TL;DR — Public charging is expensive and messy because the business model is wrong. Instead of selling electricity, charging operators should just provide infrastructure — and utilities should bill drivers directly at their home rate. A single API can make this happen and unlock … | Continue reading
Kia says it won't bring the EV5 to the US but will offer it in Canada, while Scout will sell mostly plug-in hybrids. The post Kia EV5 For Canada, Scout Pre-Orders Heavily Favor PHEV Option appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
In Zwickau, Germany, construction is starting on a new Syncraft Climate Positive Powerplant that will turn regional forest waste into renewable energy and green carbon. The project is led by BiokohlenWerk Zwickau and is coordinated by Procarbic Management, part of the Prolignis G … | Continue reading
Kenya’s electric motorcycle ecosystem is now starting to flourish thanks to the hard work and vision of several innovators over the past 8 years which saw a tremendous opportunity to transform one of the key pillars of the county’s transport landscape. The share of electric motor … | Continue reading
Robotaxis may be much better, safer drivers than most humans — maybe — but there’s no doubt that there are still a variety of edge cases where humans would handle a situation better, and there probably always will be. The latest example is a “funny” one (in this case), but ... … | Continue reading
In this episode of CleanTech Talk, CleanTechnica‘s Scott Cooney interviews Taiga Motors CEO and cofounder Sam Bruneau. Sam shares the story behind building the world’s first electric power-sports vehicle company and why electrification on water and off-road matters now more than … | Continue reading
In another CleanTechnica YouTube discussion, Jose Pontes, Larry Evans, Raymond Tribdino, and I got together to discuss how electric vehicles will differentiate themselves as core EV metrics (like range and charging speed) become less varied and less notable. We discuss the highly … | Continue reading
A couple of months ago, just before the $4,000 used EV tax credit ended, I published an article on the cheapest used electric car options I could find — well, with some limitations. It’s now time to compare those to what’s on the market now. I loosened up the limitations ... [c … | Continue reading
A new port facility in Chancay, Peru was funded largely by China, but environmental impacts may be larger than expected, The post New China-Funded Port In Peru May Have Ecological Drawbacks appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
A national security strategy is supposed to describe the world as it is and explain how a country intends to navigate the constraints and opportunities in front of it. It is meant to be a map, not a message, and certainly not a mirror held up to a single political ... [continue … | Continue reading
BMW has seen strong demand for its new iX3. It’s one of the hottest vehicles in Europe already. But it won’t be the newest, hottest EV from BMW soon. Well, it appears that’s the case anyway. View this post on Instagram BMW has put out a teaser about a new ... [continued] The po … | Continue reading
The floating solar movement continues apace in the US, despite this year's sharp U-turn in federal energy policy. The post The Floating Solar Revolution: Death By A Thousand Cuts For Fossil Fuels appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Germany is the biggest auto market in Europe. With some giants of the auto industry based there — Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, Mercedes — one can think it’s just Germans buying German cars, but the market is huge, and there’s a lot of opportunity for other brands as well, especially as … | Continue reading
Those plastic bottles that are so readily available at convenience stores, groceries, conferences, and sports venues are a real problem: they kill marine creatures. A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes that plastic ingestion has be … | Continue reading
Representatives from China, Turkey, the Middle East, and Europe met in Uzbekistan last week to celebrate a new renewable energy initiative. The post Uzbekistan Proves The Folly Of US Fossil Fuel Madness appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
I was recently asked by someone in the maritime industry whether Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cells could play a real role in maritime propulsion. The question was prompted by the announcement from Ponant, GTT, and Bloom describing a concept cruise vessel for 200 passengers th … | Continue reading
A new, bio-inspired carbon negative replacement for concrete is working its way through the laboratory at Worcester Polytechnic University in Massachusetts. The post New Bio-Inspired “Super Bricks” Sucks Up Carbon appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The debate about vehicle weight and road damage shows how quickly a simple idea can gain traction even when the underlying evidence is thin. Commenters often reach for a familiar claim that heavier vehicles must be responsible for increased road wear. The argument sounds reasonab … | Continue reading
Utah’s largest coal-fired power plant — the Intermountain Power Project (IPP), located in the Great Basin region of western Utah and primarily serving southern California — is no longer operating, after the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power quietly pulled the plug just be … | Continue reading
There’s news this week that Zipcar is leaving the UK is interesting in multiple ways. I was an early Zipcar user back in 2004–2007. I loved it, and it helped me not own a car. Over the years, I was thus a big proponent of carsharing programs and even tried ... [continued] The p … | Continue reading
In this week’s CleanTechnica YouTube gathering, fellow CleanTechnica writers Zach Shahan, Larry Evans, José Pontes, and I over-extended the allotted time of 30 minutes and talked for an hour and fifteen. The discussions were continuous and spontaneous, layered, one topic opening … | Continue reading
Texas — Today the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved two do-nothing haze pollution plans from the Texas government, ignoring public pleas for EPA to reduce the harmful haze pollution that clouds Texas skies year round and makes people sick. Weal … | Continue reading
As the year draws to a close, my email inbox and my Facebook page are full of offers from car salespeople. Cash back from BYD, free charging from another, even discounts for the Cadillac LYRIQ! New cars are still being launched — for example, the Leap Motor B10, the BYD ... [co … | Continue reading
Last month during Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting, Elon Musk noted that Tesla would soon allow texting while using FSD (“Full Self Driving”). That was potentially going to be a huge step forward. Was Tesla about to let human drivers completely stop supervising the car in FSD m … | Continue reading
I was pleased to be asked to complete the technoeconomic assessment of seabed mining by the National Ocean Protection Coalition and to join the webinar discussing its results. It is not often that I have the opportunity to bring together decades of work in complex systems analysi … | Continue reading
US innovators are continuing to support the global movement towards solid state EV batteries, with the Massachusetts startup Factorial Energy among the contenders. The post A US Startup Heats Up The Solid State EV Race, CAFE Or No CAFE appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Tesla sales have dropped in some markets this year, dropped even more in other markets, and risen in a few. At times, the UK has been one of Tesla’s bright spots. However, the trend lately has been downward again, and the company had a very bad November. According to non-official … | Continue reading
EU government ministers sign off on new Weights & Dimensions which grant trucks extra weight to accommodate heavier zero-emission technologies. After more than two years of deadlock EU government ministers have finally unlocked negotiations on rules to grant trucks extra weight t … | Continue reading
In an article earlier today about Waymo announcing that it’s going to enter four more cities — Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and St. Louis — one of our readers provided a couple of brilliant comments. Now, let me say that I didn’t mention Tesla in the article, but there’s … | Continue reading
News in batteries and electrification has been coming fast and furious lately. Recently, Su Yi, the head of CATL’s marine division, stated, “CATL’s marine business already covers inland rivers, lakes, and coastal waters, and is now advancing toward ocean-going applications.” “In … | Continue reading
Do you live in a town that doesn’t have access to solar incentive programs? Perhaps a program like the Solar Marketplace Assistance Program Plus (Solar MAP+) might be a model for your community. It is a good fit for towns or cities that don’t have the tools, resources, or experie … | Continue reading
… in Phoenix. As the self-driving vehicle company announced a couple months ago, it has partnered with DoorDash for the Phoenix metro area. Now, it has arrived. “Starting today, customers who select the Standard delivery option at participating DashMart locations will be automati … | Continue reading
Waymo is clearly at a big scaling-up phase of its life. I expected it to expand a lot in 2025 and 2026, but not as much as it is doing. This week, Waymo sped forward again with announcements of four more cities it is going to enter soon. The cities ... [continued] The post Waym … | Continue reading
Fuel economy standards in the US have been rolled back so Detroit's Big Three can make more money selling gas pigs. The post US Automakers Slit Their Own Throats On The Altar Of Greed appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Hyundai is targeting the hydrogen fuel cell market in the US, Korea, and Europe, with a focus on electrifying public transportation, fleets, and port logistics. The post Hyundai Is Still Determined To Push The Fuel Cell Mobility Envelope…In The US, No Less appeared first on Clean … | Continue reading
Unlawful Delay Ignores Health Risks, Energy Waste, Widespread Opposition Contact Sierra Club — Shannon Van Hoesen, shannon.vanhoesen@sierraclub.org Environmental Defense Fund — Sharyn Stein, sstein@edf.org Clean Air Task Force — Samantha Sadowski, ssadowski@catf.us Center for Bio … | Continue reading
MONTGOMERY, AL. — The Alabama Public Service Commission has approved a two-year rate freeze and large solar power projects for a proposed data center. The Dec. 2 decision is intended to keep energy rates the same until 2028. Research shows that Alabamians pay some of the highest … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senate Republicans advanced a resolution that would impede protections for millions of acres of public lands in Alaska, despite bipartisan opposition. In a 49-45 vote Thursday morning, Senate Republicans utilized the Congressional Review Act to revoke a … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, 143 solar energy companies sent a letter urging the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to work with the Department of the Interior (DOI) to address the July DOI memo that has favored preferred energy sources and amounted to a near complete … | Continue reading
Global refinery margins for diesel have widened since late October and increased to their highest level all year, following refinery outages in Russia and in the Middle East and new sanctions on Russia’s crude oil, leading to limited refinery production and a decreased global die … | Continue reading
The first installment of “You Can’t Buy This, America” focused on Chinese EVs from US brands that are not sold here. Today, we’ll focus on a family sedan from the company that sells the most popular car in the USA. The Toyota Camry has been the bestselling sedan in the ... [con … | Continue reading
Microscopic particles of "solar glitter" form the foundation of new photovoltaic technology launched by the US startup mPower for space solar applications. The post “Solar Glitter” Makes Its Mark On The Space Solar Race appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Jonathan Slotkin’s recent analysis of Waymo’s safety results in an oped in the New York Times has sparked a new round of discussion about how society should think about autonomous vehicles. His framing is direct. He argues that the data looks like the kind of early clinical trial … | Continue reading
The United Kingdom’s decision to introduce a mileage based charge on electric vehicles starting in 2028 marks a shift in how governments think about fairness in road funding and the broader question of who pays for the external costs of driving. The original policy is expressed i … | Continue reading
According to some friends who have the latest “Full Self Driving” (FSD) hardware and V14.2 of the software, the self-driving capabilities are really, really good now. One of those friends has driven more than 1,000 miles without an intervention (something Tesla now shows you on t … | Continue reading
It’s funny how things line up in the fabric of time at times. A few days ago, I wrote an article about Tesla having perhaps 29 supervised robotaxis in operation in Austin, Texas. It’s not clear what the exact number is, and it’s not clear exactly how many crashes these ... [con … | Continue reading
Is AI a curse or a source of hope for humanity? No one really knows. The most we can say is that it is a tool. How we use it is up to us. The post AI, Energy, And Social License appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The European Commission is preparing a legislative proposal on Clean Corporate Vehicles. This is a big opportunity to boost demand for Made-in-EU electric cars. Our analysis shows that already today, 73% of electric cars registered by companies were produced in the EU. For the pr … | Continue reading