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Chinese EV Companies Continue Trend Toward Plugin Hybrids

August 27, 2024 admin avatr, catl, changan, China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, geely, Huawei, hybrid electric cars, phev, zeekr

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 22:10:30 +0000

Throwing the EV world for a bit of a loop, plugin hybrids are on an uptrend in China. Aside from the surprising explosion in popularity of the Li Auto models, BYD is selling a lot of plugin hybrids. In fact, plugin hybrid sales grew 70% in June 2024 versus June … [continued]

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Floating Solar Meets Fish Farming

August 27, 2024 admin Agriculture, Aquaculture, China, clean power, climate change, Energy, fish, Fisheries, floating solar, floating solar farms, floating solar panels, green economy, investment, Norway, renewable energy, Solar energy, solar power plants, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:42:44 +0000

A large fish farm in East China is getting a 940-megawatt floating solar array, aimed at replacing fossil fuels while fostering a healthier environment for the fish.

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Any Chinese Speakers Here? Xpeng MONA M03 Launch in a Few Days

August 26, 2024 admin China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, events, xpeng, xpeng m03, xpeng mona m03

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:02:01 +0000

Xpeng is preparing to launch its next electric vehicle model, the MONA M03. This will be done at a big 10-year anniversary gala for the company in a few days. I, and I assume many of you, would like to watch the launch event and learn about the details of … [continued]

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NIO’s Big New EV Charging & Swapping Plans

August 26, 2024 admin battery swap, China, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev battery swapping, ev charging, ev charging stations, nio, nio battery swap, nio battery swapping, nio power

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:33:49 +0000

We all know that NIO is one of the more popular “new” EV-only car companies from China. (“New” is maybe not the best term now, since NIO is almost a decade old and there are many much newer companies.) It is well known not just for its cars but for … [continued]

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BYD’s New Auto Insurance Business Earns $2.6 Million in 1st Half of 2024

August 25, 2024 admin byd, byd insurance, China, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla insurance

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:35:53 +0000

Many are aware of Tesla’s insurance division. It got a lot of publicity, including here on CleanTechnica. But did you know that BYD, the largest plugin vehicle producer in the world*, also now sells its own car insurance? Yes, starting in May 2024, BYD began selling auto insurance as well … [continued]

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China Still Hasn’t Learned Nuclear Scaling Lesson With New Approvals

August 25, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean power, climate change, green economy, green jobs, grid, hydroelectric, investment, Manufacturing, nuclear energy, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:44:33 +0000

My feeds have been somewhat overflowing with hot takes on China’s recent approval of another 11 nuclear reactors. While coal approvals get a lot of attention — but not the 775 GW of shelved plants — and renewables just keep accelerating their deployments, dwarfing nuclear, China has approved 10 reactors … [continued]

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Electric Car & Truck Charging — Part 1

August 25, 2024 admin batteries, battery swapping, catl, China, clean transport, electric heavy-duty trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev battery swapping, ev charging, lithium-ion batteries, market research, nio, nio battery swapping

Credit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 04:10:28 +0000

Most of the heavy electric trucks on the road to date are in China. As of 2022, China sold 36,000 electric trucks, 91% of the total. No country other than China ever sold over 1,000 electric trucks in a year. In heavy electric trucks, China is by far the largest … [continued]

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US Election 2024: Democratic Climate Platform Is Okay For 2020, But It’s 2024

August 24, 2024 admin air quality, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Democratic Party, democratic platform, dnc, Energy, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, events, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, kamala harris, policy & politics, renewable energy, tim walz, us election 2024, US Elections, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 17:56:40 +0000

With the release of the 2024 Democratic platform is a great opportunity to more finely determine how the Democratic party is considering climate action compared to other agenda items.

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Only One Country Is Making Progress On Electrifying Everything

August 22, 2024 admin air quality, boats, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric bikes, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, electrification, Energy, energy efficiency, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, India, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:45:06 +0000

For close to twenty years, it’s been clear that electrifying everything is a key climate change wedge. Mark Z. Jacobson’s work in the USA and then internationally with his 100% Renewables by 2050 modeling laid much of the groundwork for this. Luminaries from around the world, such as Saul Griffith, … [continued]

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