Fossil fuel financing is increasing in the wake of the latest US election, but the Earth continues to overheat anyway. The post Banks Rush To Embrace Fossil Fuel Financing appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Net zero is an accounting term. It represents a goal that, if reached, would stabilize the Earth’s climate. The equation is simple, even for those of us who are math-challenged: for every ton of carbon emitted into the atmosphere, another one must be removed. The methods to achie … | Continue reading
Tesla says the Semi is entering high-volume production in 2025, nearly eight years after its 2017 unveiling. At the time, Elon Musk promised a revolution in freight: 500 miles of electric range, faster acceleration than a diesel, and a cost-per-mile that would make it a no-braine … | Continue reading
March’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.4% share in France, a drop from 27.9% year-on-year. The YoY baseline was elevated by a pull-forward ahead of incentive cut-offs, so the YoY comparison is temporarily skewed. On a normalized basis, BEVs continue to climb, albeit slowly. PH … | Continue reading
Ford and GM celebrated strong Q1 EV sales results on April 1, while Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent his Q1 energy failing to sell voters on his pick for Wisconsin State Supreme Court. The post US Carmakers Crush It On Q1 EV Sales (Except You-Know-Who) appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
I thought NIO had a good sales month and quarter, but boy, oh, boy — XPENG tore it up! The Chinese smart EV company scored 33,205 deliveries in March 2025, 268% more than in March 2024. But, wait, you said 331% growth. Indeed. Looking at the quarter as a whole, ... [continued] Th … | Continue reading
NIO’s sales continue to grow. The company had 15,039 sales (deliveries) in March 2025. That’s 26.7% more than in March 2024. 10,219 of those deliveries were NIO brand vehicles, while the remaining 4,820 deliveries were ONVO brand vehicles. NIO brand vehicles are “premium smart el … | Continue reading
It is widely repeated that Winston Churchill once said, “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else.” Although it’s not clear if Churchill ever did actually say that, it has become a popular quote and has provided countless laugh … | Continue reading
The European Union (EU) seemed like it could be the world’s EV sales leader for a while. The US had Tesla and had some good (for the time) EV sales rolling a decade ago, but then the EU started getting quite serious about cleaning up transport and looked like it ... [continued] T … | Continue reading
Business travel emissions of 239 global companies fell by 34% since 2019, but disproportionate flying by Merck, Bosch, JPMorgan Chase and other top polluters put overall achievements at risk. Business travel by the world’s biggest companies fell by 34% between 2019 and 2023, the … | Continue reading
T&E President Arie Bleijenberg explains the biggest misconception about mobility People do not simply want to get from A to B. That is the biggest misconception about mobility. People choose their A and B according to their transport options. They cycle to the local supermarket, … | Continue reading
The proposal would lead to European carmakers selling up to 880,000 fewer electric cars between 2025–2027. This is a summary. Download the briefing to find out more. In this paper, T&E has analysed the impact of various flexibilities for compliance with the EU’s 2025 car CO2 targ … | Continue reading
A fight is developing in Texas over access to water in aquifers deep beneath the Earth, pitting private rights against the public good. The post Texas Confronts Its Water Crisis appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
First Hydrogen Corp, a Canadian firm with more ambition than balance sheet, has now turned its sights on Germany — arguably the worst possible place to mix hydrogen hype with small modular nuclear reactors. The company, known mostly for a hydrogen van prototype and a team structu … | Continue reading
Generally, on April Fool’s Day I try to write a clever, tongue-in-cheek article that allows us to laugh at ourselves. This year, however, there is so little that could be made to feel light and easy. Instead, I’m going to remember the media literacy guru, Robert McChesney, who pa … | Continue reading
There are people in the US who wrongly claim that clean, renewable energy should not receive any government support in any form such as tax credits, rebates, etc. They also say the ‘free market’ should determine whether or not clean energy such as solar power, wind power, hydropo … | Continue reading
Let’s face it, folks: elections matter. With Trump back in the White House, all of this electric vehicle stuff ain’t goin’ nowhere anymore. As we all know, EVs kind of suck, and they really aren’t better for the environment. I mean, they’re powered by coal, so they must be terrib … | Continue reading
How would you describe what you’re doing to someone new to the topic? The Carbon Removal Standards Initiative, or CRSI (pronounced like the Game of Thrones character), is a nonprofit that ensures carbon removal gets counted correctly. At our core, we’re all about accountability — … | Continue reading
Well, as has been the trend lately, BYD is telling Tesla and everyone else in the market, “What you can do, I can do better, and cheaper.” With 110,000 R&D engineers, who is surprised? BYD may have delayed entry into the humanoid robot market, but that it’s coming in with ... [co … | Continue reading
Tariffs or not, Texas is rapidly becoming an epicenter of domestic solar manufacturing in the US, with an assist from overseas investors. The post Texas Lawmakers Just Can’t Quit Solar … Manufacturing, That Is appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
InductEV is among the innovators bringing new, high performing wireless EV charging technology to the market. The post InductEV Answers Your Wireless EV Charging Questions appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A lot of us clean energy proponents are so disappointed with Elon Musk lately that we would like to sell our Teslas to make a statement. However, as a retired person, I don’t have the money to do that. My 2019 Tesla Model 3 has nearly 150,000 miles on it ... [continued] The post … | Continue reading
Ontario’s love affair with hydrogen was always going to be an expensive fling. But now it’s turning into a full-blown marriage—despite all the warning signs from older, wiser jurisdictions that have already filed for divorce. The province is doubling the Hydrogen Innovation Fund … | Continue reading
President Donald Trump is all smiles as he prods senior advisers to expand his tariff policy. The White House has labeled the April 2 enactment day of tariffs “Liberation Day.” An anonymous Washington Post source has revealed that administration officials are preparing tariffs on … | Continue reading
If there’s one mysterious country in South America, it’s Paraguay. Its history is out of the realm of reality. The first country to effectively stabilize in South America after Independence, becoming a “Perpetual Dictatorship” from 1816 under the paternalistic, isolationist, and … | Continue reading
With all the attention on four-wheeled electric vehicles, e-bikes might be getting short-changed. They are much more affordable and take up far less space. They also don’t require the installation of EV chargers in the home, which makes them easier to purchase and use immediately … | Continue reading
Mastercard Foundation backs affordable e-mobility financing for women and youth entrepreneurs as Roam and 4G Capital launch an electric motorcycle financing program that saves riders KES 500 daily. Long term vehicle financing programs are as not as widely implemented in a lot of … | Continue reading
Tariffs are a tool.They can be used to build new trade relationships or as a hammer to smash old ones, but not both. The post Tariffs Will Be “Armageddon” For US Auto Industry appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The US firm Lucid Group aims to ramp up EV sales in the US and Saudi Arabia, too, offering up more competition for Tesla in the luxury market. The post Tesla Challenges Lucid For EV Sales In…Saudi Arabia? appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Hyme Energy and Sulzer are developing molten salt technology that can use renewable energy for process heat and electricity generation. The post Hyme Energy Advances Molten Salt Battery Technology appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
There has been a lot of cool electric bus news recently from around the world that you can read here on CleanTechnica. There are some recent exciting developments on the African continent as well. Quite a number of countries on the African continent are supporting the transition … | Continue reading
Sodium batteries are working their way into the commercial energy storage market in the US, offering a more secure, domestic, eco-friendly supply chain along with performance improvements. The post More Sodium Batteries To Challenge Tesla On Energy Storage Business appeared first … | Continue reading
A recent study in China shows that pregnant women in Beijing have a LOT more lithium in their systems than women in other Chinese cities. While it’s natural for everyone to have some lithium in their systems from natural food and water sources, the levels can only be explained by … | Continue reading
Like many other people, my first new bike came from Walmart. I was a kid getting into mountain biking, and it was what my family could afford to pool together to get me for my birthday. I rode it for years, had a lot of fun in the New Mexico ... [continued] The post The Bike Indu … | Continue reading
The Crackdown on E-Bike Rule-Bending Starts in California Recently, California decided to do what it normally does: strictly regulate just about everything. Automotive technology, firearms, the little tags on mattresses — you can count on California to lead the way to exerting ma … | Continue reading
Geely Riddara recently held its 2025 GEELY RIDDARA Global Conference. Distributor representatives from over fifty countries gathered to review the achievements of last year and witness the launch of the 2025 Geely Riddara global strategy. Following the brand’s growth at home in C … | Continue reading
My condo community in Florida has been struggling with our insurance premiums. While our east coast location hasn’t put us in the path of any significant damage nor submitted climate claims since Hurricanes Jeanne and Francis in 2005, we have — like so many places across the US — … | Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, I came across a very interesting article at Electrek that’s worth talking about. In it, Fred Lambert (a man who has become a target for Tesla Stan hatred in recent years), discusses something kind of crazy that happened when the Stans tried to defend a ... … | Continue reading
In another recent article, I shared a video from Aptera about the company’s first road trip from Flagstaff to California. But, as we all know, it takes a fair amount of juice to carry something as big as a car from A to B. It’s a lot less energy than ... [continued] The post From … | Continue reading
Recently, Aptera’s people did something I’ve said they should do for years: take the show on the road! In a YouTube video, the company showed a road trip from Flagstaff, Arizona, back to California in the latest version of the solar-charging two-seater. What makes this video impo … | Continue reading
Uruguay has consistently been the second most advanced country in Latin America as far as electrification goes, and it has at times competed with Costa Rica for #1. Being a very small market (with fewer than 100,000 vehicle sales a year), it is subject to high seasonal variabilit … | Continue reading
Many Australian businesses and government agencies are turning to fleet electrification to minimise their carbon footprint and fuel costs. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is co-funding some of these projects under their “Driving the Nation” program, and recently re … | Continue reading
In 2020, Norway jumped into hydrogen like it was the next North Sea oil rush. The government released a national hydrogen strategy full of ambitions and buzzwords, envisioning a country where blue and green hydrogen would decarbonize ships, factories, maybe even homes. In 2021, t … | Continue reading
Of all the constituent groups in the US, wouldn’t you think that oil and gas executives would be supporting President Donald J. Trump’s policies? Well, an anonymous survey released late this month by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas says otherwise. Oil and gas company executive … | Continue reading
In a move that surprised absolutely no one, the Trump/Wright Department of Energy began swinging the axe at clean energy programs—but here’s the twist: this time, they might accidentally be getting a few things right. Not because they’ve suddenly developed a coherent decarbonizat … | Continue reading
The geothermal series is done, and if you’ve been following along, you’ll know it’s been a mix of cautious optimism, heavy sighs, and the occasional full-body cringe at some of the more outlandish claims. Geothermal is, at long last, getting a bit of attention—but, as always, whe … | Continue reading
US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imported automobiles (again), and one reaction from the UK is to reconsider its policy on electric vehicle subsidies, especially since it is providing so much money to Tesla buyers. “Tesla has benefited from £188m in UK taxpayer subsid … | Continue reading
Solar power in Florida is growing faster than in any other US state except Texas. But will new policies interrupt that trend? The post Florida Surpasses California In New Solar Installations appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading