Solar Power Booming All Around, Chinese EVs Expanding, US EV Charging Infrastructure Boom — Top Cleantech News

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 22:45:23 +0000

December has been absolutely packed with big cleantech stories. The solar power and electric vehicle markets keep growing fast, evolving, and even surprising. To be honest, when I write these weekly and bi-weekly news highlights, there are ends up being far more big and noteworthy news than I expect. It … [continued]

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EVgo Shares New Construction of 7,500 High-Power Fast Charging Stalls, Bringing Total To 10,000 Fast Charging Stalls — Thanks, Biden

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:28:42 +0000

EVgo has just announced that it is planning to build 7,500 more high-power fast charging stations in the US in the next 5 years. By 2029, the company will have more than tripled its network footprint thanks to this expansion, which will bring its owned and operated network to at … [continued]

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Xiaomi Entering Export Game Already

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:39:57 +0000

With the electric vehicle revolution quite far along and clear leaders in the industry establishing themselves more and more, I figured it would be very hard now for a new entrant to break through and rise up into significant territory. However, big established tech brands have a leg up — … [continued]

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Strategic Planning Failure by Legacy Auto: From Disrupters to the Disrupted

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 04:50:10 +0000

From conversations between Dr Paul Wildman and CleanTechnica’s David Waterworth on Strategic Planning. Paul and I have had and will continue to have in-depth conversations about the industry transition to electric cars and its broader and deeper implications. This article is a result of our most recent conversations. Can we … [continued]

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Volvo & DHL Begin Autonomous Truck Trials In Texas

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 04:13:03 +0000

Autonomous vehicles are still a dream, although Elon Musk swears Tesla will crack the AV code sooner than later. Last week, Cruise, the autonomous ride hailing service owned by General Motors, went out of existence after the the parent company invested more than $10 billion into the self driving startup. … [continued]

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More Hydrogen Maritime Trials Surface From Sargasso Sea

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:15:35 +0000

Recently I published a roundup of quite awful hydrogen maritime trial efforts, and ended with a request that if others knew of more, they should share. A few additional ones bubbled up and there were a couple of minor corrections and delightful additions. I encourage those who haven’t read the … [continued]

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From Electric Motorcycles On Uber & Bolt To Neta V Electric Taxis, Nairobi’s EV Scene Is Starting To Flourish

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 15:25:36 +0000

With over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya, the motorcycle sector presents a large addressable market for companies interested in electrification. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These motorcycle taxis are popularly known as boda bodas. The motorcycle taxi industry is a vital segment … [continued]

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Waymo Leads the Way Again with 1st First Responder Program

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:53:45 +0000

How robotaxis interact with first responders and how first responders are expected to handle robotaxis that have been in an accident are important matters, and Waymo has taken these matters seriously. As evidence of that, Waymo has partnered with TÜV SÜD for an independent, third-party evaluation of Waymo’s practices. The … [continued]

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Ford Teaches Electric Car Drivers How To Drive in the Snow & Cold

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 04:10:48 +0000

As we enter the season of extreme cold and snow, let me, a Floridian, tell you what you should do to protect your car and get the most out of your electric vehicle. Okay, no, I’m close to useless in this regard, with very little experience driving in extreme cold … [continued]

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Electrified Freight: Trucking Will Grow & Big Logistics Players Will Dominate

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 02:23:18 +0000

Key takeaways Delivering inexpensive, reliable electric truck charging requires scale Major logistics, truck stop and turn-key services firms have the scale and will lead the way The big firms that embrace this will increase market share Movement of freight in the United States (U.S) is going to shift more and … [continued]

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