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Electric Trucks: How Many Fast-Charging Locations Are Needed in Europe?

July 18, 2024 admin clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev charging, ev charging stations

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:00:59 +0000

A new joint study by Fraunhofer ISI and Amazon provides critical insights as to the optimal number and location of public fast-charging stations required to enable the widespread electrification of long-haul trucking in Europe. Using traffic flow estimates for 2030, the study built on Amazon’s open-source CHALET tool to analyse … [continued]

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Green Steel Can Cut Climate Impact of Car Production for Just €57 a Vehicle

July 17, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, green economy, green hydrogen, green steel, green steelmaking, Manufacturing, policy & politics, research, ricardo, steel, te, transport & environment, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:08:07 +0000

The auto industry can become a lead market for low-carbon steel production in Europe if lawmakers set content requirements. Steel made with green hydrogen and electric arc furnaces, or produced from scrap, can reduce the CO2 emissions of producing cars in Europe by 6.9 Mt in 2030, new analysis shows. That’s … [continued]

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Ford Launches Sporty New Capri EV… Across The Pond

July 13, 2024 admin affordable electric car, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, ev sales, ford, ford capri ev, ford europe, ford model e, ford motor company, Heritage foundation, project 2025

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:45:55 +0000

Ford’s sporty new Capri EV is heading across the pond to Europe, so US car buyers will have to look elsewhere for zero emission mobility.

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Price Swings Mean Coal May Replace Natural Gas in European Power Mix This Winter

July 11, 2024 admin Coal, Europe, Gas, GERMANY, International, lseg, natural gas, news, Norway, uk

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:17:51 +0000

Higher prices for natural gas across Europe mean some countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, likely will burn more coal for power generation during the upcoming winter season. Coal remains a […]

The post Price Swings Mean Coal May Replace Natural Gas in European Power Mix This Winter appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Electric Car Companies Push Back Against Restrictive Trade Policies

July 10, 2024 admin africa, byd, china tariffs, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, eu tariffs, Europe, inflation reduction act of 2022., lg chem, Morocco, policy & politics, tariffs, Turkey, us tariffs

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 23:23:22 +0000

The world of electric car manufacturing is expanding, as Chinese companies build new factories in more countries.

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EVs Take 19.8% Share In Germany — Triple Trouble Hits EV Transition

July 10, 2024 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, GERMANY, germany ev market share, germany ev sales, germany ev transition, hybrid electric cars, market research, mg mg4, phev, research, tesla model y, volkswagen id.3, volkswagen id.4

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:43:43 +0000

June saw plugin EVs take 19.8% share in Germany, down YoY from 24.6%, as macroeconomic woes, stubbornly high entry EV prices, and incentive cancellation, all took their toll. Overall auto volume was 297,329 units, up by some 6% YoY, but still at least 10% below 2017–2019 seasonal norms (~330,000 units). … [continued]

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EVs Take 28.2% Share In The UK — Tesla Still Leads

July 9, 2024 admin Audi, audi q4 e-tron, BMW, bmw i4, 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, hyundai kona, market research, mercedes, mg mg4, new automotive, phev, research, smmt, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, uk, uk ev market share, uk ev sales, uk ev transition, Volkswagen, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:42:14 +0000

June’s auto market saw plugin EVs take 28.2% share in the UK, up from 25.1% year on year. BEVs grew volume modestly, while PHEVs grew more strongly. Overall auto volume was 179,263 units, up 1% YoY and well below pre-2020 seasonal norms (~225,000). The UK’s leading battery-electric vehicle brand in … [continued]

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Xpeng & NIO Respond to EU Tariffs

July 9, 2024 admin China, china tariffs, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, eu tariffs, Europe, nio, tariffs, xpeng

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2024 03:55:55 +0000

As reported earlier today, tariffs are now in place in Europe on electric cars produced in China. When it comes to Xpeng and NIO, two of the “smart electric vehicle” automakers that have been most proactive about selling their cars in Europe, they were not singled out for specific individual … [continued]

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EVs Take 56.5% Share In Sweden — Going Nowhere, Backwards

July 8, 2024 admin audi q6 e-tron, bmw i5, 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, polestar 2, research, Sweden, sweden ev market share, sweden ev sales, sweden ev transition, tesla, tesla model y, Volkswagen, volkswagen id.4, volvo ex30, volvo xc40

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:04:10 +0000

June saw plugin EVs take 56.5% share in Sweden, down YoY from 59.2% in June 2023. BEV share fell YoY, while PHEV share was flat, and both lost volume. Overall auto volume was 25,401 units, down 10% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best selling BEV. June’s result saw … [continued]

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5 Best Selling Electric Cars in Europe — 2 Produced in China, 3 in Germany

July 7, 2024 admin china tariffs, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, eu tariffs, Europe, europe ev sales, ev sales, jato, jato dynamics, market research, research, tariffs, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model y, volkswagen id.3, volkswagen id.4, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:33:06 +0000

I had a long conversation with Jose Pontes yesterday for our YouTube channel (video coming this weekend). One thing he noted was that the China EV tariffs are the story of the day, and it’s one of three main topics we discussed (the others being EV sales and Tesla). There … [continued]

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