Report: Investment in Renewables Hit Record High in 2019

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:33:18 +0000

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Financial support for installations of offshore wind projects helped investment in renewable energy capacity hit a record high in 2019, according to data from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) released Jan. 16. The group said worldwide investment in renewables was $282.2 billion last year, up 1% from $280.2 billion in 2018. Financing of offshore wind projects, […]

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NIO EV Sales Up — Strong Community Backs The Startup

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 03:06:13 +0000

NIO Day ES8 Unveiling. Photo: Nicolas Zart CleanTechnicaNIO has released its delivery figures for December 2019. With deliveries of 3,170 vehicles in December 2019, including 2,537 ES6s and 633 ES8s, the cumulative deliveries of ES8 and ES6 have reached 31,913, spelling good news for the company as it closes a tumultuous year

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Oppenheimer: Tesla Is An “Existential Threat” To Automakers

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:23:56 +0000

Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch this week told CNBC that Tesla has proven to be an existential threat for automakers. He said this while explaining his price hike for Tesla [TSLA] on CNBC’s Power Lunch. He points out that “first ground to first car” was less than a year while talking about Tesla’s new Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai

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China 2019 Electric Vehicle Market Share Grows To 4.7% Despite Tighter Incentives

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 03:15:38 +0000

2019 electric vehicle market share in the world’s largest auto market, China, increased from 4.5% to 4.7%, even after a significant trimming of incentives from July

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Like An Angel Is Pushing You From Behind

Credit to Author: Alex Voigt| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:43:53 +0000

climate change were a gameAs a CEO of a large global automaker, you have a huge problem of existential dimensions. If you don’t solve it, it’s not just your job that’s lost, but you will be remembered as the person who is responsible for a century-long proud legacy ending

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More Great News For Tesla China — MIIT Minister States No Cut In EV Subsidies In July

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 00:53:34 +0000

Overnight, Miao Wei, the Minister of Industry and Information Technology in China, announced at the EV100 forum in Beijing that new energy vehicle (NEV) subsidies will not be cut in July 2020, as many in the industry had feared

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Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 22:13:47 +0000

It seems like a lifetime ago when at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, I watched more than 100 heads of state and government queue to sign the original documents of the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Biodiversity Convention and Agenda 21. Negotiations had been tough, and some leaders were more enthusiastic than others

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Breaking! Elon Announces Intent To Open New Tesla Design Center In China To Design A New Vehicle For Worldwide Consumption

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:33:26 +0000

After seeing Elon dance, I suddenly don’t feel so bad about my dance moves, which have been compared to those of Elaine from the “Seinfeld.” The announcer was impressed with Elon’s dance, though

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5 Battery & EV Charging Stories You May Have Missed

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 04:50:00 +0000

Electric vehicle (EV) batteries and charging may not be as exciting as robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles, there’s been a variety of fun news about these matters that should help to further raise awareness and get people to switch to EVs

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