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3 Oil Companies & 3 Polluting Carmakers Among Top 10 Recipients of Green Funds! WTH?

July 1, 2024 admin airbus, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, equinor, EU, Europe, European Union, Fossil Fuels, green economy, HEALTH, investment, mercedes, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, policy research, research, shell, stellantis, totalenergies, toyota

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:47:54 +0000

Well, this was a shocker. I just saw word from Transport & Environment thanks to one of our news aggregators here that three “polluting carmakers” were among the 10 companies to receive the most European Union “green funds” investments. But even more shocking than that, another three of the top … [continued]

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Portugal Has 28% Plugin Vehicle Share — Market Share Report

July 1, 2024 admin BMW, bmw group, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, mercedes, mercedes group, phev, Portugal, portugal ev sales, research, stellantis, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 sales, tesla model y, tesla model y sales, tesla sales, volkswagen group, volvo, volvo ex30, volvo peugeot

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:26:55 +0000

Tesla #1 and #2 Lead in PHEV-Heavy Market After previously checking out Spain, we turn west, to its Iberian neighbor, Portugal, for a new EV sales report. As a Southern European market with low purchase power, one would think that this would be another market lingering in the back of … [continued]

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EV Charging Initiatives in Vietnam & Utah, 1.5-GW Offshore Wind Farm — Cleantech News Roundup

June 25, 2024 admin alfa romeo, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, electric buses, electric cars, electric vans, Electric vehicles, electrify america, electrify commercial, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, ford, ford pro, GERMANY, gotion, great wall motor, great wall motors, jinkosolar, kathy hochul, Massachusetts, mercedes, mercedes vans, New York, ora, porsche, press releases, rocky mountain power, seia, slovakia, solar energy industries association (seia), solaris, sungrow, toshiba, totalenergies, uk, Utah, Volkswagen, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 02:08:46 +0000

The last few days have shown that EV charging is becoming the new normal, with progress being made on a daily basis, all throughout the world. As one example, Vietnam will be getting an extensive EV charging network courtesy of Porsche and Charge+. On the other side of the world, … [continued]

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Battery-Electric Mega Trip: eActros 600 on its way to the Northernmost & Southernmost Points in Europe

June 15, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, electric semi-trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, lithium-ion batteries, mercedes, mercedes-benz eactros, mercedes-benz trucks, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:41:55 +0000

Two near-series eActros 600 prototypes set off from Frankfurt am Main Most extensive test run in the history of Mercedes-Benz Trucks Battery-electric long-haul trucks are traveling more than 13.000 kilometers through more than 20 countries – each truck underway with 40 tons total towing weight Karin Rådström, CEO Mercedes-Benz Trucks, … [continued]

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EVs Take 25.7% Share of the UK — Tesla Stays Top

June 10, 2024 admin audi q4 e-tron, 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, market research, mercedes, mg mg4, mg motor, mini cooper, mini countryman, new automotive, phev, research, smmt, tesla, tesla model y, uk, uk ev market share, uk ev sales, uk ev transition, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:18:09 +0000

May saw plugin EVs take 25.7% share of the UK auto market, up from 23.1% year on year. Most of the gain was from PHEVs, whilst BEVs barely improved. Overall auto volume was 147,678 units, up by some 2% YoY, and still below pre-2020 norms (~175,000). The UK’s leading BEV brand … [continued]

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Good Graph For People Misinformed About US EV Sales Growth

June 5, 2024 admin BMW, chevrolet, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, ford, gm, Hyundai, Kia, market research, mercedes, Nissan, research, rivian, tesla, tesla sales, toyota, us ev sales, Volkswagen

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

June 2, 2024 admin BMW, byd, changan, chery, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, geely, gm, Great Wall, great wall motor, great wall motors, honda, Hyundai, icct, international council on clean transportation, international council on clean transportation (icct), Kia, Mazda, mercedes, Nissan, press releases, renault, research, saic, stellantis, suzuki, tata motors, tesla, toyota, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

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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Mercedes Orders CMBlu Energy Flow Battery For Its Plant In Rastatt, Germany

May 25, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, flow batteries, GERMANY, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 17:28:39 +0000

Mercedes-Benz AG recently ordered a CMBlu 11 MWh Organic Solidflow battery for its Rastatt, Germany plant. The battery utilizes recyclable materials and non-flammable aqueous electrolytes. It will be used to store electricity generated by the plant’s own PV solar panels. The Rastatt plant has approximately 6,100 employees and produces a … [continued]

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Automakers Continue To Lobby For Global Heating, Against EVs

May 17, 2024 admin BMW, bmw group, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, gm, honda, Hyundai, Lobbying, Mazda, mercedes, Nissan, policy & politics, policy research, renault, research, stellantis, suzuki, tata motors, tesla, toyota, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 21:11:20 +0000

We’ve turned a big corner when it comes to electrification of the auto industry. Just 5–10 years ago, automakers were largely laughing at electric cars, slow-walking the transition, and had modest electrification plans. That changed with the anticipation for and arrival of the Tesla Model 3, EU regulations requiring than … [continued]

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks Sends eActros 600 On Most Extensive Test Run in the Company’s History

May 9, 2024 admin clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, mercedes, mercedes-benz eactros, mercedes-benz trucks, press releases, Shipping

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 12:38:37 +0000

Two near-series prototypes of the battery-electric long-haul truck are going on tour More than 20 European countries Each truck to travel more than 13,000 kilometers with 40 tons total towing weight Start of the “eActros 600 European Testing Tour 2024” in Frankfurt/Main on June 11 Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Wörth am … [continued]

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