Author: Zachary Shahan

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Democrats and President Joe Biden revived the US EV tax credit for some companies, like Tesla, and expanded it to include coverage for things not covered before — like used electric cars. One change ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Electric vehicles are just better. It’s hard to say this or explain this to people who don’t have EVs without coming across as patronizing or a fanatic or something. But it’s true. They drive ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Almost 12 years ago, in 2013, I was in Barcelona for an EV conference, EVS 27. As part of the conference, we got to go on a little “field trip” with the local transit ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Waymo continues to expand its robotaxi service. While it’s been in San Francisco for a while, Waymo just extended its services down the region into the heart of Silicon Valley, where it all started. ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! One and a half years ago, in August of 2023, I published a review of the BLUETTI EP500 Pro. It hit me recently that while we publish reviews of such home energy storage systems ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! What, historically, made the United States great? Of course, before we answer that, we have to acknowledge that things have never been perfect — not even close. Our wonderful founding fathers who we admire ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! This is a pretty wild story that I hadn’t seen until yesterday, and just saw it because a reader brought it to us. It does have a connection to Tesla and its EV sales ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! People have been asking us to cover this story from Canada about 4 Tesla stores claiming $43 million in EV rebates from the Canadian government in 3 days and thus emptying the program account ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last year, the world bought 17.2 million plugin vehicles, and 10.8 million pure battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). Overall, 22% of new auto sales were plugin vehicle sales, more than one out of five, and 14% ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Under the Clean Air Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has historically granted California waivers to set stricter air pollution regulations on vehicles, power plants, and industry within its borders. That deal was ... [continued]