The Gigafactory is open for business, and that business is world domination (of the car and stationary storage markets). Of course, that’s assuming all goes dandy in Gigatown, but there’s a lot of reason to believe it will. Below are 11 key takeaways from the Gigafactory opening, with special thanks … [continued]
It’s economically feasible to convert roughly 70% of the Norwegian ferry fleet to battery or hybrid propulsion — 84 out of 180 ferries could be converted to battery power, and 43 to hybrid propulsion — according to a recent study carried out by Siemens and Bellona. The study findings utilize … [continued]
Nissan has completed a new LEAF prototype featuring a 48 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery pack, according to recent reports. Word of a 48 kWh pack is of course nothing new, as the company has been working on a 48 kWh LEAF (probably on and off) since at least back in 2013. Interestingly, the … [continued]
A new autonomous passenger bus shuttle service has been launched in Sion, Switzerland — the first “endurance” test of an autonomous passenger service in the world, according to those involved. (Hat tip to Craig Morris for the news.) The recent launch event for the PostBus Smart shuttles was attended by Mayor Marcel … [continued]
The people who put together the political system that the United States is based on did a pretty dern good job of it. Sure, it would have been swell if they had inserted some details on how to modify certain aspects of the system once computers, the internet, and Big … [continued]
Recently, I wrote a piece for CleanTechnica on the economics of autonomy, seeking to explain the vast implications of negative depreciation. (The ability to buy a car that is worth much more to the customer over time than its sticker price and its total cost of ownership.) While I thought it was possibly too much too … [continued]
Following an electric bus pilot project that’s been ongoing since May 2013, the city of Geneva, Switzerland, has now signed a contract with ABB and the Swiss bus manufacturer HESS that will see a new all-electric bus route opened by the spring of 2018, according to recent reports. The new … [continued]
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) has launched a new 50-state “Zero Emission Vehicle Sales Dashboard,” according to an email sent to CleanTechnica and EV Obsession. The new online tool — which was designed by the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) for the Auto Alliance — allows one to … [continued]
(Also published on EV-Sales and EV Obsession.) The European EV market had more than 17,000 registrations in May, representing just a 1% increase over June 2015. The slowdown in these last couple of months is largely due to fiscal changes in Germany. Nevertheless, the market is set to surpass 200,000 units … [continued]
The wireless electric vehicle charging technology company Evatran — the firm behind the Plugless brand of consumer wireless charging stations — has formed a new joint venture with Zhejiang VIE Science and Technology Company, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica and EV Obsession. The new joint venture (JV) was … [continued]
