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It could be summer time, however there are nonetheless tons of cleantech tales rolling via. From low-cost electrical automobiles making their manner into African and South American international locations, to robotaxi firsts and progress, to EV gross sales develop in numerous corners of the world. Let’s roll via every of them for extra.
1. Let’s kick issues off with Jennifer Sensiba’s story highlighting why Motel 6 or another reasonably priced resort chain ought to be first to take a lead on EV charging. She makes some nice factors and arguments as to why this can be a large alternative to leap on proper now.
2. Jennifer additionally highlighted that ChargePoint reached 1 million deployed cost factors. The corporate estimates that 10 billion electrical miles could possibly be pushed from the entire electrical energy these chargers have put out.
3. We could have the primary worthwhile robotaxi service on the earth subsequent yr. Baidu Apollo is anticipating it should attain profitability in 2025.
4. Talking of robotaxis, Waymo is beginning to take a look at its customized Zeekr robotaxis in San Francisco.
5. Steve Hanley lined the extremely profitable Extremely Low Emission Zone of London and the way a lot it has lower air air pollution within the metropolis. It’s an incredible success story that ought to be copied around the globe.
6. The US Photo voltaic Vitality Industries Affiliation (SEIA) has an excellent story on the largest state coverage wins for photo voltaic power and battery storage within the first 6 months of 2024. Wins span from West Virginia to Virginia to Maryland to Massachusetts to Colorado.
7. We’ve obtained a number of tales about low-cost electrical automobiles making their method to new markets in Africa and South America. Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai explains why it’s probably a number of African international locations will undertake electrical automobiles quicker than most of us count on. Backing Joey up, Ethiopia goes so far as banning imports of inside combustion engine (ICE) automobiles. Down in South Africa, the Dayun Yuehu S5 Mini SUV has change into South Africa’s lowest priced EV. EV gross sales in these international locations may also result in far more EV manufacturing in them, and that features the information that the Chery Omoda E5 EV will likely be assembled in Kenya. This cheap-EV pattern additionally consists of the BYD Yuan Up making it to Colombia for simply $25,700. Although, all will not be roses and cream — in Thailand, the place super-low-cost BYD electrical automobiles have taken the nation by storm, an investigation has been commenced into BYD’s deep, sudden value cuts.
8. Again to batteries, Jennifer explores why it’s that the USA has largely missed the shortly rising battery period.
9. Combining solar energy and electrical autos is at all times enjoyable, and the newest on that’s Sunrun working with Ford to carry vehicle-to-home expertise, solar energy, and electrical F-150 Lightnings to extra houses.
10. The primary absolutely electrical police fleet in the USA is now established. It’s the South Pasadena Police Division, which has 20 new Teslas patrolling the streets.
11. BYD and Uber are teaming as much as put 100,000 extra electrical automobiles on the street. Sadly, and naturally, none of these will likely be in the USA.
12. Simply yesterday, I reported on a report concerning the automobiles (notably the electrical automobiles) Tesla house owners are most probably to commerce their Teslas in for at auto dealerships within the US.
13. Reminding us why we do what we do, there’s the unlucky information that the world broke the file for hottest day ever recorded three days in a row in July. Oh, truly, it ended up yet one more day snuck in after that to interrupt the file 4 days in a row.
14. In the meantime … Republicans wish to dismantle the USA’s Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) in the event that they achieve energy within the subsequent election in November. That’s not a good suggestion.
15. After which we’ve obtained our numerous electrical automobile gross sales studies for locations around the globe. Listed below are current highlights:
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