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Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The other day, I shared a great chart reader Mike Shurtleff shared with us and wrote an article about it. The article was “Vehicle Sales Growth Since 2020 Is Entirely From Electric Cars,” and the chart came from Our World ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Yesterday, I wrote about the ongoing debate on whether to include PHEVs (plugin hybrid electric vehicles) in EV (electric vehicle) sales reports, or if we should only focus on BEVs (full battery electric vehicles). It’s been a hotly debated topic ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Hong Kong looks like it’s ready to get moving faster in the self-driving car market, and XPENG is right there at the doorstep ready to be part of it. In an announcement a few moments ago, XPENG stated: “XPENG welcomes ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Electric vehicles of all kinds are growing around the world. The key fact is that battery costs have come down, a lot, and this has enabled more and more types of vehicles to pop up and be commercially competitive. From ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO; HKEX: 9866; SGX: NIO) (“NIO” or the “Company”), a pioneer and a leading company in the global smart electric vehicle market, today announced the completion of its US$1.16 billion offering (the “Equity Offering”) relating to a ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. This is part two of a two-part report on the state of Thailand’s electric vehicle adoption. I used YCP’s “Thailand’s EV Powerhouse: 2024 Guide to the EV Market in Thailand,” published in December 2024, as data and context reference. I ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A decade ago, you could buy long-range electric cars or you could buy affordable electric cars. You couldn’t find a model that was both. However, battery prices dropped and dropped and dropped, and the Renault Zoe, Chevy Bolt EV, and ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I was checking press releases from automakers today, wondering if there were any lingering EV announcements related to the IAA motor show in Munich. And what do I find but a hydrogen-hype press release that looks decades out of date. ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. “Dieselgate” was the humongous emissions scandal in which Volkswagen and some other automakers were deceiving the public when it came to emissions from diesel-fueled vehicles by having them perform differently while being tested than during normal driving. If you weren’t ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. We first ran into Barcelona-based electric mobility company Silence at EICMA in Milan, Italy, where they announced three new two-wheeled electric mobility vehicles. The critical technology underpinning Silence’s vehicles is a modular battery system built by Silence’s parent company Acciona. ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The United States is not exactly a world leader in electric vehicles, as we know by now. More than half of new car sales in China are plugin electric cars (full electrics or plugin hybrids), and 27% of new car ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. As long as I’ve been covering electric vehicles, there’s been a debate about how useful (or not) plugin hybrid electric vehicles are. This week, two reader comments show that the debate rages on. First of all, we received the following ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. In response to a reader inquiry about the electric vehicle (EV) market in Thailand, this two-part series will examine why the country has become a key driver of EV adoption in Southeast Asia. This deep dive required a thorough investigation ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Five out of seven European truckmakers will easily reach the -15% CO2 target in 2025 relative to 2019, the ICCT finds in a new analysis looking at official CO2 data for internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks up to 2023 and ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. There’s a popular narrative in the auto industry and among the mainstream media that demand for electric cars is shaky whereas demand for fossil-fueled cars is strong and consistent. The problem is: that’s bunk. Electric car sales have been growing ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The new dance floor hit by DJ and music producer Purple Disco Machine and Jake Shears about the Volkswagen “Fire + Ice” special model has already been streamed more than one million times in just a few days Stunts reloaded: ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. We’ve covered T&E’s latest EV progress report for the EU, “EV progress report: Which EU carmakers are on track for 2025-27 targets?,” and it includes several interesting findings and arguments. However, one chart jumped out to me as stunning and ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Just as BYD started churning out Seagulls from its new plant at Camaçarí, General Motors announced the arrival of a competitor in the affordable EV segment, the re-branded Chevrolet Spark EUV. The timing was not ideal. Brazil’s leniency towards EV ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Per capita CO2 emissions from primary energy consumption decreased in every state from 2005 to 2023, according to recently released data in our State Energy Data System. Total energy-related CO2 emissions in the United States fell 20% over that time, and the population grew by 14%, leading ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Standing at the Valenzuela Gateway Complex last Saturday morning, September 13th, I couldn’t help but feel transported back to the 1980s. I wasn’t invited to the launch, but had to be there — commuting over 120 kilometers from home base ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Under a recent article I wrote about Tesla’s robot manifesto possibly being just an investment Hail Mary from Tesla, reader “Assaf” made the following comment: “Well, judging by the stock ticker, the Wall Street scammers and their victims happily lapped ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. This is actually a simple one, so I’ll keep it quick. I’m not sure if we’ve ever presented this argument at all, and certainly not as a standalone article. Because it’s a clear sequence of points, I’m going to use ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. VinFast has officially expanded its electric two-wheeler portfolio with the launch of three new models: the Vero X, Feliz, and Feliz Lite. Unveiled on September 10, these scooters are equipped with a dual-battery system, one of which is removable, a ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup, has taken the unprecedented step of filing lawsuits against 68 individuals and organizations, alleging a coordinated campaign to spread false information about the company and its leadership. Why is this story in CleanTechnica? Vingroup owns VinFast, ... [continued]
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I have always thought that adoption of electric vehicles in Africa will happen a whole lot faster than a lot of people think, and I am glad to see that we are starting to see a lot more activity in ... [continued]