Author: CleanTechnica

It’s been said before: manufacturers can make the best electric vehicles in the world, but if the salespeople can’t explain them (or, worse, don’t want to explain them) no one will buy them. But if you think that phenomenon only impacts electric cars, you’re wrong — and the pro-diesel bias in agriculture is probably stronger […]

Telecoupling considers primary, secondary, or even tertiary supply chain externalities of critical minerals resource use. It also highlights the channels through which institutional, economic, or social changes trigger transformations.

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 […]

MG had a record first quarter of sales in 2023 in the UK. In the first three months of the year, the company was the second bestselling manufacturer of electric cars in the UK. Only Tesla sold more EVs in the UK. Overall, MG registered 20,679 new cars (including ICE) in the first quarter of […]

One of India’s largest integrated solar power companies has secured the rights to develop a 300 megawatt solar power project for a government-owned company.  Tata Power Solar Power Systems has won a contract to construct a 300 megawatt solar power project for NLC India. The project shall be located in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan […]

The overall UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the third consecutive month in March, rising by 17.3% to 47,634 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). March is traditionally a high volume month due to the new number plate. Number plate changes […]

The Indian government has granted approval for setting up eight solar power parks in the state of Uttar Pradesh.  Eight solar power parks with cumulative capacity of 4,995 megawatts will be developed jointly by the Uttar Pradesh Non-Conventional Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) and the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC). The two companies have set up […]

The Barriers to E-Mobility in Tanzania Report has just been released. The report is the first of a two-part series in collaboration with UN Habitat & the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI) on the barriers to and policies for electric mobility in Tanzania. The first report is on the barriers to e-mobility in Tanzania and […]

The DOE SolSmart program has been a major success. Now it is being expanded to double the number of communities it serves.

ENGIE Impact is being recognized for its dedication to corporate sustainability with two prestigious awards from ENERGY STAR and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … but this shouldn’t be too surprising, since the company has won ENERGY STAR’s Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence Award for the past 17 years! (!!). ENGIE Impact […]