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BYD May Soon Be Selling More Vehicles Than Ford

BYD is surging in production, sales, and profits as it challenges most of the world’s major automakers in more than 70 countries. The post BYD May Soon Be Selling More Vehicles Than Ford appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Best Value for Money EVs — City Cars (A Segment)

This is the first of a five-part series of articles where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. There are plenty of good EVs right now, but one of the main challenges continues to be their price and how much more expensive they are compared to … [continued] The post Best […]

The Tesla Ethicist: How Can I Reconcile My Tesla Stock Gains With Musk’s Skewed Self-Interest?

Today, CleanTechnica’s Tesla Ethicist columnist answers a question about the tensions among being true to one’s morals, Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s absolutist tendencies, and personal Tesla stock portfolios increases. Dear Tesla Ethicist: I’ve always prided myself on my personal wherewithal. I self-financed my own college education by working and extending … [continued] The post The […]

2024 Earthshot Prize Winners Announced In Cape Town

The 2024 Earthshot Prize awards were announced last week. Two winners have new technologies that could benefit the entire world. The post 2024 Earthshot Prize Winners Announced In Cape Town appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Toyota Exec Says California ZEV Goal Is Impossible To Achieve

Toyota is already complaining about the state of California and CARB as it seems an opportunity to shove its point of view down our throats. The post Toyota Exec Says California ZEV Goal Is Impossible To Achieve appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Exploring the Luckeep X2: A High-Performance Urban E-Bike for All Terrains

This Luckeep X2 Stormtrooper E-Bike is Awesome We’ve tested a lot of electric bikes. I like some for certain reasons, others for other reasons, and some I really don’t care for much at all. I have to say that one thing I’ve found over the years is that e-bikes seem … [continued] The post Exploring […]

Behind the Curtain: Power Grid Resilience for Data Centers

By Kyle Julian, Regional Director, Commercial & Industrial Sales, U.S. West Without data centers, life as we know it would collapse. That may sound like hyperbole, but our entire digital economy relies on data centers. But it turns out that data centers use a lot of electricity. In fact, the … [continued] The post Behind […]

Is This The Year Of Peak Energy Emissions?

On one hand, 2024 is likely to be the year of global peak energy emissions. “It is a historic moment,” cheers the World Economic Forum (WEF) in this year’s edition of DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook. On the other hand, we have so much more work to do before we can … [continued] The post Is […]

US Air Force Pursues Green Hydrogen Via Geothermal Energy

The US Department of Defense is pursuing next-generation geothermal energy systems that can produce zero emission electricity and green hydrogen, too. The post US Air Force Pursues Green Hydrogen Via Geothermal Energy appeared first on CleanTechnica.

E-Bikes For Preparedness

These days, it seems like everyone is into emergency preparedness, or at least wants to think they are. Whether it’s a fear of natural disasters, the communists, the fascists, or even the space aliens, there is no shortage of content these days on social media, blogs, and YouTube. But, we … [continued] The post E-Bikes […]

Tesla Outsold By BMW & Volkswagen In Germany, MG In UK

Remember when the Tesla Model Y outsold every other electric car, anywhere in the world, all the time? That was then; this is now. According to Yahoo Finance, registration data from Germany’s Motor Transport Authority (KBA) shows the Volkswagen brand has delivered 49,200 electric cars in that country through the … [continued] The post Tesla […]

Can The Sun Become A Form of Universal Basic Income?

I recently came across a social media post that puts solar energy in an interesting perspective: energy that everyone can possibly harness. This not only applies to most of the planet, but provides a very simple way to visualize a way forward to providing everyone with needed energy. Sunlight is … [continued] The post Can […]

The City Center In Paris Is Now Designated A Limited Traffic Zone

Many citizens in Paris were caught off-guard on November 5 when a new ban on motorists in the first four arrondissements of central Paris came into effect. As they looked around their city neighborhoods, residents could see nearly forty signs for the ‘Zone à Trafic Limité’ (ZTL) — or “limited … [continued] The post The […]

Canadian Transit Think Tank CUTRIC Chooses Inaccuracy, Irrelevancy, & Attack

Over the past three weeks, I’ve been assessing various aspects of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium’s (CUTRIC) positions, research, and publications on transit bus decarbonization. I’ve published ten articles directly about CUTRIC’s material and reports, or closely related and with serious implications for their claims that both … [continued] The post Canadian […]

EVs Take 23.6% Share In Germany – Below 2021 Levels

October saw plugin EVs take 23.6% share in Germany, down from 24.5% share YoY. BEVs in Europe’s largest auto market are now even below the levels of October 2021. Overall auto volume was 231,992 units, up 6% YoY. The bestselling BEV in October was the Skoda Enyaq. The October auto … [continued] The post EVs […]

Should Democrats Abandon Florida?

Florida is famous for “Florida Man” news stories and memes, for the extreme heat frying people’s brains, and for more and more extreme Republicans taking over the state. When I was younger, it was a swing state in national elections— one of the key swing states. It seems that it’s … [continued] The post Should […]