Renault will begin testing a fleet of self-driving Zoe Next Two EVs in the city of Wuhan, China, in November, according to recent reports. Initial testing in the central Chinese city will be in the Caiden district, on a 2-kilometer-long section of a lakeside road there, according to Renault’s local … [continued]
A new brand will be created to market the budget electric cars manufactured with China’s Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) through a new joint venture, going by comments made by VW China chief Jochem Heizmann to the media at the recent Paris Motor Show. Notably, no joint venture has actually been created … [continued]
Originally published on CleanTechies. China has seen its solar power bids fall to a record low in a recent auction held in the province of Inner Mongolia, which is rich in solar energy resources. According to media reports, the Chinese government conducted an auction for 1 gigawatt (GW) solar power capacity … [continued]
Various Chinese media outlets are reporting a ‘draft’ and ‘unofficial’ proposal put forward by the country’s National Energy Administration to cut feed-in tariff levels for ground mount and distributed generation solar PV power plants for 2017. The draft version of the proposed modifications for the country’s feed-in tariff (FiT) levels … [continued]
Will the second-generation Chevy Volt be rebranded as the Buick Velite when it goes on sale in the Chinese market? Rumors are going around that that’s exactly what’s going to happen, but nothing solid has emerged yet. For those scratching their heads right now, Buick is actually a very popular … [continued]
There are many places in China that are “worst-case scenarios” of the Industrial Age and its wastes. It is no wonder that many Chinese citizens are wide awake to solutions. A new survey (by Ipsos) shows that 96% of Chinese urbanites believe “green power” could help. Of course, it will. Renewable … [continued]
Originally published on CleanTechies. China’s largest private investor group, China Minsheng New Energy Investment Co., is developing a 2 GW solar farm in the Ningxia region which will be made up of some 6 million solar panels. A report from Bloomberg last week highlighted the massive solar project, which is … [continued]
The global offshore wind market reached nearly 15 GW in total capacity by the end of 2015, according to new figures from Navigant Research. In a new report from global research firm Navigant Research analyzing the global offshore wind market, the total capacity figures by the end of 2015 for … [continued]
In case you didn’t catch word, I’ve been nearly invisible here on CleanTechnica for the past few weeks because our 2nd daughter (Julia) was just born on September 9 and I’ve been playing mommy + daddy to our 2-year-old daughter Lily for a few weeks, while also trying to help mommy + … [continued]
In this edition of the clean transport and energy news roundup, we have info about the inevitable emerge of EVs and autonomous technology, Smart EV models, the world’s first passenger train powered by hydrogen, the right-hand-drive Chevy Bolt, Brooklyn’s largest solar church, Tesla-branded MDMA, new solar price lows, coal to … [continued]
