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Volvo EX30 Wins CleanTechnica Car of the Year in Europe

January 5, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica car of the year, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev reviews, volvo, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:21:51 +0000

It’s time to announce the winners of 2024 CleanTechnica Car of the Year voting. After coming up with four finalists for 2024 CleanTechnica Car of the Year in Europe, we opened up voting to readers to choose the winner. Here are the results: Volvo EX30 — 43% Volkswagen ID.7 — … [continued]

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Avoiding the Uniqueness Bias In Charging Microgrids

January 3, 2025 admin 0 Comments batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:44:26 +0000

Key takeaways: No truck stop or distribution center is unique Establish corporate control and management of the program Optimize the mix of vendors and staff for different phases of the program The uniqueness bias is a finding of Professor Bent Flyvbjerg, global megaprojects expert and author of the 2023 business … [continued]

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NIO & XPENG Sales Trends Across 5 Years — Charts!

January 3, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, nio, nio sales, xpeng, xpeng sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:01:53 +0000

I covered XPENG’s and NIO’s great December, 4th quarter, and overall 2024 sales results yesterday. It was an excellent year for these two pure EV Chinese startups, and especially an excellent end of year for them. Now, I want to dive into their long-term sales trends. Note: I imagine neither … [continued]

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BYD Car Sales Rose 60% in December, 41% in 2024

January 2, 2025 admin 0 Comments byd, byd sales, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:50:30 +0000

BYD’s huge growth in 2024, as I wrote just two days ago, was one of the stories of the year. Now we have BYD’s December and full-year 2024 sales in, and they’re good. In December, BYD’s plugin vehicle sales were up 60%! Across the full year, they were up 41.3%. … [continued]

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Modular Charging: LEGO Logic For Electric Trucks

January 1, 2025 admin 0 Comments batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:32:20 +0000

Key Takeaways: Tailor charging solutions for heavy-duty trucks at stops and depots Modular and standard component choices are key to scalability Optimize charging for local and grid resiliency, and utility engagement The principles of cause and effect have deep roots in scientific exploration, ancient philosophy, and religious teachings, and later, … [continued]

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The Top Selling Plugin Vehicle Brands in Europe

December 31, 2024 admin BMW, bmw group, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, europe ev sales, ev sales, geely, hybrid electric cars, market research, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, phev, research, stellantis, tesla, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volvo

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:57:25 +0000

Following up our report on the top selling electric vehicle models in Europe, here’s a report on the auto brands and auto groups selling the most plugin vehicles in Europe. Looking at the the overall brand market in November, the best selling make with highest growth rate was #18 Cupra, … [continued]

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Europe EV Sales Report — In November, 25% of New Cars Had a Plug

December 31, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, skoda enyaq, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, volkswagen id.3, volkswagen id.4, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:55:11 +0000

Some 268,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in November, a 2% year drop over year (YoY). Interestingly, BEVs and PHEVs had different behaviors, with the former growing 1% YoY to 185,000 units while PHEVs remained stuck in red, falling 9% in November to 83,000 units. As such, November saw … [continued]

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Electric Vehicle Sales Leaders — Best Selling OEMs, Part 3 of 4

December 30, 2024 admin aito, BMW, bmw group, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, li auto, phev, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:30:19 +0000

A closer look at the best-selling automotive groups for plugin electric vehicles — part 3 of 4. This is the third edition of a series looking at the OEMs with the most EV sales. To have a look at the first and second parts, please check them out here and … [continued]

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These Automakers Are Electrifying Fastest In USA — New Report

December 30, 2024 admin acura, Audi, BMW, bmw group, brightdrop, cadillac, chevrolet, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, fiat, ford, geely, genesis, gm, gmc, honda, Hyundai, jaguar, Kia, lexus, lucid, market research, Mazda, mercedes, mini, Nissan, polestar, porsche, research, rivian, subaru, tesla, toyota, us ev sales, vinfast, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volvo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:12:27 +0000

We’ve looked at the top selling electric vehicles and top selling EV brands in the United States. We’ve looked at overall auto industry sales trends in the US. We’ve looked at how much more electric vehicles have grown compared to fossil fuel vehicles (which have shrunk). Now, let’s complete this … [continued]

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Charging Trucks Comes First — Stay on Task

December 30, 2024 admin batteries, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, clean trucks, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev charging, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, microgrids, Oil, renewable energy, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:37:59 +0000

Key takeaways Charging trucks is the first, second, and third priority Side benefits to the site are welcomed, but can’t be allowed to drive design decisions Don’t let potential local or hypothetical value propositions distract from charging delivery As the people who will be building electric truck charging microgrids engage … [continued]

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