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  • Malaysian Automaker Proton Launches Its First EV

    Feb 9, 2025, 12:35 pm By Raymond Tribdino
    Last December, Malaysian automaker Proton launched the e.MAS 7 — the first battery-electric vehicle in the company’s lineup. A product of its collaboration with Chinese automaker Geely, the made-for-Malaysia EV signifies a pivotal moment for the…
  • It’s Super Bowl Weekend — Yay! But What Are Sports Doing About Mega-Event Emissions?

    Feb 9, 2025, 12:15 pm By Carolyn Fortuna
    Advertisers pay around $8 million for a 30-second Super Bowl ad slot, and the NFL makes hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from the Super Bowl. They’re awfully entertaining, of course, but we often overlook the environmental impact of the Super Bowl…
  • Tiny House From Mesocore Comes Complete With Solar, A Battery, & A Heat Pump

    Feb 9, 2025, 11:54 am By Steve Hanley
    Mesocore is a Florida company that designs and manufactures factory-made homes, including models intended for off-grid living. The post Tiny House From Mesocore Comes Complete With Solar, A Battery, & A Heat Pump appeared first on CleanTechnica.
  • EVs Take 96.9% Share In Norway – Toyota BZ4X Best-Seller

    Feb 9, 2025, 5:28 am By Dr. Maximilian Holland
    January saw plugin EVs take 96.9% share in Norway, up from 93.9% year on year. BEVs alone took almost 96% of the market. Overall auto volume was strongly up on seasonal norms, at 9,343 units, up 82% YoY. The Toyota BZ4X was the best-seller. January’s auto…
  • Are Waymo’s Accomplishments & Methods Being Overlooked?

    Feb 8, 2025, 11:46 pm By Letters to the Editor
    A couple of weeks ago, Michael Barnard published a great article on Tesla’s approach to autonomous driving, what he thought about it a decade ago, what’s happened since then, and whether Tesla can ever achieve robotaxi-level self-driving. There were a lot…
  • Study Highlights Challenges To The Electrification Of Homes In The US

    Feb 8, 2025, 10:00 pm By Steve Hanley
    Electrification strategies for homes in the US need to take into account local factory such as weather and climate impacts. The post Study Highlights Challenges To The Electrification Of Homes In The US appeared first on CleanTechnica.
  • Science Purge Is Part of United States’ Echoing Of Mao’s Cultural Revolution

    Feb 8, 2025, 9:32 pm By Michael Barnard
    As Mark Twain is reported to have said, history doesn’t repeat but it rhymes. Trump 2.0’s actions are very much rhyming, albeit discordantly, and with a dismal period from the past of the United States’ proclaimed great enemy, China. Mao Zedong’s…
  • You Can Help To Support Climate Action Through Sport

    Feb 8, 2025, 9:16 pm By Carolyn Fortuna
    With the Super Bowl leading many US media headlines, climate activists are curious how much chat there will be this year about climate emissions reductions among football team owners, sponsors, players, and fans. That’s because an increasing number of people…
  • Porsche Plans In Parlous Peril

    Feb 8, 2025, 8:58 pm By Steve Hanley
    The market value of Porsche has dropped by half since its peak In the spring of 2023 as customers cool on its battery electric cars. The post Porsche Plans In Parlous Peril appeared first on CleanTechnica.
  • Grab & BYD Partner to Shift EV Ride-Hailing in Southeast Asia

    Feb 8, 2025, 10:33 am By Raymond Tribdino
    Super-app Grab, the equivalent of Uber in Southeast Asia, and Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD have forged a major regional partnership to electrify the region’s transportation landscape. The ambitious agreement aims to deploy up to 50,000 BYD…
  • New LMFP EV Battery Passes Critical Test

    Feb 8, 2025, 10:30 am By Tina Casey
    Trump or no Trump, the global EV battery supply chain is shifting into high gear as global innovators introduce new materials that cut costs while improving performance. The post New LMFP EV Battery Passes Critical Test appeared first on CleanTechnica.
  • Gogoro “Unplugs” from the Philippines Market

    Feb 8, 2025, 10:23 am By Raymond Tribdino
    A loss of energy caused Gogoro’s Philippine partner to pull the plug After more than two years in the Philippines, Gogoro’s partnership with Globe’s 917Ventures, a subsidiary of the Ayala Corporation, has come to an abrupt end. Gogoro headquarters told…
  • Cleantech Needs A Defense From Burial In Bullshit

    Feb 8, 2025, 10:13 am By Jennifer Sensiba
    The last couple of weeks has been a whirlwind. Fortunately, at least for my own mental health, I was taking some time off to prep an older truck for transportation duty while I started the long process of building an electric Suburban. But, that doesn’t mean…
  • Could Elon Musk Get The US Government To Buy A Bunch Of Teslas?

    Feb 7, 2025, 11:55 pm By Zachary Shahan
    It’s no secret — Elon Musk has been something like a shadow president early on in Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. So far, that has largely focused on things not very related to Tesla. However, one has to wonder how much Tesla business…
  • IONNA Enters National Release Phase

    Feb 7, 2025, 10:59 pm By Press Release
    IONNA moves from public beta to full-scale national release Over 100 sites contracted since launching in February 2024 Deploying over 1,000 live charging bays and enabling EV road trips across the U.S. by the end of 2025 IONNA convenience stores powered by…
  • Energy Companies & Investors Mobilize Lobbying Blitz on Clean Energy Tax Credits

    Feb 7, 2025, 10:50 pm By Press Release
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad coalition of energy groups and their member companies are joining forces to hold over 100 meetings with members of Congress and staff from both parties about the critical role of clean energy tax credits for supporting a robust…
  • We Need Solar & Storage to Address the Energy Emergency

    Feb 7, 2025, 10:41 pm By Guest Contributor
    Solar and Energy Storage Can Be Built Twice as Fast as Other Technologies President Trump recently declared an energy emergency. In his Executive Order, he states “We need a reliable, diversified, and affordable supply of energy to drive our Nation’s…
  • USA Surpasses 50 Gigawatts of Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity

    Feb 7, 2025, 10:31 pm By Press Release
    Historic milestone marks progress towards SEIA’s goal to achieve 50 GW of domestic manufacturing across the solar supply chain by 2030 WASHINGTON D.C. — The United States has reached a historic manufacturing milestone, surpassing 50 gigawatts (GW) of…
  • Freyr Battery Factory in Georgia Bites the Dust

    Feb 7, 2025, 10:10 pm By Zachary Shahan
    Freyr, based in Norway, was one of the first companies to jump into the US market with big battery plans due to the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats in 2022. I interviewed Freyr’s CEO, Tom Jensen, soon afterward about the plans and about the…
  • ReVolt Says Its Hybrid Powertrain For Class 8 Trucks Can Save 40% On Fuel Costs

    Feb 7, 2025, 8:33 pm By Steve Hanley
    ReVolt is offering a serial hybrid conversion package for Class 8 trucks that can cut fuel costs by 40 percent, The post ReVolt Says Its Hybrid Powertrain For Class 8 Trucks Can Save 40% On Fuel Costs appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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