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The Vvolt Slice Lite Is A Right-Sized Lightweight Utility E-Bike — CleanTechnica Tested

April 20, 2024 admin bicycles, cargo bicycles, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, electric bikes, electric micromobility, micromobility

Credit to Author: Derek Markham| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:51:44 +0000

When a cargo e-bike is too much for your daily needs, but a standard e-bike isn’t enough, then a utility e-bike might be just the right fit, and the Vvolt Slice Lite is a solid contender. Although Portland-based Vvolt is new to the CleanTechnica team, the company has been designing … [continued]

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The Sun Shines in South America: Colombia & Brazil Give Large Boost to Solar Deployment

April 20, 2024 admin Brazil, brazil solar, chile, chile solar energy, chile solar power, clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, Colombia, colombia solar power, grid, hvdc, hvdc transmission, Solar energy, solar power plants, South America

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:34:28 +0000

South America has a lot of sun and a lot of space, and solar energy has grown from a small player to the main driver of generation growth in several countries in the region (making their already clean grids even cleaner). Today we look at the grids of Chile, Brazil, and Colombia, all of which have already made solar a cornerstone of their generation or are working to do so in the near future.

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Spain Has 11% Plugin Vehicle Share — New Monthly Market Share Report

April 20, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, mercedes, phev, research, Spain, spain ev sales, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:26 +0000

A small introduction: Following the feedback of some readers, I have decided to stop focusing so much on the Dutch, French, and German markets, and start covering other, less media friendly markets, which allows us to see different realities and have a better understanding of the EV Revolution. Tesla #1 … [continued]

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Recent Tesla Full Self Driving Fails — Just A Blip In The Progress? Or Endemic?

April 19, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla autopilot, tesla fsd (full self driving)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:31:02 +0000

With Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) version 12.3 being much more natural and usable than previous versions, I have been using it more in order to track its progress and try to understand it better. It’s still much more enjoyable to drive the car myself, but the technology is truly … [continued]

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Tesla FSD 12.3.3 Drive Without Intervention … Almost

April 17, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla autopilot, tesla fsd (full self driving)

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:15:41 +0000

With Tesla’s “Full Self Driving (Supervised)” package working much better and more naturally, our goal is to do a weekly video using it and trying to document how it is progressing (or not — whatever the case may be this time around). I may switch to doing live videos for … [continued]

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What Happened To Tesla Updates Every Month Or So?

April 17, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, tesla, tesla apps, tesla easter eggs, tesla navigation, tesla touchscreen

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 07:20:16 +0000

After writing “13 Potential Tesla Demand Factors (Good & Bad) In Coming Years,” I was still brainstorming demand drivers and thinking about what makes Tesla vehicles special. And then I remembered something Elon Musk tweeted years ago. Not long after I bought my Tesla Model 3 in 2019, we got … [continued]

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Tesla [TSLA] Still Worth More Than Toyota, Porsche, Mercedes, & Hyundai Combined

April 17, 2024 admin BMW, byd, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Ferrari, ford, gm, green economy, honda, investment, mercedes, porsche, research, stellantis, tesla, tesla stock, toyota, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:38:01 +0000

Tesla’s stock price and market cap are down considerably this year, on the back of slightly drooping sales (instead of 50% growth year over year), rumors of the more affordable Tesla being canceled, and a slow Cybertruck (and Semi) ramp-up. Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) has improved greatly with version … [continued]

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The Strong, Steady Growth of the US Electric Auto Market — Charts

March 22, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, us ev sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:42:05 +0000

Electric vehicle sales have grown quite consistently for the past few years. Though, there’s been a strong narrative to the contrary lately. While we have tracked US EV sales for years here on CleanTechnica and produce various quarterly reports on the topic, we have not produced reports on trends in … [continued]

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The Ocean Plastic Pollution Battle Has Just Begun

March 21, 2024 admin Activists, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, disney, environmental activism, Fossil Fuels, INTERVIEWS, National Geographic, nature, nature photography, ocean plastic, ocean pollution, oceans, offshore oil drilling, Plastic, plastic pollution, plastic waste, recycling, waste reduction, Water

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:25:18 +0000

After decades of foot-dragging by petrochemical stakeholders, solutions to the ocean plastic pollution crisis are beginning to emerge.

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Cheap Electric Cars, Used Hertz EVs, Ford Supercharging — 15 Top CleanTechnica Stories

March 19, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ford, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, policy & politics, research, rivian, robotaxis, Solar energy, tesla, tesla model 3, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:07:37 +0000

The constant stream of big cleantech stories has been flowing strong, and I’ve got about a dozen to highlight from the past couple of weeks as ones I wouldn’t want you to miss. Before I get into the news, reviews, and writer rants, though, I have to note that we … [continued]

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