CleanTechnica Electric Air Mobility Roundup — December 2019

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 03:07:34 +0000

Electric Aviation Circular Wing Project ZeroKeep your eyes on the ball because electric aviation has taken off with such a steep angle of attack (AoA) that it makes the electric car world look like a snail race

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Europe’s Green Deal: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Announces “Europe’s Man on the Moon Moment” (Videos)

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 07:31:46 +0000

As some act to stall progress, the forward motion provided by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and all she represents is a remarkable step forward. Presenting a Green Deal plan for Europe at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, she and her colleagues took a seed from US progressives and gave it the watering and care it needed in the fertile ground of Europe

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From Range Anxiety To Gas Station Anxiety?

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 00:00:09 +0000

One of CleanTechnica’s first rate, well written, most fascinating articles this year was one by Maarten Vinkhuyzen, who wrote, “A perfect storm is brewing above the automotive industry. Three hardly grasped phenomena are working together. Just like a real storm, when the conditions align in the best/worst way, we get a devastating superstorm. These phenomena (or events) are the Osborne effect of delayed demand, the technology (cost) curve of battery prices and other technology, and the S-curve that describes market acceptance of new technologies.”

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Climate Change Is The Problem, Not Communism

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:29:45 +0000

Climate change is vastly more dangerous than communism. That’s why the fossil fuel industry and conservative parties are spending so much to try to stay in the 20th Century

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Economic Battle Of The Titans: USA Vs. China. Who Wins?

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 19:10:28 +0000

China trade warAmerica and China are locked in a cataclysmic trade war that will shape the economic future of the world. Is the US prepared for what lies ahead?

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BMW Group & Great Wall Motor To Build Fashionable MINI E In China

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 00:41:35 +0000

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0303244EN/bmw-group-to-build-future-mini-e-vehicles-in-china-with-great-wall-motorHigh-level representatives of the local Chinese government, Great Wall Motor, and the BMW Group announced a new joint venture, Spotlight Automotive Limited, on November 29, 2019. The partners congregated earlier in Germany to initiate the collaboration

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