Author: CleanTechnica

VW is working to grow its footprint on the African continent. VW has a factory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where it has capacity to produce 162,000 vehicles per year. Currently, 75% of the vehicles produced in South Africa are exported to global markets such as Germany, UK, and Japan. VW produces the ICE VW […]

The silicon battery materials startup NEO Energy Materials is playing its next step close to the vest, but driving down the cost of electric vehicles is the plan.

What even is an EV charging app? Why are these apps important? After all, with conventional, ICE-powered cars, you can drive anywhere without “making a plan.” The ubiquity of gas stations means that you can probably just wait until the needle approaches E and then think about looking for a station. If you want to […]

Before the much awaited Tesla Investor Day on March the 1, 2023, in Austin, Texas, there was much speculation about the revelations that would come from Tesla and Elon Musk. On all previous such occasions, like Battery Day and AI Days, we were served with a clear state of development and path to the future. […]

After the December sales peak, a covid surge, the end of EV subsidies on January 1st, and the Lunar New Year celebrations (this time happening in January), one would expect a sales hangover in January, and this time … it did happen. The market dropped by 8% YoY, to some 343,000 passenger new energy vehicle […]

In February, Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles continued to dominate with a 54.0% share of auto sales, up from 51.6% year on year. Full electric share grew substantially, whilst plugin hybrid share decreased. Overall auto volume was 18,442 units, down some 13% YoY. The Volvo XC40 was February’s best selling BEV yet again, holding the lead […]

When I joined T&E in 2011 there was a consensus: truckers would have the last drop of diesel. They would be the last sector to decarbonise. If ever. The other consensus – in our community – was that rail was the answer to all freight’s problems. Clearly there was a problem. The last drop of […]

USPS announced today it will purchase 9,250 Ford E-Transit electric vans with deliveries starting before the end of this year.

With a whole new line of affordable Teslas on the roads, the pendulum will swing more keenly toward a common culture of zero emissions vehicles for all drivers.

Tesla had an Investor Day event at its gigafactory in Austin, TX, today. Somehow, during this event, Secret Master Plan #3 got leaked to some people. It even appeared on a website that did not understand the nondisclosure agreement (NDA). Or is there some ambiguity in “secret.” The writer says it is just between you […]