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25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2024!

January 29, 2025 admin byd, byd sales, China, china ev sales, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, tesla, tesla sales

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:53:07 +0000

Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 46% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 1,379,000 units. Full electrics (BEVs) were responsible for 55% of the plugin market in December, 8% below the result of … [continued]

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DeepSeek Sparks Demand Debate, While Chevron Plans Gas-Fired Plants for Data Centers

January 28, 2025 admin Business, China, Coal, Commentary, data centers, deepseek, Gas, Markets, natural gas, news, Nuclear, power, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:14:49 +0000

The debate over just how much power will be needed to support the artificial intelligence (AI) industry became heated when a Chinese company said it has a low-cost AI model […]

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Volkswagen Considering A Joint Venture With A Chinese Manufacturer — In Germany!

January 28, 2025 admin China, clean transport, Electric vehicles, GERMANY, green economy, plug-in hybrid, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:05:23 +0000

German media claims Volkswagen may be negotiating with a Chinese company about a joint venture in Germany.

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AI Electricity Demand Spike Already Drooping Due To Innovation

January 28, 2025 admin AI, carbon emissions, chatgpt, China, clean power, climate change, energy efficiency, green economy, grid, investment, nvidia, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:45:21 +0000

At present we’re in another wave of hysteria regarding data center energy demands, this time focused on concerns related to AI. It was all over Davos, for example. Many decarbonization folks, although not me, are deeply concerned about the electricity demands of the various large language models and generative AI … [continued]

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Coal Continues to Lead China’s Record Levels of Power Generation

January 27, 2025 admin China, Coal, Hydro, International, news, Nuclear, Oil, power, renewable energy, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:28:55 +0000

China’s thermal power generation reached a record high in 2024, primarily due to the country’s coal-fired power plants, even as the country continues to add renewable energy resources to its […]

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China Accounts for 60% of World EV Sales Now, And Why

January 25, 2025 admin China, china ev sales, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, research

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:49:07 +0000

China has gone from about half of world electric car sales to 60% of world electric car sales. Or, actually, it started off well below 50% of world EV sales a handful of years ago. While China’s EV sales surged more than ever in 2024, the fact is this has … [continued]

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Critical Minerals Global Expert Optimistic About Supply

January 24, 2025 admin Australia, battery materials, battery metals, battery minerals, carbon emissions, China, climate change, Copper, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery materials, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium, Manufacturing, Mining, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:52:51 +0000

Late in 2024 I had the privilege of sitting down with one of the world’s leading experts on critical minerals, Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence at the British Geological Survey. The second half of the conversation included a great deal on why we’re both optimistic … [continued]

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Is Xiaomi Set to Dethrone Tesla in China?

January 24, 2025 admin China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, xiaomi, xiaomi su7, xiaomi yu7

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:24:42 +0000

Looking at the best selling electric cars in China across the first 11 months of 2024, the Tesla Model Y was the top selling full electric car, and the Tesla Model 3 was the 8th best selling pure electric car. BYD has dominated plugin vehicle sales and pure electric vehicle … [continued]

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Electric Airplanes for Underdeveloped Countries

January 23, 2025 admin Aviation, China, clean transport, electric airplanes, Electric vehicles

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:57:55 +0000

Electric airplanes are often expected to be the fun, exciting new era of the EV market. However, we’re yet to see many practical, commercially competitive applications of electric flight. But one might be popping out thanks to the Liaoning General Aviation Academy. China has certified the Liaoning General Aviation Academy … [continued]

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China Curbed Oligarchs, Made Education & Housing Cheaper for 90% — Meanwhile, In USA…

January 23, 2025 admin air quality, byd, carbon emissions, China, china carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, HEALTH, investment, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:24:59 +0000

I have a habit of picking up books on China, as it’s the biggest country in the world that doesn’t tell everyone everything it’s doing all the time, unlike my southern neighbor, the United States. I’ve read books by Chinese authors, global diplomats, historians, and youth influencers about the country. … [continued]

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