Over $3 Billion to Support America’s Battery Manufacturing Sector, Create Over 12,000 Jobs, & Enhance National Security

Investing in America Agenda Will Generate $16 Billion in Total Investment to Onshore Critical Materials Like Lithium, Support Good-Paying Union Jobs Across the Battery Sector, and Enhance the Nation’s Economic Competitiveness WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Biden–Harris Adminis … | Continue reading


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Morocco Increases Impact on Global Electric Vehicle Market — $10 Billion in EV Investments

By Eva Fox The post Morocco Increases Impact on Global Electric Vehicle Market — $10 Billion in EV Investments appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


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Demand For Kei Trucks In America Offers Clues To What Customers Want

Interest in kei trucks indicates there is a market for rugged small vehicles that are inexpensive to buy and operate. The post Demand For Kei Trucks In America Offers Clues To What Customers Want appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


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Eonix Awarded Air Force Phase II STTR to Unlock Next-Gen e-VTOL Systems with Scalable Ultra-High-Power Batteries

Leveraging the ATLAS platform, Eonix will accelerate battery materials discovery focused on powering Directed Energy, C-sUAS, and e-VTOL systems Knoxville, TN — Eonix, a pioneer in next-generation battery technology, has been selected by AFWERX for a PHASE II STTR contract with t … | Continue reading


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Utah Wants To Take Over Public Lands, Give The Fossil Fuel Industry A Gift

A recent article at Outside tells us the story of a really beef-headed lawsuit the State of Utah recently filed against the federal government. In the lawsuit, the state claims that the feds (specifically the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM—not to be confused with the other BLM … | Continue reading


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Kia EV9’s Motor Does The Electric Equivalent Of Shifting Gears

A recent article at The Autopian raised an interesting point about the Kia EV9’s electric motor. Unlike most electric motors, it can change its winding configuration on the fly, effectively doing the same thing as shifting gears in an ICE vehicle. But, to explain how amazing this … | Continue reading


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Waymo May Use Hyundai IONIQ 5 Next

We’ve been waiting for Waymo’s Zeekr next-gen robotaxis for a while now. And it’s a beautiful combo. I use images of Zeekr Waymo robotaxis every chance I get. Here’s another pair: The problem is that Zeekr is a Chinese EV company, and Chinese EV companies are facing extreme block … | Continue reading


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A New Era in Transportation — Part 1

I believe we are at the dawn of a new era in transportation due to recent advances in self-driving vehicles from several manufacturers, including Waymo and Tesla. The implications of this technology on the transportation sector, and on our lives, has been predicted to be transfor … | Continue reading


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2023 Was Another Big Year for Newly Installed & Proposed Hybrid Power Plants, Even with PPA Price Increases

Newly released data compilation from Berkeley Lab tracks operational and proposed plants Improving battery technology and the growth of variable renewable generation are driving a surge of interest in “hybrid” power plants that combine, for example, utility-scale wind and/or sola … | Continue reading


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How Consumer Fears About EVs Are Less Prominent Than Ever Before

It makes sense that consumers become much more calm once they have a chance to get up-close-and-personal with a plug-in electric vehicle. Consumer fears about EVs seem to nearly evaporate, in fact, once a driver has owned or leased an electric vehicle. That, among other interesti … | Continue reading


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I Still Think Jim Farley Has Been An EV Leader At Ford — Here’s Why

We published an article the other day portraying Ford CEO Jim Farley as having just woken up after a long multi-year nap, particularly regarding Chinese electric vehicles and the EV transition. Having covered Ford quite closely over the past several years, and having talked to Fo … | Continue reading


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One Simple Trick To Send The Cost Of An EV Battery Rocketing Downwards

The UK firm Zircotec is adapting a high tech ceramic coating to reduce the weight and cost of an EV battery pack, leveraging its experience in Formula One racing and other motorsports. The post One Simple Trick To Send The Cost Of An EV Battery Rocketing Downwards appeared first … | Continue reading


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Climate Disruption Will Be The Precursor To Global Political Disruption

Changes to the Earth's climate are already happening and getting more serious by the minute. We are running out of time to act. The post Climate Disruption Will Be The Precursor To Global Political Disruption appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


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12-Hour Flash Sale: Save $799 On EcoFlow’s GLACIER Portable Fridge/Freezer + Battery

For the next 12 hours, EcoFlow is offering its GLACIER portable refrigerator/freezer plus a 298Wh plug-in battery for just $599, a savings of $799 off its full retail price of $1398. The GLACIER, which was chosen by Popular Mechanics as “the best portable appliance,” is a 38-lite … | Continue reading


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GM Electric Cars Can Now Charge At Tesla Supercharger Locations

GM electric car drivers are now able to charge at many Tesla Supercharger locations in the US and later in Canada. The post GM Electric Cars Can Now Charge At Tesla Supercharger Locations appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


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Electric 3-Wheeler Sales Reach 1% Market Share In Kenya

If you have ever been to Mombasa, Kenya, and other towns in the coastal regions, such as Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, and Diani, you may have noticed that 3-wheelers are an integral part of the transport ecosystem in the coastal region. Currently, Mombasa on its own has close to 15,0 … | Continue reading


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Ford Has A Huge, Honking Renewable Energy Trick Up Its Sleeve

Ford has a plan to hook up EV and hybrid EV drivers in the US with low-cost renewable energy, through a new vehicle-to-grid platform called ChargeScape in partnership with BMW and Honda. The post Ford Has A Huge, Honking Renewable Energy Trick Up Its Sleeve appeared first on Clea … | Continue reading


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Solar & Wind Soar to Record Levels in Electricity Sector, Stronger Integration Measures Needed Now

New IEA report offers first-of-its-kind global stocktake of efforts to integrate variable renewables across 50 power systems, identifying best practices and key challenges. As solar PV and wind grow at an accelerated pace around the world, governments must act to ensure that they … | Continue reading


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It’s Official: GM EVs Now Supported at Tesla Superchargers

After a long, long time waiting and lots of rumors, it’s finally official. GM’s electric vehicles are finally officially supported at Tesla Superchargers, provided you have a CCS adapter. I’ve already half covered this in an article that came out hours before the announcement, bu … | Continue reading


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New Tesla Wireless Charging Patent — May Feature At 10/10 Tesla Robotaxi Event

Tesla filed a wireless EV charging patent earlier this year that was just published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on September 6. This was spotted by SETI Park on X (formerly known as Twitter), and while the general concept is really nothing new, it impli … | Continue reading


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New Tesla Wireless Charging Patent — May Feature At 10/10 Tesla Robotaxi Event

Tesla filed a wireless EV charging patent earlier this year that was just published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on September 6. This was spotted by SETI Park on X (formerly known as Twitter), and while the general concept is really nothing new, it impli … | Continue reading


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Biden Team Sprinting To Disburse Climate Solutions & Infrastructure Funding

It’s no secret — the 2024 US election for president is a super tight one, and the difference between what would happen under a Kamala Harris presidency versus another Donald Trump one is immense. Not enough people realize it, but Biden’s work advancing climate legislation is comp … | Continue reading


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60,000 Projects & Counting — Bipartisan Infrastructure Law from Biden–Harris “Investing in America” Agenda

Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation is celebrating the historic progress of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and its impact on communities across America with a new fact sheet. To date across the Biden–Harris Administration, more than 60,000 projects are m … | Continue reading


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Electric Boat Costs 40-50€ to Cross Baltic Sea, vs 750€ Refueling Gas Boat

An electric hydrofoiling Candela C-8 crossed the Baltic Sea about a week ago. The boat went from Stockholm to the Finnish autonomous region of Åland. As a stunning example of the low operational costs of electric boating and how much money could eventually be saved with a transit … | Continue reading


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Ship Owners Confused About Decarbonization

For three years, the International Chamber of Shipping has been running a survey of ship owners, covering multiple domains, including biggest risks to shipping, changes in shipping patterns with initiatives like friendshoring and most relevantly for this discussion, decarbonizati … | Continue reading


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Smart Freight Centre Launches New Shipper-Carrier Coalition to Pilot Heavy-Duty EV Charging with Terawatt Along the First Ever US Over the Road Electrified Corridor

AIT Worldwide, DB Schenker, Maersk, Microsoft, PepsiCo, and Others Join Forces to Refine EV Charging Operations Along Corridor Between Los Angeles and El Paso and Advance Sustainable Transport Ecosystem Smart Freight Centre, a global non-profit organization focused on climate act … | Continue reading


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Enormous Solar Projects in India, UAE, & Australia

Solar projects are an order of magnitude larger than they were a decade ago. I remember when projects started getting bigger and bigger and we set a minimum level that they had to be 100 MW (megawatts) or larger to cover them. It was time to stop covering projects below ... [cont … | Continue reading


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The Incredible Lightness Of Being Musk

Elon Musk spends most of his time on his social media platform where he promotes right wing influencers and conspiracy theories. The post The Incredible Lightness Of Being Musk appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


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Tesla Now Offering FSD Transfer And $1000 Discount To Push Cars At End Of Quarter

The end of the quarter is approaching, so it’s time for more special offers and deals from Tesla. During the 2024 Tesla annual shareholder meeting earlier this year, a shareholder requested that the company again provide Tesla owners who have FSD the opportunity to transfer FSD t … | Continue reading


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Once You Go Waymo, Do You Go Back?

A Bloomberg article caught my attention this week. I thought it was covering some news about Waymo, but it was actually just clinging to a single word and building part of a story out of that, a story whose headline stood out to me. The headline was “Waymo Sets Its ... [continued … | Continue reading


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Michigan Can Get “Solar For All” Right With These Steps

Michigan, along with many other states, is set to receive significant funding under the federal Inflation Reduction Act’s Solar for All program (more than $156 million for Michigan specifically). With these funds the state can dramatically increase community and household access … | Continue reading


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Chery Omoda E5 — A Satisfying Test Drive Experience

For our Adventure Day yesterday, Majella and I set out to North Lakes (just up the road) to meet with the sales rep and test out the new Omoda E5 from Chery. It’s yet another Chinese SUV with all the bells and whistles. For those who like a little background, ... [continued] The … | Continue reading


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E-Bikes & E-Scooters To Rescue Stranded Voters, For Free

The micromobility firm Lime is offering free rides on its e-bikes and e-scooters to help encourage voters to get to the polls as soon as early voting starts. The post E-Bikes & E-Scooters To Rescue Stranded Voters, For Free appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


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BasiGo Flags Off New Tata Ultra Electric Buses In Nairobi, Strengthens Sustainable Public Transport In Kenya

Africa Electric Mobility Week is on in Nairobi, Kenya, this week from the 17th to the 22nd of September. It is a great time to check on some of the progress in key sectors such as electrification of public transport in Kenya. One of the main modes people use to ... [continued] Th … | Continue reading


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Bus Rapid Transit Stations In Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Are Getting Charging Stations For Various Types Of Electric Vehicles

DARTBRT partners with TRÍ to install electric charging stations in Dar es Salaam Tanzania has one of the most advanced Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems on the African continent. Known as the DART, Dar Rapid Transit Agency began operations in 2016 and has 29 stations around Tanzani … | Continue reading


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BioLite Takes The Financial Sting Out Of Home Backup Power

There’s a big problem with home backup storage: cost. To power your whole house for days at a time, you need to spend tens of thousands of dollars to install huge banks of lithium batteries. Paired with solar power on the roof, you can pretty much be completely off-grid, but ... … | Continue reading


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GM EVs Now Working At Tesla Superchargers!

Word on the street is that GM is about to announce that the Tesla Supercharger network is open to the company’s EVs. The rumored price for the adapter is $225 from some sources and $26 from others, so we’ll have to wait for an official announcement before we pass judgment. ... [c … | Continue reading


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Delivery Vans Are Going Electric! Where & Why

Let’s start this one with some good news: the transition toward clean freight is picking up speed. Over the past few years, we’ve started to see more and more zero-emission commercial trucks, delivery vans, and buses hit the road. The much-needed evolution of our on-road freight … | Continue reading


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A Typical EV Is ~90% Efficient, Compared To 30% For A Gas Vehicle, & More EV, Clean Energy, & Science News

A typical EV is 87% to 91% efficient (after accounting for regenerative braking), compared to approximately 30% for a normal gasoline vehicle, depending on the drive cycle. That is something to consider every time you buy or rent an automobile. For the second time in its 179-year … | Continue reading


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OSCAL’s 6000W Power Station PowerMax 6000 Launched for Home Power Systems

Expandable Capacity from 3.6kWh to 57.6kWh, Up to 6000W Output with 120/240V Dual Voltage, and 24/7 UPS in 5-8ms Switchover Earlier this year, OSCAL, one of the fastest growing energy technology startups, introduced its PowerMax 3600 as the world’s first rugged power station, wit … | Continue reading


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EV & ADAS Trends in Auto Industry, Tesla Cybertruck’s Big Moment — Interview with SEMA President & CEO

I recently interviewed Mike Spagnola, president and CEO of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), for our CleanTech Talk podcast series. It was an atypical and interesting conversation for me, because it wasn’t with someone entrenched in and coming from the EV industr … | Continue reading


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Ford Chairman & CEO Jim Farley Wakes After Decade-long Nap, Shocked By China’s EVs

The job of Chairman and CEO of a global company comes with a few requirements. Being awake should be one of them. Since 2020, Farley has received $82 million for napping it seems. Before that he had executive vice president and leadership roles responsible for global marketing an … | Continue reading


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Infotainment: VW Getting Video Games & Ford Getting Karaoke (At Last)

Several years after Tesla brought video games and “Caraoke” to its in-car infotainment, legacy automakers are introducing their first entries into this arena. No, I’m not saying these are the most critical improvements to cars, trucks, and SUVs today. However, these are fun featu … | Continue reading


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IIHS Study Highlights Risk Of Using Driver Assistance Technology

Driver assistance technologies have great promise, but in practice they allow some people to do things they shouldn't do behind the wheel. The post IIHS Study Highlights Risk Of Using Driver Assistance Technology appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading


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What Is The Biggest Contributor To Methane Emissions: Fossil Fuels Or Cattle?

You might think that fossil fuels score at the very top level of methane emissions levels, but they don’t. It’s cattle and manure, according to a recent report from the Global Carbon Project, which updates its Global Methane Budget every few years. They say that despite an increa … | Continue reading


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Enphase: Latest Example of Inflation Reduction Act Leading to US Manufacturing

Enphase Energy, the world’s #1 microinverter-based solar and battery system supplier, like many others, have responded to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) by bringing more manufacturing to the US. While the legislation’s name is focused on inflation, and it is packed ful … | Continue reading


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Survey Finds 70% Of US Farmers Are Open To Large-Scale Solar On Farmland

If large-scale solar projects can allow for the continued use of their land for agricultural production, 70% of US farmers are open to the idea of solar developments on their farmland, according to the results of a new survey from the Solar and Storage Industries Institute. The s … | Continue reading


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There Are Now More Fully Electric Cars On Norwegian Roads Than Gas Cars

The Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council has reported a milestone — the number of fully electric vehicles on roads has surpassed the number of gas cars for the first time ever! Øyvind Solberg Thorsen, director of the Norwegian Traffic Information Council OFV.no, states: “Th … | Continue reading


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