Argonne National Laboratory estimated fuel cost savings potential for replacing a gasoline vehicle with the same size electric vehicle on a ZIP code level. Their estimates showed that the states in the Northwest region, led by Idaho and Washington State, had some of the highest p … | Continue reading
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 816,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit overall market). That’s up 33% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the numbers, BEVs were up 22% while PHEVs did even better, jumping 55% in May. Breaking do … | Continue reading
As the automotive industry electrifies its vehicles, it is likely to affect both labor demand and the nature of employment in the automotive and parts sectors. Union pressures further complicate this changing automotive worker landscape. For many scholars, the involvement of unio … | Continue reading
Rooftop solar installations on commercial and industrial buildings in Germany has surged thanks to significant policy support. The post German Industry Embraces Rooftop Solar appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The US truck maker PACCAR is among the firms pursuing the electric truck field, with support from a new LFP battery factory. The post “Project Poppy” Brings Diesel-Killing Electric Truck Battery Factory To Mississippi appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
As you read this, climate change is wreaking havoc on island nations in the Caribbean in the form of Hurricane Beryl. The post Many Small Countries At Risk Of Devastation & Death From Climate Change appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The June auto market saw plugin EVs at 24.1% share in France, down from 26.9% year on year. Volume of both BEVs and PHEVs was down YoY, declining more than the overall market drop. Overall auto volume was 181,711 units, down 4.8% YoY, and far below 2016–2019 seasonal norms (~235, … | Continue reading
Amogy and MSB jointly explore potential opportunities to collaborate with their respective technologies and commercial applications across the ammonia-powered shipping and shipbuilding value chain. Tokyo, Japan — Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-pow … | Continue reading
A new map tool from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows you where and when critical pieces of coastal infrastructure such as public housing buildings, schools and power plants are at risk of repeated, disruptive flooding due to climate change-driven sea level rise. The map to … | Continue reading
More and more investment managers in Europe are removing fossil fuel companies from their portfolios as climate risks become more evident. The post More European Fund Managers Prune Their Fossil Fuel Holdings appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Peel Lab has developed a pineapple leather that mimics the durability, waterproofness, and aesthetic look of leather, but without the downsides of a cow having to give up its skin to make your new shoes. We ran into them at the Japanese external trade organization pavilion at CES … | Continue reading
Tesla shares have been holding mostly steady for the past few months, but that may be about to change in the next few weeks. The post Tesla Stock Will Definitely Go Up Or Down In The Next Few Weeks — Maybe appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Expanding Škoda’s portfolio: the all-new Elroq is the car manufacturer’s first all electric model in the key compact SUV category Taking the exterior design even further: the Elroq is the first Škoda model to adopt the new Modern Solid design language Compact but spacious: comfor … | Continue reading
Outcomes from the Rutgers Research Program will be used to inform the establishment of the Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program that will be administered by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) MILPITAS, California — SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: … | Continue reading
A New Resource is Equipping Hydropower Organizations With Tools That Can Facilitate Seamless Succession Planning and Promote Robust Knowledge Sharing Practices The good news: Hydropower’s reliability means it plays—and will continue to play—an important role in the electrical gri … | Continue reading
Partnership With Regional Air Quality Agencies Will Create 207 Chargers at Eight Sites The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will provide $25 million for an ambitious partnership with regional air quality agencies to jump-start charging infrastructure for electric heavy-duty dr … | Continue reading
Nyobolt’s ultra-fast charging batteries that eliminate slow and inconvenient recharge stops, move from the lab to the track Just 12 months after revealing the concept, a driveable Nyobolt EV prototype, engineered together with CALLUM, will advance testing of the technology in the … | Continue reading
It’s encouraging to learn that established brands, like McDonald’s, are investing in electric trucks and solar power. This week’s headlines also include Wendy’s 130 solar-enabled restaurants, new electric vehicles in the UK, a huge distributed solar initiative in New York, and mu … | Continue reading
Activity is stirring in the algae biofuel market, despite some hiccups along the way and the exit of big investors. The post Algae Biofuel Fans Get Another Do-Over appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
George, a delivery executive, lives in a modest home on the outskirts of Nairobi. He unplugs the wire that charges his shiny new electric bike, presses a tiny switch bringing the quiet motor to life, and rides off to deliver happiness in the form of food. George is part of ... [c … | Continue reading
In part 2 of the transformation to a new electric life for the VW T1 camper van Daisy, Kit Lacey of eDub services went through the subtle details on the dashboard, the kitchen in the back, and the relationship between total vehicle weight and possible maximum battery weight. When … | Continue reading
Four years ago, as the United States election cycle once again brought the presidency into contest in addition to the Senate and the House, CleanTechnica published a Presidential Climate Policy Report Card. It’s time again to contrast administrations. At the time, Trump’s and Pen … | Continue reading
The offshore wind industry is flexing its muscles again, between new lease areas up for grabs in the US and another expansion of world's largest offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The post So Much Winning: Big Offshore Wind News From US, Europe appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
After a brief period when hydrogen for energy and transportation plays managed to mostly limp along without failing entirely, apparently it’s time for another spate of bankruptcies and closures. A few days ago, it was Hyzon’s time to admit failure. Having gone public via a revers … | Continue reading
We first discovered Mercury Marine’s Avator electric motors at CES in Las Vegas this year, and we were fortunate enough to be invited out to Charleston, South Carolina, to test them out in person. The new motors in the Avator lineup are on the smaller side of typical marine motor … | Continue reading
With SharkFest 2024 comes a reminder that wave energy and other renewables will benefit shark habitats by pushing fossil energy out. The post SharkFest Is A Great Opportunity To Talk About Wave Energy, Too appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Fossil fuel companies should be prosecuted for criminal acts, according to a paper prepared by Public Citizen released this week. The post High Crimes: The Case For Charging Fossil Fuel Companies With Criminal Acts appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The Maserati GranCabrio is currently the only production electric convertible available, and what a car it is! The post Maserati First To Put Battery Electric Convertible Into Production appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A recent blog post from Electric Era, a charging company installing battery storage charging stations in the western US, shared some interesting news from California. The state’s Energy Commission announced that instead of using stall uptime or station uptime, or measuring how of … | Continue reading
A few months ago, Sami Khan, a Simon Fraser University Professor and MIT engineering PhD, reached out to me. He’d read something I’d published on ocean geoengineering and wanted to know if I was interested in talking with his PhD, master’s degree, and undergraduate students about … | Continue reading
Earlier this month, Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced Dark Sky Month. The goal? To raise awareness of a serious problem that affects people, animals, and plants without many of us even noticing. This month, take the time to learn about the impacts of excessive artificial li … | Continue reading
Energy efficiency is the subject of a recent study by RMI, which finds two-thirds of fossil fuel energy is wasted each year. The post Energy Efficiency: Why Are We Wasting Two-Thirds Of The Energy In Fossil Fuels? appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A 2024 study by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago reveals that high prices and limited charging infrastructure are major barriers to electric vehicle (EV) adoption. These findings parallel GM’ … | Continue reading
Green hydrogen is front and center in the new Extreme H fuel cell electric vehicle racing series, a rebrand of the former Extreme E series. The post Extreme E Rebrands To Extreme H Featuring Green Hydrogen And Fuel Cells appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Manganese nodules from the ocean floor could help feed the supply chain for EV batteries, but does the world need deep-sea mining? The post Massive Trove Of Manganese Discovered In The Sea: Implications For EV Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Imagine you’re on a road trip. On the last charge of the day, already running a little late, you pull up to the charging station. As usual, you get out of your EV, reach for the station’s charging handle, and lift it. But, it comes up too easily. It’s as ... [continued] The post … | Continue reading
On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump “debated” major issues that confront the US. I challenge the term “debate” because it was more of a “debacle” — the standing President couldn’t articulate his own policy issues, and the former president li … | Continue reading
A recent article at Business Record shares the story of Casey’s General Store, a chain of convenience stores spread across seventeen U.S. states, and their recent decision to hold off on installing EV charging for now. “Demand in our [17-state] footprint just isn’t there quite ye … | Continue reading
I’ve almost entirely stopped using Facebook. I get on there maybe twice a week to see if there are any interesting things from friends and family and then get back off. Why? Because Facebook has become a cesspool of disinformation, political nonsense, and “boomer” posts (I have n … | Continue reading
Reporting on the Tesla Model 3 Long Range gaining eligibility for the $7,500 US tax credit, and then reporting on your “last” chance to get 1.99% APR financing on a Model 3 RWD, I started thinking about how cost competitive the Model 3 has become. But then I remembered that ... [ … | Continue reading
Can Fulmine Strike Twice? When it came time for my wife to get a new car, there were two things that were a must — it had to be compact, and it had to be electric. She doesn’t like driving big cars and doesn’t like using gas. That said, she ... [continued] The post The 2024 Fiat … | Continue reading
The 2024 JD Power Initial Quality survey has some disturbing news about the reliability of for electric cars. The post JD Power Survey Slams Electric Cars. It’s The Tech, Stupid! appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Eurostat has now released electricity data from 2023, and it shows that 44.7% of EU electricity production came from renewable energy sources last year!* Fossil gas (aka “natural gas”) production was down, a lot. Coal production was down even more. Even production from oil and pe … | Continue reading
Consumption of electricity in the U.S. commercial sector has recovered from pandemic levels, with annual U.S. sales of electricity to commercial customers in 2023 totaling 14 billion kilowatthours (BkWh), or 1%, more than in 2019. However, the growth in commercial demand for elec … | Continue reading
Years ago, I would regularly visit my grandfather and grandmother about 60 miles away from home. When I got an EV, my grandfather offered to let me plug it in to help cover the cost of visiting, and I was happy to let him do that. He even worked with ... [continued] The post What … | Continue reading
Recently, I took a trip from New Mexico to North Carolina and then back to New Mexico. On the way out, I visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and on the way back I drove about half of the Blue Ridge Parkway before visiting the Smokies again and staying for ... [continued] … | Continue reading
It’s the end of a quarter, and Tesla is sending out reminders that this is your last chance for a crazy good deal. That deal this quarter is 1.99% APR financing on a Tesla Model 3 — well, to be specific, a Tesla Model 3 RWD (for an AWD Model ... [continued] The post Last Chance t … | Continue reading
Last month, news broke of a massive new electric truck charging station in California. What made this station so impressive is the capability of charging 96 electric trucks simultaneously! As we know, electric trucks can require some serious power to charge, so that means the sta … | Continue reading