Wallbox is an electric vehicle charging equipment (EVSE) manufacturer based in Spain that’s bringing some of the smartest, most innovative chargers to the market. CleanTechnica connected with Wallbox’s CEO Enric Asunción to talk about the work it is doing on its current lineup of products and what the future holds for the company.
The European ultrafast EV charging network Ionity has recently upped the tempo of its CCS network rollout, having gone from 6 locations in operation in mid September (and 14 more under construction) to 23 locations operating as of mid November (and 40 more under construction). They look set to meet their initial goal of having 50 locations open (averaging 6 charging stalls each) by the end of 2018.
On November 5, 2018, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) held a webinar on how the Volkswagen Settlement Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (BMP) will be spent. Robert Jackson head of the Light Duty Zero Emissions Vehicle Supply Equipment Program (Program) for the Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) spoke about their plans to create, implement, and invest in Michigan’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fuel cell dispensers (HFCD).
The Tesla Model 3 for Europe will come equipped with a CCS charging port, giving drivers access to an additional 5,500 charge points on the Continent.
Clif Bar is slashing the carbon footprint of its Twin Falls, Idaho bakery with the installation of a 2 megawatt (MW) ground mounted solar farm that will be installed adjacent to the bakery. When completed next June, the new solar farm will supply 30% of the annual electricity needs of the 300,000 sq ft facility.
An interesting mixture of inspiration and disappointment have pushed CleanTechnica to launch a new campaign and article series — Clean Revolution.
Tesla has unlocked free Supercharging for its customers in the vicinity of the California wildfires this week to make it that much easier for Tesla owners to stay charged and safe.
One enterprising Tesla owner hacked together a homegrown solution to charge his Tesla only when his rooftop solar system is producing energy, allowing him to drive on sunshine.
In the past week, CleanTechnica stories of all stripes were popular and spread far and wide across the internet, but the most popular stories were the 20 below. The biggest eyeball earners covered: 5 years of poor Tesla analysis by one prominent short seller, an estimate for the introduction of Tesla Model 3 deliveries in China, Tesla Autopilot vs lidar-based autonomous driving, automotive giants vs. the EV revolution, Jaguar I-PACE efficiency, China’s electric car sales, and more Tesla, autonomous vehicle, EV, and cleantech fun.
EV Driver Desires, Demands, & Dreams explores the preferences of current electric car drivers in North America and Europe regarding electric car models, classes, special features, range, battery options, and more. It also takes a deep dive into key consumer benefits of electric cars and respondents’ views on the best ways to promote electric car adoption.
