Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:00:55 +0000
There is increased awareness of electric cars, and interest amongst consumers is growing. Let’s take a look at recent developments in some countries around the world that show that demand for electric cars is growing quite nicely. Let’s start in South Africa, where there are no incentives for electric vehicles and where there has been […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 18:02:59 +0000
Despite some big players in the auto industry saying there is no demand for electric vehicles, a lot of people actually want electric cars and want them as soon as practically possible. One company that is answering the call for EVs in a big way is SAIC. SAIC Motor, China’s largest automaker, is bringing EVs […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2022 16:08:18 +0000
NIO has been clear with its brand identity since it launched: we sell expensive, premium-class electric vehicles that are quite large, high tech, fancy, and did we say expensive? Its sales have been quite good, considering its young age and its vehicles’ high cost, but it’s now making moves and aiming much higher. Like Tesla […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2022 23:47:50 +0000
I recently wrote about Tesla’s rather enormous order backlog — estimated to be ~457,000 vehicles. Since then, I’ve seen coverage of BYD’s estimated order backlog, and it’s even bigger. According to CnEVPost, BYD’s order backlog has reached around 700,000 vehicles. BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu reportedly informed local reporters of the figure. Note that this is on […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:18 +0000
I recently went on an exclusive test drive of XPeng’s “City Navigation Guided Pilot” (CNGP) in the city of Guangzhou, China — virtually. I rode in the car via what was basically a Zoom call (Chinese version of Zoom) alongside an XPeng engineer, PR people, and a “driver.” They had 4 cameras set up to […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:00:20 +0000
I regularly follow updates of EV sales from China here on CleanTechnica. This is because Chinese automakers are probably our best bet for mass production of battery-electric vehicles which across all vehicle segments will reach all corners of the world at affordable prices. Chinese solar panel makers ramped up production big time, resulting in massive […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2022 06:59:14 +0000
It’s easy to pass over new policies on the city level or province level since cities and provinces are “small” relative to states and countries. That said, some are huge. The province of Hainan may not be a household name in the United States or Europe, but it is indeed a jurisdiction of more than […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:00:13 +0000
The IRA recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden could re-establish the US as a global climate leader.
Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:30:30 +0000
Plugin vehicles continue to be all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins got back into the fast lane in July, growing 112% year over year (YoY). They scored over 505,000 registrations last month. Plugin hybrids (PHEVs) surged 174% year over year (YoY). They reached a record 137,000 registrations in July. Their growth even […]
Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:50:46 +0000
The narrative that Americans and many Europeans share about China and themselves is not aligned with observable reality, and the USA is in significant danger of economic decline even as the world improves.