CleanTechnica

Mike Krueger recently drove with his son in a Tesla Model 3 from northern California to Texas and back to visit family members who live in the Lone Star State

I recently got this note from a newsletter I'm subscribed to: "Major media outlets have laid off more than 2,400 writers, editors, and support staff so far this year." Indeed, it's hard to grow, make money, publish great content, and keep people employed in…

I've been thoroughly digging through our archives lately and ran across a series of articles published in the middle of 2017 that seemed to be worth a refresh and rerun. These are simple comparisons I conducted between the Tesla Model 3 and other premium-class…

While New York State signs the biggest offshore wind deal in US history, more signs of trouble loom on the horizon for coal and natural gas power plants

The 300 kilowatt CannonBall Community Solar Power plant on the Standing Rock Reservation is the largest solar power farm in North Dakota.

Bond payment defaults and renegotiations of wind and solar power projects are proving to be a challenge in India. Even as the Indian renewable energy sector struggles with these stressful developments, a number of large and ‘well-backed’ companies are…

Data centers are some of the largest consumers of electricity in the world but even they have trouble getting utility companies to listen to them when they ask for more renewable energy.

Whether you drive an EV, have one on order, or have never thought about getting an EV, please share your thoughts!

Chaque année depuis 2016, CleanTechnica publie des rapports annuels sur les conducteurs de véhicules électriques. Ces rapports nous montrent ce que le monde pense des véhicules électriques (VE), quels VE ils conduisent, qu’est-ce qu’ils souhaitent…

CleanTechnica veröffentlicht seit 2016 jedes Jahr einen Jahresbericht über die Fahrer von Elektrofahrzeugen. In diesen Berichten erfahren wir, was Menschen weltweit von Elektrofahrzeugen (EVs) halten, welche EVs sie fahren, was sie als nächstes Fahrzeug…

Siden 2016 har vi i CleanTechnica utgitt årlige rapporter som omhandler eiere av elektriske kjøretøy. Rapportene forteller om hva verden mener om elektriske biler, hvilke elektriske kjøretøy de har, hvilken bil som sannsynligvis blir den neste de kjøper…

Elk jaar sinds 2016, heeft CleanTechnica jaarrapporten van bestuurders van elektrische voertuigen gepubliceerd. Deze rapporten vertellen ons, hoe de wereld over elektrische voertuigen (EV’s) denkt, welke EV’s ze rijden, wat ze verwachten als ze hun…

The incumbents are in a pickle right now. "Here’s the problem: tech companies don’t speak auto; auto companies don’t speak tech," explains Ronson. In contrast, Elon Musk's vertically-integrated Tesla "does not have a translation problem."

As Model 3 begins to appear on the UK's streets, local automotive news outlets are publishing their reviews of Tesla's highly-anticipated electric vehicle. One such publication, CAR Magazine, just…

Although women are now very well educated and have the potential to contribute to economic growth, scientific research, technological advances and sustainable innovation, they are still disadvantaged and left out. We live in the 21st century, exploring…

Tesla builds batteries

Over 500 electric cars enjoyed the honor of being the first to cross the Samuel de Champlain Bridge in Montreal, Canada, which opened at 5:00 am on Monday, June 24th. This special bridge-crossing EV parade was organized by Club Tesla Quebec and 

The auto industry is famously complicated. Those who dare to build cars have to deal with global supply chains, government regulations, and the ever-shifting vagaries of fashion. At the end of the assembly line, however, lies one simple fact: to make money,…

An industry body in India representing solar power developers made a significant proposal regarding the tariff thresholds for national-level solar power auctions. National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) proposed that all national-level solar power…

IHS Markit predicts the number of electric car models available in Europe will triple over the next 18 months. European leaders are pushing hard for new battery factories to meet the demand, but leaders in the UK and the US seem not to have gotten the memo.

India is making swift progress to ensure infrastructure for electric vehicles is in place to cater to the impending demand from the public sector.  The Department of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises of the Government of India issued a second major…

As early as next year, the City of London aims to install 300–400 fast charge points, and by 2025 the number of rapid chargers is aimed to increase to between 2,300 to 4,100. Another mix of slow to fast EV charging points are aimed to grow from 3,400–4,700…

Lucid is one company that would be happy to eat the lunch of the major manufacturers who can't be bothered to make electric cars. This week, it finally broke ground on its factory in Casa Grande, Arizona. David Salguero of Lucid Motors says the plant is on…

A survey conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists and Consumer Reports finds strong interest from Americans all across the country in electric cars. The EV revolution took another step forward this week as Lucid Motors broke ground on its factory in…

One day I was at the grocery store and happened to run into our city’s roads coordinator while waiting to check out. I mentioned that all the traffic lights on the main street are mismatched and driving across town I got two green lights. He replied,…

The blast of air was almost imperceptible as the grey streak sped past. A remnant of its silhouette was all that remained as bystanders attempted to reconstruct a complete image of the car, but their efforts were in vain. The grey streak and a faint spark of…

Let’s face it. Flying is a dreadful idea if the objective is to lower total global carbon emissions. While the amount of CO2 emitted per passenger per mile may be modest, with more than 37 million commercial flights each year, a lot of carbon gets injected…

Electric vehicles offer large cost savings over traditional gasoline-burning vehicles. That’s simply because electric vehicles use electricity as fuel instead of gasoline. Electricity is much cheaper than gasoline, making it much cheaper to recharge a car…

BYD and Toyota announced this morning that the two industry powerhouses have entered into an agreement that will see them partnering on the development of electric vehicle batteries

Editor's note: Aside from the points made in the article below, something that I think non-Tesla drivers can't appreciate (until they experience it in a Tesla) is Tesla's navigation system for road trips. The brilliant navigation system plans out your trip and…