Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. From day one, Fastned has redefined what a charging station could look like. When the competition installed a single charger in the least visited part of a parking lot, not willing to inconvenience the public at large still driving gasmobiles, ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. This is part 2 of some extended thoughts on the Dutch energy grid and where it’s headed. Read part 1 of this discussion first here. The Dutch Grid in 2050 And now, after a 1500-word introduction, my view on the ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. This is something I never do. I am writing about a topic I know next to nothing about. But the world of 2050 is 25 years in the future and the next 25 years are expected to be very transformative. ... [continued]

Plummeting battery prices by 70% in four year will push fossil fuel cars out of the market. BEV become cheaper besides better than ICE.

The EU regulation says 100% BEV by 2035. Industry Automobile Association likes to keep 50% with tailpipe long after that date.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. You may know me as the Grumpy Old Man down in the comments. What is less known: I am also extremely lazy. For all the visitors to the opening ceremony of Fastned’s first charging station complete with convenience store, children’s ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Volkswagen Group outsells Tesla in Europe with a single model. Yep, there is a single Volkswagen Group model that outsells the Model Y in Europe. And now you all think I am crazy and do not know what I am ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Ursula von der Leyen gave her State of the European Union speech Wednesday 09/10/2025. It is not a main event like the similar speech of the USA president — only half of the members of the EU parliament were present. ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Fastned was founded to enable “Electric Freedom,” the capability to travel by electric car everywhere the driver likes to go, something that was not possible in the first electric car age. That is roughly the period from 1880 to 1930. ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Four months ago, the leading French charge point operators (CPOs) united in a “fraternity” or professional association under the name “Charge France.” It started with 13 members. Currently, there are 18, all exploiting a network of DC fast charging stations ... [continued]