Author: CleanTechnica

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden–Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), yesterday announced a new proposed rule to electrify and cut emissions from new or newly renovated federal buildings. Beginning in 2025, these facilities will be required to reduce their on-site emissions associated with the energy consumption of the building by 90% relative […]

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $72 Million to Strengthen the Clean Energy Jobs Pipeline Through Community Colleges, Trade Schools, and Union Training Programs to Mitigate Climate Change and Cut Costs for Businesses

Developers and power plant owners plan to significantly increase utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States over the next three years, reaching 30.0 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2025, based on our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Developers and power plant owners report operating and planned capacity additions, including battery storage, to us […]

Solar battery-powered homes are becoming increasingly popular, particularly in Germany. Total residential battery capacity in Europe is expected to reach 9.3 GWh by the end of 2022, powering over 1 million households, according to the most recent SolarPower Europe research. Germany leads the list of European countries with the most battery storage, accounting for 59% […]

In Europe the company car market is a lot bigger than in the USA. What the market is in China, I honestly do not know. So this article is for our European and North American readers. For historical reasons, good or bad, there is a huge company car market in Europe. The most abundant company […]

It isn’t easy going green. Volkswagen Group began producing electric cars based on its modular e-chassis, named MEB, in 2019. That platform is flexible enough to be the basis for small city cars, SUVs like the ID.4, and vans like the ID. Buzz. But despite its flexibility, the company was busy developing other platforms custom […]

Longtime Volvo fans already know that the Polestar brand once served as the AMG to Volvo’s Mercedes, offering high-performance parts and engine upgrades to make the Swedish turbo-bricks go as fast as possible. Now they’re turning that tuning heritage towards the long-range, dual-motor Polestar 2 in North America, with an optional software upgrade that boosts […]

The last time I spoke with Lex Forsyth of Janus Trucks, he spoke glowingly of an ever expanding backlog of trucks lining up for conversions from diesel to electric. Now, Cement Australia has just delivered its first load in New South Wales with an electric Janus JE410, the latest addition to its fleet. “The Janus […]

The ŠKODA ENYAQ has been one of the surprise hits of the current electric vehicle market. It was the 5th best selling plugin vehicle in Europe in the first 10 months of the year. It only trailed Tesla’s extremely popular mass-market models (the Model Y and Model 3), the king of city cars Fiat 500e, […]

Germany’s plugin electric vehicle share broke new records in November, gaining 39.4% of the auto market, up from 34.4%, year on year. Overall auto volumes were 260,512 units, up some 31% YoY, though still down around 10% from pre-2020 seasonal norms. The Tesla Model 3 was the bestselling full electric. November’s combined plugin share of […]