As noted yesterday here on CleanTechnica, I was out of action for about a week (and not in a fun way) — not only on here, but on the internet in general. I had some roundup posts waiting to get finished beforehand, so I’m finally getting those up. Notably, I … [continued]
I know, it’s almost mid-June, but better late than never! Big stories of the month involve Ford and Nissan, but you can get into the details below in this repost from EV Obsession: First of all, apologies for the long delay on this one! Unfortunately, I was unable to work … [continued]
And that’s the bad news. Apparently, 48,364 green cars (primarily hybrid and electric vehicles, but also green-ish diesels) were sold in the US in February 2013 (est.), 15% more than the 41,933 green cars sold in February 2012. While that does obviously mean that sales increased, it also means that … [continued]
2012 has been a pretty notable year for electric vehicles. For one, more EVs have been sold this year than in any year in history — but that’s rather expected, isn’t it? Beyond that fact, which will likely be repeated for many years to come, let’s have a quick … [continued]
Other than our own stories, here’s some top cleantech and climate news of the day: Solar Power Top PV Module Suppliers Developing Own Utility Projects: “Research from Wiki-Solar has found that the most successful module providers to utility-scale photovoltaic plants are developing their own projects to accommodate their products.” … [continued]
Other than our own stories (and have a few more of those coming shortly), here’s some top cleantech and climate news from the past day or so: Solar Power Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Selected to Lead U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Project: “The Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable … [continued]
Here are some more big clean transport stories from the past week or so for you: Bikes & Motorbikes Bicycle Culture By Design: “Mikael Colville-Andersen is a world-leading urban planning / transportation planning consultant. His focus is on human-powered transport, especially the bicycle, and humanizing cities (at least, that’s how I … [continued]
Tuesday saw Ford Motor Company announce that GE will purchase 2,000 Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrids for its company fleet, marking the largest plug-in electrified vehicle fleet sale Ford has made to date. This marks another step for GE as it moves towards converting half of its global fleet … [continued]
As electric and plug-in vehicles increase in demand due to customers wanting cleaner vehicles (for environmental concerns such as climate change, as well as pure economic reasons), it’s obvious these vehicles will increase fuel efficiency records. The Ford C-Max Energi is one such vehicle doing so today. Ford recently announced … [continued]
Breaking up isn’t easy. That’s what GM-Volt.com creator Lyle Dennis realized when he couldn’t fit his wife and three kids into his Chevy Volt. The Chevy Volt lover recently decided he needed an electric hybrid that could ferry all five members of his family, and the Volt just wasn’t … [continued]
