Author: CleanTechnica

A report from the World Bank this week urges nations to redirect the money from subsidy programs to fighting global heating.

The transition to electric mobility is now well underway in a lot of countries around the world. There has been significant progress in the electric bus, electric car, electric scooter & motorcycle, and electric bicycle sectors over the past decade. There is also now some significant traction in various areas on the African continent. To […]

By Assaf Oron Welcome to my 9th annual top 10 countries list! This year marks the first time it’s published exclusively on CleanTechnica (the 2021 list was mirrored here last year, see Part 1 and Part 2). It is also the latest I’ve ever published the list — well, that’s with a lengthy kitchen renovation (and me insisting on […]

Cleanerwatt was the first to notice that Tesla just got approval for a new rear-wheel-drive (RWD) Model Y using lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries that will likely be very affordable. Who is a less expensive RWD LFP Tesla Model Y targeting, and what does it mean to the entire US automotive market for the rest of 2023 […]

Volkswagen this week hinted an ID.1 city car may be in the works and that its long delayed SSP platform is back on track.

Earlier this month, Volvo announced the EX30, an affordable electric crossover. We covered it in several articles, but I wanted to quickly explain why United States domestic automakers are in a bit of peril, and discuss a bit of what they need to do to get out of the pickle they seem to be headed […]

Ford and SK On have received a conditional loan approval from the DOE Loan Program Office in the amount of $9.2 billion.

In a recent announcement, Rivian told the EV world that it bought a key route planning software company: A Better Routeplanner (ABRP). Before I dig into the announcement, I want to explain why EV route planning matters. Then, I’ll get into some important details existing ABRP users will want to know. Why Route Planning Software […]

Taiwan is a tech giant, and now it’s going to be home to the newest lithium-ion battery recycling plant. RecycLiCo Battery Materials Inc. and Zenith Chemical Corporation have created a 50–50 joint venture for the project, which will be able to recycle 2,000 metric tons per year of black mass material. The project will entail […]

UPDATE: Almost the entire article below can be ignored. The reason for Tesla’s dramatic drop in US inventory in the past couple of days is actually that Tesla has blocked the site behind these charts from accessing the root data. So, we are simply losing insight into US Tesla inventory if this doesn’t change again. […]