Published on January 20th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
A recent news item — €70 Billion A Year In EU Health Damage Caused By Vehicle Emissions — reminded me of the following article, which is a piece I wrote in 2016 to try to more directly communicate the issue to people. Initially, the opening line below was the title... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2019 | by Michael Barnard
Study finds 7/10 wind energy developers had no Facebook page for their projects. Only 2 were doing anything on Twitter... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2019 | by Loren McDonald
The US will see 12% electric vehicle sales growth in 2019 by my estimates, a significant decline from 2018’s year-over-year (YOY) growth of 81%... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
The purpose of writing this article is to tell you my experience with the Tesla referral program and why I think it is ending... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Colorado governor Jared Polis has continued the policies of his predecessor by pushing forward with a plan to join the ZEV policies of the California Air Resources Board. The plan could go into effect by the end of this year. ... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
A Hyundai marketing slide has leaked onto the internet, showing a planned refresh of the Ioniq EV coming in September 2019 with a new 38.3 kWh battery pack and the range increased by 35%, giving it a likely EPA range rating of around 167 miles. Will this modest refresh keep the Ioniq competitive... Read More →
Published on January 20th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla's announcement that it is laying off 7% of its workforce sent shockwaves through the investment community yesterday, with some analysts predicting a grim future for the company. Are they right? ... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Vijay Govindan
I received quite a few comments that running Tesla’s finances through a lemonade stand confused readers. I realized two things. People without a financial background loved it. People who fully read Tesla’s SEC filings for a mid-morning snack hated it, or at best tolerated it. ;)... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
I started covering the solar energy industry seriously in 2009. It seemed like a hopping, exciting time in the industry — growth was exploding. I remember one early story in which readers admonished me a little because I put "Solar Power Exploding" in a headline, and they thought I was referring to genuine explosions. In 2019, 2009 and 2010 progress looks like anthills... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
The Tesla Powerwall 2 is one of the most advanced residential energy storage systems in the world and it all starts with the batteries. The leadership highlights the fact that Tesla is not only a carmaker but also a major battery company that sells its batteries in a variety of form factors, including cars like the Model 3 and stationary energy products like the Powerwall... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla's global sales in the 4th quarter were almost as large as Porsche's and Jaguar's sales combined, showing Tesla's continued rise in the broader auto market. It also shows Tesla's quick transition through these more limited, exclusive segments and into the direction of larger brands like BMW, Audi, and perhaps even Toyota someday... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
Boosting solar shingle growth with the DecoTech is the mandate of GAF Energy, a new company formed under the Standard Industries wing. The new entity will assist customers with planning, financing, permitting with utilities, and installation in a streamlined approach, the company says... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Jose Pontes
The German plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) passenger car market ended the year dropping 10% in December, to 5,711 registrations, with fully electric cars continuing to expand (+12% YoY) while plug-in hybrid electrics couldn't find a way out of their hole (-35% in December). Fully electrics (BEVs) now clearly outselling plugin hybrids (PHEVs) — 67% PEV segment share for BEVs in December, and well above the 2018 average (53%)... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Nexus Media
The telephone should have been an instant hit. It revolutionized human communication overnight, and yet it took decades to catch on. AT&T president Theodore Vail blamed meager sales on public ignorance. No one knew how to use the phone, he said... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The top, most popular, most clicked stories of the past week here on CleanTechnica were about the Tesla Model 3, Tesla Roadster 2, Tesla Supercharging, Tesla Model S, other electric vehicles coming to invade Europe, the cost-competitiveness of solar + storage, and more. Scroll through the headlines and click the links to find out more and to read any stories you might have missed in the 100 articles we published last week... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Jake Richardson
CarGurus recently published results of a survey of adult consumers regarding their interest in electric vehicles. The main findings were that 15% said they were probably going to own an EV in the next 5 years, and 34% said it would probably be in 10 years... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Sebastian Blanco
Nissan is trying to do something different with the all-electric IMs concept that it just unveiled at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show... Read More →
Published on January 19th, 2019 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
We have seen a lot of announcements for many new electric cars from the big carmakers. Some say it is #dieselgate that opened their eyes. Others think Tesla and Musk are threatening their sales. Occam's razor tells us to look at the easiest explanation first. China's NEV mandate might be the easiest explanation... Read More →
Published on January 18th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
When it comes to electric motorcycles, Lightning Motorcycles sits somewhere on the top of the hill. But being a leader means always improving. Lightning just announced a new and more affordable electric motorcycle, available in March, with performance and a price that sends shock ripples to the competition... Read More →
Published on January 18th, 2019 | by Paul Fosse
Today I noticed the design studio was changed to have a flag in the right-hand corner of the first page (but for Model 3 only). When you click that flag, you get a list of 21 country/language combinations shown below... Read More →
Published on January 18th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
I love Rinspeed's wild imagination, and from where else can reality spring than imagination... Read More →
Published on January 18th, 2019 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen
The myth of the modern "city car" originates from the makers of Swatch watches. They thought there should be a market for stylish, functional, small cars for city dwellers — the same kind of people who bought their watches. This "SwatchMobile" became the Daimler Smart car. It was very popular, mainly among journalists who found it was something quirky to write about it. As far as sales goes, it turned out to be a product for a very small niche... Read More →
Published on January 18th, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
San Diego has an untapped 500 megawatt solar potential at commercial sites within the city, with parking lots representing three-quarters of the total, according to a new survey by the Clean Coalition. ... Read More →
Published on January 18th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
LevelTen Energy helps small to medium size companies to aggregate their demand for renewable energy so they can take advantage of power purchase agreements the way large companies do. ... Read More →
