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Peppermint Pattie Conversion — Powered by OZDIY

May 11, 2024 admin Australia, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric car conversions, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev conversions

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 12:34:52 +0000

Converting a classic petrol-powered car to electric is a time consuming and expensive business. CleanTechnica has published many articles about the practice. Here’s a recent one about a Mazda Bongo van conversion. Some begin the process and never finish. Peppermint Pattie is a love story, true romance told in the … [continued]

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Volvo EX30 Shines — Europe EV Sales Report

May 10, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, europe ev sales, ev sales, geely, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, volvo, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 06:33:43 +0000

Tesla is the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen Group is the #1 OEM Some 296,000 plugin vehicles were registered in March in Europe, which is down 8% year over year (YoY). But there is a simple explanation for this: Tesla’s usual last-month-of-the-quarter peak was far less intense (in … [continued]

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The Solar E-Clipse 2.0 Is A Ridiculously Fun Street Legal E-Moto — CleanTechnica Tested

May 10, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica reviews, electric micromobility, Electric vehicles, micromobility, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 17:51:11 +0000

The Solar Scooters Solar E-Clipse 2.0 packs a lot of power into a lightweight package, making for a quick and nimble ride both on- and off-road. With a top speed of up to 60 mph capable from its 10kW (peak) motor, and a potential range of up to 70 miles … [continued]

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Cadillac, Audi, & BMW Now Leading in Share of US Sales Being 100% Electric

May 8, 2024 admin Audi, BMW, bmw group, cadillac, chevy, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, ford, gmc, Hyundai, Kia, lexus, lucid, market research, Mazda, mercedes, mini, Nissan, porsche, research, rivian, subaru, tesla, toyota, us ev sales, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volvo

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 18:00:27 +0000

Overall, the pure electric vehicle (EV, or BEV) share of US auto sales was 6.9% in the first quarter of 2024. EV sales increased slightly compared to the first quarter of 2023, but overall auto sales increased more, so EV market share dropped from 7% to 6.9% year over year. … [continued]

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US EV Sales Up 170% in 1st Quarter vs. 1st Quarter of 2021

May 8, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, market research, research, tesla, us ev sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 03:58:31 +0000

One of the hottest topics of the year in the auto industry has been hype about EV sales drooping, or at least not living up to expectations. How much substance is actually in that hype? Well, a little bit, but digging deeper, we can see that the EV market is … [continued]

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Tesla Still Sells More EVs In USA Than Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Kia, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, & Toyota Combined

May 7, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, market research, research, tesla, tesla sales, us ev sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 03:57:07 +0000

Actually, wait, Tesla still sells more electric cars in the USA than every other automaker combined. The company accounted for 55% of US EV sales in the first quarter. First, let’s look through some charts. Then, I’ll get to editorializing on this. The first two charts show the share of … [continued]

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The Ride1Up Prodigy v2 Review — CleanTechnica Tested

May 5, 2024 admin bicycles, brose, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica reviews, electric bikes, electric micromobility, Electric vehicles, micromobility, ride1up, ride1up prodigy v2, schwalbe, tektro

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 15:25:23 +0000

Ride1Up has been disrupting the world of electric bikes with edgy designs that take some of the same affordable components found on other e-bikes and bundes them together in extremely affordable packages. The Ride1Up Prodigy was one of the best values in the mid-drive electric bike game for years. So … [continued]

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Tesla Cybertruck Review — 3,000 Miles in 10 Days

May 3, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric pickup trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev reviews, tesla, tesla cybertruck

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 11:03:29 +0000

My wife Becky and I received our AWD (2 motor) Cybertruck on March 29th, 2024, at the Seattle Tesla Service Center. The delivery experience was smooth and pleasant. I was excited to see how the Cybertruck compared to my 2016 Model S, which has 116,000 miles on it. On April … [continued]

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43% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — March 2024 Sales Report

April 30, 2024 admin byd, China, china ev sales, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, tesla, tesla china, tesla model 3, tesla model y

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:20:06 +0000

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 743,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit overall market). That’s up 29% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 16%, while PHEVs did even better, jumping 62% in March. Breaking down plugin sales … [continued]

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Final Thoughts On Kia’s EV9

April 30, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica reviews, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev reviews, Kia, kia ev9

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:27:48 +0000

About a week ago, Kia dropped something pretty special in my driveway: an EV9 GT-Line! I have to admit that I was a little skeptical at first, but I also remembered being pretty impressed with a Sorento Hybrid I reviewed in 2021. So, the big question was this: would Kia … [continued]

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