Author: CleanTechnica

Sweden’s auto market saw plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow strongly in December, reaching a record 74.6%, up from 60.7% year on year. Full electrics alone took a record 51.3% share of the market. Overall auto volume for the month was up 28% year on year, but still 18% down from December 2019. Full […]

A few companies are starting to offer geographically limited robotaxi service in China, most notably Baidu and AutoX. You can now add Pony.ai to the mix, sort of. Its robotaxis just got approved for testing from the Beijing Intelligent Connected Vehicle Policy Pilot Zone. To begin, Pony.ai will test 10 robotaxis — completely driverless — “in […]

Companies seeking to rapidly expand output and avoid supply chain disruptions are building domestic battery manufacturing plants in the US. In some states, these are some of the largest, if not the largest, economic development projects in the state's history.

It pays to do your homework. However, when you are trying your best and just don’t know the way forward, reach out to the electric vehicle community for great advice and positive support. This is the recent experience of Rob and Kate from Dreamy Escapes. Having installed an EV charger to serve the community and […]

Renault does not need an introduction. It started working towards electric mobility in earnest over two decades ago. Yep, that is before Tesla was founded. At the gatherings of the Earth’s mighty, like the famous one in Davos, its CEO was announced as “Mister EV.” Its Zoe model was the best selling BEV in Europe, […]

The cost of manufacturing a solar panel in China has plunged recently, thanks to lower prices for polysilicon.

Want to run a robotaxi in Seattle? You'll need $5 million in insurance!

Climate change and human activity are making parts of Cape Cod uninhabitable. Many don't want to spend the money to fix the problem.

Volvo was a slow starter in the EV transition. Its mother company Geely then pushed Volvo to go electric. At first gently, later more forcefully. Eventually, Volvo announced it would be a fully electric brand by 2030. Volvo decided to call its line of plug-in cars “Recharge” models. Only two of the nine Recharge models […]

Is the Toyota-based Solterra crossover worthy of the Subie badge?