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Recycling Battery Metals Could Supply 25% Of Europe’s Electric Cars By 2030 — Study

January 19, 2025 admin 0 Comments battery recycling, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery recycling, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:39:04 +0000

But the EU and UK risk missing out as half of local recycling projects are at risk. Recycling could enable Europe to cut its reliance on EV battery mineral imports by up to a quarter by the end of the decade, a new study finds. Materials from end-of-life batteries and gigafactory scrap … [continued]

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Volkswagen’s Green Electricity for ID. Models

January 17, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, elli, Europe, ev charging, ev charging stations, Solar energy, Volkswagen, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:18:03 +0000

It may not be taking the world by storm like BYD and Tesla have been doing, but Volkswagen is leading the way on EVs among legacy automakers from the West. With an eye on being super green and clean, that also involves powering most of those EVs with green renewable … [continued]

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New Škoda Enyaq Revealed

January 15, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean transport, Electric vehicles, Europe, GERMANY, skoda, skoda enyaq

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:53:29 +0000

In the US, electric vehicle news tends to be about Tesla, Chevy, Ford, Rivian, etc., and recently because BYD has made and sold so many EVs, there has been more attention on the Chinese competition. Zach has been diligently writing about Xiaomi, Zeeker, Xpeng, and some others which counters the … [continued]

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Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices

January 14, 2025 admin 0 Comments air quality, buses, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel, investment, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Poland, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:31:28 +0000

Recently 21 municipalities in Poland sent a joint letter to the federal government begging for big subsidies for hydrogen for energy. Reports indicate that the cities that had already contracted for hydrogen buses hadn’t bothered to include realistic costs of hydrogen in their cost cases. The ones that have them … [continued]

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EVs Take 23.4% Share In Germany – Disappointing Year For EV Transition

January 12, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, GERMANY, germany ev market share, germany ev sales, germany ev transition, hybrid electric cars, hyundai inster, market research, phev, research, skoda enyaq, tesla model y, volkswagen id.4, volkswagen id.5, volkswagen id.7

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:07:25 +0000

December saw plugin EVs take 23.4% share in Germany, down from 30.0% share YoY. BEV volume was sharply down YoY in a hold-back ahead of tighter 2025 emissions regulations. Overall auto volume was 224,721 units, down 7% YoY. The bestselling BEV in December was the Tesla Model Y. The December … [continued]

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Renault 5 Is Car Of The Year In Europe 2025

January 11, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, european car of the year, renault, renault 5

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:46:06 +0000

I will never forget the sight of a bright yellow cool looking car hurling up the narrow gravel road to my house — in 1976! Yes, my dad was testing a brand new Renault 5 and just had to give me — 7 years old — a ride in it. … [continued]

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Critical Minerals Are A Gold Rush The West Lost Sight Of

January 10, 2025 admin 0 Comments Australia, battery minerals, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, conflict minerals, Europe, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, mineral resources, policy & politics, rare earth minerals, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 02:35:02 +0000

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence with the British Geological Survey. He’s been doing leading research with global collaborators on how much of what resources we can actually get at. Below is the first half of our … [continued]

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EVs At 29.6% Share In France — Renault 5 Poised For The Lead?

January 10, 2025 admin 0 Comments clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, France, france ev market share, france ev sales, france ev transition, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, renault 5, renault scenic, research, tesla, tesla model y

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:09:18 +0000

December’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 29.6% share in France, down from 30.1% year on year. BEVs lost volume YoY, in a hold-back ahead of tougher emissions requirements in 2025. PHEVs and plugless HEVs both saw YoY growth. Overall auto volume was 183,661 units, up 1.5% YoY. The Tesla … [continued]

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EVs Take 40.0% Share In The UK — ZEV Credits Changing Hands

January 8, 2025 admin 0 Comments Audi, audi q4 e-tron, BMW, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, hybrid electric cars, market research, mercedes, new automotive, phev, research, smmt, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, uk, uk ev market share, uk ev sales, uk ev transition, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:44:45 +0000

December’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 40.0% share in the UK, up from 28.7% year on year. BEVs grew strongly to meet the 2024 ZEV mandate before the year closed out. Overall auto volume was 140,786 units, flat YoY and well below pre-2020 norms. The UK’s leading BEV brand … [continued]

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EVs Take 62.8% Share in Sweden — 2024 a Year to Forget

January 5, 2025 admin clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, hybrid electric cars, market research, mobility sweden, phev, research, Sweden, sweden ev market share, sweden ev sales, sweden ev transition, tesla model y, volkswagen id.7, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:37:47 +0000

December saw plugin EVs take 62.8% share in Sweden, down slightly from 63.1% in December 2023. BEV share increased year over year (YoY), but was outweighed by falling PHEV share. Overall auto volume was 26,237 units, down by 10% YoY. The Tesla Model Y remained the best selling BEV, for … [continued]

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