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This previous week has been full of plenty of huge cleantech tales. I used to be going to attempt to slender this weekly report all the way down to only a few, however it was unattainable once more, and I ended with a bit greater than 10. That additionally contains some tales that I can’t say are huge tales, however are simply too enjoyable to depart out.

First off, I’ve to start out with our world EV gross sales stories. José Pontes does such a superb job with these, and they’re so enjoyable to discover. Being the end-of-year stories for 2023, that makes them additional particular this time round. In the event you occurred to overlook this trio of stories, take a look at the charts and discussions all over the world’s high promoting EV fashions, high promoting EV manufacturers, and high promoting EV OEMs.

On the subject of EV gross sales, there’s been plenty of hype currently on supposedly “disappointing” ranges of EV gross sales and demand. I handled this odd and deceptive speaking level right here, and Steve Hanley additionally did so, titling his piece, “The EV Revolution Isn’t Useless But, Though Some Would Like You To Assume So.” Then, stimulated by a brand new chart on EV gross sales development within the US, and clearly irritated by the recent new anti-EV smack discuss, I simply wrote about this subject once more a couple of hours in the past.

A brand new EV charging station community within the US is lastly seeking to do every little thing proper, so far as I can inform. And never excellent, however nice! The high-powered charging community, IONNA, is a collaboration between 7 main automakers — BMW, Normal Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis — and operations simply received rolling. I believe these firms understand they want one thing actually interesting to clients and in addition don’t wish to be underneath the thumb of Tesla’s Supercharger community and Tesla’s mercurial and typically vindictive chief. Good transfer. It’s a decade late, however higher late than by no means.

South Africa is getting its personal enhance of ultra-fast, renewably powered charging stations. “Zero Carbon Cost, the South African agency working to construct South Africa’s first absolutely off-grid charging stations, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese language vitality storage programs producer Shanghai Magic Energy Tech Co., Ltd, also referred to as Magic Energy, and its native companion Greencore Vitality Options (PTY) Ltd to construct and import the first-of-its sort built-in ultra-fast programs for its 120 renewable charging stations at present being rolled out throughout South Africa,” Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai writes.

The “Hydrogen economic system” has taken extra hits this previous week, which surprises me so little that I’d as nicely be sleeping. Michael Barnard discusses hydrogen refueling stations closing in a number of nations in addition to the struggles that “hydrogen for vitality” followers are going through. He then ends this trio of tales with an epic piece on “the life story of a dedicated hydrogen-for-energy employee.”

In the meantime, GM is re-introducing plugin hybrid powertrains. Steve Hanley tries to elucidate why and what’s happening.

Tesla’s “Dojo” had beforehand been massively overrated by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on a couple of events, however it appears the undertaking is much from its focused targets and will not find yourself being something greater than a large cash dump. Or it may very well be transformational. We’ll see, however that’s not simply me speaking — that’s basically what Elon Musk stated on the latest Tesla shareholder convention name.

Moreover, there are indicators Tesla is going through an more and more tightening shopper demand crunch. The corporate retains including avenues for pushing for extra gross sales, and has introduced again provides it stated it wouldn’t present once more. Tesla additionally simply shot down rumors of a refreshed Tesla Mannequin Y coming this yr — one thing that was most likely placing a little bit of a crimp on Mannequin Y demand.

Increasing its geographic breadth, Tesla is coming into the Chilean market. It’s not simply huge information that Tesla is coming into this market, but additionally that Tesla is providing extremely aggressive pricing in Chile. This may very well be a sport changer for the market and stimulate many different competitively priced EVs out there — in actual fact, it appears to already be driving down prices of the restricted EV choices in the marketplace. And this type of affect was the core intention or mission of Tesla at first.

Ethiopia, in the meantime, just isn’t ready round for anybody else to avoid wasting the day, because the nation is outwardly banning the imports of cars made with a fuel-chugging powertrain.

Again to South America, Juan Diego Celemín Mojica explores the highest EV markets in Latin America. In the event you missed the report, see in case you can guess the three EV leaders down south. And benefit from the charts!

Now you can get inexperienced group perks with e-bike subscriptions (a few of you). “Corporations may help their staff clear up their commutes by providing e-bike and e-scooter subscriptions as an organization profit, and Ridepanda is right here to make that course of as straightforward as attainable. Ridepanda acts as a one-stop-shop for workers to select the micromobility choice that most closely fits them, after which provides a month-to-month subscription service for the e-bike or scooter, which the worker’s firm can both immediately subsidize by means of Ridepanda, or can provide the worker a reimbursement for the subscription,” Derek Markham writes.

Transformers was among the best exhibits on tv once I was a bit child, and whereas the next automobiles could not compete in measurement or usefulness, there’s something to be stated for automobiles that may remodel themselves. The cool new automotive transformers I’m speaking about are the Surge S32 and the CT-2 microcar.

Reminding us why cleantech is so vital, Steve Hanley has a chunk on the terrifying actuality of worldwide weirding and a few of the modifications anticipated to return within the subsequent 50+ years. Honest warning: studying the article could trigger anxiousness, melancholy, and worry. Simply keep in mind all the nice cleantech tales above when that hits.

Final, however definitely not least, CleanTechnica turned 16 years outdated final week! It blows my thoughts. Thanks for serving to us do what we do.