Originally published on EV Obsession. Thanks to Italian site GreenStart, I’ve got some reliable March electric car registration numbers to share. Unfortunately, as with France, I have one important number missing. GreenStart collects pure-electric car registrations, but not plug-in hybrid numbers. I was able to get plug-in hybrid numbers last … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession: In yet another European country, I’ve run into complications getting full registration numbers for plug-in hybrid electric cars. Unfortunately, many countries just lump gasoline/diesel and plug-in hybrid electric versions of the same model together when reporting model registrations. Odd, considering how different the gasoline/diesel and plug-in hybrid … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. While on set for the film Transcendence, Johnny Depp and some of his costars (including Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, and director Pfister) were given a spirited demonstration of the Tesla Model S by Elon Musk. Then they ran afoul of local law enforcement. Unsurprisingly, Depp was … [continued]
Tesla Motors and Sixt Leasing recently expanded their strategic partnership to include Switzerland — now both German and Swiss customers have access to the excellent leasing service. Those interested — and living in Switzerland — can now obtain a lease offer from Sixt Leasing that works out to about CHF … [continued]
We cover quite a lot of university and research institute news here on CleanTechnica. I know a lot of readers love that stuff, but there’s an important downside to news from those sources that is quite prevalent. That news is often overly colorful, optimistic, and revolutionary in its style of … [continued]
Originally published on ZacharyShahan.com Note: the hypothetical question as asked on Quora was a bit more… hypothetical. It was: If all cars in the US suddenly become electric, how much more electricity do we need to produce (in percentage)? Here was my response: It’s an interesting question, but also a question that … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. The Loan Program Office’s (LPO) success rate is impressive by any standard. Given that it works with businesses that find it difficult to obtain bank loans, it is nothing short of phenomenal. Tesla, America’s rapid deployment of utility-scale solar PV, and the first US-produced battery … [continued]
The editor of a quarterly Buddhist magazine reached out to me a while back to see if I’d be interested in providing an article for an issue focused on renewable energy. Of course, I said yes. The article was published in the most recent print issue of the magazine, and … [continued]
Originally published on Shrink That Footprint. By Lindsay Wilson A few months back I did a post called The World’s 7 Greenest Vehicles. It only included one car. Since then a few readers have emailed to ask if I could do a similar comparison, but for cars only. So here’s a … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Plans for Tesla’s supercharger network in China appear to be coming along nicely, based on what was seen at the recent delivery ceremony for Tesla’s first batch of orders in the populous country. At the ceremony, Tesla showcased the first two solar PV charging systems … [continued]
