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CleanTechnica Car of the Year Nominees & Voting — USA Edition

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It’s time to make a conclusion on which newly introduced vehicle deserves the title of CleanTechnica Car of the Year for the USA market. For those unfamiliar with this award, the core of the award is to try to identify the vehicle likely to have the most positive impact — … [continued]

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Whistleblower Blacklisted By Tata Over VinFast Safety Concerns

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Auto manufacturers, especially those new to the industry, often contract with other manufacturers and suppliers to help them design their products. Tata Technologies, which is part of Tata Industries, was hired by VinFast to design the chassis and suspension components for some of its cars. Hazar Denli, a chassis design … [continued]

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Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure — Hyzon Edition

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The other day I recorded the annual predictions wrap-up with Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid of Redefining Energy. I’d joined the fun last year for the first time after starting up the Redefining Energy—Tech sub-channel, judging their predictions from the previous year and adding predictions of my own. One of … [continued]

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Carlos Ghosn Sees Trouble Ahead For Japanese Auto Manufacturers

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Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has some thoughts on the proposed new partnership between Honda, Nissan, and possibly Mitsubishi. Not surprisingly, Ghosn is not feeling all that friendly toward Nissan these days, after it conspired with the Japanese government to throw him in jail. Those sorts … [continued]

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52% of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report

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Also: Geely is Rising Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.27 million sales (in a 2.42-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), and it’s the 4th month above one million units. … [continued]

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Rooftop Solar Kill Switch, or Sometimes the Sun Shines Too Much

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As Australia adds massive amounts of rooftop solar power per year, the discourse is turning from: “we need coal/nuclear because there isn’t enough solar to feed into the grid” to “we need to switch off solar to preserve grid stability.” The point is, though, that we do, but only as … [continued]

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