The 2024 US presidential election race is still too close to call, but it’s not looking great for Kamala Harris and the Democrats. I just wrote about the $988 billion in commitments from private companies that are associated with bills signed into law by Joe Biden — the American … | Continue reading
A reader pointed me to this webpage and the map there showing where manufacturing and infrastructure investments associated with the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act are taking place or have been committed … | Continue reading
Shared Micromobility Trips in North America Averaged 1.5 Miles and 15 Minutes in 2023 The typical shared micromobility trip in North America in 2023 was 1.5 miles and 15 minutes long. E-bike excursions were the longest on average, covering 2.0 miles and lasting 20.3 minutes. Peda … | Continue reading
Disclaimer: I am not encouraging anyone to steal any vehicle — not even a Red Rocket tricycle. How do you find your Tesla? This is a question we get asked many times as we demonstrate our Tesla Model 3 at EV events and motor shows throughout Queensland, Australia. Frustrated by . … | Continue reading
Elon Musk has announced that he is building the world’s largest supercomputer. The problem is that it will require the same amount of electricity as would power 100,000 homes. Musk’s potential supercomputer power usage has many regional community members in the southwest Memphis … | Continue reading
Our homes can be big time wasters of energy. As utility and heating bills continue to rise, figuring out how to make a home more efficient can pay big dividends. Are drafty windows and doors letting warm or cool air leak out, causing you to raise or lower the thermostat ... [cont … | Continue reading
As I wrote a week ago, unfortunately, following some surprise obstacles getting financial support in Germany, Lilium had to file for insolvency. The electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft startup has been getting hype and praise for years, and even logged hundreds … | Continue reading
Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing & Recycling Grants Program, the Pennsylvania company Mainspring Energy has received $87 million from the US Department of Energy to support domestic manufacturing of “innovative, fuel-flexible, power gene … | Continue reading
In the 1990s, numerous countries both within and outside Europe launched vehicle scrappage schemes with multiple goals. Greece, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Norway, and Italy each implemented programs during this period, aimed at scrapping older cars to promote the p … | Continue reading
There is a surplus of online electric vehicle misinformation and disinformation, enough that EV truths may not be as evident as they could or should be. Electric vehicles have many benefits, as demonstrated below. Many of them have to do with the fact they don’t directly generate … | Continue reading
Transport and Environment recently asked Germany’s highly respected Frauhhofer Institute to investigate the economic benefits of widespread V2G (vehicle to grid) technology in Europe. At the end of October, it issued a report, which found V2G has the potential to save Europeans u … | Continue reading
… And They’re USA’s Only Hope For Competing With China There’s no doubt about it — China is absolutely demolishing the US on the clean technology economy, and the world is a clean technology economy more and more every day and will be for decades to come. China has strong, ... [c … | Continue reading
I recently spoke with Phillip Kobernick, Associate Director of Energy Programs at Peninsula Clean Energy, about a handful of EV matters. In particular, through his work at Peninsula Clean Energy and what they are doing there, we discussed effective EV policies and programs utilit … | Continue reading
Last August, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate released a resource analysis outlining three potential scenarios for future petroleum production on the Norwegian continental shelf. All scenarios indicate a significant reduction in production. According to Menon Economics, as the … | Continue reading
Bangkok electric motorcycle taxis help travelers manage traffic congestion. Yet, previously, the batteries from the EV taxis suffered from high temperatures. The issue is especially noticeable in two- and three-wheeled vehicles, where adding cooling devices is challenging, partic … | Continue reading
Editor’s note: BYD is clearly on a huge roll, after more than a decade of growth and rapid innovation. Its sales are booming fast, and it is establishing itself firmly as the #1 plugin vehicle producer in the world, and probably soon the #1 automaker in the world. Larry Evans ... … | Continue reading
Con Edison and First Student are constructing a microgrid in Brooklyn to manage the charging requirements of electric school buses. The post Con Ed And First Student Bring Solar Microgrid To New York appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A new US energy storage project will adapt the power of pumped storage hydro to subsea locations near offshore wind farms and energy-hungry coastal cities, leveraging 3-D printing and the natural force of water pressure. The post 3-D Printed Concrete Enlisted For Futuristic Subse … | Continue reading
The strike against Tesla in Sweden is important to the union movement in most of Europe, where collective bargaining is the norm. The post Swedish Labor Unions Are Undaunted By Tesla Intrasigence appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Solar researchers have uncovered some tantalizing clues about the impact of agrivoltaic projects on the health and grazing habits of sheep, leading to a connection with improvements in wool quality. The post If Your Sweater Feels Better, Thank An Agrivoltaic Project appeared firs … | Continue reading
With the election coming up tomorrow, I’m seeing a lot of fear out there. Some of it is very much justified. For example, businesses in Washington, DC are boarding up to prepare for the possibility of rioting. Many people on all sides are preparing for a nasty election battle tha … | Continue reading
I recently came across an interesting social media post about a possible use of autonomous vehicles: Are we nearing the end of checked bags and rental cars for domestic travel? Imagine packing your autonomous car and sending it to your destination the night before you fly pic.twi … | Continue reading
October saw plugin EVs take 62.2% share in Sweden, up slightly YoY from 60.6%. BEV volume fell YoY, though PHEV volume increased. Overall auto volume was 25,026 units, flat YoY. The Tesla Model Y was once again the best selling BEV. October’s auto sales saw combined plugin EVs ta … | Continue reading
It’s easy to think that electric aviation is something that’s happening tomorrow. Air taxis, eVTOL craft, rescue pods, aerial ambulances, and such are coming in the near future. Full-on cargo and passenger airliners might happen later when battery technology improves, but, as I’v … | Continue reading
Social media is abuzz with people telling the story of Peanut the Squirrel, and his death at the hands of New York state officials. While the story has predictably become a partisan bickering match, I think there’s a deeper problem with what happened to Peanut that should spark m … | Continue reading
Standing in front of the solid awesomeness of the BYD Shark brought back to memory the surreal comments of a certain presidential candidate. He opined that he would rather be electrocuted than eaten by a shark. In Australia, legacy automakers might not get much choice — they may … | Continue reading
“No Model Y ‘refresh’ is coming out this year,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated earlier this year before adding a caveat. “I should note that Tesla continuously improves its cars, so even a car that is six months newer will be a little better.” This week media channels have started .. … | Continue reading
Women are voting in record numbers, which may be their way of telling the Supreme Court they its Dobbs decision was a colossal mistake. The post The Empowerment Of Women appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Cleantech industries are flying, and the past two weeks show more evidence of that. Check out some of the biggest recent stories in the update below. Note that this is part of CleanTechnica’s weekly newsletter. Sign up for the newsletter here! 1. Waymo is growing, fast. Just a fe … | Continue reading
Plug-in hybrids are all the rage in the world of automobile manufacturing today. Porsche is one company planning to go the PHEV route. The post Porsche Plants A Big Wet Kiss On The Internal Combustion Engine appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Headlines out of Canada are making palms meet faces around the world. In Canada, the faces are often red with embarrassment about other Canadian’s actions. Other faces are red with anger. But it’s all theatrics during the inevitable dissolution of the oil sands. What are the head … | Continue reading
Using some Tesla referral credits that were about to expire, I recently got a Tesla Air Compressor & Tire Repair Kit. I love it! However, it was a small mystery figuring out how to open it. Refilling the air in my Tesla Model 3’s tires is an errand I had ... [continued] The post … | Continue reading
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funding has been rolling out constantly for a large variety of cleantech, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects. It’s hard to keep up with all of the announcements and all of the projects and programs. … | Continue reading
The media is full of stories about the potential outcome of the 2024 election and how it will impact the clean energy industry. Most of us of a particular age never thought we’d see a candidate whose ideology was in sync with fascism. Can efforts to mitigate the climate crisis .. … | Continue reading
MojaEV aims to introduce a total of 500 NETA V electric cars by mid-2025 Although the Kenyan vehicle market is quite small, there are quite a number of exciting developments when it comes to electrification. For example, electric motorcycles are starting to gain significant tract … | Continue reading
The US offshore wind energy industry has survived, and thrived, despite attempts by former President Trump and others to blow it off. The post Wind Energy Wins As Trump Campaign Winds Down On (B)low Note appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A year ago, while assessing various organizations that had reached the terminus of the Odyssey of the Hydrogen Fleet six act tragicomedy, I pointed out the awful, horrible, very bad, no-good decision the Austrian branch of IKEA had made to buy Quantron hydrogen step van delivery … | Continue reading
Solar and farming go well together if properly managed. The Center for Rural Affairs wants to help that to happen. The post Crops, Cows, & Solar — In Iowa! appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
One of the amusing side notes of my recent foray into the challenges that the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) is having was the tone deaf and counterproductive social media responses of their board member from Enbridge, the biggest natural gas f … | Continue reading
BYD announced their 3Q financials this week. To summarize, almost everything is up, quarter on quarter and year on year: sales, revenue (now more than Tesla), net profit, earnings per share, shareholder equity … all up by double digits. Gross margin is also up for Automotive, Ele … | Continue reading
Wind energy is making a comeback in the shipping industry, along with new opportunities to make an impact on the circular economy. The post Wind Energy Meets Recycling In The Cargo Shipping Industry appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
I used to write about Aptera a lot on here, much to the chagrin of some readers and even a couple of fellow writers who are more into business than technology. Why? Because I love the technology. I’ve been into hypermiling and ecomodding for decades, going all the way back ... [c … | Continue reading
October’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 23.5% share in France, down from 26.5% year on year. Classic hybrids (HEVs) were the only powertrain that saw YoY growth, with plugins losing ground, though faring better than combustion-only vehicles. Overall auto volume was 135,532 units, … | Continue reading
In mid-September, I wrote the article “BYD Closer to Becoming #1 Automaker in World Than I Thought.” However, the company seems to just keep speeding up the timeline. In August, BYD had 373,083 vehicle sales (all “new energy vehicles” — either full battery electrics or plugin hyb … | Continue reading
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America initiative, the Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring launched applications on November 1, 2024, enabling communities around the United States to monitor and evaluate variables influencing local heat risk. The Inflation Reducti … | Continue reading
As I have written previously, Majella and I went to China to see what a 53% penetration of new vehicle sales looked like. We were very impressed, to say the least. You can read about it here. Oh, and we managed to fulfill our dream of cruising up the Yangtze ... [continued] The p … | Continue reading
As the electric vehicle (EV) market has grown to millions of sales a year, more and more batteries are getting out there onto the roads and will need to be disposed of in some way eventually. Because the market is so young, not much has been needed in this regard ... [continued] … | Continue reading
Fallacies have been rampant throughout the Trump for President campaign. Standing alongside the guy who perfected the Art of the Steal Deal is Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who has committed more than $70 million to boost Trump in the election. The New York Times … | Continue reading