Author: CleanTechnica

Michigan Public Service Commission finalizes settlement agreement pushed by activists on behalf of DTE customers

VinFast continues to move rapidly into the US market and this week, the company broke ground at the site of its new factory in Chatham county, North Carolina. VinFast invited us out to the groundbreaking ceremony of the North Carolina plant and arriving on the scene. It felt like a party had been stood up […]

Out of the 125 million motorcycles in use in Indonesia as at the end of 2022, only 32,000 are electric, according to Statista. The Indonesian government intends to change that with a US$455 million subsidy to encourage the manufacture of 800,000 new electric two-wheelers and the conversion of 200,000 petrol-powered scooters to electric. Will it […]

The latest research from the South Pole shows a dramatic loss of sea ice around the continent of Antarctica.

Last month, sales of the BYD overtook the Tesla Model 3 to make it the second highest selling electric vehicle in Australia, behind the Tesla Model Y, of course. Driving on the roads in Brisbane, the BYD Atto 3 is making its presence felt. We see them wherever we go out. They are still outnumbered […]

In this article, I cover the latest developments in Tesla’s constantly changing referral program, and how that fits in with the ongoing debate on how best to promote electric vehicles to the masses. A couple days ago, Tesla added yet another way for Tesla owners to earn Tesla credits (100 credits being worth about $6) […]

The intense wildfires burning in Greece since 17 July have quickly become the worst recorded since at least 2003 for the month of July. Data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service’s (CAMS) Global Fire Assimilation System show that the wildfire emissions for Greece overall increased quickly on 17 July, with a Total Fire Radiative Power […]

Bonn and Geneva, 27/07/2023 (Copernicus and WMO) — According to ERA5 data from the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the first three weeks of July have been the warmest three-week period on record and the month is on track to be the hottest July and the hottest month on record. These temperatures have been […]

For a recent episode of Cleantech Talk, I talked with Luz Karime Sanchez Mina, Field Service Engineer at ABB E-Mobility, and Pam Langley, Service Account Manager — Transit at ABB E-Mobility, about advancing the EV revolution, life at ABB E-Mobility, and being women in male-heavy tech sectors. Listen to the full episode below, or jump […]

Does cooking with gas affect indoor air quality? Of course it does — that is simply no longer a question. How much, is the better question. Combusting methane (natural gas) creates byproducts. Like any other chemical reaction, when natural gas is lit on fire, it reacts with the air and produces new chemical compounds. These […]