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Continental Now Recycles A Key Tire Material, Greatly Lowering Footprint

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The history of wheels and tires dates back thousands of years. The invention of the wheel is considered one of humanity’s greatest innovations, with the earliest known stone wheels appearing in ancient Mesopotamia around 3500 BC. Over time, the […]

The Detroit Auto Show Had A Cool Combined Wind+Solar Tower For EV Charging

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Critics often attempt to smear the environmental friendliness of electric vehicles (EVs) by highlighting misconceptions around their environmental friendliness. One argument they put forth is the carbon footprint of EV manufacturing. They claim that the production of EVs, especially […]

9 Months With A Volvo XC40 EV

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Shirley and Bruce bought their dual/twin-motor Volvo XC40 Recharge, with 4 wheel drive, because they wanted to go green without screaming virtue signaling and ostentatious wealth. “We decided not to buy an electric Mercedes,” they told me. The message […]

Battery Scientist Shares Her Electric Vehicle Purchasing Process

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Jill Pestana is a California-based battery scientist and engineer who recently shared on X that she was researching electric vehicles because she intended to buy one. It’s quite rare to have an opportunity to see what a battery scientist […]