Use of Lasers To Melt Edges of Glass Together Eliminates Troublesome Polymers The use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle,...
Starting in 2029, vehicle manufacturers must make automatic emergency braking, which reduces vehicle and pedestrian crashes, standard in cars and light trucks Making this safety feature standar...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/29/nhtsa-finalizes-key-safety-rule-to-reduce-crashes-save-lives/
Transportation has a brutal effect on greenhouse gas emissions — at 29%, greater than any other sector of the economy, including industry. Transportation electrification is essential, and the I...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/29/fact-checks-have-electric-vehicles-sales-really-stalled/
Electric cargo bikes are evolving and improving rapidly these days, especially on the commercial and fleet side of things, where increased payload volume and carrying capacity are key, as well as...
The quest for faster EV charging reached another milestone this month as Israeli battery maker StoreDot demonstrated its silicon-dominant EV battery technology in a prototype Polestar electric ca...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/29/10-minute-ev-quick-charge-polestar-storedot/
For its Amazing Spring Savings sale, which is running right now, Blix has a selection of e-bikes discounted by as much as $700, and in some cases, is throwing in free accessories worth hundreds ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/29/save-700-on-blix-e-bikes-plus-free-accessories-worth-hundreds/
Being both an EV charging nerd and being way into national parks, I spend more time than I care to admit looking at national parks on Plugshare. It’s a weird hobby, but I’m at least trying to...
For some people, camping is about roughing it. Tents, campfires, and backpacking provide people with an escape from the stresses of the modern world. For other people, camping is about seeing the...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/29/evs-are-reviving-a-fun-kind-of-camping/
Carbonfuture, the leading provider of high-integrity durable carbon removal, has announced a partnership with XPRIZE. Valued at $100M, XPRIZE Carbon Removal aims to fight climate change and rebal...
Continued from Part 1 Once the road finally finds its way out of the desert and onto the mountain range, a gradual climb begins. It’s still pretty rough here and there, with lots of ups and dow...
Tidal energy innovators are racing to harness renewable energy generated by the powerful force of the Moon on the oceans of the Earth. The post Renewable Energy From The Moon Is Happening Right...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/29/renewable-energy-from-the-moon-is-happening-right-now/
Tesla has won a key approval to roll out its Full Self Driving software suite in China but is facing calls for more regulations in the US, The post Tesla Clears FSD Hurdle In China But System F...
Newport, Rhode Island, is a summer oasis. It boasts mansions from the Gilded Era, a Cliff Walk that peers out over the Atlantic Ocean, some of the best sailing in the world, white sand beaches wi...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/29/newport-rhode-island-deals-with-the-reality-of-sea-level-rise/
If you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably seen all sorts of photos of the EV9 I was reviewing last week. While I had it, I took it out on several adventures, visiting the Very Large Array, ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/29/tackling-the-back-way-into-guadalupe-mtns-np-on-electric-power/
It’s that time again — time for a big roundup of cleantech news from the past week you shouldn’t miss. Check out all the top stories here! China just reached 43% of new car sales being plug...
Three NREL Labs Recognized With ‘Green’ Certification Three National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) labs were awarded “green” certifications by My Green Lab late last year. This certi...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/28/nrel-keeps-getting-greener/
We Don't Have Time has created an app that lets you see which banks are investing in fossil fuel expansion or green energy. The post Is Your Bank Financing Fossil Fuel Companies? This App Lets ...
Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/28/wind-solar-but-what-else-india-edition-transcript/
Initially available for B2B customers in the city of Kathmandu, Gogoro Battery Swapping is scheduled to be available to consumers later this year. Gogoro’s entrance into Nepal is an extensi...
While many people on the political right think internal combustion is going to be the norm forever, it’s becoming harder and harder to maintain that position. The talking points have to change ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/28/whats-going-on-with-aptera-the-emirates/
More Electric Buses For Kenya As Roam & County Bus Service (CBS) Partner To Deploy 200 Electric Buses By 2026 The transition to electric mobility is progressing around the world at different rate...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/28/200-more-electric-buses-for-kenya/
One of the things I love about Engineering Explained is that Jason does a great job of making technical and mathematical engineering concepts accessible to people like me, a person who can assemb...
When people think of chemistry, the image that typically comes to mind is a variety of colored liquids in beakers, flasks, and test tubes in a lab. But in actual practice, chemistry can involve m...
I’ve seen a disturbing trend recently in public broadcasting and in left-leaning media in general that I think we need to take a deeper look at. While it’s definitely true that we can’t onl...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/27/why-is-pbs-spreading-anti-ev-fud/
Climate advocates argued for a national research program as early as 1971 when Richard Nixon was in office. It never happened. The post In 1971, The Nixon Administration Punted On A Revolutiona...
A recent video from Out of Spec Dave on YouTube shows us something cool that happened at a Tesla Supercharger: drivers figuring out how to deal with a busy charger on the fly. I don’t mean to b...
The cheapest car in Norway will be electric when the Dongfeng Box arrives later this year. The post Dongfeng Box Coming To Norway, Denmark Introduces Interactive Charging Parks appeared first ...
Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring 743,000 sales (in a 1.7-million-unit overall market). That’s up 29% year over year (YoY). Looking deeper at the...
For its 10th anniversary, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) is expanding in a major way. “We are moving along with the rest of the market—which is all about deployment,” current I...
( TL;DR: I’m working on a special project to visit every national park and prove that EVs are good enough for road trips, even if you’re not wealthy. You can donate to the effort here.) The P...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued new guidance on Section 6418 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that allows clean energy tax credits to be monetized b...
About a week ago, Kia dropped something pretty special in my driveway: an EV9 GT-Line! I have to admit that I was a little skeptical at first, but I also remembered being pretty impressed with a ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/26/final-thoughts-on-kias-ev9/
Like most everyone, Cris Hein thought all bats were vampire bats. That was 25 years ago, before NREL’s lead environmental scientist began researching the world’s only flying mammal. Hein alwa...
Meet Three Teams Competing To Build Better Power Lines and Conductors To Supercharge Our Clean Energy Future Power lines—those high-flying cables that transmit electricity all over the country�...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/26/with-great-power-comes-great-possibility/
Thunderstorms in the American Midwest. Tiny particles in the cloud cover of the Amazon rainforest. Heat waves in Baltimore. What do these very different places have in common? They’re all areas...
This electric trike is small enough to fit in bike lanes and bike paths, has an enclosure that offers some protection from the weather, and includes a variety of car-like features such as headlig...
A floating offshore wind startup is gearing up to commercialize a modular, hyper-local assembly model to cut the cost of floating platforms. The post Offshore Wind Industry Saved By Lighter Flo...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/26/offshore-wind-industry-saved-by-lighter-floating-platforms/
Earlier this week, I railed against Tesla’s decision to discontinue its referral program and the apparent cancellation (instead of expansion) of its fledgling advertising program. Well, Tesla�...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/26/tesla-referral-program-not-ending-just-paused-elon-musk/
The Tesla, Inc. Q1 2024 earnings call was fascinating in how Tesla representatives drew on carefully phrased statements to appease and turn around what was then a largely disgruntled shareholder ...
Public fast-charging stations are one way to push EV range anxiety out of the picture, and behavior-based solutions are also emerging. The post EV Range Anxiety: It Really Is All In Your Mind ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/26/ev-range-anxiety-it-really-is-all-in-your-mind/
Redwood Materials is at the leading edge of a US-based supply chain for battery materials for electric vehicles. The post Redwood Materials Has Good News About Electric Cars appeared first on ...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/26/redwood-materials-has-good-news-about-electric-cars/
I found something a bit strange and confusing in this quarter’s Tesla shareholder letter and conference call. Much of the news in recent weeks was about Tesla reportedly dropping the lower-cost...
In another recent article, I wrote about the experience of taking a Kia EV9 out on some backroad adventures in New Mexico. But, I also know that not everyone is interested in a review of a Kia EV...
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/26/how-to-see-two-highly-underrated-places-in-nm-in-your-ev/
Plan Builds on Groundbreaking Federal-State Partnership Launched through 2021 Environmental Justice-Focused Agreement LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Califo...
A month or so ago, I explored some ways we could manage a likely onslaught of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV). Why do we need to think about this? Because revised EPA emissions regulations recentl...