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Herding Cats — ORA Meetup in Western Australia

February 6, 2025 admin Australia, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, great wall motor, great wall ora

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 01:38:23 +0000

We met the Great Wall ORA (called an ORA Cat in China) at the Noosa Electric Vehicle Expo on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast two years ago. Other articles on CleanTechnica you might like to check out are here and here. I was excited because at that time, it was the cheapest … [continued]

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Tesla Sales Plummet In Europe & California

February 6, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, EU, Europe, France, GERMANY, policy & politics, tesla, tesla sales

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:55:40 +0000

Tesla stock continues to trade at about a bazillion times earnings, but there are warning signs flashing for those who are thinking about what lies ahead for the company. Bloomberg Hyperdrive reports that Tesla sales plummeted 63 percent in January 2025 in France, the European Union’s second largest market for … [continued]

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How AI Feeds The Clean Energy Misinformation Machine

February 6, 2025 admin AI, algorithms, big-oil, chatgpt, Media, policy & politics, research

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:26:19 +0000

Social media has become an increasingly powerful tool for disseminating misinformation about clean energy. A growing number of Facebook groups, influencers, and various online forums make a living by spreading mis- and disinformation about renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric power. Safiya Umoja Noble, an AI expert at … [continued]

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China Responds to Trump Tariffs

February 6, 2025 admin China, clean transport, Coal, Donald Trump, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:15:50 +0000

In response to Trump’s administration imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods, China has responded. However, make no doubt about it, China has been planning for this for a long time. “It’s aiming for finding measures that maximize the impact and also minimize the risk that the Chinese economy may face,” … [continued]

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Saudi Arabia Wants To Supply Europe With Green Hydrogen

February 6, 2025 admin #neom, clean power, cop 29, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, Saudi Arabia, sefe acwa power, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:34:53 +0000

Germany is looking to companies in Saudi Arabia to supply it with green hydrogen made from renewable energy resources.

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Renewables + Storage Make Billions Of Dollars In Texas

February 6, 2025 admin clean power, INTERVIEWS, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), texas

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:13:55 +0000

When a new Texas renewable energy report came out recently, Zach quickly wrote an article about it. I was in contact with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and wanted to query the report’s author, Professor Rhodes, from the University of Texas at Austin. Texas is the second largest US … [continued]

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If You Didn’t Think Elon Musk Was Insane Before …

February 6, 2025 admin clean power, clean transport, Coal, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, tesla, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:23:50 +0000

This is absolutely bonkers. Even after a bonkers 12 months, or a bonkers 5 years, or a bonkers 9 years, they continue to shock. In particular, Elon Musk continues to shock. Regulations — Completely Gone, Eliminated, by Default Reportedly, Elon Musk said on a call early Monday morning, just after … [continued]

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Red & Blue States In Cahoots On US Solar Industry

February 6, 2025 admin clean power, community solar, Energy, es foundry, green economy, green jobs, Manufacturing, perc solar cells, renewable energy, solar cells, Solar energy, solar panels, SOUTH CAROLINA, south carolina solar, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:08:53 +0000

The US solar industry is getting a shot of adrenaline from South Carolina, which is adding another new solar factory to its roster along with 500 new jobs.

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U.S. Coal Exports Reached 6-Year Record in June 2024

February 6, 2025 admin Coal, Fossil Fuels, research, us coal

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:00:59 +0000

Gross U.S. coal exports in June 2024 totaled 10 million short tons, the most in a month since October 2018, data from our Short-Term Energy Outlook data browser show. Annual average U.S. coal exports were 9.0 million short tons in 2024. U.S. coal exports have increased each year since 2020, when they averaged … [continued]

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EVs Take 21.6% Share In France — Renault 5 Back In The Lead

February 5, 2025 admin byd atto 2, citroën e-c3, clean transport, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, dacia spring, electric cars, Electric vehicles, end of oil, Europe, europe ev sales, ev market share, ev sales, ev transition, France, france ev market share, france ev sales, france ev transition, hybrid electric cars, hyundai inster, market research, phev, renault 4, renault 5, renault scenic, research, tesla, tesla model y

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:14:15 +0000

January’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 21.6% share in France, a drop from 25.0% year on year. Most of the drop came from weak PHEV performance, whilst BEV share grew slightly YoY. Overall auto volume was 114,673 units, down over 6% YoY, and far from pre-covid seasonal norms (around … [continued]

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