EV Slowdown Energy News Beat Podcast

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup, the hosts, Michael Tanner and Stuart Turley discuss various energy news topics in the June 17, 2024 edition of the Daily Energy News Beat. Key headlines include a slowdown in EV sales impacting net-zero goals, a lawsuit by the American Petroleum Institute against the EPA’s EV mandates, Sweden's rejection of new power cables to Germany, and Australia's development of the first renewable-powered floating LNG terminal. They also cover the weekend's oil and gas market trends, including TotalEnergies' asset sales in Brunei, California's new oil drilling permits, and financial market updates. Tanner will attend Earth Tech, while Turley will host solo shows mid-week.Highlights of the Podcast00:00 - Intro01:36 - EV Slowdown Steers the World Further Off Course From Net Zero05:00 - API, Coalition Partners File Lawsuit to Protect American Consumers from EPA’s Electric Vehicle Mandate07:48 - Sweden Rejects New Power Cable to Germany Over Market Inefficiencies09:46 - World’s first renewable-powered floating LNG import terminal closing in on new partners amid ‘strong’ interest12:31 - Markets Update16:23 - TotalEnergies Sells Upstream Business in Brunei18:50 - State issues Kern’s first oil drilling permits in a year20:34 - OutroPlease see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcast.EV Slowdown Steers the World Further Off Course From Net Zero (https://energynewsbeat.co/ev-slowdown-steers-the-world-further-off-course-from-net-zero/)June 16, 2024 (https://energynewsbeat.co/2024/06/) Stu Turley (https://energynewsbeat.co/author/stuartsandstonecg-com/)Electric vehicles have swiftly gone from a bright spot in the global climate fight to cause for concern, leading BloombergNEF to slash sales estimates and warn that the auto industry is falling further off the track toward [… (https://energynewsbeat.co/ev-slowdown-steers-the-world-further-off-course-from-net-zero/)API, Coalition Partners File Lawsuit to Protect American Consumers from EPA’s Electric Vehicle Mandate (https://energynewsbeat.co/api-coalition-partners-file-lawsuit-to-protect-american-consumers-from-epas-electric-vehicle-mandate/)June 16, 2024 (https://energynewsbeat.co/2024/06/) Stu Turley (https://energynewsbeat.co/author/stuartsandstonecg-com/)WASHINGTON, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The American Petroleum Institute (API) today filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) light-duty and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards for model years 2027-2032. […] (https://energynewsbeat.co/api-coalition-partners-file-lawsuit-to-protect-american-consumers-from-epas-electric-vehicle-mandate/)Sweden Rejects New Power Cable to Germany Over Market Inefficiencies (https://energynewsbeat.co/sweden-rejects-new-power-cable-to-germany-over-market-inefficiencies/)June 14, 2024 (https://energynewsbeat.co/2024/06/) Mariel Alumit (https://energynewsbeat.co/author/malumitsandstone-group-com/)In a significant move, the Swedish government has rejected the proposed 700 MW Hansa PowerBridge subsea power connection between Sweden and Germany. Energy Minister Ebba Busch cited inefficiencies in the German electricity market as the […] (https://energynewsbeat.co/sweden-rejects-new-power-cable-to-germany-over-market-inefficiencies/)