Norway Grows EV Share – Tesla Model Y Bestseller

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2022 14:16:17 +0000

Norway’s electric vehicle transition continued to progress in June, with plugin electric vehicle share of 89.9%, up from 84.9% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes were down 27% YoY, to 14,901 units. The Tesla Model Y was the overall bestselling auto, at 2,531 units. Market Share Trends May’s combined plugin result of 89.9% comprised 78.7% full battery […]

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Hard, Round, Tiltable Sails Add Wind Power To Energy Efficient Shipping

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:05:24 +0000

The MV Delphine, a vessel with a cargo capacity of close to 8,000 lane meters, transits between the UK, Ireland and Europe and is the largest short sea Ro-Ro vessel operating in the world today. With two 35mx5m Rotor Sails, Norsepower has estimated that the technology would achieve a fuel and emission reduction saving of between 7 to 10% for this vessel, depending on the route.Norsepower has big plans to bring wind power back to the shipping industry, with an assist from the Magnus effect to save fuel and maximize energy efficiency.

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GM Falls For Crazy Floating Wind Turbine Idea, May Not Be So Crazy After All

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:36:36 +0000

floating wind turbines GM Wind Catching SystemsGM Ventures is banking on a crazy looking “wall of wind turbines” to lead the charge into next-generation floating wind turbine technology.

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Road to Zero Emissions Now Clear for Road Traffic

Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:10:19 +0000

The road to zero emissions from road traffic is becoming very clear now. That the solution is battery electric vehicles (BEV) is now accepted even at most legacy carmakers. Only Toyota and friends still believe in a main role for hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) technology. A few others, like Renault, are looking for corner cases […]

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Norway Continues To Grow EV Share In May

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2022 12:17:18 +0000

Norway, the electric transport leader, saw plugin electric vehicle share of 85.1% in May 2022, up from 83.3% year-on-year. Full electrics grew their share by 1.2x year-on-year to over 73%, whilst plugin hybrids halved their share. Overall auto volumes were down 18% year-on-year, at 11,537 units. Market Share Trends May’s combined plugin share of 84.2% […]

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Top 3 Countries in the Global EV Revolution in 2021 — Part 2

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 01:22:57 +0000

Wuling Hong Guang MINI EVThis piece continues my annual rundown of the top 10 EV countries in the world! See part 1 if you missed it. By Assaf Oron 3rd Place, 62 Points: South Korea (8th In 2020) Years ago, the Korean industry — both automakers and battery makers — saw the EV writing on the wall, and did what Koreans do: […]

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2021’s Top 3 Countries in the Global EV Revolution — Part 2

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 01:22:57 +0000

Wuling Hong Guang MINI EVThis piece continues my annual rundown of the top 10 EV countries in the world! See part 1 if you missed it. By Assaf Oron 3rd Place, 62 Points: South Korea (8th In 2020) Years ago, the Korean industry — both automakers and battery makers — saw the EV writing on the wall, and did what Koreans do: […]

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