Author: CleanTechnica

Climate Driven Heat Waves Break Records In Asia & Europe

A historic heat wave is sweeping across the two continents, threatening vulnerable populations and triggering severe thunderstorms and flooding. Temps hit over 111 degrees Fahrenheit this past weekend in Vietnam, where the previous heat record was (just) 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Similar records were broken in Thailand, Cambodia, and Spain, which recorded the hottest and driest

BYD Silently Reduces BEV Prices In Colombia

Spearheaded by Tesla, price cuts in BEV lines have been happening all over the world … and, more recently, seem to have arrived in Latin America. BYD in Colombia BYD has been a local player in Colombia since the early 2010s, when it both started selling gasoline vehicles (particularly the city car BYD F0, which […]

Tesla Brings Back the Model 3 Long Range

Tesla’s Model 3 is its most popular sedan, and now the automaker has added a highly coveted variant of the electric vehicle back to its online order configurator. The variant, the Model 3 Long Range, is now available again, after being discontinued last August due to high demand. Last week, Tesla reintroduced the Model 3 […]

Abandoning Cheap Cars Could Be A Serious Blunder For Automakers

A little over a week ago, several of us wrote about the end of the line for the Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV. These vehicles aren’t the greatest EVs, but they occupy a pivotal space in the EV market. With liquid cooling, enough range to get to the next Electrify America station on most interstates, […]

Mini EVs Could Be An Important Step In The Transition To Electric Mobility

When more affordable smartphones became a reality some years ago, they led to a complete revolution in the access to telecommunications and financial services sectors. Some of the major players in this revolution were very basic and affordable phones from some Chinese companies. Access to these phones enabled a large population on the African continent, […]

CleanTechnica Webinar Premiere Coming Up Tuesday, May 16, 2023

If you are as curious about the $5 billion (with a “b”) National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program as we are, you’re in luck. CleanTechnica sat down with two super pro e-mobility experts to pick their brains about NEVI. The webinar (titled “Charging Forward with the NEVI Program”) premieres on our YouTube channel (subscribe if […]

5 Community Solar Projects Are Coming To Disadvantaged Communities In California

Nearly 10 years ago in California, an assembly bill (AB327) was enacted to direct the California Public Utilities Commission to develop alternatives designed to increase the adoption of renewable generation in disadvantaged communities (DACs). Almost 5 years later, they came up with three programs to increase access to solar for residents of disadvantaged communities. The […]