Author: CleanTechnica

It is Kia Motors Philippines’ belief that in order to promote the use of electric vehicles, a complete ecosystem is needed, not just the vehicle. So, when the Korean carmaker introduced the Kia EV6 at the Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) last year, it took the company six months to get the car to the […]

Elon Musk said this week he has been wrong about so many things and that he is going to change his ways to bring EVs to the masses.

The all-electric BMW iX1 is now on sale in South Africa. It starts from R1,140,000 ($62,928). It joins the growing list of battery electric vehicles now available from BMW for consumers in South Africa to buy, adding onto the MINI Cooper SE (which is the most affordable BEV in South Africa at the moment), the […]

Following up with the writer’s impressions of his first EV a few weeks later. Article by Mihai Beffa in Cupertino, California.

Electric cars are moving into the mainstream and while it may feel daunting to switch over to an electric vehicle full-time for your daily use, one Dutch couple decided to see what EVs were really capable of. Importantly, they’re trying to do as much of the driving as possible powered by solar. After tons of […]

BYD sold over 1.8 million electric vehicles (EVs) last year. As announced recently, BYD has a target of selling 3.6 million EVs this year. This would be an incredible achievement should the company manage to do it. Although the majority of these sales will be in its home market, a decent chunk of these sales […]

The final version of the rules for the EV tax credit will be issued by the Treasury department on April 18......we hope.

Almost two years ago, CleanTechnica published my first article. I had been collecting data on the global uptake of electric vehicles since watching an interview with Elon Musk on TED Talks back in 2019. I had mapped, recorded, and extrapolated the data and thought maybe I should do something with it. EVs had been growing […]

As the U.S. continues to see the highest levels of renewable energy investment in its history, the investment required to expand and improve the energy transmission grid will need to keep pace. This is happening through a combination of private investment and support by the Biden administration. Private companies such as National Grid are investing […]

The BMW i3 wasn’t quite up to standard for motoring enthusiast and mechanical engineer David. So, he waited to close to the end of production and purchased the BMW i3S. What was the difference, I asked. The “S” has more power, larger wheels, and flared wheel arches. David keeps the treasured car in immaculate condition, […]