According to our illustrious former Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, electric vehicles can’t tow. “It won’t tow your boat. It won’t tow your trailer. EVs will ruin the Aussie weekend!” Like all FUD, there was some truth in it. Back in 2019, there weren’t many EVs around that could tow a caravan. Probably just the Tesla […]
Author: CleanTechnica
France Plugin EV Share Up YoY – Dacia Spring Takes Top Spot
France’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 22.3% share of new sales in January, up from 17.6% year on year. Full electrics saw stronger growth than plugin hybrids. Overall auto volumes were 111,939 units, some 9% higher YoY, but still well below pre-2020 seasonal norms. January’s best selling full electric was the Dacia […]
Treasury Now Classifies Tesla Model Y As An SUV
Last month, the Treasury Department said the Tesla Model Y was a passenger car for tax credit purposes. Now it has changed its mind.
E-Bike Comparison: NIU vs. Heybike vs. Suburbia
Two different e-bike brands, one mission: to get you around suburbia in reasonable comfort and style for less than $2000.
Tesla Co-Founder JB Straubel On Racing To Scale Up Battery Recycling
“Now is our only time to really prepare and react,” says Straubel. “The scale of all this is so big that even when we’re running flat out as fast as we can, with all that urgency that you felt and hopefully more, it’ll still take us decades.”
Ecuador Needs to Expand Beyond Hydroelectric Power
On the surface, Ecuador’s reliance on hydroelectric projects seems to be fulfilling the promise that was made in the country’s 2008 Constitution. This document endorses federal support for clean energy adoption in Article 15, stating: “The State shall promote, in the public and private sectors, the use of environmentally clean technologies and non-polluting and low-impact […]
How Can The US Eliminate Carbon Pollution From The US Power Sector By 2035?
What might the path to 100% clean energy look like following the Inflation Reduction Act?
The Ora Good Cat Could Be The Car To Accelerate EV Sales In South Africa’s Rental Car Market
Rental car companies and other fleet operators are some of the major drivers of vehicle sales around the world. This is why there has been a lot of excitement around Hertz’s deals with Tesla and Polestar, for example, as well as SIXT’s deal for 100,000 BYD cars. Just the other day, SIXT announced that it […]
Revenge Of The Virtual Power Plants, Part Infinity
Virtual power plants were virtually unknown just a few years ago, and now the floodgates are open thanks in part to a Trump-era ruling.
Home EV Charging Station Cost
The market for EV home chargers has grown rapidly over the last several years, prompted by the growth of the EV market itself. The electric vehicle market has grown from 1.8% of the market in 2019 to now over 6% of the market, and the tax credits made available for both new and used EVs […]