Solar panel sales are skyrocketing in the Netherlands right now. According to BNR, a Dutch news radio station, installers and importers are reporting sales increases in the first half of 2015 of between 70% and 100% compared to the same period in 2014. Total sales are expected to hit 2 … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following sales reports on June US electric car sales, Europe electric car sales, and China electric car sales, I thought it would be interesting to compare the powerhouses (and throw Canada on top of the US to make it “North America” since it’s all basically … [continued]
Originally published on The Conversation by Arthur Petersen A Dutch district court has ordered the Netherlands to cut greenhouse gas emissions to 25% lower than 1990 levels by 2020. This is several percentage points deeper than the 17% reduction the country had been envisaging. While such a ruling may seem … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric car sales keep climbing and climbing in Norway. In 2013, many of us were shocked to learn that electric cars were account for about 10–15% of new car sales in the country. We are now well aware of the fact that the Norway electric … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. I love looking at the Dutch, French, German, and Norwegian electric car sales data, but looking at the bigger European picture is where the real fun is. Throwing everything together from the different countries, it’s hard to have a good idea where they will fall … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. After covering France (#2), Netherlands (#3), and Germany (#4) electric car sales, it’s time to cover the big dog — the #1 electric car market in Europe. Norway, here we come! It’s a very different story in each of these markets. Like France, most electric … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. All 12 IKEA stores in Canada will soon have Sun Country Highway electric vehicle (EV) chargers in their parking lots, providing shoppers (and others) with free charging. Each of the 12 locations will install two 60-amp chargers, according to IKEA, with the installations taking place … [continued]
The Nerdalize heater, an innovative e-radiator drawing its power from large computer cooling systems, may turn out to be an affordable heating solution for residential and commercial customers, putting excess heat to good use. According to the Dutch-based Nerdalize: The Nerdalize heater contains high-performance servers in the form of a … [continued]
While on my cleantech tour around the Netherlands, I had the pleasure of chatting with Jarry Scheepens-Hasek about a renewable energy master’s program she has helped to develop (thanks to Karel Beckman of EnergyPost.eu for hooking us up). You can learn much more about the program in my video interview … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Last year, I was stumped how UK electric car sales could be so lame when the country offers such good incentives. Perhaps the issue was that no one knew about them, as sales have jumped through the roof this year. With over 14,000 electric cars … [continued]
