Author: CleanTechnica

New Law: 50%+ Solar Power Over Parking Lots In France

France has stormed into a new era of solar with a new law just passed requiring a massive increase in solar canopies. The country’s new law requires that that large parking lots have at least 50% of their lot covered in solar canopies. Naturally, this doesn’t apply to lots with something like 6, 8, or […]

VinFast Establishing More Partnerships In U.S. & Europe

Vietnam’s VinFast has big plans to become an electric vehicle production giant, including wedging out its place in the markets of Europe and the United States. For anyone who was skeptical about the effort, a couple of new partnerships indicate that VinFast is indeed entering these markets and focused on attracting customers. (For anyone skeptical […]

Plug-in Hybrids 2.0: A Dangerous Distraction, Not A Climate Solution

T&E commissioned the Technical University of Graz to independently test three new popular, average-sized plug-in hybrids — the BMW 3 Series, the Peugeot 308, and the Renault Megane — on the road. Key findings: 1) The real-world CO2 emissions of the tested plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are 85–114 g/km, around 3 times the artificially low official […]

California Aims To Boot Dirty Investment With California Fossil Fuel Divestment Act (SB 252)

California continues to be a climate and cleantech leader. One of its big recent announcements in this regard is that state policymakers have introduced the California Fossil Fuel Divestment Act (SB 252). Naturally, this divestment move was stimulated by young adults, students. It was then introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Senator Lena Gonzalez […]