Today I presented again to a large Indian audience, hosted by the India Smart Grid Forum. The theme was Electrify Everything Everywhere All At Once. This was within the frame of the presentation I gave at the India Smart Utility Week on March 14th. In honor of the start of … [continued]
Hyundai and Kia continue to push boundaries and expand in the electric vehicle arena, and that now includes getting into EV battery production in India. They’ve also been doing their own thing with robots — not to be left behind by Tesla, presumably — and are showing off their ability … [continued]
For several years I’ve been iterating The Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. The work of organizations like Mark Z. Jacobson’s Stanford team around energy and Carbon Drawdown’s around everything are excellent in different ways, but also indigestible to most people. The short list really is that. It’s … [continued]
Grid Analysts Kapil Duwadi and Erik Pohl Discuss NREL’s Role Assisting India With Distributed Energy Resource Integration Kapil Duwadi and Erik Pohl are part of the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). In this installment of NREL’s Tell Me Something Grid series, they share how NREL … [continued]
This week marked a significant milestone as NRDC, in collaboration with partners Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), unveiled a first-of-its-kind initiative to pilot electric vehicles in rural areas. The primary objective of this pilot is to catalyze an inclusive and equitable … [continued]
2023 has been an interesting year for the Indian EV market. There have been hiccups along the way, but the overall market has continued to forge ahead. Like what we did for the year 2022, time to take stock of things and look at the outlook for 2024. Again, similar … [continued]
Hydrogen fuel cell electric trains are coming to decarbonize railways in Germany, India, and California with an assist from green hydrogen technology.
Gogoro, an exciting company we’ve covered before that sells battery-swappable scooters, announced the launch of the company’s scooter ecosystem in India. The company also unveiled its first India-made Smartscooter, the CrossOver GX250. Gogoro battery swapping represents a new era of swappable battery refueling that is intelligent, safe, and continuously evolving … [continued]
Based on the results of its unaudited financial report for the 3rd quarter of 2023, Vietnamese car maker VinFast’s revenue is up 159% to $343 million year-over-year. The increase in revenue was driven by strong sales of the company’s electric vehicles (EVs) in Vietnam. Its performance gives it the confidence … [continued]
Tribal Energy Snapshot: Hualapai Indian Tribe In this tribal energy snapshot, learn more about the Hualapai Indian Tribe’s Building Resiliency into the Grand Canyon West Microgrid project. The project was co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy. Project Quick Facts As the home of the world-famous … [continued]
