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Don’t Be Fooled By The Car Industry’s ‘Complain Then Comply’ Strategy

March 1, 2025 admin clean transport, co2 emissions, electric cars, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, hybrid electric cars, mercedes, phev, policy & politics, renault, uk, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:57:13 +0000

An EU Automotive Plan that keeps the targets, but supports demand and local battery manufacturing, can make this a landmark year for the industry. Last year it was €15 billion. Now it is €16 billion. Are these the growing income of a Russian oil oligarch? A weekly bingo win? No, … [continued]

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EU Plans to Boost Green Aviation & Shipping Fuels, But Sends Worrying Signal on 2040 Climate Goal

March 1, 2025 admin Aviation, clean transport, EU, Europe, Shipping, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:00:14 +0000

T&E reaction to EU Clean Industrial Deal, Action Plan for Affordable Energy, and Omnibus proposal. EU unveils action plan to double down on renewables and electrification; But delay to 2040 target proposal is ominous for climate ambition; Clean Industrial Deal is a boost for green fuels in planes and ships; … [continued]

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100% Electric Vehicles = 17% Of New Car Sales In Europe In January

March 1, 2025 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, europe ev sales, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, kia ev3, market research, phev, research, skoda enyaq, tesla, tesla model y, Volkswagen, volkswagen group, volkswagen id.4, volkswagen id.7

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 03:47:31 +0000

The European passenger plugin vehicle market scored 244,000 registrations in January, a progression of 18% YoY. Positively, BEVs (168,000 units, +37% YoY) continued to grow despite the drop in EV incentives in certain markets. On the other hand, plugin hybrids (PHEVs) were down, dropping by 5% year over year (YoY) … [continued]

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Lynk & Co Brings Plugin Hybrid with 200km of Range & DC Fast Charging to Europe — Meet the 08

March 1, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, hybrid electric cars, lynk co, phev

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 04:14:27 +0000

Lynk & Co is opening up a whole new market in Europe. The company is bringing the 08, a plugin hybrid with 200 kilometers (124 miles) of all-electric range and DC fast charging capability to European markets. To clarify, that is well beyond the electric range of any other plugin … [continued]

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Another Fastned Year of Fast Growth

February 10, 2025 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev charging, ev charging stations, fastned, France, Italy, Poland, Spain

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:43:31 +0000

2024 is another Fastned year of fast growth Fastned published its Q4 2024 results recently. The main message, and the main topic with the financial analysts, was the growth strategy based on the results over recent years. The commercial numbers over the quarter were as expected, no news there. In … [continued]

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US Is Losing The Solid-State EV Battery Race, Bigly

February 10, 2025 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, green economy, ilika, innovation, Manufacturing, solid-state batteries, startups, uk

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:15:40 +0000

Trump or no Trump, the high performing, non-flammable solid state EV battery of the future is heading for gigascale production in the UK and elsewhere around the world.

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EVs Take 96.9% Share In Norway – Toyota BZ4X Best-Seller

February 10, 2025 admin audi q6 e-tron, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, dongfeng nammi box, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, ford explorer, hybrid electric cars, hyundai inster, market research, mg cyberster, nissan ariya, Norway, norway ev market share, norway ev sales, norway ev transition, norway fleet, ofv, opel grandland, phev, research, tesla, tesla model y, toyota bz4x, volkswagen id.4

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:28:30 +0000

January saw plugin EVs take 96.9% share in Norway, up from 93.9% year on year. BEVs alone took almost 96% of the market. Overall auto volume was strongly up on seasonal norms, at 9,343 units, up 82% YoY. The Toyota BZ4X was the best-seller. January’s auto sales saw combined EVs … [continued]

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Science Purge Is Part of United States’ Echoing Of Mao’s Cultural Revolution

February 10, 2025 admin Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy, Europe, events, Fossil Fuels, green economy, heat pumps, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:32:57 +0000

As Mark Twain is reported to have said, history doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Trump 2.0’s actions are very much rhyming, albeit discordantly, and with a dismal period from the past of the United States’ proclaimed great enemy, China. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, launched in 1966 and lasting until 1976, … [continued]

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Powerful New Offshore Wind Turbine Trumps The Trump “Energy Dominance” Plan

February 9, 2025 admin clean power, EU, Europe, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, offshore wind energy, offshore wind turbine, policy & politics, siemens gamesa, us offshore wind, us offshore wind farms, usa, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:58:24 +0000

While Trump single-handedly bludgeons the US offshore wind industry into a state of paralysis, massive new offshore wind turbines are coming to markets elsewhere around the world.

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EVs At 51.6% Share In Sweden — Volkswagen ID.7 Best Seller

February 9, 2025 admin audi a6 e-tron, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, cupra tavascan, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, hybrid electric cars, kia ev3, market research, mobility sweden, phev, research, Sweden, sweden ev market share, sweden ev sales, sweden ev transition, tesla model y

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:27:40 +0000

January’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 51.6% share in Sweden, down slightly YoY from 52.5% in January 2024. BEV share was fractionally up YoY, while PHEV share was slightly down. Overall auto volume was 19,632 units, up some 14% YoY. The Volkswagen ID.7 was the best selling BEV. January’s … [continued]

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