Author: CleanTechnica

“Living material” offers new way to clean polluted water Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of material that could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants from water. Dubbed an “engineered living material,” it is a 3D-printed structure made of a seaweed-based polymer combined with bacteria […]

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European Commission, routinely publishes monthly climate bulletins reporting on changes observed in the global surface air temperature, sea ice, and hydrological variables. All of the reported findings are based on computer-generated analyses using billions of […]

“Electric vehicles are toys for the rich.” That’s a common and decreasingly accurate dig at EVs, usually used by people who are far behind the times. Today, EVs are available at most price points (including used) where they make more financial sense. We’ve looked at the total cost of operation a number of times for […]

One to two decades ago, the automotive industry was largely tinkering around the edges of engine technology to get better efficiency. The same basic piston engine had been successful for a long, long time, and keeping past investment in them paying off wasn’t terribly hard. Improved valvetrains, improved turbocharging that could reliably last, lean-burn technology, […]

August saw EVs take 27.8% of the UK auto market, up from 20.2% year on year. Full electrics drove most of the EV growth. Overall auto volume was 85,657 units, up 24% YoY, but still slightly down from 2018-2019 seasonal norms. Tesla placed two models in the UK’s overall top 10 best sellers in August. […]

Recently, CleanTechnica published my article about old age and electric vehicles. It got a much bigger response than I expected, so I thought, why not share some of the other stories people sent me about their experiences with EVs as they enter the third age. Many thanks to those who contributed stories and ideas from […]

With all of the EV news coming out of the United States, Canada, China, and Europe, sometimes it’s easy to forget about some of our neighbors to the south. But that’s a mistake. Many upcoming EVs for the U.S. market are being built in Mexico, and they need the benefits of electric drive down there […]

High energy density batteries could potentially outperform lithium-ion batteries

Tesla co-founder and board member JB Straubel started the electric vehicle battery recycling company Redwood Materials in 2017. Now, as the EV industry continues to expand, the recycling company has raised over $1 billion in a new funding round, officially pushing Redwood past a $5 billion valuation. Straubel’s Redwood Materials raised over $1 billion in […]

New analysis predicts declining oil demand and rising exports over the next three decades, even with no new offshore leasing.