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BYD Popping Sales, Agrivoltaics Winning, US Manufacturing Boom — Top 14 Cleantech Stories

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:55:22 +0000

It’s time to catch up on the most interesting and most exciting cleantech stories of the past week. As it turns out, some of the top stories were also top stories in other recent weeks. But that’s just how big these stories are. There are several new stories as well, … [continued]

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More Electric Buses for Victoria, Innovative Charging Solutions

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:47:34 +0000

Last time I wrote about the electric bus transition in Australia, one of CleanTechnica’s readers put this comment under the article — “Very encouraging news. The kind of news I come to CT for.” Well, with that sort of encouragement, I thought it best to do a follow-up. Indeed, the … [continued]

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BYD Commercial Vehicle Sales Soar 54% in 2024

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:29:36 +0000

I published earlier today about BYD’s passenger vehicle sales, which were, stunningly, above 500,000 units for two months in a row. While the main focus has to be around the company’s passenger sales, and whether BYD can maintain or even grow this level, the EV giant’s commercial vehicle sales are … [continued]

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Automakers Attempt To Cultivate Trump’s Good Side — While They Push For Staying The Course On EV Mandates

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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 03:19:51 +0000

A coalition of automakers have sent a letter to once-and-future President Donald J. Trump with the request to continue the Biden-Harris administration’s electric vehicle (EV) policies. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, composed of 42 automakers including Ford and General Motors, is — wait for it — in favor of existing … [continued]

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NIO Sales Increase 29%

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 03:09:14 +0000

NIO has seen another solid month of sales growth. Its 20,575 sales (i.e., deliveries) in November represented a 28.9% sales increase over November 2023. Across the first 11 months of the year, sales were up even more. They rose 34.4% to 190,832 deliveries. Without a doubt, NIO will break through … [continued]

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XPENG Sales Soar 54%

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 01:13:58 +0000

All the talk of declining EV sales has gotten quite humorous. In most markets, electric vehicles are growing strong, and some automakers are seeing strongly growing or even soaring sales. One of those companies is XPENG, which is logging most of those sales in China, but is also exporting more … [continued]

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BYD Sells 1 Million Plugin Vehicles in Just 2 Months!

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 23:56:42 +0000

BYD continues to shatter records for plugin vehicle sales (aka “new energy vehicle” sales in China). After delivering more than 500,000 plugin vehicles in October, the company backed that up by selling a few thousand more in November. Therefore, combined, BYD sold more than one million plugin vehicles in just … [continued]

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Volkswagen To Debut Proactive Safety System, Rivian Technology Coming Soon

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 23:04:05 +0000

Volkswagen is set to debut several active safety features in Europe, possibly as part of the upcoming launch of the ID.7.

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Europe EV Sales Report — In October, 24% of European Auto Sales Had a Plug

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Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:56:08 +0000

Great month for Volkswagen Group Some 252,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in October, rising 2% year over year (YoY), which represents the EV market’s second month of growth since April. Interestingly, BEVs are the ones pushing the market upwards, growing 7% YoY to 170,000 units. PHEVs remain stuck … [continued]

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The Battle for Strata Title Charging Rights — How to Get Chargers In

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:26:26 +0000

You would think that, as more Australians move into strata title residences like apartment blocks and gated communities, all the issues around charging an electric vehicle in such situations would have been resolved. But it seems like whack a mole — for every story of success, there are others that … [continued]

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