Behold, The EVAlanche!
In 2001, General Motors decided to take the world of the pickup truck and the SUV in a very different direction, producing the Chevrolet Avalanche. While the 2000s might not seem like a very innovative era in U.S. domestic vehicle design, this was one of the bright spots. But, with … [continued] The post Behold, […]
VinFast Announces VF 5 Official Pricing & Opens Reservations in the Philippines
Almost a month after the launch of its compact electric SUV, the VF 3, VinFast Philippines recently announced the final pricing for the VF 5 which is the brand’s debut model in the country. The VF 5 was the show model vehicle for VinFast when it launched in the Philippines … [continued] The post VinFast […]
Tesla Reaches 60,000 Superchargers
Sometimes it’s nice to just get some simple, old-fashioned, positive stories from Tesla. At its core, Tesla — more than 100,000 Tesla employees — are producing great electric cars, rolling our Tesla Superchargers, and spreading clean technologies around the world. I know, the Supercharger team was supposed to be kaput. … [continued] The post Tesla […]
It’s Time To Accept That There Is No Such Thing As Climate Smart Beef
Tyson Foods — that enormous industrial beef consortium — has found itself the object of a consumer-protection lawsuit that alleges the company was disingenuous in its communication to consumers about its efforts and progress to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. What’s at issue are claims in marketing materials like suggesting … [continued] The post It’s […]
Desperate Trouble In The US May Force Volkswagen To Rethink Scout Brand
Volkswagen North America is in desperate trouble, with sales of the ID.4 falling fast. What to do? Fire the manager, of course. The post Desperate Trouble In The US May Force Volkswagen To Rethink Scout Brand appeared first on CleanTechnica.
The Best Day of the Year — Heat Pump Water Heater Day — Is October 23
The holiday that puts all other holidays to shame is almost upon us! Heat Pump Water Heater Day is rolling out for its third annual awesomeness to elevate and celebrate the most amazing appliance in the home that we never think about (the water heater). The Advanced Water Heating Initiative — … [continued] The post The […]
Ampersand Scales Nairobi Electric Motorcycle Manufacturing Capacity To Meet Kenya’s Growing Demand For Electric Motorcycles
New Nairobi factory triples production capacity in Kenya, fueling the county’s transition to electric motorcycles. Ampersand now has 1150 bikes on the roads of Nairobi. There are over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These motorcycle taxis are … [continued] The post Ampersand […]
It Ain’t Easy Being A Hybrid Engine
A recent video over at the Engineering Explained YouTube channel shares a fact that may surprise many readers: the engines in hybrids have a rougher life than those in normal non-hybrid ICE vehicles. While it’s true that they’re spared some of the worst punishment an ICE typically suffers, there are … [continued] The post It […]
Adventurer Circles Lake Superior In An F-150 Lightning
The North Light Photographic Workshops channel on YouTube recently shared a pretty cool story: a journey circling Lake Superior not only with an electric pickup truck, but pulling a small travel trailer along for the ride. Let’s first look at the video, and then I’ll summarize it for people who’d … [continued] The post Adventurer […]
Tesla Cybertruck Options & Geography Opening Up
Once upon a time, there was enormous hype around the Tesla Cybertruck reservation list. Supposedly, it went beyond 1 million reservations. I said repeatedly that you couldn’t trust those numbers, for a couple of big reasons. For one, reservations only required a $100 refundable deposit. That just wasn’t much money … [continued] The post Tesla […]
Unpopular Opinion: EVs Will Take Over Even Without Bans
It seems like these days, popular ideas always come in two flavors. There’s the left flavor and the right flavor, or whatever you want to call it. Allegiance to one’s political tribe demands that we toe every line or risk becoming politically homeless. On EVs, the two prevailing opinions I … [continued] The post Unpopular […]
Electric Buses Rule Down Under
The 2024 National Bus and Coach Show was held in Brisbane last month featuring a vast array of buses in all sizes and drivetrains. Of course, CleanTechnica’s readers are mainly interested in battery electric vehicles, and so we will be focussing on those. Presently, only about 0.2% of buses on … [continued] The post Electric […]
Our Stance On Covering Tesla
Here at CleanTechnica, we routinely get people complaining that we cover Tesla too negatively. We also routinely get people complaining that we cover Tesla too positively. Lately, we’ve been getting quite a lot of complaints — from both sides. These come in emails through our contact form, comments under articles, … [continued] The post Our […]
Ice Energy Reaches Big California Virtual Power Plant Milestones
Thermal energy storage company Ice Energy has a 25.6 MWh utility-scale energy storage program in the Southern California Edison (SCE) utility district. It’s been in operation for five years and is spread out across 100 customer sites. It’s part of the Southern California Virtual Power Plant (“VPP”) Thermal Storage Project. … [continued] The post Ice […]
How Well Do Rooftop Solar Systems Survive A Hurricane?
As we went through Hurricane Milton down here in Southwest Florida, and particularly as the roofs all over my neighborhood got torn up, I and many others wondered: how well do rooftop solar systems survive in a hurricane here? While I’ve seen the shingles ripped off many a roof from … [continued] The post How […]
$360M Discrepancy In Brampton Study: Hydrogen Mix Falsely Positioned As Lower Cost Option
In recent days I’ve become aware that a purportedly neutral and data-centric transit organization, the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), has been advancing hydrogen for urban transit in contradiction of global evidence of failure. A contact forwarded me a more detailed study that they’d done for the … [continued] The post $360M […]
The Dangerous Consequences Of Fossil Fuels Aren’t Even Part Of The US Presidential Conversation
As the Democratic Party’s nominee for President, US Vice President Kamala Harris can have a much more important role — outlining how the next four years can be a time to heighten climate action at the US federal level. Except she isn’t actually doing much of that, is she? Instead, … [continued] The post The […]
Tesla “We, Robot” Tech Movie Ripoffs? 👀
Clearly, Tesla’s “We, Robot” event was a reference to the 2004 film I, Robot. I haven’t even seen the film and I got that. Having not seen the film, though, I didn’t realize how similar some of it tech was to what Tesla unveiled. However, the movie’s director did realize … [continued] The post Tesla […]
NHTSA Opens Investigation Of Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) After Fatal Crash
The federal government has begun an investigation of the Tesla Full Self Driving technology after the death of pedestrian. The post NHTSA Opens Investigation Of Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) After Fatal Crash appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Tesla Offering FSD Transfer Yet Again (Quietly)
Last year, for one quarter, Elon Musk seemingly conceded (somewhat) to what Full Self Driving (FSD) purchasers had been requesting for years, that their FSD package automatically transfer to a new Tesla when they bought a new Tesla. The vibe at the time it was announced was basically, Oh, fine, … [continued] The post Tesla […]
