January’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 21.6% share in France, a drop from 25.0% year on year. Most of the drop came from weak PHEV performance, whilst BEV share grew slightly YoY. Overall auto volume was 114,673 units, down over 6% YoY, and far from pre-covid seasonal norms (around … [continued]
Not so long ago, France ushered in a new era of solar energy with the passage of a new law that mandates a large rise in solar canopies. The country’s new regulation requires large parking lots to have at least 50% of their space covered in solar canopies. It applies … [continued]
December’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 29.6% share in France, down from 30.1% year on year. BEVs lost volume YoY, in a hold-back ahead of tougher emissions requirements in 2025. PHEVs and plugless HEVs both saw YoY growth. Overall auto volume was 183,661 units, up 1.5% YoY. The Tesla … [continued]
Is Stellantis circling the drain? Will it take the French and Italian economies with it? Sales are down across the conglomerate, approximately 11% YOY. Bear with me, I need to share a bit of history and I will leave a lot out and try to simplify things. A lot has … [continued]
France is among the top nations for significant growth in solar energy generation in recent years, and that continued in the third quarter. The Ministry of Ecological Transition has shared the most recent data from its third-quarter (Q3) 2024 solar photovoltaic energy dashboard. “As of September 30, 2024, [power from … [continued]
After writing about WeRide’s robotaxi deployment in Abu Dhabi, I went looking at recent WeRide announcements, and I noticed one especially interesting ones I had missed. Just a couple weeks ago, autonomous robotaxis from WeRide, the Robosweeper S6 and Robosweeper S1, were commercially deployed in Singapore, at Marina Coastal Drive … [continued]
November’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 26.2% share in France, a drop from 29.7% year on year (YoY). Both BEV share and PHEV share fell YoY. Overall auto volume was 133,320 units, down by around 13% YoY. The new Renault 5 was the best selling BEV in November. November’s … [continued]
Recently I collaborated with David Cebon, head of the Cambridge Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, and interested parties on a complete list of all of the abandoned hydrogen bus trials globally. There are a couple of dozen of them, and I’m pretty sure there are more transit agencies that have … [continued]
Plans are underway to install wooden-framed parking canopies in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (Gard) as part of a future communal self-consumption initiative. BoucL Énergie was chosen to construct photovoltaic canopies on the municipal car park on Chemin de la Carrierasse. The municipality’s self-consumption project aims to reduce CO₂ emissions by producing and sharing solar … [continued]
The US green hydrogen industry is poised for rapid growth with an assist from the new $7 billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program, if all goes according to plan.
