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
I’m not going to lie — I got totally sucked into the Olympics this year. It’s been a super fun couple of weeks of everything from ancient sports thousands of years old to new sports just a few decades old. The competitions are fascinating, as are the things humans can ... [contin … | Continue reading
Vermont is a leader in beautiful scenery, progressive politics, and now, respectful online discourse, thanks to Front Porch Forum. The post Is It Possible To Have A Friendly Social Media Platform? It Is If You Live In Vermont appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
In this article, I’m analyzing at a high level what is happening to the auto industry across propulsion types. I’ll break it down by region and also discuss individual companies. For the purposes of this article, I assume that level 5 self-driving and driverless taxis don’t come … | Continue reading
China this week adjusted its emissions policies to prioritize more renewable energy and a more robust electrical grid. The post China Amends Its Climate Policy Playbook appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
If you’re not familiar with the UAE, it loves superlatives. More than anyone. The most. With the greatest enthusiasm. With the highest aims. It almost seems like everything new has to the tallest, biggest, fastest, or some other superlative. With that in mind, Dubai is aiming to … | Continue reading
The Seine is an iconic river. With a length of 481 miles, it runs from Burgundy through Paris out to the sea in Normandy. For all its fame, the Seine has a much darker side — it has been a dumping ground for all kinds of waste. Its biggest source ... [continued] The post How Pari … | Continue reading
Why would a retired Rolls-Royce executive buy an electric Lexus? My curiosity made that the most pressing question I had for George at our recent coffee morning interview. Rolls-Royce is owned by BMW. Why not an electric Beemer? The BMW electric offerings were too big when he was … | Continue reading
Powering very large ships with batteries may seem difficult and expensive. But don’t jump to conclusions too quickly. Battery prices have come down a ton in recent years, energy density has improved greatly, and a bit of creativity using swappable batteries makes it all the easie … | Continue reading
The number and size of cruise ships globally have doubled since the start of the millennium, T&E’s new ‘Cruisezilla’ report reveals Today’s biggest cruise ship is 5× bigger than the Titanic 2× rise in number of cruise ships since 2000 Today’s biggest cruise ships are twice as big … | Continue reading
Xpeng has seen its sales grow nicely in the past several years, and a good part of that comes from rolling out new, attractive models of different types regularly. You’ve got the P7 sedan, the shorter and more affordable P5 sedan, the G9 SUV, the G6 and G3 crossover, and ... [con … | Continue reading
Spin control and chiral structures are front and center in the next generation of lower-costing, higher-performing perovskite solar cells. The post The “Spin” Around Perovskite Solar Cells Has Only Just Begun appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A man playing a cello in a public park near Citibank in New York faces 7 years in prison. This is the state of American justice today. The post Climate Activist Arrested For Playing His Cello Outside Citibank Faces 7 Years In Prison appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The Investing in America Agenda Supports Innovative, Clean Energy Technologies to Strengthen Responsible Domestic Supply Chains and Reduce Our Nation’s Reliance on Foreign Sources In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) tod … | Continue reading
Reunion, a leading clean energy finance company, today announced that it has collaborated with Summit Ridge Energy, the leading commercial solar company in the United States, to sell approximately $40 million of transferable tax credits from a portfolio of community solar project … | Continue reading
Battery storage technology is improving all the time. LFP batteries are becoming common and sodium-ion batteries may be next. The post Battery Storage News — LFP From Microvast, Sodium-Ion From Sineng appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Lilium is one of the leaders in the electric aircraft industry, or more specifically the early electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) market. It seems to have one of the more appealing and practical aircraft designs, and it is breaking through barriers (or I should say, fl … | Continue reading
Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the … | Continue reading
The social media platform X seems to be in real trouble. Since billionaire Elon Musk acquired the site for $44 billion in 2022, it appears that X revenue streams have plummeted. The bottom line has gotten so bad that Musk has sued a global advertising alliance and several major c … | Continue reading
Several years ago, India’s prime minister said that India was aiming to be the first all-EV nation. That seemed a little bonkers at the time, since India was way behind other countries in vehicle electrification, but it was a positive sign. But then, not much happened. India is c … | Continue reading
Solar opponents will have to figure out a new line of attack when perovskite solar cells suddenly plaster the world. The post Sheer Chaos As Paint-On Perovskite Solar Cells Take Over appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Gas Leaks Cost U.S. Fire Departments Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Each Year Every three minutes, a fire department responds to a suspected gas leak in the U.S. Now, new research suggests these emergencies place a significant burden on first responders and taxpayers. The new peer … | Continue reading
Less than two weeks remain to win a brand-new Rivian electric truck or SUV, a luxury Tesla, or the stunning Ioniq 5 as part of a novel raffle for a good cause. The drawing is August 22, and — with time running out — the raffle is actually undersold, with ... [continued] The post … | Continue reading
… While Reducing Climate Change and Air Pollution The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, extended and expanded tax credits that help households invest in residential clean energy such as solar panels, as well as home energy efficiency. New data from the Internal Revenue Service sho … | Continue reading
Sales of "new energy vehicles in China, which includes plug-in hybrids, jumped in July thanks to new incentives. The post More Than Half Of All New Cars Sold In China In July Had A Plug appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
In addition to our electric vehicle news roundup, here’s a new roundup on clean energy and energy storage stories. From solar roofs to EV battery reuse for stationary storage in Spain to community solar and virtual power plants — there’s a lot to share. Read on for all the fun! . … | Continue reading
In solar cells and light-emitting diodes, maintaining the excited state kinetics of molecules against annihilation is a race against time. These systems need to strike a careful balance between different processes that lead to loss of energy and those that lead to the desired out … | Continue reading
Archer plans to launch the network in Los Angeles to replace one-to-two-hour drives with 10-20 minute electric flights Archer’s planned network includes take-off and landing locations at Los Angeles International Airport, University of Southern California, Orange County, Santa Mo … | Continue reading
As the federal government pours billions into hydrogen production to lower greenhouse gas emissions, critics worry water shortages in the Southwest could worsen. Armed with bright green shovels, executives from the Australian mining giant Fortescue broke ground in May on a green … | Continue reading
The first all electric car from Dodge is rolling off the assembly line now and should be in showrooms shortly. The post Dodge Charger Daytona Starts At $59,595 With Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust System appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Microsoft and Pivot Energy have joined forces to pump up to 500 megawatts into the rapidly expanding community solar market. The post Community Solar Is Coming For Your Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $43 million in funding for projects that will advance research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) in several areas critical to the future of advanced batteries. The funding will drive innovations in low-cost elect … | Continue reading
What you need to know: California saw an increase in zero-emission vehicles sold last quarter as 1 in 4 new car buyers continue to choose alternatives to gasoline-powered cars and trucks. SACRAMENTO — In the second quarter of 2024, Californians purchased 118,181 zero-emission veh … | Continue reading
Thanks to the DNA of a new pure EV brand called AEHRA, Italy has gained international attention. Speaking of EV DNA, the company reflects on the freedom they had when they left internal combustion engines behind, saying that “Liberated from the need to accommodate a bulky interna … | Continue reading