Author: CleanTechnica

Apple has announced a significant acceleration of its efforts to expand the usage of recycled materials across all of its products, including a new aim of using 100% recycled cobalt in all batteries made by Apple by the year 2025. In addition, all Apple-designed printed circuit boards will use 100% recycled tin soldering and 100% […]

The Lectric eBikes XPedition Series represents a step forward for the Phoenix-based company and brings a ton of new capability, power, range, and hauling capacity into the Lectric lineup. We were impressed after our first ride of a few pre-production builds and eager to see what the final version looked like so when they sent […]

Pursuing a business commitment started last April, the Philippines’ ACEN Corporation (formerly known as AC Energy Corporation), acquired a portfolio of operating wind projects in the US, closing the deal towards the end of March this year. Through its joint-venture company in the US, UPC Power Solutions LLC, ACEN signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement […]

The future of the power grid is a topic we’ve covered numerous times at CleanTechnica. While it’s an important topic, it’s definitely not the “Checkmate, libs!” talking point the anti-EV FUDsters think it is. But, just because the problem can be solved doesn’t mean there isn’t some work involved in keeping it going and growing […]

As China was banning all ships from entering an area north of Taiwan due to ‘possible rocket wreckage,’ that may fall from the atmosphere, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen went on air to thank Taiwanese fighter pilots who positioned themselves defensively against China’s air force during drills around the island nation. The tensions were felt very […]

Netherlands solar panel manufacturer Solarge has combined forces with EconCore to make lightweight fully recyclable solar panels.

Intuit Inc. is a pretty well-known global financial technology platform which makes TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp (I use all of them). Intuit has made a commitment to a climate-positive future by help communities transition from using fossil fuels to clean energy, and the company has developed a strategy that enables it to provide […]

Lithium-ion batteries power our lives. Because they are lightweight, have high energy density, and are rechargeable, the batteries power many products, from laptops and cell phones to electric cars and toothbrushes. However, current lithium-ion batteries have reached the limit of how much energy they can store. That has researchers looking for more powerful and cheaper […]

Last year, we reviewed the Snapcycle R1, a fat tire e-bike. I’ve been in touch with the company since then working on a minor user-caused issue (I didn’t secure a bike rack properly), and the team offered to send out two more bikes for us to review. One of these new bikes was the Pegasus, […]

The US federal tax credit for electric vehicles has been updated, and that means that some electric cars, trucks, and SUVs no longer qualify for the full tax credit — or even half the tax credit. Actually, most electric vehicles on the market in the United States no longer qualify! That’s unfortunate, but the good […]