It might not seem newsworthy for a site that typically covers national news, but every new public EV charger installation counts. Aspen, Colorado will be getting 14 new public EV chargers at seven new charging sites. The source says Aspen currently has 24 public EV charging “plug … | Continue reading
US gas prices have gone up, and up, and up since the country bombed Iran in late February. In March, I reported that the average price of gas in the country had gone up from $2.89/gallon to $3.48/gallon. Now, the average price of gas in the US is $4.517/gallon. That’s ... [cont … | Continue reading
A vast and well-organized campaign is actively underway to suspend global wind energy discourse. The Financial Times calls it the US president’s “crusade against renewable energy.” WindEurope, who describe themselves as “the voice of the wind energy industry,” say attacks on wind … | Continue reading
This new entrant to the Australian market has shot into the top ten consistently over the last few months — with 1,845 units sold since its launch early this year. Jaecoo is a sub-brand of Chery. For a first-time EV owner’s point of view, I reached out to one of ... [continued] … | Continue reading
Agrivoltaics has become one of those ideas that is simple enough to fit on a social media tile and complex enough to be mangled by one. The image that prompted this discussion showed a farmer kneeling beneath solar panels in front of vegetables, sheep, mountains, and an American … | Continue reading
Crunch time has come for communities that rely on water from the Colorado River. California, Arizona, and Nevada will be directly affected. The post US Plan To Allocate Water From The Colorado River Will Severely Impact California, Arizona, & Nevada appeared first on CleanTechnic … | Continue reading
An Energy Research & Social Science paper crossed my screen recently that put structure around something visible to anyone who has compared nuclear forecasts with build rates. Nuclear power has been projected to grow faster, cheaper and more broadly than it actually has, not once … | Continue reading
Ah, it’s the important stuff. Titans of industry are in China this week with Donald Trump to meet with the most powerful man in the world, Xi Jinping. Something is afoot. Maybe. I’ll get to that in a moment. But first, what gets attention from one of the biggest newspapers ... … | Continue reading
How many news articles do you go to now that are behind a paywall? This is the era of media we’re in — news sites need subscribers. There are sites, like The Guardian, that want to make sure content is accessible and important news and discussions get out there to ... [continue … | Continue reading
I just saw the following headline from the Wall Street Journal: “Honda’s Never Faced a Crisis Like This—and a Comeback Won’t Be Easy.” The subheading is as follows: “The Japanese automaker reported a $2.7 billion loss amid EV whiplash in the U.S., its biggest market.” My first th … | Continue reading
Following the theme of the week — Chinese EV producers expanding rapidly around the world — we have another story of a Chinese EV company opening up bigger pathways abroad. Stellantis and Leapmotor have had a partnership helping each other, and that’s expanding. Part of this is a … | Continue reading
Plug-in balcony solar systems make it easy for homeowners and renters to install their own solar panels and offset the cost of electricity from the grid. The post Trump’s Fossil Fuel Fantasy Wilts Under Balcony Solar Pressure appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Washington, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club and Earthjustice presented oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in the legal challenge against the Department of Energy’s illegal application of Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act. In May 2025, DOE claimed there was an … | Continue reading
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rolling back protections that stop coal-burning power plants from dumping toxic wastewater—including arsenic, mercury, selenium, and lead—from coal ash waste landfills into U.S. waterways. The discharge of coal a … | Continue reading
Washington, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club and Earthjustice presented oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in the legal challenge against the Department of Energy’s (DOE) illegal application of Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act. “The Sierra Club will not stand … | Continue reading
While listening to the technical discussions at XPENG presentations and press conferences, I started to see the people behind the technology. While we can get caught up in the technical details, all the progress that we see comes from human ideas and the hard work of teams of peo … | Continue reading
Sales of electric cars in Nordic countries are strong, with Norway and Denmark leading and Sweden and Finland following. The post New Record For Electric Car Sales In Nordic Countries In April appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Following Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) approval and deployment in the Netherlands, the driver-assist software is now permitted to use in Belgium, sort of. For now, one Tesla car is allowed to test the technology in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium. Of course, if a … | Continue reading
The Trump administration’s Jones Act waiver is a small policy exception with a much larger lesson. The same administration that says it wants to restore American maritime dominance, rebuild domestic shipbuilding, counter China’s industrial scale, and make U.S. logistics more secu … | Continue reading
Like in other countries, and like other companies in China, Tesla has seen its sales drop in the largest EV market in the world this year. Tesla’s sales were down 10% year over year there in April, and they were down 15% across the first 4 months of the year. ... [continued] Th … | Continue reading
Canada’s federal government has finally put electricity where it belongs: at the centre of the national economy. That is the most important thing about Mark Carney’s newly announced National Electricity Strategy. This is not just a climate file. It is an industrial strategy, an a … | Continue reading
Elon Musk departed the White House last year in disgrace, but all is forgotten and forgiven now that he’s part of the Trump Beijing entourage. Speaking on behalf of US business in China, the mercurial CEO is playing games on both sides of the aisle. He’s keenly aware how Trump … | Continue reading
I just wrote an article yesterday about Chinese EV companies probably taking over the global auto market. And then what news do I see this morning? News that BYD is in talks with Stellantis and other European automakers about potentially taking over their underused factories in E … | Continue reading
There are online trolls, haters, and complainers who will try to dismiss Kentucky’s electric vehicle progress by claiming it’s only ten charging stations. However, Kentucky is hanging in there and developing its public charging infrastructure — just slowly. The red states are typ … | Continue reading
By Mike Tidwell, founder and director of CCAN Action Fund Tired of high prices at the gas pump? Want to drive a brand-new electric car instead? Now is your chance. The Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund (CCAN Action Fund) just launched its 8th annual electric car raffl … | Continue reading
Sometimes facts and data are not well understood and there is a personal preference for first-person stories based on personal experiences. While anecdotes do not qualify as scientific evidence, many of us humans may not have much appreciation for the scientific method because we … | Continue reading
Consumer Reports has revealed the five (5) least reliable midsize SUVs in the United States. Interestingly, shockingly … well, completely unsurprisingly actually, there are no electric vehicles on the list. The five most unreliable midsize SUVs are the following: Jeep Grand Chero … | Continue reading
Back in 2019, I read an article in this very site regarding the Osborne effect and the upcoming risks it represented for the Auto Industry. It remains one of my favorite articles of all time, and it had this very interesting chart that put into perspective what had been the ... … | Continue reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If a proposal by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) is implemented, the Council will erode its authority to protect the financial system from large nonbank financial companies like insurance companies, nonbank mortgage lenders, and private equity … | Continue reading
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back protections that stop coal-fired power plants from dumping toxic wastewater—including arsenic, mercury, selenium, and lead—from coal ash waste landfills into U.S. waterways. In September 2025, Don … | Continue reading
It’s hard to keep track of what’s going on in the US electric vehicle market. Several automakers have stopped producing EVs or pulled EV models off the market, while others are in a kind of limbo state. The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is one of those models that has been in ... [contin … | Continue reading
ATLANTA — Today, the Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy submitted their post-hearing brief in Georgia Power’s 2026 Fuel Cost Recovery docket, detailing how the company seeks to escape any responsibility for rising energy cos … | Continue reading
Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Rosa DeLauro introduced the Fair Trade for Working Families Resolution, a bill that would ensure U.S. trade policy boosts domestic manufacturing, protects safe, family-supporting jobs, and reduces pollution at home and abroad. The resolution calls for … | Continue reading
Transaera is using Nobel prize winning technology to manufacture commercial rooftop heating and cooling equipment that dehumidifies. The post The Rise In Demand For Cooling Sparks Interest In More Energy Efficient Air Conditioners appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
Yes, after I publish this, we’re going to get people jumping into the comments and complaining about us praising or promoting Chinese automakers and the Chinese government. But this is just about reality. The world is changing, fast, and in the auto world, things look set for som … | Continue reading
T&E’s reaction to the EU Passenger Package. From 2027, rail travellers missing a connection due to a delay will automatically be able to jump on the next train, according to new EU rules proposed today. They will also have food and accommodation paid for if they miss the last tra … | Continue reading
Civil society and industry are calling for a bold binding framework that delivers a fossil fuel exit. Dear President von der Leyen, Dear President Costa, Dear President Metsola, Europe faces an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape. Russia’s war against Ukraine and rising … | Continue reading
I wrote an article yesterday after a real-world situation hit sort of hard after years of writing about, owning, and advocating for electric vehicles. Even when you see issues from a distance and cover them full time, things just hit a bit different when you experience them offli … | Continue reading
The Texas Transportation Commission recently authorized Phase II of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program to proceed with approximately $250 million in funding for more public EV chargers in Texas. Phase I provided $53 million in federal funding for 65 elect … | Continue reading
Looking through the Robotaxi Tracker website yesterday, I noticed more while digging into the Cybercab Tracker. Tesla has apparently sent Cybercabs to several additional cities. Aside from Austin, where 34 Cybercabs have been spotted, one has been spotted in Wichita, Kansas; one … | Continue reading
EVs with built-in solar panels have been a tough sell, but the US startup Aptera aims to succeed with an aerodynamic three-wheeler where others have failed (cropped, courtesy of Aptera). The post Solar-Powered EVs Are Here — All Five Of Them appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The recent GeoExPro interview about Eavor’s next-generation geothermal Geretsried project lands less like an update and more like a stress test result. Eavor was one of the more serious next-generation geothermal companies I had assessed, but that was never the same thing as sayi … | Continue reading
After publishing on a wave energy proposal for offshore data centers, I received a useful challenge. A reader pointed to CorPower Ocean as a counterexample. That was worth taking seriously. CorPower is not a render-first startup selling a fantasy of floating artificial intelligen … | Continue reading
One of our readers, “trackdaze,” dropped some pretty crazy stats on our lap last week in response to my article about BYD’s April sales totals and trends. In addition to its sales in China, BYD exported 135,098 vehicles in April — all fully battery electric or plugin hybrid vehic … | Continue reading
Chinese companies like Jinko Solar are heading for the exits as US policy determinations make doing business in America unprofitable. The post Chinese Companies Cancel Billions In US Investments appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading
The other day at a retail store, a man who worked there was standing near the cash registers as I walked by. He was wearing plastic body armor so I asked him why — he said it was for his e-bike when he rides to and from work. With gas ... [continued] The post 15,000 E-Bike Reba … | Continue reading
In early February 2026, Florida experienced a rare and historic multi-day freeze — it broke cold weather records across the state. From the Everglades agricultural area to central and southern parts of the state, Florida farmers faced plummeting temperatures, crop damage, and sig … | Continue reading
Alsym Energy partners with Juniper to bring 500 MWh of sodium-ion energy storage systems to California and other states. The post Alsym Partners With Juniper For 500 MWh Of Sodium-Ion Grid-Scale Battery Storage appeared first on CleanTechnica. | Continue reading