Author: CleanTechnica

Wool has been one of the most widely used fibers in clothing over the course of human history and for good reason. Its antimicrobial properties allow it to fight off smelly bacteria while its ability to insulate when wet make it perhaps the ideal fabric for clothing. Wool’s achilles heel is the persistent itch that […]

Editor’s note: CleanTechnica does not endorse this forecast. We find it worth publishing because of the source (the agency behind it) and as a reference to return to in coming years. To be frank, it looks wildly pessimistic, but we’ll see. Feel free to discuss down in the comments. —Zach Shahan According to our Annual […]

Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market. Plugins scored over half a million sales last month, up 93% year over year (YoY). That pulled the year-to-date (YTD) tally to over 1.9 million units. Share-wise, with April showing another great performance, plugin vehicles hit 35% market share! Full electrics (BEVs) alone accounted […]

Tesla continues to be the best selling brand in Europe, but Volkswagen is recovering Some 197,000 plugin vehicles were registered in April in Europe — which is +25% year over year (YoY). Unfortunately, the overall market grew almost as fast, +16%, getting close to 1 million sales as it is finally recovering from a couple […]

Who has the most power in America? Oil companies? Political parties? Elon Musk? Nope, nope, and nope. The correct answer is insurance companies. Insurance keeps the economy humming. Every new home, school, and commercial building, every airport, farm, or sports stadium is 100% dependent on being able to get insurance. Governments rely on insurance. Industry […]

A recent announcement from GM shows us not only something the company is going to do to better serve business and fleet customers, but also shows us an emerging industry trend. First, let’s go through GM’s announcement and then discuss its wider implications. GM Launches Envolve General Motors says it is on the brink of […]

Environmental analysis finds no significant impacts As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of permitting 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today issued a final environmental assessment (EA) on potential impacts from offshore wind leasing on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of […]

There’s a very interesting image floating around social media now that makes a point I’ve been trying to make for years about the Colorado River. This graphic of Colorado River water usage depicts 79% being used for live stock details the how inefficient agriculture practices really are. (55% for growing livestock feed, much lost from […]

ARC Ride designs and builds electric vehicles, as well as runs a battery-as-a-service business in Nairobi, Kenya. ARC Ride wants to be the leading Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) infrastructure provider for electric 2- and 3-wheel vehicles across Africa. Last week, ARC Ride launched the Corbett, a practical and durable multi-functional electric motorbike, designed for goods and food […]

Back in March, I ran a successful fundraiser to help gather more “boots on the ground” coverage, including everything from events and companies to product reviews in awesome locations. I didn’t meet my overall goal, but I did get enough raised to get a very solid start. Since then, I’ve been putting any money I […]