If you’ve been looking for an affordable home battery backup system, an off-grid power solution for a cabin or RV, or a portable power station for your business, now’s the time to buy, because the BLUETTI AC500+B300S bundle is on sale for almost half off right now. The BLUETTI AC … | Continue reading
Clean air in the United States comes from strong air and water quality policies enforced by the US government. The progress we’ve seen on renewables and electric vehicles has relied on US government support of various kinds. Having one of the best education systems in the world r … | Continue reading
The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law on August 16, 2022, and in the two years since then, it has been a prime mover for progress in clean tech industries in the US, such as the manufacturing of electric vehicles and their components as well as wind and solar ... [conti … | Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) released a request for information (RFI) to solicit feedback from stakeholders on the Energy Efficiency Scaling for Two Decades (EES2) Initiative and the draft EES2 Research a … | Continue reading
Before Professor Bent Flyvbjerg’s book with Dan Gardner, How Big Things Get Done, was topping 2023 bestseller lists and on the Kindle and Audible apps of policymakers, investors, and developers globally, I had the chance to sit down with him. Originally, this episode was publishe … | Continue reading
Elon Musk and Tesla get a lot of criticism, and deservedly so, for making big promises that take years longer than expected to come to fruition — if they ever do at all. Roadster 2.0 anyone? FSD that really is full self-driving? But Volkswagen is proving other companies can be .. … | Continue reading
Following the feedback of many of our readers, this time I have created something different, a markets roundup article! The article highlights the main EV markets and brings to the limelight a few others that are usually under the radar. Please note that some markets include esti … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The climate legislation and pollution standards adopted during the Biden administration have put the U.S. power sector on track to make unprecedented progress in cutting carbon dioxide emissions. The power sector is now on track for a 65 percent cut by 2030 in … | Continue reading
The climate and infrastructure legislation and pollution standards adopted during the Biden administration have put the U.S. power sector on track to make unprecedented progress in cutting carbon dioxide emissions. According to NRDC’s new analysis, these federal policies will, if … | Continue reading
When I saw the new $5,000 option for a 3-year bundle of Full Self Driving (FSD), Free Supercharging, and Premium Connectivity for Tesla Model S and Model X buyers, my first thought was just that Tesla was swapping around the bonuses again in order to stimulate more demand. But it … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night, President Biden issued a proclamation to raise the Section 201 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imported solar cells from 5 gigawatts (GW) annually to 12.5 GW. The TRQ increase to 12.5 GW is retroactive for cells imported on or after August 1, 2024. Foll … | Continue reading
A Proclamation To Further Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells (Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled Into Other Products) 1. On January 23, 2018, pursuant to section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974, as am … | Continue reading
Ford and TXU Energy announced this week they have teamed up to create a first-of-its-kind retail energy offering for Ford electric SUV and truck customers in Texas. The TXU Free EV Miles program offers Ford EV drivers the opportunity to charge their vehicle at home entirely for f … | Continue reading
The General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Green Proving Ground program, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Building Technologies Office (BTO), announced a new request for information (RFI) on August 1, 2024, focused on enabling energy efficiency and … | Continue reading
We are pleased to announce the release of Berkeley Lab’s 2024 edition of U.S. State Renewables Portfolio & Clean Electricity Standards. The report provides an overview and status update on U.S. state renewables portfolio standards (RPS) and has been expanded to also cover 100% cl … | Continue reading
Even as one Summer Olympics ends, the planning for the next one is already in the works, and the LA 2028 Summer Games could also be host to an ambitious goal — a “no-car Games.” According to LA Mayor Karen Bass, one solution to the “notorious” gridlocked traffic in Los ... [conti … | Continue reading
Mayors pledge to electrify 50% of city fleets by 2030 and increase EV infrastructure by 500% by 2035 EV transition will save taxpayer dollars, improve public health, increase access to charging, and create clean energy jobs, while sending strong market signals to manufacturers Wa … | Continue reading
Wright Electric, a US startup that has been making strides in electric aviation, including its development of ultra-lightweight batteries, motors, and generators, has announced another vote of confidence, financially speaking, in the form of a new contract with the US Air Force f … | Continue reading
The Passive House Network is adapting its marketing program to focus on how comfortable its buildings are in high heat zones. The post Rethinking The Passive House Message appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Roadtrips in the US have become much less stressful this summer because there are many more reliable EV chargers available along major highways and in suburban areas. While it still requires planning and strategic charging, an EV on a vacation getaway is no longer a major problem … | Continue reading
BYD is constantly in the news now, thanks to its fast rise in EV sales, almost continual rollout of new models, and expansion into more and more countries around the world. It became the world leader in plugin vehicle sales a long time back, but it’s also on the verge ... [contin … | Continue reading
NIO continues to grow. At the turn of the month, I focused on covering Xpeng because it had a flurry of news come in, and also boasted 5 months in a row of EV sales growth — both month over month and year over year! However, I didn’t get back ... [continued] The post NIO Sales Po … | Continue reading
One way to predict where the future is headed is to look at what human society is investing in. 100 years ago, we were investing a ton into fossil fuel development, and we then burnt up a lot of fossil fuels. Even 15 years ago, human society was investing more ... [continued] The … | Continue reading
Electricity generation from wind established a new record in the United States in April, and wind generation exceeded coal-fired generation in both March and April, data from our July 2024 Monthly Energy Review show. U.S. wind generation exceeded coal-fired generation for the fir … | Continue reading
Since President Biden took office, investments in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing in the United States have skyrocketed to $312 billion, more than any other country. Total investment commitments by EV and EV battery manufacturers, by region. The United States is the to … | Continue reading
New York School Bus Incentive Program Makes Clean Buses and Charging Infrastructure More Affordable for Public Schools Helps Improve Air Quality and Reduce Transportation Pollution in Local Communities and Across the State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that an additional … | Continue reading
Cleantech progress continues on. You might even say it’s … progressing. From giant electric boats to electric flight, one industry after another is at some stage of electrification. There’s also good news regarding renewable energy growth, autonomous vehicles, EV sales, and the I … | Continue reading
About 8% of new cars sold in Australia in July were plug-in electric vehicles (battery electric and plug-in hybrid). That’s down from the H1 average of approximately 10%. At least it isn’t Groundhog Day. The spectacular launch of Xpeng into the Australian market is expected to sh … | Continue reading
A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan has developed a loop heat pipe (LHP) that can transport up to 10 kW of heat without the need for electricity. This heat transport capability is the largest in the world. The group’s LHP aims to contribute to energy savings and … | Continue reading
Dominion Energy remains on target to install between 70–100 monopile foundations by end of October Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind remains on budget and on schedule to complete construction in late 2026 More than 800 Virginia-based workers — nearly 670 in the Hampton Roads region … | Continue reading
Within a year, China will own enough solar manufacturing plants in the United States to serve about half of the nation’s solar panel production capacity. Non-Chinese U.S. production companies have objected to China’s overwhelming market capture, arguing they receive both China’s … | Continue reading
How much does it cost to charge electric cars versus refueling conventional cars? CNET has done the math for you. The post Does The Electricity For Electric Cars Cost Less Than Gasoline For Conventional Cars? Dig Into The Details appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The Biden-Harris administration signed into law the largest US investment in climate action ever with its Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA is taking hold to reduce climate pollution across multiple sectors of the economy with climate resilience, mitigation, and net zero goa … | Continue reading
A driver can easily get more miles from an hour of level 2 charging while their light-duty EV is parked and plugged into a charger than the average person drives in a day. Most EV charging is Level 2, which provides about 25 miles of range per hour of charging. ... [continued] Th … | Continue reading
I just saw a featured headline on Google yesterday: “Is EV Charging Cheaper Than Gasoline? Here’s What the Math and Experts Say.” Right away, I thought, “ugh….” I conducted cost of ownership analyses and comparisons between gas cars and electric cars for years, and anyone who has … | Continue reading
States and localities want to raise their chances of attracting clean energy investment. Industry leaders want to find the places best suited for scaling their technologies. The Clean Growth Tool helps with both. The federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has triggered an explosio … | Continue reading
The MG4 has taken the European market by storm. In June, it won the bronze medal, only trailing the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3. (Incidentally, it was also the 2023 CleanTechnica Car of the Year in Europe.) MG is a Chinese company (formerly British), but it’s not doing ... [c … | Continue reading
Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) could once again become an economically attractive and high-efficient PV technology for regions with high direct solar irradiance. To leverage its advantages, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Soltec have partnered to develop a … | Continue reading
The new edition of the study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE on the electricity generation costs of various power plants shows that photovoltaic systems, even in combination with battery storage, now produce electricity much more cheaply than coal or gas … | Continue reading
Mercedes has been given permission by Chinese authorities to begin testing is autonomous cars on the streets of Beijing. The post Mercedes To Begin Level 4 Autonomous Driving Tests In China appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
While some auto industry folks, some oil-soaked investors, and some tech-adoption laggards would love to believe the EV revolution is over and EV market share will stop growing, the fact is: the future is electric. EV sales continue to grow in most places (Germany’s policy chaos … | Continue reading
Waymo, Cruise, Tesla, Baidu, Zoox — there are a handful of companies that get quite a big bulk of the attention when it comes to self-driving vehicle development. However, there’s another company that has been progressing nicely and often goes under the radar (no pun intended). T … | Continue reading
It’s very nice that the Biden-Harris administration has decided that the US federal government will phase out purchases of single-use plastics. After all, the feds purchase more consumer goods than any other buyers in the world, and plastics seem to be in most consumer goods toda … | Continue reading
This morning, a senior representative at the International Energy Agency posted something on LinkedIn that triggered my statistics radar. I’ve been tracking the ascent of Chinese wind manufacturers up the leaderboard for years, so the assertion that China wasn’t on the podium was … | Continue reading
It’s funny — this article idea came to mind just before I saw Steve Hanley’s latest piece. That article was focused on a survey of US auto dealerships showing that they are not particularly eager or excited to sell EVs. I wasn’t specifically thinking about auto dealerships, but s … | Continue reading
Selling electric cars is hard enough but many dealers make that process harder by not training their sales staff. The post It’s Hard To Sell Electric Cars If You Don’t Understand What They Are appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A recent story at Jalopnik tells us the story of a Subaru driver who got in trouble for going on the wrong trail. Why? Because the National Park Service only allows four-wheel-drive vehicles on some roads, and the Subaru model in question was all-wheel-drive. This may sound like … | Continue reading
This new solar module factory in Houston is yet another demonstration that renewable energy stakeholders in Texas are determined to bring more clean power to the rest of the US, one way or another. The post Texas Blows A Sugary Sweet Renewable Energy Kiss To The USA appeared firs … | Continue reading