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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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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Ford & Southern Company Team Up On Charging Initiative

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:15:02 +0000

Ford’s commercial vehicle division, Ford Pro, has teamed up with energy giant Southern Company on a 6-month pilot. The partnership is focused on helping businesses to electrify their fleets. It seems like a wise approach from Ford: target businesses on the financial savings from vehicles that are more efficient to … [continued]

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3 Years Of Tesla Model Y Ownership & Opportunities

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:56:09 +0000

The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling EV in the world. It’s no longer rare to pass a Model Y in traffic — the vehicle is a common sighting across the US in urban, suburban, and rural areas — and now in many countries around the world. After three years … [continued]

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Electrify America & Costco Wholesale Launch New Charging Station Partnership

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 01:32:52 +0000

Electrify America, the United States’ largest open hyper-fast charging network, has collaborated with Costco Wholesale to provide electric vehicle charging at five Costco locations. Increasing convenience for EV drivers, this will provide another location to plug in while shopping. The charging stations include hyper-fast chargers with power capacity up to … [continued]

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Part 2: How To Repurpose Your EV Cargo Rack For Solar Panels

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:44:32 +0000

The US startup DartSolar is developing DIY-friendly rooftop solar panels for a variety of electric vehicles, adding miles to the battery, running electric tools and equipment, or providing power in emergencies.

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How To Repurpose Your EV Cargo Rack For Solar Panels: Part 1

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:50:53 +0000

Rooftop solar panels can be installed on a variety of electric vehicles, adding miles to the battery, running electric tools and equipment, or providing power in emergencies.

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SAE Working On Universal Plug & Charge System For US

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 23:19:16 +0000

SAE and partners plan to begin testing a new plug and charge standard that will eliminate many of the charging issues EV drivers have today.

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EVgo & GM’s Road To 2000 Stations

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:27:19 +0000

In 2022, EVgo and GM partnered with Pilot/Flying J truck stops to expand charging opportunities greatly in North America. Since then, not only have high quality stations actually been happening, but the partnership has expanded to include many other locations around the United States. Now, there are 2,000 stalls at … [continued]

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