Author: CleanTechnica

Tesla’s $3.6 Billion Expansion Plans At Giga Nevada

Operations at Tesla’s Sparks, Nevada, plant — its first gigafactory — are set to grow substantially in the coming years, with the company recently sharing plans to add two new factories. The Tesla factory has been a key producer of Tesla’s automotive batteries throughout the last several years, and soon it will also be a […]

In India, BEVs Are Starting To Take Off

Although most vehicular traffic in India is two- and three-wheeled, it is still exciting to see the numbers of four-wheeled personal vehicles going electric on India’s roads. India is an economic force to be reckoned with, even though the promise of Chindia in the ’90s has not come to pass. Prime Minister Modi is on […]

China’s Investment in Energy in Ecuador

In November of 2016, the previously defined “strategic association” between China and Ecuador was upgraded to an “integral strategic partnership” representing the highest level relationship China has with any country.¹ Especially during the presidency of Rafael Correa, the public sector has primarily worked with Chinese banks and construction companies to build up the hydroelectric sector, […]

Is Toyota Circling The Drain? Will It Take Japan With It?

Paul Wildman with David Waterworth. (Certification chatGTP was not used in the writing of this article.) Recent conservations with my mate, retired economics professor Dr Paul Wildman, have led to this article. The entire Japanese auto industry, and especially Toyota, appears to be in denial about the global ascendency of electric drivetrains. To EV or […]