Top EV Markets Around The World — H1 2024 Summaries

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:39:47 +0000

Following the feedback of many of our readers, this time I have created something different, a markets roundup article! The article highlights the main EV markets and brings to the limelight a few others that are usually under the radar. Please note that some markets include estimates, so if you … [continued]

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This Is How Biden Policies Are Delivering Cleaner Electricity & Climate Progress

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:33:56 +0000

The climate and infrastructure legislation and pollution standards adopted during the Biden administration have put the U.S. power sector on track to make unprecedented progress in cutting carbon dioxide emissions. According to NRDC’s new analysis, these federal policies will, if maintained, lead to a 65 percent cut in carbon emissions … [continued]

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World Investing Almost 2× More Into Clean Energy As Fossil Fuels Now!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:13:30 +0000

One way to predict where the future is headed is to look at what human society is investing in. 100 years ago, we were investing a ton into fossil fuel development, and we then burnt up a lot of fossil fuels. Even 15 years ago, human society was investing more … [continued]

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Soltec & Fraunhofer ISE Jointly Develop Cost-Competitive Prototype for Next-Generation Concentrating Photovoltaics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:23:05 +0000

Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) could once again become an economically attractive and high-efficient PV technology for regions with high direct solar irradiance. To leverage its advantages, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Soltec have partnered to develop a prototype of a two-axis tracker which is designed to smoothly integrate … [continued]

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More Than Half Of All New Cars Sold In China In July Had A Plug

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 03:18:07 +0000

Sales of “new energy vehicles in China, which includes plug-in hybrids, jumped in July thanks to new incentives.

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EVs At 19.1% Share In Germany — BEVs Still Overpriced

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:37:31 +0000

July saw plugin EVs at 19.1% share in Germany, down from 25.9% year on year. BEV share has even dipped below where it was 2 years ago, and PHEV share has also fallen since then. July’s overall auto volume was 238,263 units, down 2% YoY, and down around 23% from … [continued]

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Global EV Sales — 2nd Best Month Ever for Plugins!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:29:31 +0000

EVs Now 22% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 15% in June 2024 compared to June 2023. There were 1.5 million registrations. BEVs were up by just 4% YoY, but plugin hybrids jumped 41% YoY, selling over 500,000 units, a new record. In the end, plugins … [continued]

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Tesla Still 2nd Best Selling Auto Brand In California — Where To From Here?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 02:09:55 +0000

Tesla’s success in California has been unprecedented — phenomenal and enormous. In a little more than a decade, Tesla went from being a baby company with no deliveries at all to a giant in the industry. It has the top selling vehicle model in the world, the Model Y, but … [continued]

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Tesla Owners Mostly Trade In For Teslas, Not Gas Cars

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 23:04:13 +0000

I wrote a few days ago about the vehicle models Tesla owners were most likely to trade their cars in for when they traded their cars in at auto dealerships. As I noted, those stats don’t catch the Tesla owners who trade their cars into Tesla for another Tesla. However, … [continued]

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The Most Coal Is Stockpiled at U.S. Power Plants Since 2020 (COVID Time)

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:11:46 +0000

Coal stockpiles at U.S. electric power plants totaled 138 million short tons at the end of May, the most since the first half of 2020 when the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced electricity demand and coal consumption. In the United States, coal is typically consumed by power plants following … [continued]

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