ChatGPT generated illustration of a ballast-balanced 1,100 TEU feeder vessel at berth, showing containerized battery swap operations, quay-side charging infrastructure, and high-voltage shore connection

Most Maritime Shipping Battery Propulsion Studies Are Already Obsolete

Most maritime battery studies are already obsolete. That is not a criticism of the researchers who wrote them. It is a recognition that their assumptions were grounded in the battery costs and energy densities available at the time. Several of the most detailed recent merchant shipping studies modeled battery system … [continued]

Image credit: BYD. Erling Haaland in the center of the image

Could BYD’s Manchester City Partnership Indicate A Scandinavian Sales Offensive?

BYD recently entered a partnership with the Manchester City soccer (or football) club. This is one of the top teams in the Premier League. The partnership includes supplying BYD and DENZA vehicles, along with ESS batteries. In the heavily tribal world of soccer, this will likely gain some sales from … [continued]

Joylong electric highroof minibuses assembled in Mombasa, Kenya. Image courtesy of Rideence

Rideence To Start Local Assembly Of Electric Vehicles At AVA Plant In Mombasa, Kenya

Rideence Africa Limited, a subsidiary of the Garden Real Group, is an integrated electric mobility solutions provider in Kenya. Rideence currently operates one of the largest electric ride-hailing fleet in Kenya. Rideence is also developing a nationwide charging network. The next big step as part of Rideence’s strategy is now … [continued]

The SAWES high-altitude wind turbine before taking off for a grid-connected flight. Photo from SAWES.

China Floating Turbine Passes Testing & Completes A Grid-Connected Flight

China’s S2000 Stratosphere Airborne Wind Energy System (SAWES) has crossed an important threshold. This is an update on a report CleanTechnica featured 5 months ago. Last month, the megawatt-class airborne wind platform, operated by Beijing Lanyi Yunchuan Energy Technology Co., completed a grid-connected test flight in Yibin, Sichuan Province, confirming … [continued]

The VF Limo Green. But yellow. (Photo from VinFast)

VinFast Teases Limo Green Electric MPV in Philippines, Formal Launch Expected in 1st Quarter

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is previewing its VF Limo Green in the Philippines, signaling its intent to enter the country’s seven-seat MPV segment, although the model has not yet been formally launched. Local automotive publication AutoIndustriya.com reported that the Limo Green has been shown to the market and is … [continued]