Netherlands Electric Cars Archives

EV Ownership & Rooftop Solar In Germany, France, Netherlands, & Norway — CleanTechnica Report

April 5, 20205 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

For our newest reports, Electric Car Drivers: Demands, Desires & Dreams — European Edition (2020) and Electric Car Drivers: Demands, Desires & Dreams, we were curious whether EV ownership/leasing correlated with rooftop solar panel ownership, and also whether driving an EV encouraged people to drive more efficiently or even conserve energy more at home, so we surveyed thousands of EV owners. The results are interesting in their diversity.

Volvo XC90 T8 Is #1 Electric Car In Netherlands, Mercedes C350e #1 In July

August 19, 20169 years ago James Ayre 0 Comments

Originally published on EV Obsession. Plug-in electric sales in the Netherlands during July 2016 were down year over year by around 65% (as compared to July 2015), going by the most recent estimates from the EV Sales blog. Altogether, only 774 plug-in vehicles were sold during the month in the Netherlands, according … [continued]

The Cleantech Revolution, Crowdinvesting In Renewables, Off-Grid vs Sharing Economy… (Exclusive Interview)

May 1, 20169 years ago Zachary Shahan 9 Comments

Remco van der Horst, COO of renewable energy crowdinvesting company Duurzaaminvesteren and founder of consultancy Greenproc, was one of the key people who organized meetings for me during my cleantech tour of the Netherlands last year. Ironically, because my on-camera chat with him and Christiaan van Nispen of energy giant … [continued]

Amsterdam EV Charging — How It Works (Original Videos)

July 8, 201510 years ago Zachary Shahan 8 Comments

Originally published on EV Obsession. As you may know by now, I went on a little cleantech tour of the Netherlands last month. Spending a few days in Amsterdam, Holland, I got to see dozens of plug-in cars parked and driving around the city*. If parked, they were generally parked … [continued]

Plug-in Cars Increase 100+% In 2013, After Increasing 100+% In 2012 & ~200% In 2011

April 7, 201411 years ago Zachary Shahan 14 Comments

Originally published on EV Obsession. A new report by by Zentrums für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), which Green Car Congress somehow ran across, shows that the number of plug-in cars on the roads more than doubled from the end of 2012 to the end of 2013. That followed doubling of the number … [continued]

Largest EV Fast-Charging Network To Roll Out In Netherlands

July 8, 201312 years ago Zachary Shahan 3 Comments

Via EV Obsession: The world’s largest nationwide network of EV fast-chargers* is planned for the Netherlands, and ABB has just won the contract. The task for ABB is to put a fast-charging station within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of all 16.7 million inhabitants of the Netherlands. In total, that will … [continued]