Category: eV

Mercury Marine Unveils Its First Electric Outboard Boat Motor

Normally, when we talk about electric vehicles, we think of something with wheels. Cars, mini-cars, e-bikes, scooters, and other such things are where most of the action is at. Sometimes we even talk about aviation, where electrification is only beginning its journey toward being mainstream (and there are some significant hurdles between here and there). […]

Japanese Carmakers Falling Behind in EV Transition

Japanese car makers have been global market leaders for decades. The industry is now transitioning to electric vehicles. Big brands like Toyota, Nissan and Honda are seen as falling behind. Bruce Einhorn reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

NIO CEO: Chinese Auto Market Should Brighten Up In March Or April

China has been struggling a bit in recent months with COVID-19 lockdowns, then COVID-19 outbreaks, and of course with a variety of economic slowdowns and supply chain disruptions due to both of those. Pick your automaker and you can see signs of the struggles in lower than expected sales, price cuts, etc. (Just don’t pick […]

New Zealand Achieves 30% Plugin Vehicle Penetration

Back in August, CleanTechnica broke the news that New Zealand (a tiny nation in the Pacific) had reached a penetration rate of 12% vehicle sales being plugin vehicles. Now, New Zealand has bumped that up to 30%! Much of the reaction in August was centred around one-off factors, and many felt that this was a […]