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1 week ago | 
evdriven.com | Michelle Lewis
In 2024, the US produced more than three times as much solar, wind, and geothermal power as it did in 2015. That’s according to a new interactive dashboard just released by Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. The tool, called The State of Renewable Energy 2025, tracks the growth of clean energy and EVs in all 50 states — and it shows that progress has happened everywhere.
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1 week ago | 
evdriven.com | Michelle Lewis
SolarEdge just dropped a new 22kW charger at Intersolar Europe 2025, and it’s aiming to make electric fleet charging a whole lot cleaner and cheaper. The smart energy tech company’s solar-powered EV charger plugs into its commercial solar and battery storage system. The Level 2 SolarEdge ONE EV Charger is part of an integrated system controlled by SolarEdge’s energy management software, which came out of its acquisition of Wevo Energy last year.
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2 weeks ago | 
evdriven.com | Michelle Lewis
Vietnamese solar panel maker Boviet Solar just opened the doors to its first US factory — a huge new PV module plant in Greenville, North Carolina. The company dropped $294 million into the state-of-the-art facility, which will pump out Boviet’s Gamma Series monofacial and Vega Series bifacial solar panels.
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1 month ago | 
electrek.co | Michelle Lewis
Global EV sales surged to 1.7 million units in March, marking an impressive 40% leap from February, according to new data from Rho Motion.
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1 month ago | 
evdriven.com | Michelle Lewis
Electrify America and Audi of America are expanding their EV charging partnership to cover the new 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron. The all-new 2025 Q6 e-tron is Audi‘s latest addition to the e-tron model line-up, which currently includes the Q4 e-tron and e-tron GT. The Audi Q6 e-tron is expected to arrive this summer and will include one year of free Electrify America charging with Plug&Charge capabilities.
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2 months ago | 
evdriven.com | Michelle Lewis
In the US in 2024, wind and solar accounted for 17% of total electricity generation, surpassing coal, which fell to a record low of 15%, according to a new report from global energy think tank Ember. Since US coal power peaked in 2007, wind and solar have overtaken coal in 24 states, with Illinois the latest to join the ranks in 2024, following Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and Maryland in 2023, the report finds.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
evdriven.com | Michelle Lewis
The US solar manufacturing industry just hit a historic milestone: Domestic solar module production capacity has surpassed 50 gigawatts (GW). If all these factories ran at full capacity, they could produce enough modules to meet the country’s entire solar demand. This achievement signals a shift in the US solar industry, which has historically depended on imports for key components.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
evdriven.com | Michelle Lewis
Renewable developer Vesper Energy has installed the last of more than 1.36 million solar panels covering six square miles at Hornet Solar in Swisher County, Texas. Once it’s online, Hornet Solar will generate 600 megawatts (MW) of clean energy – enough to power 160,000 homes annually.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
evdriven.com | Michelle Lewis
The United Arab Emirates is building the world’s largest solar and battery storage project that will dispatch clean energy 24/7. Emirati Renewable energy company Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) are developing the trailblazing solar and battery storage project. Once it’s online, will become the largest combined solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) in the world.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
evdriven.com | Michelle Lewis
Solar generated 11% of EU electricity in 2024, overtaking coal which fell below 10% for the first time, according to the European Electricity Review published today by think tank Ember. EU gas generation declined for the fifth year in a row, and total fossil generation fell to a historic low. “Fossil fuels are losing their grip on EU energy,” said Dr Chris Rosslowe, senior analyst and lead author of the report.
