Cleantech & EV’s

Golf carts are becoming much more popular these days, even off of the greens, for their use as alternative transportation. But would you be prepared to give up your four-wheeled golf cart for a much smaller (yet still four-wheeled) electric scooter? It’s a bit wacky, but that makes it just right for this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column. I’m a card-carrying…

The United Arab Emirates has launched Al Dhafra solar farm – now the world’s largest single-site solar farm – ahead of COP28. The 2 gigawatt (GW) solar farm is 22 miles (35 km) from Abu Dhabi and features almost 4 million bifacial solar panels. It will power nearly 200,000 homes and eliminate over 2.4 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually. It created 4,500 jobs during the peak of the…

China’s leading EV maker, BYD, revealed its first mid-size urban electric SUV Friday. BYD’s new Sea Lion 07 is poised to narrow the gap with Tesla as the brand takes on a new segment. BYD EV at the 2023 Guangzhou International Auto Show as it continues its dominant expansion. The company teased the new electric SUV’s design last week leading up to the release. Led by ex-Audi and…