A high point of my recent trip to China was the opportunity to experience XPENG’s VLA 2.0 system on the Next P7 Ultra. I had previously sampled the advanced ADAS system on a P7+ in November, which was already impressive. It can be easy to get caught up in the … [continued]
The fossil fuel transition moved forward this week at a conference in Colombia that brought nations in search of solutions together.
Stabilizing rising global surface temperatures is essential for the long-term health of the planet. Climate change is an existential crisis that affects everyday life, how businesses operate, and the ways that countries acquire materials and regulate systems. Yet we are immersed in a moment in time in which too many … [continued]
Fast Charger in NW where EVs of all varieties are quite common. Nice to find a charge at a Hyndia Station and a fast one. Photo by Cynthia Shahan | CleanTechnica.
Amid high gas prices and tight state budgets, laggards risk leaving money on the table that could help drivers go electric WASHINGTON — States more than doubled their progress on implementing federal funding for the nation’s EV highway charging network in 2025, according to a new Sierra Club report out today. However, more … [continued]
The electrification of fleet vehicles, including large public transit buses, isn’t a “sexy” or glamourous subject matter for most readers. It does, however, indicate how much progress there has been and continues to be for the switch from gas and diesel vehicles to all electrics. Over 100 new electric buses … [continued]
At first glance, it seems the clean energy front isn’t going as well as we’d like. The Trump administration has used every tool in its power — and then some — to extinguish clean energy innovation and installations. Yet hope springs eternal, to the point that, in March, the US … [continued]
A gas collection chamber in the field help determine GHG emissions. (Photo for Cleantechnica by author.)
Rice farming has long been a significant source of methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas formed when organic matter decomposes in flooded, oxygen-deprived soils. Traditional rice paddies create exactly these conditions, making the crop one of the largest agricultural contributors to methane globally. While its total share of global emissions … [continued]
Chatgpt generated panoramic editorial visualization of the Strait of Hormuz as a global energy chokepoint.
We’re now two months into Trump’s latest imperial adventure. The sudden attack on Iran’s leadership on February 28th (amidst ongoing negotiations between Iran and the US) led to a series of escalatory measures from both sides that have most notably caused the closure of the globe’s most important energy corridor: … [continued]
Fresh from losing the argument that electric vehicles would ruin your weekend, Australia’s conservative politicians and their media enablers are now hell bent on attacking battery-powered semi-trailers. Of course, they have not admitted that they were wrong about the weekend, and won’t when Twiggy Forrest wins the heavy trucking argument … [continued]
Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), America’s largest provider of home battery storage, solar, and home-to-grid power plants, yesterday announced it has priced a securitization of leases and power purchase agreements. The securitization is Sunrun’s sixteenth securitization since 2015 and first issuance in 2026. “This $584 million securitization transaction further exhibits Sunrun’s ability … [continued]
