BYD Sales Soaring, Tesla Demand Concerns, Japanese Auto Sales Crashing — Cleantech News Update

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 04:40:30 +0000

We’re looking to relaunch a regular, frequent cleantech news show on YouTube. It will improve as time goes on, more co-hosts and guests will be included, and we’re open to any feedback or requests. Overall, though, you have to start (or restart) somewhere, and this is where we’re starting again. … [continued]

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Finnish GTK Risks Credibility By Publishing Bad Minerals Study In Peer-Reviewed House Journal

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 03:02:17 +0000

A year ago I published an assessment of a quite remarkably bad, non-peer-reviewed paper by one of the Geological Survey of Finland’s (GTK) associate professors, Simon Michaux. The paper’s quite risible conclusions were that there wasn’t nearly enough metal in the ground to be able to electrify everything with renewables. … [continued]

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Extreme H Tests The Limits Of Fuel Cells, Green Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 23:50:02 +0000

Fuel cells provide the power for the new Pioneer 25 Extreme H race car, featured in a publicity event in Monaco earlier this week.

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US Postal Workers Love Their New Electric Mail Trucks!

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:21:49 +0000

New electric mail trucks have been spotted in communities across the US. It’s been all smiles for carriers since the US Postal Service launched its new fleet of electric mail trucks. What’s new with the new USPS electric mail trucks? Nearly everything, as the design of the vehicles hasn’t had … [continued]

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Delaware Judge Invalidates Musk Pay Package For The Second Time

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:56:43 +0000

The pay package for Elon Musk approved in 2018 has been disapproved once again by a Delaware judge, despite strenuous opposition.

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Madison, Wisconsin’s Transit Goes Electric Again After 100 Years

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:50:13 +0000

In the 1920s, Madison had a fully functioning overhead electric pantograph steel rail streetcar system. See a Madison Wingra Line Streetcar in the upper panel of the photo below. Below we see a map made by Jake Berman in 2020 depicting Madison’s complete streetcar system 100 years ago with 3 … [continued]

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Kia Highlights “Electrified” Models as Boost to Record November Sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:55:21 +0000

Kia just had its best November ever in the USA. It passed 70,000 units for the first time ever in a record 70,107 vehicle sales. At the forefront of its statement about this, the company highlighted strong sales of its “electrified lineup.” Though, it also highlighted high SUV sales, and … [continued]

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For Giving Tuesday, Perhaps Consider Solar, EVs, a Good Charity, and a Chance to Win Your Choice of a Rivian R1S or R1T — Or All of Them Combined!

Credit to Author: Industry Sponsor| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:50:21 +0000

The Illinois Solar Education Association (ISEA) is a great organization. Since its inception in 1975, it has helped countless Illinoisans go solar, providing a directory of proven professionals in the solar energy and storage industries. More importantly, it’s helped create a stable set of regulations and incentives at the state … [continued]

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EVs At 61.7% Share In Sweden — BEVs Still Floundering

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:01:11 +0000

November’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 61.7% share in Sweden, up slightly YoY from 60.6% in November 2023. BEV share fell back YoY, while PHEV share increased. Overall auto volume was 24,844 units, down some 2% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was again the best selling BEV. November’s sales … [continued]

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