Category: Electric

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Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Waymo puts out big stats and milestones from time to time on social media and on its blog, but not actually that often. However, data on the company is available through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Charlie Bilello went ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Chinese EV startup XPENG (can we still call it a startup) has entered another new market. One of the fastest growing Chinese EV brands in terms of sales outside of China, it is one of the fastest growing EV brands ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. EVANSVILLE, Indiana – Today, CenterPoint Energy announced an intention to delay plans to retire Unit 3 of its F.B. Culley Generating Station, backtracking on their commitment to be entirely coal-free by 2027. In previous CenterPoint plans, the utility wrote that “Coal plants have ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Since 2021, electricity demand within the Texas electricity grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has steadily increased. In the first nine months of 2025, electricity demand in ERCOT, which manages about 90% of the state’s load, ... [continued]

Earlier this week, China’s ruling Communist party met in a plenary session and developed recommendations for the nation’s 15th five year plan, which would run through 2030. There are many aspects of the recommendations that could be explored in more depth, but several of the recommendations are specifically relevant to clean technology. Regardless of how you feel about China or their political system, they lead in many aspects of renewable energy and electric vehicles, and their national plans have global implications.In looking through the coverage, much of it seemed to focus on the outline bullet points, without the underlying context. As a result, they often added in assumptions that did not reflect the actual recommendations. As the recommendations were published (toward the bottom of the page), the most relevant sections to cleantech are quoted below. I added a few notes, but found it interesting to see the actual recommendation text, starting with the economy and manufacturing:“It was noted that we should build a modernized industrial system and reinforce the foundations of the real economy. To this end, we should keep our focus on the real economy, continue to pursue smart, green, and integrated development, and work faster to boost China's strength in manufacturing, product quality, aerospace, transportation, and cyberspace. The share of manufacturing in the national economy should be kept at an appropriate level, and a modernized industrial system should be developed with advanced manufacturing as the backbone. We should upgrade traditional industries, foster emerging industries and industries of the future, promote high-quality, efficient development in the service sector, and develop a modernized infrastructure system.”

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. It seems that AI and robots are all the rage these days. The future is all about AI and robots. I keep getting fed stories about these, some extremely optimistic, some extremely pessimistic. The following are a few big stories ... [continued]