BYD Leadership Shining, EV Sales Booming, Toyota Nonsense — 10 Top Cleantech Stories

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:15:14 +0000

Quite a lot has happened in the past 10 days. Aside from the demented elephant getting back into the china shop, there are various big stories you may have missed, or (like me) would just benefit from being reminded of. Scroll down below for the stories and some commentary. Note … [continued]

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The Domestic EV Supply Chain Is Getting A Big Dose Of Synthetic Graphite

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 03:00:44 +0000

Stellantis is the latest US electric vehicle stakeholder to firm up its EV supply chain with synthetic graphite produced in Tennessee.

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A Lame Duck Can Be A Mean Duck, & That’s What We Need Right Now

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 04:50:55 +0000

The term “lame duck” describes weakness. A lame duck can’t keep up with the rest of its flock, and thus can more easily fall to predators. A politician facing the end of their last term ends up in a similar position, with little to no influence because everyone knows they’ll … [continued]

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Thanks, Biden — For $1 Trillion In Private-Sector Investment In US EV & Tech Economy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:46:29 +0000

I recall when the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was passed. Immediately, that day, we started getting announcements of EV battery factories and battery-related factories. In coming days, weeks, and months, we also got news of solar panel factories coming to town, battery mineral refineries, and numerous other production facilities. … [continued]

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$988 Billion In Private Investments Connected to “Investing in America” Agenda

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:55:20 +0000

A reader pointed me to this webpage and the map there showing where manufacturing and infrastructure investments associated with the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act are taking place or have been committed. It’s a fascinating map, but the headline number … [continued]

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Democrats Get Stuff Done — Vote Wisely!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 04:53:57 +0000

… And They’re USA’s Only Hope For Competing With China There’s no doubt about it — China is absolutely demolishing the US on the clean technology economy, and the world is a clean technology economy more and more every day and will be for decades to come. China has strong, … [continued]

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Former Tesla Exec Explains NEVI Program & How Trump Favored An “America Last” Policy On EVs

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 19:31:49 +0000

Rohan Patel, former Vice President of Global Public Policy and Business Development at Tesla, has been superb at explaining policy matters as they relate to Tesla — both when he worked at Tesla and since he left. A couple of recent tweets from him caught my attention. I’ll start with … [continued]

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US Solar Manufacturing Tax Credit — Updated, To Create More Jobs

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:43:21 +0000

I know, it’s hard to keep track of all these cleantech tax credits. The US is now offering tax credits for solar panels, solar cells, electric cars, batteries, wind turbines, heat pumps, and more. The Inflation Reduction Act created some new ones, extended others, and is stimulating a lot more … [continued]

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Monitoring Methane Better — Finally

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 02:15:58 +0000

The Biden–Harris administration has dished out a $162.4 million loan guarantee to help address an issue that really doesn’t get enough attention, or solutions. The issue is methane emissions, and specifically not tracking them well enough in this case. The loan guarantee, which is part of the administration’s Investing in … [continued]

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More US Solar Manufacturing Incentivized By Biden–Harris White House

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:07:08 +0000

The US is in the midst of a manufacturing revival like the country has never seen. A strong portfolio of policies from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS), and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has stimulated a huge manufacturing boom related to electric … [continued]

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