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How Do These Tesla Model Y Competitors Reach 5× More Sales?

January 30, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev advantages, ev benefits

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:39:24 +0000

A few days ago, I wrote about 10 electric crossovers/SUVs in the US that were comparable to the Tesla Model Y in terms of pricing, size, and driving range on a full charge. Then, yesterday, I published on US electric vehicle sales in 2024 — following a report on US … [continued]

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The Volvo EX30 Leads The Way In South Africa As BEV Sales Go Up 35% In 2024

January 30, 2025 admin africa, BMW, bmw ix3, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, market research, research, South Africa, volvo, volvo ex30, volvo xc40

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:32:56 +0000

Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) breached the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2024. Last year, 1,257 BEVs were sold in South Africa, up 35% from 929 units sold in 2023. The Volvo EX30 led the way with 406 units, taking … [continued]

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Second Life Adds More Green Punch To EV Battery Recycling (Eventually)

January 29, 2025 admin batteries, battery recycling, battery reuse, battery second life, clean transport, e-waste, electric vehicle battery reuse, Electric vehicles, electronic waste, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery recycling, green economy, lithium-ion batteries, policy & politics, repurpose, second life batteries, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:00:20 +0000

Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund is supporting a new “second life” venture that complements EV battery recycling by extending the useful life of the whole battery.

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Renault’s Automotive Pedigree Sells the Megane E-Tech Down Under

January 29, 2025 admin Australia, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, renault, renault megane, renault megane e-tech

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:52:19 +0000

That’s what the Renault salesperson told me yesterday when I went to check out the Renault Megane E-Tech. After my experience driving the Zoe 6 years ago, I was prepared to be disappointed. I was pleasantly surprised. The Megane is an attractive mid-range CUV. The three white cars, clustered together … [continued]

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Brightening Influences — Bright EVs To Cheer Up The UK … And Also China, Greece, Pacific Northwest

January 29, 2025 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Europe, renault, renault r5, uk

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:59:47 +0000

Amidst so much negativity and struggle in the US, how about some colorful ideas for the new EV era? In the Pacific Northwest, all sorts of electric cars are common, brightening up the grey climate. Across the continent and The Pond, Renault has launched a Brighten Up ‘Grey UK’! initiative. … [continued]

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Manorga Solar Parking Canopies To Be Distributed By BayWa re

January 29, 2025 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, France, parking lot solar, policy & politics, solar canopies, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:57:45 +0000

Not so long ago, France ushered in a new era of solar energy with the passage of a new law that mandates a large rise in solar canopies. The country’s new regulation requires large parking lots to have at least 50% of their space covered in solar canopies. It applies … [continued]

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Brazil EV Sales Report: Market Share Rises to 5.4% in December in PHEV-Dominated Market

January 29, 2025 admin Brazil, brazil ev sales, byd, byd dolphin, byd dolphin mini, byd king, byd seal, byd song, byd yuan, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, great wall motor, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, volvo ex30

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:33:37 +0000

I know many of our readers are not too fond of plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), considering them an inferior solution to purely electric vehicles (BEVs), which, to be fair, they are. But modern PHEVs, with their all-electric ranges over 50 km and their hyper-efficient powertrains (some of which may get 2,000 … [continued]

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Dwindling List Of EVTOL Firms Shrinks Further

January 29, 2025 admin airbus, Aviation, Boeing, China, clean transport, climate change, ehang, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, evtol, faa, green economy, investment, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:18:48 +0000

The inevitable is occurring in the dead end space of Jetsons urban air mobility fantasies. Two more origami rotorcraft have left the vertiport for the great airplane graveyard in the sky as Volocopter disappears and Airbus drops its program. Volocopter was founded in 2011 in Bruchsal, Germany. Initially named e-Volo, … [continued]

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25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2024!

January 29, 2025 admin byd, byd sales, China, china ev sales, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev sales, hybrid electric cars, market research, phev, research, tesla, tesla sales

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 03:53:07 +0000

Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 46% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 1,379,000 units. Full electrics (BEVs) were responsible for 55% of the plugin market in December, 8% below the result of … [continued]

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