First & Second Waymo Experience Across the City

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:32:38 +0000

We decided to take a Waymo to get to the museum across the city from us in San Francisco. My daughter opened the Waymo app, and, poof — 1, 2, 3, and a Waymo robotaxi arrived in 5 minutes outside the house, calmly waiting for us to unlock and open … [continued]

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EVs Take 27.4% Share Of The UK — Spring Arrives In Summer

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:33:40 +0000

July saw plugin EVs take 27.4% share of the UK auto market, up from 24.1% year on year. Both BEVs and PHEVs grew volume YoY, outperforming the broader market. Overall auto volume was 147,517 units, up 2.5% YoY, still below pre-2020 seasonal norms (~160,000). The UK’s leading BEV brand in … [continued]

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Cheap EVs in Africa & South America, Robotaxi Leaders, Tesla California Sales Crisis — Top Cleantech Stories

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 22:04:16 +0000

It may be summer, but there are still tons of cleantech stories rolling through. From cheap electric cars making their way into African and South American countries, to robotaxi firsts and progress, to EV sales grow in different corners of the world. Let’s roll through each of them for more. … [continued]

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EVs Take 20.8% Share In France — Citroën E-C3 Delayed!

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 16:30:10 +0000

July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 20.8% share in France, a drop from 23.3% year-on-year. BEV share was roughly flat YoY, while PHEV share fell. Overall auto volume was 126,037 units, down by some 2% YoY. The Renault Megane took the lead in the BEV rankings. July’s market tally … [continued]

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EVs Take 94.3% Share In Norway — New Record High

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:09:21 +0000

July saw plugin EVs take 94.3% share in Norway, up from 89.9% year on year. BEVs alone took almost 92% of the market, close to a record, and PHEVs contributed 2.4%. Overall auto volume was 6,456 units, down 14% YoY. The Volkswagen ID.4 was the month’s best seller. July’s market … [continued]

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EVs At 59.6% Share In Sweden — Still Stuck In Reverse

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 21:12:35 +0000

July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 59.6% share in Sweden, almost flat YoY from 59.9%. BEV volumes were down YoY by 15%, while PHEVs grew by 9%. Overall auto volume was 16,337 units, down 6% YoY. The Tesla Model Y remained the best selling BEV. The July market data … [continued]

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Half of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 21:28:03 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 876,000 sales (in a 1.76-million-unit overall market). That’s up 23% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, growth basically came from the PHEV side — BEVs were up by just 1% in June, while … [continued]

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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly in a Cross-European Tesla Trip

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 15:22:15 +0000

The plan was simple — embark on a wild adventure travelling 4,500 miles across Europe to reach Nazare in Portugal. As we have two cars, a gas SUV and a Tesla Model 3 Performance, my wife’s choice was to go in the SUV — safe, comfortable, and “good range.” I … [continued]

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US Election 2024: Industrial Decarbonization

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:55:21 +0000

Four years ago, things looked bleak for federal action in the industrial sector. Biden and Harris’ current plan is light on specific climate action for industry as well. The committed Kigali Amendment and Paris Accord ratifications will have flow-down impacts of course. There are research dollars for low-carbon concrete and … [continued]

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Electric Vehicle Market Share At 21.4% In California — BEV Models #1 In 4 Vehicle Classes

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 23:45:58 +0000

As American electric vehicle fans, we are often envious of Europeans and Chinese. They have many more electric vehicle models to choose from, and their electric vehicle market share (of overall auto sales) is much higher. However, within the US, we do have one behemoth state that stands out above … [continued]

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