Author: CleanTechnica

An excellent case study published by GreenCape and partners gives us an exciting look at Golden Arrow Bus Services’ recent electric bus pilot program in the City of Cape Town. We are seeing more electric buses being adopted in a lot of cities around the world. It’s always good to get local insights from bus […]

Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 50% in May 2023 compared to May 2022, rising to 1,057,00 units. In the end, plugins represented 16% share of the overall auto market (11% BEV share alone). This means that the global automotive market is firm in the Electric Disruption Zone. Year to date, plugin electric vehicle market […]

My window into global warming ruining a rite of summer came 16 years ago. I was flat on my back on blankets, under the stars in the middle of the night at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. At 7,214 feet and more than a half mile above Yosemite Valley, this was a perfect place […]

How Emissions Transparency Can Advance Industry Decarbonization

If it felt exceptionally hot to you on Monday, that’s because it was. Monday was the hottest day ever recorded by humans. The global average temperature on Monday was 17.01°C (62.62°F). That’s up from 16.92°C (62.46°F), the previous record set in August 2016. Of course, the heat doesn’t hit everywhere the same. In Poland during […]

Peak oil demand means lowering oil prices per barrel. In a world that needs to decarbonize hydrogen, Alberta's product will be too expensive to refine.

Power-assisted bicycles have existed for more than a century. While gasoline-powered bicycles are no longer mainstream, today, battery-powered electric bicycles (e-bikes) are more popular than ever. Sales figures for e-bikes are significantly outpacing all other electric vehicles. “Most people’s first experiences with electric vehicles are with an e-bike, not an electric car,” said Andrew Duvall, […]

Researchers at Penn State have created LionGlass, which is much stronger than conventional glass and has lower carbon emissions.

Does the world really need a ChatGPT enabled e-bike that shares your biometric and location data with a 3rd party? It's got one!

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored 600,000 sales last month, up 54% year over year (YoY). That pulled the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over 2.5 million units. Share-wise, with May showing another great performance, plugin vehicles hit 35% market share! Full electrics (BEVs) alone accounted for 24% of […]