130 Wendy’s Get Community Solar, Electric Trucks for McDonald’s, Specs of New ID. Buzz GTX & ID. Buzz LWB, & More Cleantech News

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:47:36 +0000

It’s encouraging to learn that established brands, like McDonald’s, are investing in electric trucks and solar power. This week’s headlines also include Wendy’s 130 solar-enabled restaurants, new electric vehicles in the UK, a huge distributed solar initiative in New York, and much more. Read on for the news. Electric Vehicles … [continued]

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Polestar Reduces Supply Chain Emissions through Integration of Renewable Fuels for Ocean Freight

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 02:24:26 +0000

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN — Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) is taking the next steps in reducing its supply chain emissions by integrating renewable fuels on its ocean freight routes, which account for around 75% of Polestar’s total transportation emissions. Polestar is now also operating its Vehicle Processing Centre (VPC) in Belgium on 100% … [continued]

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Texas-Based Solid-State EV Battery Startup Lays Out Oil-Killing Plans

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 15:25:12 +0000

The Texas-based solid-state EV battery innovator Solidion plans on accelerating the vehicle electrification movement with new materials and a radical new battery architecture.

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10-Minute EV Quick Charge Shown On Polestar 5 With StoreDot XFC Battery Pack

Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:39:50 +0000

The quest for faster EV charging reached another milestone this month as Israeli battery maker StoreDot demonstrated its silicon-dominant EV battery technology in a prototype Polestar electric car. In the demonstration, the company was able to reach sustained charging rates of over 310 kW and peak charging rates of 370 … [continued]

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Flying Electric Boat To Haul Commuters At Site Of Epic Environmental Protest

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:45:04 +0000

Candela’s P-12 hydrofoil electric boat is on track to ply Lake Manapōuri, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserved by environmental activists in New Zealand.

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Tesla Hits UK With Strongest Ever May

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:00:19 +0000

Tesla hits the UK with its strongest ever May, helping lift the plugin electric vehicle market share to 23.1%, up from 18.3% year on year. BEVs have grown well, whilst PHEVs have remained mostly flat. Overall market volume was 145,204 units, some 17% up YoY, though still below the pre-2020 norms. The Tesla Model Y […]

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Tesla Model Y Wins UK Bestseller Spot In March, Record BEV Volumes

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:38:37 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.4% of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% year on year. BEVs saw fractional market share growth YoY, and a new volume record, whilst PHEVs saw a slight decline. Combustion-only powertrains lost 2.5% share YoY. Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though […]

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UK Plugins Drop Share YoY, Tesla Model Y Bestseller

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 06:21:38 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.9% share of the auto market in February 2023, down from 25.6% year on year. Overall auto volume was 74,441 units, up some 26% YoY, though still down from the ~81.000 unit seasonal norm, pre-2020. The Tesla Model Y was the UK’s best selling full electric vehicle for […]

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Tesla Who? BYD, Polestar, & MG Taking Australia By Storm

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 04:57:13 +0000

Although MG, BYD, and Polestar are supplying electric vehicles in much smaller numbers than Tesla in Australia, those numbers are growing and these EVs are becoming more visible. So much so, in fact, that there are times when there are no Teslas at public charging stations but there might be 4 BYD Atto 3s or […]

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UK Plugin Share Flat In January As Economy Stumbles

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 11:55:21 +0000

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 20.0% share of new sales in January, flat from 20.4% year on year. Full electrics grew slightly whilst plugin hybrids shrank. Overall auto volume was 131,994 units, up some 15% YoY, but still 21% below pre-2020 seasonal norms. Volkswagen was the UK’s best selling BEV […]

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