The Bureau of Land Management’s updated Western Solar Plan will guide solar energy siting and development across 11 western states for the next decade. A foundation for smart siting of solar power on federal public lands Today’s publication of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM … | Continue reading
Updated planning effort will guide additional solar energy development on public lands WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands, designed to expand efficient and environmentally responsible … | Continue reading
Yesterday, my morning news feed led with an article from Reuters declaring that “Toyota global output skids in June.” Reuters went on to say that Toyota’s production was down for the fifth month in a row. Reuters blames a “certification scandal” in Japan, and falling sales in Chi … | Continue reading
A wave energy harvester in the shape of an underwater saucer is among the innovative new designs heading for commercial development. The post The Long Wait For “Flying Saucer” Wave Energy Is Almost Over appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
During his term as president of the United States, Donald Trump used the services of Leonard Leo, the head of the Federalist Society, to appoint three extreme right wing judges to the US Supreme Court. That strategy led directly to the decision that overturned Roe vs Wade. It als … | Continue reading
Oil companies are benefiting from public subsidies for carbon capture and blue hydrogen technologies that don't work. The post Who Is Paying To Subsidize Oil Companies? You Are. appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Tesla says it will present a prototype if a robotaxi in October, but some experts warn it could be years away from production. The post Analyst & Professor Claim Tesla FSD Isn’t Ready For Prime Time & Won’t Be Any Time Soon appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 887,000 sales (in a 1.73-million-unit overall market). That’s up 33% year over year (YoY), and the second best month ever, while the overall market is down 3% YoY. And expect August to be a record m … | Continue reading
While it’s true that the majority of electric vehicle (EV) charging is done at a combination of homes, shopping sites, and other Level 2 charging stations, many employees also depend on being able to add electrons while they’re at their place of employment. As reported here at Cl … | Continue reading
Some 220,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in July, which means it is another month in the red year over year (-6% YoY). That’s contrasted with the overall market experience (+2% YoY). Taking a more focused examination of the market, BEVs behaved slightly better (-6% … | Continue reading
Green hydrogen will decarbonize heavy duty trucks in the US, as demonstrated by a first-of-its-kind fuel cell electric garbage truck trial in the US and Canada. The post Green Hydrogen To Chase Diesel From Waste Hauling Business appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Researchers discover one weird trick at the end of the EV battery manufacturing process that saves time and money while extending battery life by an average of 50%. The post EV Battery Makers Have Been Doing It Wrong This Whole Time appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
About a decade ago, looking around Zimbabwe and a lot of other African countries, I used to see a lot of barriers holding back large-scale adoption of rooftop solar for most homes and small businesses. The key barriers were: High upfront costs of hybrid solar plants, as the cost … | Continue reading
BYD is adding autonomous driving technology to some of its latest offerings as it purses the self driving dream. The post BYD Is Leading The EV Revolution, & Now Autonomous Driving Too? appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Everyone wants a better future, not only for ourselves, but for our children and grandchildren. Society is supposed to continue getting better with each passing generation, and we hope that this trend continues far into the future. If anything, we want this to happen faster! In t … | Continue reading
Gandhi supposedly said (but most likely didn’t): “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” I’ve been seeing a similar trend happen with electric RVing. First, they said it was impossible. An electric RV would NEVER happen! The cost of bat … | Continue reading
Right now, just about everyone who cares about EVs (and not just Teslas), solar, and climate change is focused on beating Trump. It makes sense, because it’s clear what would happen if he gets back into office. I was talking about Project 2025 before it was cool the way it ... [c … | Continue reading
Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor, seems bent on destroying everything he touches in our delightful state. Think how DeSantis’ dangerous push for a six week abortion ban has hurt women. How he’s alienated LGBTQ+ individuals and their families. How he twists the stories about immig … | Continue reading
BYD is adding autonomous driving technology to some of its latest offerings as it purses the self driving dream. The post BYD Is Leading The EV Revolution, & Now Autonomous Driving Too? appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
About a decade ago, looking around Zimbabwe and a lot of other African countries, I used to see a lot of barriers holding back large-scale adoption of rooftop solar for most homes and small businesses. The key barriers were: High upfront costs of hybrid solar plants, as the cost … | Continue reading
Solar arrays and agriculture are strategically combined in the emerging science of agrivoltaics, focusing on farmer income, sustainable land use, and energy independence. The post A Four-In-One Agrivoltaics Solution For Central Europe Farm Crisis appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Sometimes, it can feel like the Infrastructure Bill funding is going slower than molasses when it comes to getting EV charging stations installed and running. Some states were a LOT more efficient than others in applying for and getting the funds out to contractors than others. B … | Continue reading
In recent months, we’ve seen the automotive industry pivot away from a focus on battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Now, the EV movement faces a unique set of challenges that could come after the rise of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). If people get hooked on PHEVs, we co … | Continue reading
As I lamented recently, my 2019 Tesla Model 3 SR+ doesn’t yet have version 12.5 of Full Self Driving (FSD). Tesla is now rolling out new versions of FSD to cars with the latest FSD hardware first. Though, luckily, David Havasi just recently bought a brand new Tesla Model 3 ... [c … | Continue reading
Recently, we had a company reach out to us hoping that we’d share some fuel efficiency tips and a link to their website. Honestly, the tips are really good (here’s a link to their website, they earned it), but this is a website that generally focuses on EVs instead of ... [contin … | Continue reading
To most, flicking on the lights every morning is not a matter of life or death. It’s just part of the morning routine, coming somewhere after stopping the alarm and before starting the coffee maker. But, as Hurricane Beryl demonstrated earlier this summer, access to electricity c … | Continue reading
We reported last year on Xpeng and Volkswagen teaming up, and earlier this year we reported on Volkswagen getting an important tech boost from Xpeng, but news of the partnership has mostly been pretty quiet. However, some reporting out of China this week got my ears perked up a b … | Continue reading
The Caribbean Island of St. Lucia is known for its beautiful beaches, lush rainforests, and colorful coral reefs. But for some of the almost 200,000 people that live on the island, another incredible resource is affecting their daily lives — the nearly 15,000 solar panels that ar … | Continue reading
China’s rapid adoption of new energy vehicles is helping to accelerate the global energy transition Every summer is a reminder of the urgency of climate change. Last July, the global average temperature rose to a record high. This summer, floods, hurricanes, and extreme high temp … | Continue reading
Using a polymer to make a strong yet springy thin film, scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are speeding the arrival of next-generation solid-state batteries. This effort advances the development of electric vehicle power enabled by flexible … | Continue reading
A new competitive assessment by global technology intelligence firm ABI Research has found that BYD is the leading Electric Vehicle (EV) Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), just beating Tesla for the top spot. The assessment provides an in-depth and unbiased examination of the … | Continue reading
Continuing the trend of Chinese EV companies entering new markets around the world, Xpeng just entered Thailand and Malaysia. Xpeng is now selling the G6, an “ultra smart coupe SUV” (which I’d just call a crossover), in these Southeast Asia countries. Clearly, this is a model Xpe … | Continue reading
NIO has been running this battery swapping experiment for several years, and it’s been an interesting ongoing exploration of how much people prefer pack swapping to fast charging, how attached people are (or are not) to their EV’s batteries, and what makes the most financial sens … | Continue reading
With so much misinformation on the campaign trail this season, especially regarding electric vehicles, fact-checking is illuminating. The post Fact-Checking Claims About EV Manufacturing, EVs, & Chargers appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Hyundai said this week it will bring more plug-in hybrid and extender range EVs to its lineup to offset a slowdown in EV sales. The post Hyundai Plans To Add More PHEV & EREV Models appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
From thirsty agricultural crops to whitewater rafters contemplating a low river, a lack of water is the most obvious in the summertime. Its impact is particularly clear when many people rely on the same source of water. What happens in the Colorado River’s East River Watershed af … | Continue reading
What’s this? A giant gingerbread Tesla? A Supercharger you can eat? In a marketing master stroke, Tesla launched its newest charging station in Queensland, Australia, on August 2nd. It is located in the carpark of the Ginger Factory based on the Sunshine Coast. Unfortunately, Maj … | Continue reading
Sometimes, I like to think about what a prehistoric human would think about modern technology. In a time when walking was the norm, and nobody was even riding horses, there was a hard limit on how far you could go. When deciding where to set up camp, people from those ... [contin … | Continue reading
If you’ve driven a CCS or CHAdeMO vehicle much in the last few years, you’ve probably come across at least one problem. Getting stranded isn’t as common as the Tesla-shareholding naysayers claim, but it still sucks to come across dead stalls, finicky cables, and stations that mak … | Continue reading
Lease areas have potential to power one million homes In the latest step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum across America for a clean energy future, the Department of the Interior today announced it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale off … | Continue reading
InductEV, Inc., the leader in high-power wireless charging solutions, and EO Charging (EO), a global pioneer in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for depot-based fleets, have entered into a partnership to potentially integrate InductEV’s inductive wireless charging technol … | Continue reading
We are pleased to announce the release of the latest edition of Berkeley Lab’s Tracking the Sun annual report, describing trends for distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States, including the growing contingent of distributed solar-plus-storage systems. The r … | Continue reading
Meeting our climate goals and decarbonizing the power sector will create millions of clean energy jobs. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) expects the solar industry will need to grow from more than 330,000 employees now to between 500,000 and 1,500,000 workers by 2035 to achiev … | Continue reading
From now through September 4th, GoSun is offering its Grid bundle, which includes a solar microgrid and a variety of off-grid appliances for cooking, cleaning, chilling, purifying, charging, and more, at a phenomenal $1600 discount. For just $1999, you can outfit your next campin … | Continue reading
Funding from Investing in America Agenda Will Improve Energy Efficiency and Support Grants for Fleet Electrification, Solar Installations on Municipal Buildings, and Efficiency Upgrades for Low-Income Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inv … | Continue reading
At Full Deployment, Eligible Arizona Homeowners Can Receive up to $14,000 Through the Home Energy Rebate Programs to Save Energy and Save Money on Energy-Efficient Home Upgrades PHOENIX, ARIZONA — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of En … | Continue reading
Forever chemicals are found in the drinking water supplies for 200 million Americas. The chemical industry wants to keep it that way. The post Harris & Walz Expected To Take A Tougher Stance On “Forever Chemicals” appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Ariel Motor Company in the UK is developing an innovative battery-electric off-road vehicle called the E-Nomad. The post Ariel Unveils The All-Electric E-Nomad Sports Car appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading