BYD Popping Gross sales, Agrivoltaics Successful, US Manufacturing Increase — High 14 Cleantech Tales

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It’s time to make amends for essentially the most fascinating and most enjoyable cleantech tales of the previous week. Because it seems, among the prime tales had been additionally prime tales in different latest weeks. However that’s simply how large these tales are. There are a number of new tales as effectively, after all. Verify all of them out!

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1. BYD gross sales are completely popping.

The corporate’s passenger automobile gross sales simply surpassed 500,000 items for the second month in a row, a shocking milestone. Gross sales had been up 67% 12 months over 12 months. Along with these passenger automobile gross sales, the corporate has additionally been promoting an increasing number of industrial electrical autos, with these rising by 54% in comparison with the primary 11 months of 2023. The corporate additionally retains coming into new markets, the most recent one being Guatemala.

2. XPENG & NIO gross sales hopping, too.

Whereas they clearly aren’t on the degree of BYD, XPENG and NIO proceed to see tremendous sturdy gross sales progress. XPENG gross sales rose 54% 12 months over 12 months in November, and rose 29% month over month. In the meantime, NIO gross sales rose 29% 12 months over 12 months.

3. Europe gross sales report.

I really like all of our EV gross sales experiences, however I particularly benefit from the Europe and world ones, since there’s a lot range, variation, and naturally giant volumes. Within the newest Europe EV gross sales report, we see BEVs have risen to 16% of European auto gross sales, and plugins total have risen to 24% share. Curiously, 252,000 plugin autos had been registered in October, which is about half as many as BYD bought worldwide in October!

4. Agrivoltaics are merely beautiful.

Combining solar energy and agriculture simply makes a lot sense. They typically assist one another, and make extra sense financially and environmentally. Tina dove into some progress New Jersey is making on this discipline (no pun supposed), whereas Cynthia shared a enjoyable story (and pics) of a neighborhood photo voltaic undertaking on a cranberry lavatory.

5. Japanese auto gross sales are plummeting.

Contemplating the tales above in #1 via #3, in addition to Japanese automakers lagging behind on EVs for years, it’s not shocking that Japanese automakers are seeing some severe gross sales bleeding. Nonetheless, it was fascinating and eye opening to see among the numbers and tales Steve shared on this subject.

6. Baltic nation going 100% renewables in pursuit of vitality independence.

With the dramatic disaster in Japanese Europe, gaining vitality independence is vital for international locations in Russia’s neighborhood. Estonia will get this, and is pursuing 100% renewable electrical energy by 2030, with a robust deal with photo voltaic.

7. With US EV tax credit score doubtless on brink of dying, purchase your EVs at this time!

It appears extremely doubtless the Trump administration will kill the US EV tax credit score. Due to this fact, you must in all probability purchase an EV ASAP if you’re pondering to purchase one soon-ish. Chopping the EV tax rebate additionally means used electrical automobile costs are more likely to soar, so the identical advice applies (that you should purchase one earlier than the tip of 2024 for those who’re out there for one). On the identical subject, we talk about how Elon Musk has repeatedly stated Tesla autos must be cheaper to assist discover extra patrons, and but he’s now supporting elimination of the $7,500 EV tax credit score. It is senseless.

8. Big electrical carsharing program with V2G in Europe.

500 Renault 5 E-Tech electrical autos a part of a carsharing program within the Netherlands are going for use in a large vehicle-to-grid (V2G) program. That is getting severe.

9. California EV gross sales attain 2 million.

One of many main electrical automobile markets on this planet continues to shine. California reached 2 million cumulative EV gross sales within the third quarter, with plugin autos accounting for 26.4% of the state’s auto gross sales.

10. Masdar’s large renewable vitality undertaking progress.

Masdar has been concerned in greater and larger renewable vitality tasks, and it simply introduced progress on a slew of them.

11. US manufacturing increase.

President Joe Biden stimulated an infinite enhance in manufacturing development. The US has by no means seen such a producing resurgence. Too unhealthy it and different issues weren’t appreciated, however #ThanksBiden nonetheless.

12. Rivian will get BIG mortgage.

US EV startup Rivian has scored a $6.5 billion conditional mortgage from the US authorities. That is largely for Mission Horizon, “a brand new manufacturing unit that can carry 1000’s of recent jobs to Georgia.”

13. Tesla doubles referral bonus.

In an effort to stimulate extra gross sales, Tesla has doubled the automobile referral bonus credit it offers to Tesla homeowners and new clients. Clearly, Tesla is working exhausting to extend gross sales. Will it work for lengthy?

14. Batteries final a LONG time.

For some cause, thousands and thousands of individuals suppose EV batteries are going to get previous and want changing after just some months or years of use. Fortunately, analysis has discovered most EV batteries will in all probability last more than their host automobiles.

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