Low-cost EVs in Africa & South America, Robotaxi Leaders, Tesla California Gross sales Disaster — High Cleantech Tales

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It could be summer time, however there are nonetheless tons of cleantech tales rolling by. From low cost electrical vehicles making their method into African and South American nations, to robotaxi firsts and progress, to EV gross sales develop in numerous corners of the world. Let’s roll by 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 must be first to take a lead on EV charging. She makes some nice factors and arguments as to why it is a huge 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 may very well be pushed from the entire electrical energy these chargers have put out.

3. We could have the primary worthwhile robotaxi service on this planet subsequent yr. Baidu Apollo is anticipating it is going to 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 amazing success story that must be copied around the globe.

6. The US Photo voltaic Power Industries Affiliation (SEIA) has a great 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 received a couple of tales about low cost electrical vehicles making their solution to new markets in Africa and South America. Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai explains why it’s seemingly a number of African nations will undertake electrical vehicles quicker than most of us anticipate. Backing Joey up, Ethiopia goes so far as banning imports of inner combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Down in South Africa, the Dayun Yuehu S5 Mini SUV has develop into South Africa’s lowest priced EV. EV gross sales in these nations may even result in rather more EV manufacturing in them, and that features the information that the Chery Omoda E5 EV might be assembled in Kenya. This cheap-EV development additionally consists of the BYD Yuan Up making it to Colombia for simply $25,700. Although, all might not be roses and cream — in Thailand, the place super-low-cost BYD electrical vehicles have taken the nation by storm, an investigation has been commenced into BYD’s deep, sudden worth cuts.

8. Again to batteries, Jennifer explores why it’s that america has largely missed the rapidly rising battery period.

9. Combining solar energy and electrical automobiles is all the time enjoyable, and the newest on that’s Sunrun working with Ford to convey vehicle-to-home know-how, solar energy, and electrical F-150 Lightnings to extra houses.

10. The primary totally electrical police fleet in america 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 vehicles on the street. Sadly, and naturally, none of these might be in america.

12. Simply yesterday, I reported on a report relating to the vehicles (notably the electrical vehicles) Tesla house owners are 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 report for hottest day ever recorded three days in a row in July. Oh, really, it ended up yet another day snuck in after that to interrupt the report 4 days in a row.

14. In the meantime … Republicans need to dismantle the USA’s Nationwide Climate Service (NWS) in the event that they acquire energy within the subsequent election in November. That’s not a good suggestion.

15. After which we’ve received our varied electrical car gross sales stories for locations around the globe. Listed below are latest highlights:

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