There are quite a number of exciting developments from Stellantis. One of them is that Stellantis N.V. and Leapmotor announced that Stellantis plans to invest €1.5 billion to acquire approximately 20% of Leapmotor, making Stellantis a significant shareholder. The deal also outlin … | Continue reading
The drive towards electrifying Australia’s trucking industry has led to changes in federal regulations and trials in various states, including accommodating and testing wider and heavier electric class 8 vehicles. I reached out to Scania and Volvo in Australia to find out how the … | Continue reading
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! We were planning to add the stories from day 3 of the New Mobility Congress earlier, but my attention was totally absorbed with the parliamentary elections in Poland. To be perfectly clear, n … | Continue reading
The rapid adoption of zero-emission electric vehicles will move the nation close to an 80% or more drop in transportation greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from the 2019 level according to researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) … | Continue reading
It’s just about 2 months since Tesla introduced the design-refreshed Model 3 Highland in select regions outside of North America. It looks like Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai is in full swing with the production of the new Model 3. In the last week or so, massive shipments of th … | Continue reading
Just before setting up camp at the Japan Mobility Show, Gogoro’s top Jedi Horace Luke led the launch of the Gogoro CrossOver Smartscooter, declaring it the world’s first two-wheel SUV. “The Gogoro CrossOver embodies everything our brand has come to stand for. Highlighted by new f … | Continue reading
October saw plugin EVs take 60.6% share in Sweden, up fractionally from 59.4% year on year. EV volumes were up by some 14%, barely ahead of overall market growth. Overall auto volume was 25,016 units, up by 12% year on year. The Volkswagen ID.4 was the bestselling EV in October. … | Continue reading
VinFast is toying with the idea of selling its diminutive VF 3 electric city car in America. Its dealers approve of doing so. | Continue reading
This new electric train will hit the rails in Australia, complete with a regenerative braking braking system that recharges its own battery on-the-go. | Continue reading
It wasn’t that long ago that a California energy storage news article would cover an installation such as one in San Jose with a 4 MW/28 MWh capacity. This project was completed in 2015, just 8 years ago, and yet the state of California has vaulted its total energy storage capaci … | Continue reading
China's coal demand growth is almost over. Its coal burning remains very high, but it's not accelerating as the narrative suggests, and it will be declining sooner than expected. | Continue reading
StarCharge is an established clean tech hardware supplier in global markets, building and selling products in the EV charging, energy storage, and inverter markets. They have a full line of EV chargers ranging from 40-80 amp AC home chargers and a host of DC fast charging offerin … | Continue reading
The Chevy Equinox EV 1LT will cost a little more than planned, but the extra money brings more range, wireless charging, and Google. | Continue reading
Verizon launched the Climate Resilience Prize in 2021 to support companies using advanced technology to create solutions that address climate-related impacts to vulnerable communities. Now, in its second year, the four winning companies, selected by Verizon, have demonstrated pro … | Continue reading
Cariad, the software division of Volkswagen Group, is still thrashing about in its efforts to make a platform that functions correctly. | Continue reading
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Electric ride-hailing service Revel is pushing our move into zero-emissions solutions as quickly as possible. On the people moving front, Revel has purchased 700 Teslas and converted them to … | Continue reading
What's new in the world of plant-based foods as we celebrate World Vegan Day and look to ways to improve our diets? | Continue reading
Passive radiative cooling to sub-ambient temperatures inside naturally ventilated buildings by A sustainable alternative to air conditioning | Continue reading
It’s the batteries, stupid. We could repeat that rephrased wisdom again and again until everybody understands how critical they are to not only our rEVolution but to the energy transition in general. The thing is that in my many EV conversations, mostly with skeptics and semi-ent … | Continue reading
Portable power stations and solar panels can be an excellent way to provide electricity when you’re off-grid, whether that’s during a power outage or just for having fun out beyond the power lines, and we’re always on the lookout for the best deals on brands and models that we’ve … | Continue reading
The idea of swapping power in little boxes is not new to the Japanese. It is the stuff that makes their anime robot Kuromukuro alive, how spirits are trapped and harnessed, and how food is delivered to the table. Americans are familiar with the bento box — that Japanese lacquered … | Continue reading
I’m almost at a loss for words. Since I wrote my comprehensive 100,000 km (62,137 miles) piece on all the practical details on owning a Tesla Model 3 last year, my premonition of the global transition to electric mobility getting trivial and making me forget all about it is manif … | Continue reading
Solaris, a Polish e-mobility leader in public transport, continues to make waves in the world of sustainable transportation with its latest orders from Sweden’s Nobina Stockholm and Italy’s AMTS Catania earlier this October. The new orders push Solaris, adding to its September or … | Continue reading
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project will power 900,000 homes, support thousands of jobs, and add 2,600 megawatts of clean energy to the | Continue reading
During October, Stellantis had several big stories that we haven’t quite had a chance to get to. The company has chosen a site for the next battery factory, worked to purchase a range extending EV company, and most importantly, there are now plans for revamping the commercial veh … | Continue reading
After the successful running of the 11th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS) two weekends ago, the electric vehicle community in the country said in various social media posts that the country is on track towards an “electrified” future. “We are gaining momentum,” a member … | Continue reading
Hyundai’s time in the automotive industry has been a real comeback story. When the company first entered the market in the U.S. and many other places, things weren’t great. Quality lagged behind North American and European automakers, and lagged even further behind Japanese autom … | Continue reading
BLUETTI was an early mover into the portable power station market and has quickly taken up a dominant position in both sales numbers and a wide range of innovative products. Building on its experience in the portable power station market, BLUETTI is launching its very own grid-ti … | Continue reading
This week in Japan, 24M is taking the wraps of its transformative electrode-to-pack battery technology for vehicles and energy storage. | Continue reading
When it comes to EV charging, everyone wants someone else to do it. That’s the challenge I’ve seen as I’ve pushed for more EV charging in rural New Mexico. Businesses want a charging company to pay for the station. Charging companies would rather build stations along busy interst … | Continue reading
Isuzu just a launched its flat floor Erga EV bus at the Japan Mobility Show. It was declared a first for the brand. But little is known, at least in this part of the world, that Isuzu has been experimenting with battery-powered buses since 2018 in Turkey. In 1984, Isuzu Motors Co … | Continue reading
Two neighbors have purchased electric cars recently. Now they are enjoying driving on electrons instead of molecules. | Continue reading
Offshore wind offers advantages of greater capacity than solar energy, more stability than onshore wind power, and more importantly, decreases the need for fossil fuels and associated emissions of pollution and carbon dioxide. Countries such as China, United Kingdom, Germany, Net … | Continue reading
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast and global investment fund manager Yorkville Advisors have entered into a standby equity subscription agreement of up to $1 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, VinFast has the option, but not the obligation, to require Yorkville to … | Continue reading
Manufacturers have announced investments of over $500 million in more than 40 American-made electric vehicle charger plants. | Continue reading
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In a previous article, I covered the story of Joe Kliewer, a man on a mission to set an automotive record. While most people aim for speed in a Cannonball attempt, Joe is instead aiming to be … | Continue reading
We’re two years into the Volvo VNR Electric leading the way in zero emissions trucking, with the company on track to put 300,000 such trucks into operation in the coming years. It’s safe to say, then, that electric semi trucks aren’t coming soon. They’re already here, and the sco … | Continue reading
Today’s energy grid needs more flexibility to balance supply and demand as traditional “peaking” generators retire, as electrification expands, and as extreme weather events multiply. While virtual power plants have been providing value to the grid for years, their potential valu … | Continue reading
Concentrating solar power systems are getting an energy efficiency makeover and a new job: producing solar fuels. | Continue reading
If you’re interested in either weaning your home off of natural gas, or in upgrading your electric coil stovetop, an induction stove is the way to go. Induction stoves are more energy-efficient, safer, healthier to operate, have much more precise temperature control, heat up fast … | Continue reading
On reddit recently (yes, I know reddit is full of these guys), I saw a very disconcerting post about EVs. Someone new to EVs showed up and felt hopelessly lost. “For the love of god! Could you guys please provide the meaning of all the acronyms you use so that plain people like m … | Continue reading
Honda Motor Corp. presented its vision for the future of mobility at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, showcasing a wide range of products and technologies, including electric vehicles, self-driving cars, aircraft, and robots. “The mobility products and services that embody Honda’s d … | Continue reading
It seems like just yesterday that Toyota pulled its old “self-charging hybrid” scam. As anyone who finished high school and paid attention knows, there are laws of physics. Human laws can be broken and if the authorities don’t notice, you can probably get away with it (especially … | Continue reading
The most significant attempt yet by the US government to regulate rapidly evolving technology came directly from the White House today. The executive order streamlines and recognizes the federal government’s use of artificial intelligence (AI), while simultaneously asking for tig … | Continue reading
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The latest model of e-bike from Lectric eBikes, the XPeak, is just about ready to launch, and right now, those who pre-order one (or more!) of them will not only get a lower price, but will a … | Continue reading
Areas could support wind projects with potential to power three million homes As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced it has finalized four n … | Continue reading
When people think of a solar-powered car, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a solar racecar, the kind built in a garage by university students. While they look cool in some ways, they are only barely cars. With no creature comforts, no room for more than one driver, … | Continue reading
A high tech supercritical carbon dioxide power plant is taking shape behind the walls of a modest building in Texas, with the potential to lower the cost of concentrating solar power systems. | Continue reading