU can cut gas imports from Russia by over a third in a year while supporting the transition to clean energy in a secure & affordable way More ➡️ iea.li/3HDUHPu
Electric vehicles of all types are currently displacing about 1.5 million barrels a day of oil demand. Most of it from electric two/three-wheelers and electric buses in Asia. More from my colleagues Albert Cheung and Aleksandra O'Donovan here: about.bnef.com/blog/zero-emis…