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105 Cities Have Made The Global CDP 2019 “A” List For Climate Action
The increase in CDP A-list cities from 43 in 2018 to 105 in 2019 is encouraging. More climate action is being taken globally at more levels of government than ever before
View ArticleDigging Into Less Conventional Lithium Mining Options
A few weeks ago, one of our writers wrote up a story on the company Standard Lithium and its plan to get lithium for EV batteries in a new, innovative way. Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded on Twitter that...
View ArticleTesla Officially Enters The Mining Business
One of the many details revealed at Tesla's Battery Day event yesterday was that it's planning to build its own cathode factory here in North America
View Article5 Finalists For 2020–2021 Prize For Cities Show How To Tackle Climate Change...
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities announced five projects as finalists for the 2020-2021 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities last month for showing how cities can address both climate change and...
View ArticleSungrow Crosses 10 Gigawatts of Solar Power Inverters in Americas
Sungrow is apparently the world leader in solar power inverter solutions, and it announced recently that it crossed 10 gigawatts (GW) of cumulative inverter shipments in the Americas before the end of...
View ArticleWe Need To Let El Jefe The Cat Jump The Border Wall
The current border wall fence creates unacceptable impacts to wildlife and water. We need to encourage Biden to fix Trump's mess. If my relative could jump the border, we could let El Jefe do it.
View ArticleUsing Mathematical Models To Enable Transportation Decarbonization & Combat...
NREL Researchers Win Best Paper for Transit Bus Electrification Evaluation in Mexico Conducted in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development, a National Renewable Energy Laboratory...
View ArticleAudi To Cut Water Consumption In Half By 2035
Audi recently announced that it wants to cut its water consumption in half by 2035. That’s a much bigger task than it sounds like, but the company seems to have a fairly solid plan on how to achieve...
View ArticleA University’s Tragedy Sparks a Citywide Turnaround
Originally published on WRI’s Resource Institute Insights Blog. By Madeleine Galvin and Anne Maassen Monterrey, like other major Mexican cities, rapidly expanded outward during the end of the 20th...
View ArticleCarbon Market Mechanisms Around The World
The following is an excerpt from a new CleanTechnica report, The Carbon Cure: Effective Actions to Combat Climate Change through Carbon Markets. For more on the types of carbon markets across the world...
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What I Said — & Wish I’d Had a Chance to Say — When I Testified on Future Oil...
By Kristina Dahl Last week I had the opportunity to testify at a hearing on “What More Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Leasing Means for Achieving U.S. Climate Targets” held by the House Natural Resource...
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Mexico’s Clean Energy Ambitions Realistic With These Renewable Energy Resources
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released an in-depth report on the potential for clean energy development in Mexico. Mexico is replete with solar and...
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Our Last Chance To Kill The Zombie Border Wall
With the election of President Biden, the project to build the border wall got shut down. Funds were cut, and contractors received orders to halt construction. Many miles of wall/fence got built, but...
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In 2021, the Value of Energy Trade Between the U.S. & Mexico Reached a 9-Year...
In 2021, the value of energy trade between the United States and Mexico reached a nine-year high. This energy trade value represents the combined value of energy imports and exports between the two...
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CATL Quest For North American Factory Raises A Host Of Political Concerns
CATL may be the world's largest manufacturer of battery cells for electric cars but that doesn't mean it can build a US factory.
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Tesla Gets Its Own Lane At Mexican Border Crossing
Tesla now has a dedicated lane at the border between the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon and the US state of Texas.
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BYD Delivering 120 Electric Semi Trucks In 2022
A few days after Tesla announced deliveries of its Semi are about to begin, BYD has announced that it is also beginning deliveries of an electric semi truck — and it's delivering 120 to just one...
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Tesla To Build New Factory In Mexico
Milenio, a Mexican news outlet, is reporting this week that Tesla has concluded an agreement with the state of Nueve Léon to build a new factory west of the city of Santa Catarina. CleanTechinca...
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BMW Ramping Up Electric Car Production, Including In Mexico
Just about every automaker on the planet is increasing its electric vehicle production to some degree in 2023, and BMW Group is no exception. In fact, BMW seems to be on a serious push to try to take...
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Tesla Mexican Factory Could Be Largest Yet, Model Y “Juniper” Upgrade Coming
The Mexican government says Tesla will build a new Gigafactory near Monterrey that could be the largest Tesla factory in the world.
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Tesla News — Munro Gives Two Thumbs Up, Buttigieg Gives Two Thumbs Down
Tesla is in the news this week, thanks to statements by Sandy Munro and Pete Buttigieg. One thinks Musk is a genius, the other is not a fan of certain Tesla marketing lingo.
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The Year of Change: Snippets from the EV Situation in Latin America
Long distances, oilfields, and low salaries abound south of the Rio Bravo. If you ask me, it’s mainly these three conditions that have marked Latin America as one of the laggards in the EV transition....
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BYD Launches The Tang SUV, Han Flagship Sedan, & Yuan Plus In Mexico!
The electric mobility sector is starting to get really exciting now, as a lot of the firms that manufacture electric vehicles are starting to seriously ramp up production. This is a welcome...
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Mexico To Triple EV Production In 2023
Giant amongst developing nations, Mexico stands currently as the seventh-largest automobile producer in the world (in number of units). It is the fifth-largest automobile exporter (in total value). The...
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Co-Living Startup Surfbreak Is Opening 2nd Location As Slow Tourism Industry...
I’ve written about co-living before, and I knew it wouldn’t be the last time. Co-living encapsulates community and sustainability in one, two of my favorite subjects I could rattle on about all day...
View Article100 BYD Yuan Plus EVs Delivered To Mexico — Get Ready For A Flood!
Mexico is the 12th largest auto market in the world. BYD is #1 in the world for plugin vehicle sales and #2 for pure electric vehicle sales (only trailing Tesla). To keep growing sales and to keep...
View ArticleLatin America EV Market Share H1 2023, Part 2: The Growing Middle (Chile,...
Following up on our Latin American EV Market series, we continue now with countries that are further ahead of the “Laggards” but can’t be considered leaders. If you haven’t read it yet, you can find...
View ArticleAs The Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?
This summer the Northern Hemisphere has been so hot with record temperatures — including at sea — that discussions have turned to the limits of human survival. Even in the Antarctic, sea ice is failing...
View ArticleVolvo & Evergo Team Up To Expand Charging In Mexico
With all of the EV news coming out of the United States, Canada, China, and Europe, sometimes it’s easy to forget about some of our neighbors to the south. But that’s a mistake. Many upcoming EVs for...
View ArticleThe Volvo EX30 Arrives In Latin America, Signaling The End Of The Beginning...
Despite some promising countries (mainly Costa Rica), Latin America remains a laggard in the transition to cleaner, greener transportation. Those of you who read my report on the EV market situation in...
View ArticleVolkswagen Will Produce Electric Cars In Mexico
Tesla may have postponed its plans to produce electric cars in Mexico, but Volkswagen is stepping in to fill that ... [continued] The post Volkswagen Will Produce Electric Cars In Mexico appeared first...
View ArticleThe Road To Price Parity: Competition Heats Up In Mexico, A Tsunami Of EVs...
Recent arrivals in Mexico and Colombia show Chinese EVs pose an ever-growing threat to mainstream automakers in Latin America. We’ve ... [continued] The post The Road To Price Parity: Competition Heats...
View ArticleBYD Seal Comes To Mexico!
BYD continues its global expansion, and Mexico continues its arrival as a new, serious EV market. The BYD Seal is ... [continued] The post BYD Seal Comes To Mexico! appeared first on CleanTechnica.
View ArticleChinese Electric Cars Cause Fear And Loathing In High Places
China is looking at Mexico as a place to build electric cars. Could that open a back door into the US market? The post Chinese Electric Cars Cause Fear And Loathing In High Places appeared first on...
View ArticleBYD Chooses Hungary As The Site Of Its First Electric Car Factory In Europe
BYD is planning a factory to build electric cars in Hungary after protracted negotiations with the government of that country. The post BYD Chooses Hungary As The Site Of Its First Electric Car Factory...
View ArticleMystery Green Hydrogen Investors Not A Mystery Any More
Two top global firms have jumped into the US green hydrogen market, springboarded by the plunging cost of wind and solar power. The post Mystery Green Hydrogen Investors Not A Mystery Any More appeared...
View ArticleBYD Electric Buses For Mexico City Bus Rapid Transit
We’ve been celebrating BYD recently for becoming the #1 top BEV seller globally — in the 4th quarter of 2023. ... [continued] The post BYD Electric Buses For Mexico City Bus Rapid Transit appeared...
View ArticleAnother Chinese EV Manufacturer Lands in Mexico: SEV Will Build Its...
Mexico’s cheapest EV will now be built in North America in SEV’s new plant in Durango SEV, a Mexican brand ... [continued] The post Another Chinese EV Manufacturer Lands in Mexico: SEV Will Build Its...
View ArticleLatin American EV Sales Report, Part 2: The Promising Middle (Mexico, Panama,...
After the first part of our report (which, admittedly, was a bit underwhelming), we’re finally getting to the countries where ... [continued] The post Latin American EV Sales Report, Part 2: The...
View ArticleAAM Calls Cheap Chinese EVs Built In Mexico “An Extinction Level Event”
Cars built by Chinese companies like BYD in Mexico could have a devastating effect on American manufacturers, according to AAM. The post AAM Calls Cheap Chinese EVs Built In Mexico “An Extinction Level...
View ArticleThey Didn’t Believe Us When We Said Unaffordable EVs Were A Problem
I came across an interesting post the other day on social media that (mostly) checks out. As Chinese EVs get ... [continued] The post They Didn’t Believe Us When We Said Unaffordable EVs Were A Problem...
View ArticleBYD Dolphin Mini Rolling in Mexico — Cheapest Electric Car By Far
The BYD Seagull, a small and super affordable electric car from the top selling plugin vehicle producer in the world, ... [continued] The post BYD Dolphin Mini Rolling in Mexico — Cheapest Electric Car...
View ArticleLatin American EV Market Heats Up as Chinese Automakers Enter with Newer,...
A bloodbath is coming. The exact timeline we don’t know, not yet at least. But the omens are here already ... [continued] The post Latin American EV Market Heats Up as Chinese Automakers Enter with...
View ArticleTariffs Aren’t Enough To Save U.S. Manufacturers From Chinese EVs
Recently, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio started pushing for more tariffs. Why? Because cheaper Chinese electric cars have a pretty good chance of destroying vehicle manufacturing in the United States. While...
View ArticleEVs Grow 94% YoY in Mexico, Tesla Model Y Leads the Market
An interesting development is underway in developing countries, and it’s most visible right now in Latin America. Latin American nations, by and large, lack the means and resources to promote EVs like...
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