Clean Transport

BYD BEV Sales Grow 42.5% in June!

BYD’s plugin vehicle sales continue to increase. Like the overall EV market globally, and leading the overall EV market globally, BYD sales have been growing and growing and growing. After years of trailing Tesla but being by far the closest to the company in fully electric vehicle sales, BYD passed … [continued]

ChatGPT generated illustration of a cracked hydrogen molecule leaking gas, symbolizing hidden emissions and the climate risks of hydrogen leakage across energy systems

Hydrogen Isn’t The Answer: 0.7-1.5 Billion Tons CO2e Would Make It A Climate Liability

Hydrogen is often presented as the clean-energy solution capable of decarbonizing the trickiest sectors, including heavy industry, aviation, maritime shipping, and long-haul trucking. Yet, a growing body of evidence makes it clear that a hydrogen economy, at scale, would deliver a major setback to global climate goals rather than helping … [continued]

At the glitzy Volvo XC60 PHEV and XC90 PHEV launch. (Photo for CleanTechnica by RGBT)

Volvo Philippines Adds Hybrid XC60 & XC90 To Lineup

Yesterday, Volvo Philippines introduced two new plug-in hybrid SUVs, the XC60 PHEV and the XC90 PHEV. The launch of the new NEVs coincides with Volvo PH’s “Being Alive” campaign. According to Maria Fe Perez Agudo, Vice Chairman, President, and CEO of Hariphil Asia Resources Inc., the official distributor of Volvo … [continued]

Volvo's Kosice assembly plant in Slovakia still under construction. (Photo from Volvo)

Plans To Assemble Polestar 7 In Slovakia Possible

Volvo plans to assemble the Polestar 7 in Slovakia. If all goes well, that is. See the fine print at the end of this story. Historically, Polestar’s manufacturing footprint has been predominantly centered in China after the Geely takeover of Volvo. The reason is simple. Polestar was the performance tuning … [continued]

BYD Sealion 5 DM-i. Photo from AC Mobility BYD Philippines.

Toyota Is Still Second To BYD In Singapore Almost 14 Months In A Row

SINGAPORE — Just minutes before I left Singapore from its beautiful Changi International Airport, a former Nissan colleague called to tell me, “I predict over 500 units.” Naturally, this is an educated guess, and I do not claim that this will happen until the reports are actually out, usually after … [continued]