Author: CleanTechnica

The Creation of Sacred Cows It’s no secret that I often get annoyed with the most fanatical of Tesla’s Stans. And by Stan, I’m not being hyperbolic. There really are people who aren’t far off from the kind of insane fan obsession depicted in the Eminem song Stan (and its accompanying music video). There are […]

When you are watching a transition closely, you can see, hear, and smell the changes as they take place. Those who don’t will wake up one morning and suddenly notice that there are more electric cars on the road, the roads are quieter, and the smell of the air is so much sweeter. Pointing out […]

In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we expect that increased US power generation from new renewables capacity — mostly wind and solar — will reduce generation from both coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants in 2023 and 2024. With the new solar and wind projects coming online this year, we forecast these two energy sources […]

Here at CleanTechnica, we write a lot about EVs, meaning mostly land-based electric vehicles: cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, e-bikes, and once in a while even electric tractors. Enough posts have been made about the Polestar EVs they have their own tag on the site. Occasionally, we also write about electric boats, but this is the […]

In some recent press releases, Nissan shared some punishing testing and challenges it has put the Ariya through. While probably not directly related, the company also got some great sales results from some of its other electrified models. Nissan’s Punishing Testing For The Ariya Over the course of three years, Nissan has rigorously tested the […]

Michael Bloomberg has written an op-ed piece that advocates for more investment in renewable energy resources.

The Tesla Energy App offers detailed information to drivers about their vehicles’ energy use, and now the automaker has made the feature available on mobile. Tesla’s new mobile app update includes the same Energy App that’s available in its cars, as added in a recent update. Tesla’s mobile app version 4.16.1 brought with it a […]

Up until now, manual mapping of wetlands was the only real choice, and it was time consuming due to data processing, curation, and manual feature engineering. A new sustainable and cost-effective process may be changing that scenario.

One of the big criticisms anti-EV people try to level against cleaner vehicles is the environmental costs of production. In many cases, it’s a disingenuous claim to make, because they don’t really care about the environment to begin with, but when raised sincerely, it’s still widely taken out of context. While building EVs can be […]

The gloves are off: solar electric cars have caught the eye of a leading international fleet operator and its high-flying parent company.