If you’re an author and would like to submit your book for potential publication through CleanTechnica Press, we are now soliciting manuscripts for our second book. We will likely choose just one or two books in the next 12 months, and publish and promote it through CleanTechnica. We will have … [continued]
In the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), 23% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, down slightly from 24% in 3Q25. Between 3Q25 and 3Q26, hybrid electric vehicles continued to gain market share, reaching 16% of light-duty vehicle … [continued]
Chemistry is politically agnostic. It can give us wondrous new products, like nylon and Dacron, but it can give us destructive products like napalm and Agent Orange. Here are two stories in the news that came clattering into the teletype machines in the third sub-basement at CleanTechnica world headquarters today. … [continued]
Spring Hill, Tennessee is blazing a new trail in battery technology, as Ultium Cells LLC — a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution — just announced plans to produce lithium manganese rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells at its plant just outside Nashville. This is expected to make … [continued]
Shilpan Amin, GM Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer (left) and James Litinsky, MP Materials Founder, Chairman & CEO (right).
By Shilpan Amin, Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer, GM Long before electric vehicles became a familiar sight on American roads, General Motors engineers were developing technologies that help make today’s EVs possible. One example sits at the heart of a modern electric motor: the permanent magnet. In the … [continued]
Verdox has completed a useful industrial demonstration at Hydro’s Sunndal aluminum smelter in Norway. During a two-month test, its electrochemical process captured carbon dioxide from exhaust containing only about 1% CO₂ and operated in the presence of contaminants found in real smelter gas. Hydro’s investment and continued work with Verdox … [continued]
SpaceX is in hot water over a decision to throttle back its Starlink and Starshield service in Ukraine last week, a decision for which nobody seems to have made (screenshot, Starshield satellite courtesy of SpaceX).
SpaceX is in hot water over a decision to throttle back its Starlink and Starshield service in Ukraine last week, a decision for which nobody seems to have made.
37 kWh battery (net) offers a range of up to 324 km and is particularly suitable for city traffic and commuting Two output levels with 85 kW (116 PS) and 99 kW (135 PS) available, maximum speed of 160 km/h DC quick charging with 90 kW from 10 to 80 per cent possible … [continued]
Data centers have emerged as part of the plan for a new era of US-Russia collaboration under a deal worked out between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin (data center cooling system cropped, courtesy of the US Department of Energy).
Data centers have emerged as part of Trump’s plan for a new era of collaboration between the US and Russia — wait, what?
I recently attended the launch of the XPENG G9L at the Paris Motor Show. This represents XPENG bringing their latest tech in a flagship-level vehicle to Europe. This is a vehicle built in Europe and adapted to European buyers that raises the bar for what customers can expect in this … [continued]
(But will it be enough?) The 2026 Paris Auto Show felt different this year. Despite some notable absences (BMW, MG, most Japanese OEMs…), it was bigger than in past editions. The bright, confident stands of Chinese automakers—from BYD to Geely to XPENG—signal a new era in Europe’s car market, one … [continued]
