Author: CleanTechnica

Nearly All U.S. Renewable Diesel Is Consumed In California … But Isn’t Made There

California accounts for nearly all renewable diesel consumption in the United States, but most of it isn’t made in the state. California’s consumption of renewable diesel was more than eight times the amount produced there in 2021. Instead, most of California’s renewable diesel was produced in other states or was imported, mostly from Singapore. Renewable diesel is a liquid […]

Crude Oil Prices Will Increase Through 2024 As Demand Rises Above Supply

We forecast higher crude oil prices in the second half of 2023 and into 2024 in our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) because of moderate but persistent inventory drawdowns. Inventory drawdowns take place when demand for a commodity is greater than the supply of that commodity. We expect production cuts from OPEC members and forecast higher […]

Electrify America Opens Solar Plant To Offset Vehicle Charging

Yesterday, we heard from Electrify America about a cool new project that just went online: a solar power plant that puts enough renewable energy into the grid to more than make up for their EV charging sessions. Details On The Deal Electrify America has commenced commercial operation of the new 75 MW Electrify America Solar […]

Dealerships Getting Ready for the rEVolution

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting with Alan Ford, the Master Technician at Noosa Hyundai, Mazda and Great Wall (GWM) dealerships. Of course, the first question I asked was: “What’s a guy named Ford doing working in a Hyundai, Mazda and Great Wall dealership?” Alan is helping the dealership and its staff get ready […]

JI YUE — New Purple EV Brand

There aren’t enough car brands in the world. Well, that’s apparently what some people think. The good news is that any new auto brand is an electric one, and that’s the case with the newest auto brand in the world. The new brand — JI YUE — comes from Chinese auto giant Geely Holding Group […]

Pennsylvania Chooses Infrastructure Bill EV Charging Locations

Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation recently announced the first recipients of federal money for EV charging stations from the Infrastructure Bill (aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or NEVI). In the announcement, they included rough locations, funding amounts, and who the recipient was. In this article, I’m going to take a deeper look at who’s getting the funding […]