Electric vehicles are far better than they were 5 years ago, let alone 10 or 20 or 30 years ago. They have hundreds of miles of range and are similar in cost to “comparable” gas-powered cars. In fact, if you take total cogst of ownership into account, they are often … [continued]
The fashionable technology changes from blockchain to hydrogen to AI, but the commercialization tactic persists: attach a new narrative to an unresolved proposition before the complete system has proved its economics.
Panthalassa raised $140 million this year to build autonomous ocean platforms that would generate electricity from waves and use it directly for AI inference computing at sea. The proposition removes one genuine problem for wave energy: instead of transmitting electricity back to shore through subsea cables and grid connections, put … [continued]
This week, CleanTechnica has been covering news about commercial trucks at the annual IAA Transportation trade show in Hannover, Germany. Our first story focused on the latest battery electric heavy duty tractors being offered by various manufacturers as well as a look at battery powered delivery vans. Overall, our readers … [continued]
Curbside EV charging is expanding in New York City, with the aim of adding 600 new Level 2 stations to the city's existing roster of just 88 stations (cropped, courtesy of it's electric).
Curbside EV charging is expanding in New York City, with the aim of adding 600 new Level 2 stations to the city’s existing roster of just 88 Level 2 curbside stations.
A strategy for the future of batteries Batteries are the backbone of Europe’s future energy system, its industrial base and its defence readiness. Europe is embedding them across systems at record pace while producing almost none of the key inputs. All of that is supported by public money. This paper sets out the … [continued]
Under the ReFuelEU regulation, jet fuel suppliers face a dedicated sub-mandate requiring a growing share of synthetic aviation fuel (e-SAF), i.e. SAF produced from green hydrogen combined with captured CO2, starting in 2030. Despite this obligation being known for years, most fuel suppliers have not developed their own e-SAF production … [continued]
Director-General Céline Gauer , DG ENER Director Lukasz Kolinski, DG ENER Head of Unit Kitti Nyitrai, DG ENER Director-General Magda Kopczynska, DG MOVE Director-General Kurt Vandenberghe, DG CLIMA Member State Expert Group on Renewable Fuels We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern regarding the ongoing pressure to allow … [continued]
All too often, climate-vulnerable countries find themselves tangled with opposing tensions. Sovereign debt invites a country’s growth, but the inherent burden blocks their ability to take important climate action. That conundrum has been revealed in a new report from ActionAid, alongside a series of possible solutions. The ActionAid report reveals … [continued]
GTI dynamics — thanks to a power output of 240 kW (326 PS), the ID.3 GTI accelerates to 100 km/h in 5.6 seconds and has an extremely high torque of 545 Nm GTI technologies — adaptive DCC sports chassis, direct progressive steering, Launch Control and a new GTI mode are on … [continued]
Volvo’s design and engineering teams have been hard at work on a mid-cycle refresh of its full SUV lineup. They invited CleanTechnica out to London to be some of the first people in the world outside the company to see and learn about the newly refreshed vehicles. Most importantly, the … [continued]
