When I saw the latest new energy vehicle (NEV) insurance registrations in China, my first reaction was just wonderment at how much BYD dominates the market. But then I was like, “well, this is nothing new — BYD’s been dominating this market for a while.” So, I moved on from ... [ … | Continue reading
The solar industry has been driving down costs incrementally but consistently over the past decade. This has led to solar power becoming the most cost-competitive option for new power plants, which has led to solar power becoming the #1 source of new power capacity around the wor … | Continue reading
Hurricanes can massively disrupt energy infrastructure, and can leave people without power for hours or days. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced today a vast array of energy infrastructure that has been knocked offline by Hurricane Francine. But one thing … | Continue reading
I thought a month ago that we had received the final figures for EU-imposed tariffs on electric vehicles made in China. Yes, those figures still needed to be approved by the European Union member states, but after a lengthy process and the tariffs being adjusted (mostly downward) … | Continue reading
EVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates. In addition to their myriad health and direct economic benefits compared to polluting gasoline vehicles, electric vehicl … | Continue reading
I saw an interesting headline this week regarding an industry I don’t closely follow, the oil industry. Yes, we write daily about cutting oil use by driving electric vehicles. However, I don’t follow what’s happening in the oil industry or trends in the price of oil. But “Oil pri … | Continue reading
In an Australian first, Patrick Terminals has deployed nine battery-electric terminal trucks (BEV-TTs) at the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia. This is described as the initial phase of their electrification project. It appears that there is more to come! Patrick was supporte … | Continue reading
General Motors this week announced a new agreement with Hyundai, a possible battery factory deal with CATL, and new EV chargers with EVgo. The post General Motors Seeks Partnerships To Move Its Electric Car Plans Forward appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
For years, Tesla sales grew at a clip of about 50% per year, on average. That was supposed to continue through the 2020s. However, we started noticing signs of Tesla consumer demand challenges about a year ago. Tesla started offering more and more incentives and price cuts in ord … | Continue reading
Always growing, Evoy, an innovating leader in high-output electric propulsion systems, has just announced a collaboration with Axopar, the world-renowned Finnish adventure boat manufacturer, to establish the AX/E sub-brand of fully electric adventure boats. The AX/E series made i … | Continue reading
Last week, I wrote generally about the idea that BYD’s strong upward trend, Toyota’s seeming lack of a serious EV plan (including continued daydreams about hydrogen), and Volkswagen’s struggles in China could lead to BYD becoming the #1 top selling automaker in the world. I didn’ … | Continue reading
Earlier this week, we covered a funny press release and resulting conversation our mailroom staff had with the Extinction Rebellion, a group that claims to care about climate change but only really pushes people away from climate action via extreme tactics targeting what they som … | Continue reading
Virtual power plants can help us use electricity more wisely and reduce the need for expensive new generating resources. The post Virtual Power Plants May Hold The Key To An All-Electric Future appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Battery electric vehicles only achieved a 5.9% penetration of the new vehicle market in Australia in August. This is 5,892 out of 100,786 total light vehicles sold. It was 6,743 in July. Perhaps it’s time to admit that there is a slowdown and a pivot to PHEVs. Strangely, the more … | Continue reading
A few months ago, I shared how impressed I was with some of the charging stations at Pilot and Flying J truck stops. Not every station from the partnership between GM, Flying J, and EVgo has pull-through spaces, but nearly all of them have reliable Delta hardware, canopies to kee … | Continue reading
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California awarded over $32 million in federal funds for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects along the state’s busiest transportation corridors, expanding the largest EV charging network in the country and continuing the state’s commitment to building a … | Continue reading
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, a new financing model can make solar easier to access for low-income households and nonprofits. Here’s how a church in Compton put it to work. Running in two straight lines across the roof and already providing power to the building below, t … | Continue reading
Solar power is constantly breaking new records. More solar power is being installed than energy other electricity source in the United States and several other markets, and the world as a whole. We thought solar power was seeing tremendous growth for several years, but last year … | Continue reading
Getting more zero-emission trucks on the road is an important transportation shift that is needed to reduce air pollution, protect public health and curb climate-harming emissions. But transforming the entire trucking industry is a challenging feat that will require the establish … | Continue reading
Politics is such a nasty game. While the two major US Presidential candidates had many topics about which to debate on Tuesday night, the climate crisis was the one most pressing on many of our minds. Unfortunately, it did not receive the attention it deserved. When the single qu … | Continue reading
Texas oil tycoon H.L. Hunt was one of the richest men in America. According to some online sources, he was allegedly a white supremacist or supported white supremacy. H.L. Hunt is one of the Texas oil billionaires mentioned here. “On a scale not always appreciated, the Texas oil … | Continue reading
At the beginning of the year, I highlighted a few epicenters of hydrogen folly, cities or states that decided at some point in the past that hydrogen was the molecule they were going to double down on. Today, news arose of the inevitable failure of one of the signature hydrogen . … | Continue reading
Some headline writers continue to write off 100% battery-electric vehicles as a passing fad, overwhelmed by a flood of hybrids and the insatiable thirst for liquid fuel. That’s just plain silly, of course. Global EV sales continue to rise. The question is how fast. Faster-chargin … | Continue reading
The updated Energy Policy Simulators are already helping states access federal funding from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program For tutorial videos on how to use the EPS, scroll to the end of the article. RMI and Energy Innovation’s free Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) c … | Continue reading
Two new models of portable power stations from EcoFlow have just been launched, and both of them can be had at a big discount right now. For a starter battery, you can begin with the RIVER 3, or you can go bigger (and modular) with the DELTA 3 Plus. If ... [continued] The post Tw … | Continue reading
Last month, Polydrops quietly launched the P21, an ultra-efficient all-electric travel trailer reimagined as a fully functional dwelling designed for extended off-grid stays. The 4-person P21 is light enough that any car can pull it. Polydrops Founder Kyung-Hyun Lew is an archite … | Continue reading
Well, this is something new. One of my first thoughts was, well, that’s dirty. Kia is apparently offering extra discounts to Tesla drivers who ditch their Tesla and buy a Kia EV. Kia is offering a $1,000 discount if you buy an EV6 and a $1,500 discount if you buy ... [continued] … | Continue reading
Germany may not have liked being pulled into Donald Trump’s closing arguments at the debate last night, or maybe it did, but in either case, the country has responded. In particular, the German Foreign Office took to X to correct the record. As I wrote earlier today, in his closi … | Continue reading
The new UK government has announced it will not oppose legal appeals that seek to halt oil and gas exploration in the North Sea. The post Starmer Government Is Leading UK Away From Its Oil Addiction appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
More likely than not, you are aware there was a debate last night for the two candidates who could be elected the next president of the United States. I’m going to bring this short article around to cleantech and climate matters in a moment, but I think one has to ... [continued] … | Continue reading
Reading through Scott’s long exchange with an Extinction Rebellion activist, and especially seeing the activist repeat clear misinformation regarding wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehicles, I got to thinking about how people end up consuming and believing such misinfo … | Continue reading
Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) will engage communities in energy planning, natural disaster preparedness, and analysis of renewable technologies, including solar, wind, battery storage, and heat pumps. Leer en español Today, the U.S. Department of Energ … | Continue reading
The economic impact of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) topped $1.9 billion nationwide in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder’s (CU Boulder’s) Leeds School of Business. Every state in the nat … | Continue reading
Funding for the Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Supports the Next Generation of America’s Scientific Workforce The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 91 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $138 million in … | Continue reading
Texas loves polluters and has created special courts to protect them from ever having to take responsibility for their actions. The post Greg Abbott Creates A Texas Court System To Protect Polluters appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Although there are some who object to plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), preferring to go the full BEV route, I believe that PHEVs still have a place in the electric vehicle ecosystem. This is ably demonstrated by Garry’s experience with the first BYD Sea Lion 06 sold in Qu … | Continue reading
If you own or lease a Ford electric vehicle, you can now get paid to support the electricity grid in Southern California, and you don’t even need vehicle-to-grid technology. This is specifically in the Southern California Edison utility district, and it is initially only an optio … | Continue reading
While the purported slowdown in demand for EVs seems to find automakers halting or slowing their original electrification plans, EVs have actually reached 20% of global auto sales. That number is expected to increase exponentially, and so will EV jobs numbers. In fact, by 2035, E … | Continue reading
We’ve all seen the headlines, the antics, and the absurd protests that purport to raise awareness of the climate crisis by a group known as the Extinction Rebellion. They glue themselves to art. They disrupt billiards and tennis tournaments. I had sort of just thought of them as … | Continue reading
Solar installations in the US are booming and manufacturing is ramping up, but too many cheap solar panels from China may short circuit the boom. The post The Manufacturing Of Solar Panels In The US Is Soaring Thanks To IRA Policies appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
This summer I embarked on a cross country tour of America to see the quiet revolution taking place in decarbonized water heating. I had the opportunity to visit factories that produce heat pump water heaters, installers that are training their staff to capture the oncoming tidal … | Continue reading
The highly esteemed Steve Hanley wrote an interesting article this morning about the Volkswagen “earthquake” that is hitting Germany at the moment. I recommend reading that piece before this one. There’s a lot in there about the broader global EV market, the EV situation in Germa … | Continue reading
I was just scanning Google News, as I do, and I came across an odd, eye-catching story on Jalopnik that I had to open. I had no idea what that was going to lead to. The article was covering a story from reddit that became a real-world story, and it ... [continued] The post Severa … | Continue reading
As global workforces face an escalating crisis of stress and anxiety, the need for revolutionary approaches to employee wellness is more urgent than ever. With mental health issues projected to be the leading cause of disability by 2030 according to the World Health Organization, … | Continue reading
Volkswagen is facing a crisis as car sales in Europe shrink, leading to less revenue than expected at a time when new investments are needed. The post A Volkswagen “Earthquake” Hits Germany While Funding Cuts For New Battery Research Loom appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
When I first saw news that Volvo was pushing back its plan to transition 100% to full electric vehicles (BEVs), I thought something along the lines of, “Ugh, another automaker is using some lame excuses to water down and delay its EV plans.” And maybe that is what it is. ... [con … | Continue reading
In streamlining operations, Northvolt will initially focus on large-scale cell manufacturing whilst reducing costs and exploring future strategic partnerships for the purpose of securing its position in the global battery landscape. Northvolt is today announcing its initial steps … | Continue reading
Traffic congestion is estimated to have wasted 0.8 billion gallons of gasoline in the US in 1982, but it has grown and grown since then. That number peaked in 2019 at 3.6 billion gallons of wasted fuel. A rare positive of the pandemic is the downturn of car culture. Fuel ... [con … | Continue reading