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Toyota’s CEO Makes A Disingenuous Call For Free Markets & Consumer Choice

November 30, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev subsidies, policy & politics, subsidies, toyota

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:01:10 +0000

In a recent opinion post at the Wall Street Journal, Toyota’s North America CEO, Jack Hollis, wrote about how Trump can get EVs “back on track.” The article is paywalled, but the sub-head and the introduction paragraph tells us about all that we need to know. It’s the old “consumer … [continued]

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

November 16, 2024 admin batteries, byd, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica top 10, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev sales, green economy, green jobs, grid, Joe Biden, Manufacturing, policy & politics, Smart Grid, Solar energy, toyota

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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Toyota Is Digging Its Own Grave

November 15, 2024 admin byd, California, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, policy & politics, toyota, zev mandates

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:50:37 +0000

I can’t say how well Toyota will be able to change course in years to come when the company realizes that it’s really time to switch to electric vehicles (BEVs). What I can say is that I’m a bit shocked the company is still dragging its feet to such an … [continued]

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Toyota Exec Says California ZEV Goal Is Impossible To Achieve

November 14, 2024 admin California, california air resources board (carb), clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, policy & politics, toyota, zev mandates

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:16:40 +0000

Toyota is already complaining about the state of California and CARB as it seems an opportunity to shove its point of view down our throats.

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Toyota Puts Nearly $1 Billion Into Electric Aviation Startup

October 10, 2024 admin clean transport, electric aircraft, electric airplanes, electric cars, Electric vehicles, joby, toyota, vtol

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:57:13 +0000

Electric aviation is a fascinating topic. And when we talk about electric aviation, we’re typically talking about vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft of course. There’s been a lot of interest and hype around electric VTOL aircraft for the past several years, but no one’s really using them yet — … [continued]

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US Gas Car Sales Down 1% in Q2, Down 14% Compared To Q2 2019

October 2, 2024 admin chevrolet, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ford, gm, honda, Hyundai, hyundai-kia, Kia, market research, Nissan, research, subaru, tesla, toyota, us auto market, us auto sales, us automakers

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:50:52 +0000

Overall, gas car sales decreased by 1% in Q2 2024 compared to Q2 2023. Looking back further, US gas car sales are down 14% compared to pre-pandemic Q2 2019. Looking at all auto sales, the market is just down 8% in that period, showing how much more gas sales have … [continued]

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Carmaker Progress Towards EU CO2 Target in H1 2024 — New Report

September 26, 2024 admin batteries, BMW, clean power, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, EU, Europe, European Union, ford, green economy, green jobs, Hyundai, investment, Kia, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, market research, mercedes, Mercedes Benz, policy & politics, policy research, renault, research, stellantis, toyota, Volkswagen, volvo cars

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:00:41 +0000

T&E analyses the strategies that manufacturers are expected to use to comply. Summary The EU’s 2025 Car CO2 target is reachable and feasible After years of stagnant EV sales due to the lack of new car CO₂ targets, carmakers will face stricter standards in 2025, following the last targets set … [continued]

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BYD Closer to Becoming #1 Automaker in World Than I Thought

September 15, 2024 admin byd, byd sales, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, tesla, toyota

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:40:18 +0000

Last week, I wrote generally about the idea that BYD’s strong upward trend, Toyota’s seeming lack of a serious EV plan (including continued daydreams about hydrogen), and Volkswagen’s struggles in China could lead to BYD becoming the #1 top selling automaker in the world. I didn’t dive deeply into recent … [continued]

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Toyota Invests In Perovskite Solar Cells, And The World Will Never Be The Same

July 21, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, green economy, investment, Japan, perovskite, perovskite solar cell, perovskite solar cells, perovskite solar modules, renewable energy, solar car, solar cars, solar cells, Solar energy, toyota, toyota prius, toyota prius prime

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:26:54 +0000

The solar car of the future is already emerging, and Toyota could get a jump on the ball with new perovskite solar cells.

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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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