Category: Research
Fossil Fuel Interests Ramp Up Their “Solar Makes Electricity More Expensive” Falsehood
Two news stories recently claim solar power makes the cost of electricity increase. It their any truth to those claims?
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Next-Gen “Massless” EV Batteries Could Weigh Nothing At All
“Massless” EV batteries are designed to pull double duty as structural elements that add no extra weight to a vehicle, increasing battery range by an estimated 70%.
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The Top Selling Plugin Vehicle Brands in Europe
Following up our report on the top selling electric vehicle models in Europe, here’s a report on the auto brands and auto groups selling the most plugin vehicles in Europe. Looking at the the overall brand market in November, the best selling make with highest growth rate was #18 Cupra, … [continued]
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Europe EV Sales Report — In November, 25% of New Cars Had a Plug
Some 268,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in November, a 2% year drop over year (YoY). Interestingly, BEVs and PHEVs had different behaviors, with the former growing 1% YoY to 185,000 units while PHEVs remained stuck in red, falling 9% in November to 83,000 units. As such, November saw … [continued]
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Demand for Power at Data Centers is Disrupting Harmonics in Nearby Electrical Grids
Power harmonics close to data centers are more likely to depart from national standards, new research shows. The question is why.
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US Electric Car Sales Up 474% Since Q3 2019, Fossil Car Sales Down 15%
I just published our big quarterly report on US auto sales trends in the past 5 years, including brand-specific trends. However, I’ve done something else this quarter for the first time. I’ve crunched the numbers to determine changes in electric car sales and changes in fossil fuel car sales across … [continued]
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US Gas Car Sales Down 1% While Electric Car Sales Up 8%
It’s time again to look back on quarterly US auto sales, comparing Q3 2024 to Q3 2023, Q3 2022, Q3 2021, Q3 2020, and Q3 2019. In other words, we’re going way back to try to get a good picture of auto sales trends in the country. Of course, a … [continued]
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New Tools Make Early Detection Of Forest Fires Possible
Some forest fires could be avoided by earlier detection. Today, new digital and satellite tools are available to do just that.
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2024 Was A Productive Year For My Decarbonization Efforts
It’s the time of year when people publish retrospectives on the year and start thinking about the year ahead. As so much of my work ends up in CleanTechnica, I thought it would be useful to provide my retrospective here. On a purely personal note, I’ve been told over and … [continued]
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Only 1% of EV Drivers Would Go Back to a Gas Car*
A new survey of electric vehicle owners around the world finds that only 1% of electric vehicle owners would buy a pure gas-powered (or diesel-powered) car for their next vehicle. The survey comes from the Global EV Drivers Alliance (GEVA), and this is GEVA’s first survey on the topic. (Hat … [continued]
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