December 17th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan
From a disappointing Acura MDX and Honda’s very slow move to electric vehicles, to a token $33 million in US Department of Energy funding for “green hydrogen,” to a rundown of recent solid-state battery news (and hype), below is a list of our 20 most popular stories last week.
CleanTechnica Exclusives/Originals
Before that list, though, I’ll bring some extra attention to some stories that were CleanTechnica exclusives or original analyses.
You can still donate to help @OURrescue reach the $10k goal—we raised $8197 but let’s try for $10K
We need 400 ppl to donate $5. Who’s with me?@TeslaAtlanta @Milesthrutime @elizableu @AustinTeslaClub @TeslaOwnersEBay @teslaownerssv @elonmusk https://t.co/NpPuc81IJm
— Johnna Crider (@JohnnaCrider1) December 13, 2020
WOW. 340 Tesla’s in 10 seconds.
Credit: Georgia Drone Pilots pic.twitter.com/rpJT0Uh1SF
— Tesla Owners Atlanta (@TeslaAtlanta) December 13, 2020
Absolutely amazing! #teslarecord @TeslaAtlanta @Tesla @teslabros @seanmathis @JohnnaCrider1 @elizableu @timechols @allienkelly @thetoriemathis @nickwhoward @elonmusk @OURrescue pic.twitter.com/MEZ4DFzuu3
— Miles Through Time Automotive Museum (@Milesthrutime) December 12, 2020
Many thanks to the @timechols and the GA State Troopers for being a huge part of the Tesla Parade and escorting us pic.twitter.com/xnwlATjTdU
— Johnna Crider (@JohnnaCrider1) December 12, 2020
For starters, while some other news outlets covered the Tesla parade organized in Atlanta to raise money to stop child trafficking while also setting a new world record, Johnna Crider actually made the trip over the for CleanTechnica and had some great coverage. See: “Tesla Parade of 340 Cars Raises $8,197 to Rescue Trafficked Children.”
We published two parts of a three-part series on what’s holding back micromobility in US cities and what both micromobility companies and cities can do to improve the story.
We also published a superb, thorough article on 9 top electric vehicles coming in 2021, thanks to a guest author from Forth.
Another guest article, from a Siemens VP, was an in-depth review of the Porsche Taycan that concluded it is the best electric performance car on the market.
With the Nissan LEAF hitting 10 years and 500,000+ sales, I took a look at some of the ways the LEAF has evolved in that time as well as Nissan’s overall changes in the US market in the past year.
And this original analyses on small retail investors versus Wall Street analysts on the topic of Tesla [TSLA] was a fascinating read: Tesla [TSLA] Retail Investors Have An Advantage: Here’s Why (Part 1).
CleanTechnica Top 20
With those exclusives/originals out of the way, on to the list you really want to see — the top 20 articles on CleanTechnica last week!
- Honda Fumbles The Ball With The 2022 Acura MDX
- Department of Energy Puts $33 Million More into Green Hydrogen
- Solid State Batteries — They’re Everywhere! They’re Everywhere!
- My 2018 Nissan LEAF Is Falling Apart At 66,000 Miles
- US Offshore Wind Turbine Switcheroo Outsmarts The Smarty Pants
- 200 Years Later, Silver-Zinc Energy Storage Is Having Its Moment
- Mobile Solar Generator Trailers Being Auctioned Off Today
- Top 9 Electric Vehicles Coming to USA in 2021
- Bosch Steps Back From Nikola Investment
- Aptera Reveals Solar Calculator
- Tesla Cybertruck-Inspired Micro Tiny Home for Homeless: Q&A With Alekz Londos (Part 4)
- We Learned A LOT About The Aptera Today
- Concern About Tesla Autopilot Is Sort Of Like Concern About Seatbelts
- 10 Electric Vehicles That Could Cross 100,000 Annual Sales In Europe
- Tesla Cybertruck–Inspired Micro Tiny Home For Homeless — It’s All About First Principles! (Part 3)
- 41.5 Gigawatt Hybrid Wind & Solar Power Park Planned In India
- Energica Developing Electric Jet Engines For Megayachts
- Meet The New Toyota Mirai: Same As The Old Mirai, Only Different
- Tesla Model Y May Account For ~70% Of US Tesla Sales
- The Biggest Constraint On E-Scooter & E-Bike Growth?
See other CleanTechnica Top 20 articles for more 2020 highlights.
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Zachary Shahan is tryin’ to help society help itself one word at a time. He spends most of his time here on CleanTechnica as its director, chief editor, and CEO. Zach is recognized globally as an electric vehicle, solar energy, and energy storage expert. He has presented about cleantech at conferences in India, the UAE, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Canada, and Curaçao.
Zach has long-term investments in NIO [NIO], Tesla [TSLA], and Xpeng [XPEV]. But he does not offer (explicitly or implicitly) investment advice of any sort.