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Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure, This Time Quantron & IKEA

November 6, 2024 admin 0 Comments carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, freight, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, ikea, investment, Manufacturing, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 19:24:17 +0000

A year ago, while assessing various organizations that had reached the terminus of the Odyssey of the Hydrogen Fleet six act tragicomedy, I pointed out the awful, horrible, very bad, no-good decision the Austrian branch of IKEA had made to buy Quantron hydrogen step van delivery trucks. Since then, I’ve … [continued]

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EVs At 23.5% Share In France — Plugins Dip As HEVs Surge

November 5, 2024 admin citroën e-c3, 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, peugeot e-208, phev, renault 5, renault scenic, research, tesla, tesla model y

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:09:07 +0000

October’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 23.5% share in France, down from 26.5% year on year. Classic hybrids (HEVs) were the only powertrain that saw YoY growth, with plugins losing ground, though faring better than combustion-only vehicles. Overall auto volume was 135,532 units, down 13.3% YoY. The new Citroen … [continued]

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Xpeng Enters Ireland

November 4, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, Ireland, xpeng, xpeng g6

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:48:18 +0000

Like several other Chinese EV producers, Xpeng is quickly entering one new market after another. Its latest market entrance is into Ireland. On Tuesday, the company noted, “XPENG strengthens its European commitment with an official entry into the Irish market, another key right-hand drive market.” The first model available in … [continued]

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China Will Electrify & Decarbonize Much Faster Than Europe Unless EU Puts Act In Action

November 3, 2024 admin carbon emissions, China, clean power, climate change, Energy, Europe, events, green economy, green jobs, hydroelectric, India, investment, Manufacturing, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:15:47 +0000

This week I had the privilege of speaking in Brussels, steps from the European Parliament, among a group of speakers that included the Belgian energy minister and a member of European parliament, then participating in a panel discussion. The event was a launch of the second edition of Supergrid Super … [continued]

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Brussels Conversations: Port Decarbonization, Economics Of Climate Refugees, Logistics Strategy & More

November 3, 2024 admin carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, climate economics, climate refugees, economics, electric truck, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev charging, freight, green economy, green jobs, HEALTH, INTERVIEWS, investment, Logistics, Manufacturing, microgrids, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:50:49 +0000

When people found out I was going to be in Brussels, invitations for lunch and dinner came out of the woodwork, and people started booking train rides, including two from London. Lengthy conversations on different decarbonization challenges ensued, around the main event itself, the book launch of the second edition … [continued]

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Europe EV Sales Report — In September, 60% of European Automotive Sales Were Electrified

November 3, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, europe ev sales, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, skoda enyaq, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, tesla sales

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:58:59 +0000

Some 295,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in September, rising 6% YoY, which represents the EV market’s return to growth for the first time since April. This is even more significant when you consider the overall market fell by 4%, to 1.1 million units. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones … [continued]

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Kia Plans Expansion Into Light Commercial Vehicles In Europe & UK

October 27, 2024 admin clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, Kia, kia europe, uk

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:35:40 +0000

Kia says it will bring its light duty electric vans to Europe and the UK soon to help meet stricter emissions standards in cities.

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$360M Discrepancy In Brampton Transit Study: Hydrogen Mix Falsely Positioned As Lower Cost Option

October 22, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, fuel cell, green economy, green hydrogen, grid, hydrogen, mass transit, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Ontario, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:17:29 +0000

In recent days I’ve become aware that a purportedly neutral and data-centric transit organization, the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), has been advancing hydrogen for urban transit in contradiction of global evidence of failure. A contact forwarded me a more detailed study that they’d done for the … [continued]

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The POWER Interview: Energy Storage Supports Europe’s Decarbonization

October 19, 2024 admin Business, Energy Storage, Europe, International, Interview, keith reader, power, Renewables, wilmington trust

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:43:53 +0000

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), has said countries across the continent should be encouraged to deploy energy storage. The group has said storage will […]

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