Toxic Waste Stored In An Abandoned Mine In France Highlights A Global Problem
For millennia, humans have buries their waste products in the Earth, thinking they would remain there forever. They won’t.
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ChatGPT generated this image of a bustling electric truck charging station beside a permanently closed hydrogen refueling site in France, highlighting the transition away from hydrogen in road freight
France’s €520/Ton CO₂ Problem: Hydrogen Is Too Expensive For Transport
At €520 per ton of CO₂ avoided, France’s hydrogen expenditures audit, Final Observations: Support for the Development of Decarbonized Hydrogen (translation by computer), reveals a stark economic reality, that decarbonized hydrogen produced via electrolysis remains stubbornly uneconomic, relying heavily on layers of public subsidies. This cost of abatement significantly exceeds … [continued]
EVs Take 22.3% Share In France – BYD Dolphin Surf Arrives In Showrooms
May’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 22.3% share in France, a drop from 24.1% year-on-year. The YoY baseline was lifted by 2024’s social leasing programme, so the YoY comparison is somewhat skewed. Overall auto volume was 123,919 units, down some 12% YoY. The Citroën e-C3 was the best-selling BEV … [continued]
EVs At 25.3% Share In France – Renault Top Two
April’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 25.3% share in France, up from 24.3% year-on-year. BEVs were slightly up in share YoY, whilst PHEVs were fractionally down. Overall auto volume was 138,697 units, down some 6%YoY. The Renault 5 was France’s best selling BEV in April. April saw combined EVs … [continued]
The European Spark Alliance Makes Charging Easy
The European Spark Alliance is not coming to the USA. I am sorry for all our readers between the Atlantic and Pacific and between Canada and Mexico. Charging will remain problematic at least until the next administration in Washinton D.C. For all our other readers outside Europe, I hope your … [continued]
EVs Take 24.4% Share In France — Renault 5 Unassailable?
March’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.4% share in France, a drop from 27.9% year-on-year. The YoY baseline was elevated by a pull-forward ahead of incentive cut-offs, so the YoY comparison is temporarily skewed. On a normalized basis, BEVs continue to climb, albeit slowly. PHEVs are down YoY due … [continued]
France Prepares For 4ºC By 2100
France is planning for average global temperatures to increase by 4 degrees Celsius by 2100, the first major country to do so.
EVs At 22.5% Share In France — Citroën e-C3 On Top
February’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 22.5% share in France, down from 26.3% year on year. BEVs were effectively flat YoY, whilst PHEVs lost share. Overall auto volume was 141,568 units, roughly flat YoY. The Citroen e-C3 was France’s best selling BEV in February. February saw combined EVs at … [continued]
Another Fastned Year of Fast Growth
2024 is another Fastned year of fast growth Fastned published its Q4 2024 results recently. The main message, and the main topic with the financial analysts, was the growth strategy based on the results over recent years. The commercial numbers over the quarter were as expected, no news there. In … [continued]
Fleets Electrification Law Could Deliver 2 Million EV Sales In EU — Half What Carmakers…
The EU Commission is planning legislation to electrify large company fleets more quickly while President von der Leyen will come forward with her Automotive Industrial Action Plan on the 5th of March. An EU law to electrify company fleets could guarantee demand for more than 2 million electric cars for … [continued]
