CleanTechnica EV & Solar Energy News Roundup

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:56:47 +0000

There is a lot of positive solar and EV news from around the world. Here’s today’s quick roundup, covering news from Nevada to Florida to the Netherlands to China. Before the lists of stories, here are a few highlights: In Sloan, Nevada, Nextracker has opened a new 60,000-square-foot facility — … [continued]

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How Costco Could Move The Needle On EV Sales In The US

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:30:16 +0000

Costco members can get a $1,000 incentive for selected GM EVs through the company’s longrunning Costco Auto Program, on top of other state, federal, or dealer incentives.

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GM Says Second-Gen Chevy Bolt Will Be Most Affordable EV In The US

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:10:51 +0000

General Motors set an electric car sales record in May. It says the new Chevy Bolt will be the most affordable EV in the US.

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Good Graph For People Misinformed About US EV Sales Growth

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:20:45 +0000

Naturally, we’ve created many US EV sales charts of our own here on CleanTechnica, but there’s a chart I haven’t thought to make that Bloomberg recently created, and it’s a superb chart for some of the claims circling at the moment. First of all, let’s note that EV sales have … [continued]

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Jim Farley & Mary Barra Discuss Their Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid Plans

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 15:51:56 +0000

Ford and General Motors have very different views on the hybrid versus plug-in hybrid question. One of them is right but which one?

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Why PHEVs Like GM’s Next Volt Need At Least 60 Miles Of Real EV Range

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 05:03:25 +0000

With recent news that GM is going to re-introduce plugin hybrids in 2027, it’s likely that the company is still figuring out the design. So, I wanted to offer some unsolicited advice GM and everyone else going back to PHEVs need to think as they put new designs together and … [continued]

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The Global Automaker Rating 2023: Who Is Leading The Transition To Electric Vehicles?

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 18:32:12 +0000

As The Transition To Electric Vehicles Continues, Which Automakers Will Keep Pace? There are big improvements in technology performance, but room to expand on ZEV models offered. Washington, D.C. — Today, the International Council on Clean Transportation released its annual assessment of automaker’s progress transitioning to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). The … [continued]

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Redwood Partners with Ultium Cells

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 03:53:06 +0000

At Redwood, our process involves sourcing end-of-life batteries and production scrap as well as raw materials and then recycling, refining, and remanufacturing these feedstocks into critical battery materials for North American cell manufacturers at gigafactory-scale. Redwood is now working with Ultium Cells LLC—the joint battery cell manufacturing venture between General … [continued]

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Is The Chevy Equinox The Affordable EV We’ve Been Waiting For?

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 14:43:58 +0000

The Chevy Equinox EV presentation that I recently attended in Michigan emphasized the value of GM’s new crossover. In this piece, I compare the Chevy Equinox EV to its leading competitors. Chevy’s Presentation GM executives made the point that the reason they were coming out with the Equinox EV, Blazer … [continued]

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