This is a long-form reply to a group of questions in comments surrounding the sub-topic “autonomy.” For context, this relates to the Keynote Presentation I gave in Berlin for the 1st Cleantechnica Revolution Tour conference — the video and description are available at this link. In my opinion, it is enough of … [continued]
In 2012 and 2013, electric vehicles saw a tipping point in terms of performance. That’s when they started winning or becoming seriously competitive in multiple different international competitions, after only 1–3 years of experience compared to decades for the gas competitors. It’s worth looking at the history of three of these … [continued]
This is a long time coming … and given that SunEdison has now crashed into bankruptcy and CEO Ahmad Chatila just resigned, it might have been more useful to publish earlier. Nonetheless, the points Pashupathy Gopalan, SunEdison’s President of Asia Pacific & Sub-Saharan, makes in the presentation are still relevant today. As you can see, this presentation … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Sales figures for electric vehicles (all-electrics + plug-in hybrids) in France during the month of May 2016 were recently released (estimates anyways) by the EV Sales blog. So, what do they show? They show that there were over 2,600 electric vehicle registrations in France during May 2016, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. How are electric vehicle sales in Germany going? Sales during May 2016 were apparently the worst in 15 months — with an 18% year-on-year decrease (as compared to May 2015) being observed. The electric share of the country’s total auto market for the month fell … [continued]
A fully electric BMW i8 certainly sounds much more enticing than the current plug-in hybrid i8, which I enjoyed test driving, but wasn’t ecstatic about. Luckily, it sounds like a fully electric i8 is close to getting the green light. Steve Hanley has some details: Klaus Fröhlich, head of development at … [continued]
With the expansion of its subway network, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is also looking to expand its rooftop solar power portfolio. One of India’s leading renewable energy project developers – ReNew Power Ventures – recently announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation … [continued]
I think we could call Julian Cox’s main presentation (he gave a couple) during our Berlin Cleantech Revolution Tour conference the keynote presentation of the conference. It was an eye-opening presentation (even for me) on why the Tesla Model 3 could be the key electric car that upends the global auto … [continued]
Long-distance travel needs for electric vehicles in the top 100 US metropolitan areas could be met with just 408 direct current (DC) fast-charging stations, according to a new report from Navigant Research. The report provides a compressive overview of the locations where DC electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations would be … [continued]
The German firm Borgward has been awarded Plus X Awards in the categories of Design, High Quality, Ergonomics, and Functionality for the BX7 plug-in hybrid series SUV. In addition, the Borgward BX7 was granted a seal of quality as SUV of the Year 2016/2017. Never heard of the SUV? We … [continued]
