Originally published on EV Obsession. 2016 looks like it will be an interesting year for electric car sales. We have some significantly upgraded versions of the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt, as well as several new entrants to the market — such as the Tesla Model X, the Chevy Bolt later this … [continued]
In case you missed any of these hot stories, these were the 10 most popular stories of the past week on CleanTechnica: A Tale of 3 Battery Packs Tesla Crushes Electric “Competition” In US (via EV Obsession) Tesla Model X Detailed Walkthrough (6 Videos) (via EV Obsession) Germany Opens First Section Of 100-Kilometer Bicycle … [continued]
During COP21, I published a long article explaining why James Hansen’s idea that nuclear energy is the way forward to stop global warming is so ridiculous. Christopher Arcus also wrote a long response. Now, Joe Romm, PhD, has written an article with the exact same title as above (“Why James … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. I was sucked into a corner of the internet perusing a thread (okay, several threads) on the Tesla Motors Club forum yesterday. Two clever historians (of sorts) posted some things I founded quite fascinating, so I’m sharing them here as well. Interestingly, going back in time … [continued]
The Chevy Bolt is expected to be one of the most monumental electric cars in the history of electric cars, and is thus very highly anticipated by EV enthusiasts. It is almost definitely going to be the first mass-market, affordable, long-range electric car for sale in the US. The production … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following my slightly premature highlighting of Tesla crushing the electric car competition, here’s my full electric car sales report for December and 2015 as a whole. There’s not a whole lot more to add. However, aside from Tesla having a stellar month and year, BMW … [continued]
Kyle Field, Matthew Klippenstein, and I had an extra long session for Cleantech Talk #16. In this episode, we discussed… … a big huge BYD energy storage project that is supposed to help Lancaster, California, become a net-zero-energy city. (Matthew found out about the 500 MW project on another podcast — storage capacity … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. I’m still waiting for all of the 2015 automotive sales numbers to roll in before publishing my monthly electric car sales report, but the numbers from most of the big players are in, so I thought it would be worth highlighting the main story. Nissan sold … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession (with some edits at the beginning). Haters gonna hate, but Tesla* just busted through the 50,000/year sales barrier, as it projected it would; Model X production is ramping up exponentially; and the company is now bringing in well over $1 billion a quarter (maybe $2 … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. One of our readers, Peter Egan, recently passed along this automotive lithium-ion battery supply chain report. It’s an interesting report that goes a bit deeper into the lithium-ion battery market than we normally dive. I pulled out 7–10 charts (depending on how you count) that … [continued]
