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Europe EV Sales Report — Volkswagen Is Recovering Its Mojo

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And Volvo EX30 ends May in 2nd place. Some 226,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in May, which is down 10% year over year (YoY), which is a more significant slip than what the overall market experienced (-3% YoY). And while…

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Tesla Tremors In The Q2 Force Make Us Wonder What’s Next

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Tesla stock was on a roller coaster ride Tuesday. Although it had been trading up slightly over the last few days, it was still rather a surprise to see it soar as it did. Ahead of the delivery announcement, Tesla shares gained more than 6…

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Save $500 On The New EcoFlow DELTA Pro 3 Portable Power Station

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From now through July 23rd, EcoFlow is offering a $500 Early Bird Coupon on its latest portable power station, the DELTA Pro 3, which features 4096Wh of capacity (expandable up to 48kWh), fast-charging capabilities, and a variety of output…

Biden-Harris Admin Approves 9th Offshore Wind Project

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Interior Department has now approved more than 13 gigawatts of offshore wind energy — enough to power nearly 5 million homes WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today announced its approval of the Atlantic Shores South…

EV Savings: States in the Northwest Have Highest Potential for Fuel Cost Savings

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Argonne National Laboratory estimated fuel cost savings potential for replacing a gasoline vehicle with the same size electric vehicle on a ZIP code level. Their estimates showed that the states in the Northwest region, led by Idaho and…

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47% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — EV Sales Report

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Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 816,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit overall market). That’s up 33% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 22% while PHEVs did…

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Union Pressures Abroad Unsettle EV Automakers, But Also Build In More Worker Security

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As the automotive industry electrifies its vehicles, it is likely to affect both labor demand and the nature of employment in the automotive and parts sectors. Union pressures further complicate this changing automotive worker landscape.…

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“Project Poppy” Brings Diesel-Killing Electric Truck Battery Factory To Mississippi

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The US truck maker PACCAR is among the firms pursuing the electric truck field, with support from a new LFP battery factory.

EVs At 24.1% Share In France — Down YoY As Trade Barriers Kick In

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The June auto market saw plugin EVs at 24.1% share in France, down from 26.9% year on year. Volume of both BEVs and PHEVs was down YoY, declining more than the overall market drop. Overall auto volume was 181,711 units, down 4.8% YoY, and…

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More European Fund Managers Prune Their Fossil Fuel Holdings

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More and more investment managers in Europe are removing fossil fuel companies from their portfolios as climate risks become more evident.

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Tesla Stock Will Definitely Go Up Or Down In The Next Few Weeks — Maybe

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Tesla shares have been holding mostly steady for the past few months, but that may be about to change in the next few weeks.

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The All-Electric Škoda Elroq: Breaking New Ground in Compact SUV Segment with a Covered Design

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Expanding Škoda’s portfolio: the all-new Elroq is the car manufacturer’s first all electric model in the key compact SUV category Taking the exterior design even further: the Elroq is the first Škoda model to adopt the new Modern Solid…

Rutgers University Selects SolarEdge Technologies for Its Agrivoltaics Research for New Jersey’s Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program

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Outcomes from the Rutgers Research Program will be used to inform the establishment of the Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program that will be administered by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) MILPITAS, California — SolarEdge…

Monday, Jul 1

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Nyobolt EV Sportscar Prototype Takes Ultra-Fast Charging Out of the Lab & Onto the Road

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Nyobolt’s ultra-fast charging batteries that eliminate slow and inconvenient recharge stops, move from the lab to the track Just 12 months after revealing the concept, a driveable Nyobolt EV prototype, engineered together with CALLUM, will…

130 Wendy’s Get Community Solar, Electric Trucks for McDonald’s, Specs of New ID. Buzz GTX & ID. Buzz LWB, & More Cleantech News

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It’s encouraging to learn that established brands, like McDonald’s, are investing in electric trucks and solar power. This week’s headlines also include Wendy’s 130 solar-enabled restaurants, new electric vehicles in the UK, a huge…

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Dynamics of Electric Mobility Transition in Kenya

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George, a delivery executive, lives in a modest home on the outskirts of Nairobi. He unplugs the wire that charges his shiny new electric bike, presses a tiny switch bringing the quiet motor to life, and rides off to deliver happiness in…

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Daisy, The Split Screen VW T1 Camper Electric Transformation — Part 3

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In part 2 of the transformation to a new electric life for the VW T1 camper van Daisy, Kit Lacey of eDub services went through the subtle details on the dashboard, the kitchen in the back, and the relationship between total vehicle weight…

US Election 2024: Setting The Stage For Climate Policy And Promises

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Four years ago, as the United States election cycle once again brought the presidency into contest in addition to the Senate and the House, CleanTechnica published a Presidential Climate Policy Report Card. It’s time again to contrast…

So Much Winning: Big Offshore Wind News From US, Europe

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The offshore wind industry is flexing its muscles again, between new lease areas up for grabs in the US and another expansion of world's largest offshore wind farm in the North Sea.

Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Firm Plummets To Earth

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After a brief period when hydrogen for energy and transportation plays managed to mostly limp along without failing entirely, apparently it’s time for another spate of bankruptcies and closures. A few days ago, it was Hyzon’s time to admit…

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Mercury Marine Goes Electric With Its New Family Of Avator Motors

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We first discovered Mercury Marine’s Avator electric motors at CES in Las Vegas this year, and we were fortunate enough to be invited out to Charleston, South Carolina, to test them out in person. The new motors in the Avator lineup are on…

SharkFest Is A Great Opportunity To Talk About Wave Energy, Too

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With SharkFest 2024 comes a reminder that wave energy and other renewables will benefit shark habitats by pushing fossil energy out.

High Crimes: The Case For Charging Fossil Fuel Companies With Criminal Acts

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Fossil fuel companies should be prosecuted for criminal acts, according to a paper prepared by Public Citizen released this week.

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Maserati First To Put Battery Electric Convertible Into Production

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The Maserati GranCabrio is currently the only production electric convertible available, and what a car it is!

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Is SCAR A Better Measure Of Charging Station Reliability?

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A recent blog post from Electric Era, a charging company installing battery storage charging stations in the western US, shared some interesting news from California. The state’s Energy Commission announced that instead of using stall…

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Energy Efficiency: Why Are We Wasting Two-Thirds Of The Energy In Fossil Fuels?

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Energy efficiency is the subject of a recent study by RMI, which finds two-thirds of fossil fuel energy is wasted each year.

Sunday, Jun 30

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Extreme E Rebrands To Extreme H Featuring Green Hydrogen And Fuel Cells

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Green hydrogen is front and center in the new Extreme H fuel cell electric vehicle racing series, a rebrand of the former Extreme E series.

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Why Didn’t The Moderators Of The Biden-Trump Debate Dig Down On The Climate Crisis?

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On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump “debated” major issues that confront the US. I challenge the term “debate” because it was more of a “debacle” — the standing President couldn’t articulate his own…

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Should Convenience Stores Wait For EV Charging Tech To Mature?

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A recent article at Business Record shares the story of Casey’s General Store, a chain of convenience stores spread across seventeen U.S. states, and their recent decision to hold off on installing EV charging for now. “Demand in our [17…

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How Anti-EV FUD Spreads So Easily: A Dissection

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I’ve almost entirely stopped using Facebook. I get on there maybe twice a week to see if there are any interesting things from friends and family and then get back off. Why? Because Facebook has become a cesspool of disinformation,…