Author: CleanTechnica

As a Tesla Model Y owner, I can say that having an electric vehicle has so many clear-cut advantages. Not only does my electric car bring me driving pleasure, but it also reduces my carbon footprint and saves me plenty of money. It turns out that I’m super-interested in ways to save some cash. My […]

When you think of Daytona International Speedway, you probably think of The Great American Race — the DAYTONA 500. As the most widely watched motorsport event, the season-opening NASCAR Cup Series naturally draws much of the attention. But what really sets this 500-acre complex — the World Center of Racing — apart is its remarkable […]

The transition to electric mobility is well underway around the world. Over 25 million electric cars have been sold over the last 14 or so years around the world. Over 13 million of these electric vehicles were sold last year. Most of these are in China, Europe, and North America. A report by the IEA […]

For those of you who read CleanTechnica regularly and follow authors, you probably know about my oddball project I’m undertaking with my Chevy Bolt EUV. I’m under no delusions that it’s a real SUV, because it’s obviously just a chunky Bolt EV hatchback. Interior room is better in the backseat, and the front of the […]

Redwood Materials founder JB Straubel says in an interview that learning how to recycle batteries is essential to human survival.

Last year, I wrote a piece railing against the people trying to drag remote workers back into the office. Traditionalists think work culture will suffer without people working in person together, even for jobs that can be done entirely remotely. City governments, especially in larger cities like New York, are really feeling the pain as […]

The SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture unleashed a smash hit car in China around mid-2020 at the height of the global coronavirus pandemic. The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV caused so much excitement in China and has helped create a whole new market for mini electric vehicles. In just over 2 and a half years, […]

The Challenge Free EV charging is great, but it often doesn’t get maintained. A business probably goes into this thinking that offering free L2 charging will bring in rich EV owners who will come in and spend lots of money, and that often actually does happen. But, when the first big repair bill comes along, […]

Italy nails down

Here at CleanTechnica, we’re definitely disappointed in the Corvette E-Ray. While a BEV would have been preferable, GM couldn’t even be bothered to make it a plugin hybrid with real EV range. But, we did find out something cool that we missed when the news first broke: that the E-Ray comes with some innovative lightweight […]