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What had been the most important and finest cleantech tales of the previous week? Right here’s my take.
Electrical Automobiles
To begin with, the cleantech story of the week that should have gotten essentially the most headlines worldwide was the start of Tesla Cybertruck deliveries. Earlier than the occasion, I wrote a bit on what to anticipate. To toot my very own horn somewhat bit, that each one appeared to be on level, notably my basic estimate on how rather more the Cybertruck would value in comparison with what was beforehand forecasted by Tesla in 2019. Nevertheless, there have been additionally numerous particulars that we realized as soon as the truck was delivered. I highlighted 11 cool options, 10 considerations, and 4 impartial notes based mostly on the video walkthrough from Marques Brownlee.
The opposite high EV producer globally, BYD, rather more quietly took a step ahead, but it surely’s an enormous one. Its first delivery vessel was simply produced. The delivery vessel can transport as much as 7,000 automobiles at a time. BYD could have 9 extra vessels constructed for it within the coming few years. Prepare for extra BYD exports!
On that matter of exporting EVs,
On the battery entrance, CATL has created a 1000-km electrical automobile chassis because it continues to innovate and speed up the EV revolution. Naturally, extra batteries = extra vary, but it surely’s not nearly stuffing extra batteries right into a automobile. CATL continues to carry down prices and enhance efficiency, which I assume is why it’s the #1 EV battery producer on the earth.
General, battery costs have come all the way down to file lows globally in 2023, and prepare for a enjoyable journey a lot decrease by 2030!
Leaving the batteries and leaping to the powertrain, Hyundai has doubtlessly revolutionized what’s happening inside a car with its new Uni Wheel. I can’t clarify it right here. Steve put in a noble effort. However one of the best ways to grasp it’s by watching Hyundai’s video about it, or listening to Jo’s evaluation of it on our YouTube present EVObsession that’s publishing in a couple of hours.
By way of heavy-duty automobiles, the Volvo FH Electrical simply gained an enormous award. It’s the primary totally electrical truck to win the celebrated Worldwide Truck of the Yr award!
Renewable Power
Shifting over to renewables, a New York developer has launched a $1.2 billion fund for a renewable power aimed toward fixing robust decarbonization challenges.
The world’s largest floating solar energy plant goes up in Indonesia, and it’s on the location of a hydropower plant!
In the meantime, among the best combos in cleantech is placing photo voltaic panels above canals, an unused area during which there’s no competitors for actual property. Placing photo voltaic panels there additionally helps to stop evaporation. Learn all in regards to the newest chatter on this and the way the idea may very well be utilized in California and Arizona.
Another enjoyable and helpful utility of photo voltaic is for off-grid EV charging. Desmond Wheatley has been a frontrunner on this area for greater than a decade, and I’m positively enthusiastic about his newest progress.
South Africa put in its first utility-scale solar energy plant … 10 years in the past. That is simply one other reminder of how far the trade has come prior to now decade.
Not many locations perceive the worth of power independence in addition to Ukraine. On that entrance, Ukraine has simply began part two of building for the most important wind farm in Japanese Europe.
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NASA developed airless tires for Mars and lunar rovers, however might this tech make bike tire flats a factor of the previous? I hope so!
I really like our EV gross sales stories, and at all times need to advocate them. Listed below are the newest stories and the important thing figures from them:
- Norway — 82% BEV share, 91% plugin car share
- Sweden — 40% BEV share, 61% plugin car share
- China — 26% BEV share, 39% plugin car share
- France — 20% BEV share, 30% plugin car share
- UK — 16% BEV share, 26% plugin car share
- Europe — 16% BEV share, 25% plugin car share
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