As we have seen, 2026 is a year of rapid expansion at Waymo. The company keeps entering new markets and opening robotaxi service there, and now Dallas is the latest such place to join. “Starting today, anyone in Dallas can download the Waymo app and hail a fully autonomous ride. … [continued]
A display of BYD bus scale models, including London EV buses, 90% of which are either new or run on BYD electric platforms. Photo for CleanTechnica by Raymond Tribdino.
In the third and final* article in this miniseries on BYD’s monthly sales, we’re looking beyond passenger vehicles and jumping into large commercial electric vehicles. If you missed our previous two articles, see this one on BYD’s overall plugin vehicle sales and this one on BYD’s vehicle sales beyond California. … [continued]
LOS ANGELES — This afternoon, the Los Angeles City Council voted to allow the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to disregard the concerns of Angelenos and environmental advocates and move forward with its ill-conceived plans to retrofit the Scattergood gas plant to be able to burn a mix … [continued]
BYD had a strong sales month overall, with 20.5% growth in passenger vehicle sales overall and 31% growth in BEV sales, achieving the company’s second best sales month ever for BEVs. However, how many of those sales are in China versus outside of China? As has been clear, the Chinese … [continued]
Built-in solar panels and futuristic aerodynamic styling enable Aptera EVs to run for 40 miles or so on solar energy alone, with batteries filling in for up to 1,000 miles per charge.
The largest electric vehicle maker in the world, BYD, had a slow start to the year for various reasons, but it is popping now. The company had 20.5% more passenger vehicle sales in July 2026 than in July 2025 (411,072 versus 341,030), and 3.5% more sales than the month prior … [continued]
Geothermal Energy Has Enormous Potential. These 3 Technologies Could Help the Industry Dig Deeper, Hotter, and More Profitable Wells. “The Fast Lane” series zooms in on some of the thousands of technologies born in the National Laboratory of the Rockies that companies can license today. This iteration focuses on technologies … [continued]
As part of the competition, students will visit the National Laboratory of the Rockies to identify a part or materials they want to work with to turn their Phase 1 concept into reality during Phase 2. They will showcase the results of that work in May 2027 to industry judges. Photo by Dennis Schroeder, National Laboratory of the Rockies.
New Competition Invites Collegiate Teams To Develop Creative Yet Practical Ways To Recycle or Reuse Parts and Materials Where do energy technologies go after they retire? A new competition challenges undergraduate and postsecondary students to brainstorm new options for components and materials—that do not involve them being dumped in a … [continued]
National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) scientists Bennett Addison (left) and Ross Kerner study results from a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scan of a semiconductor material. Their curiosity and keenness to venture into NMR's lesser-used methods have shown that discoveries are around the corner in many energy applications. Photo by Agata Bogucka, National Laboratory of the Rockies.
National Laboratory of the Rockies Researchers Use Nuclear Magnetic Resonance To Advance Innovation in Batteries, Semiconductors, and Bioplastics When researchers bring their inventions into the laboratory of Bennett Addison, he often has one question for them: “Did you really make what you think you made?” At the atomic level, the answer … [continued]
Good Neighbors Louisiana coalition urges LDEQ to provide at least 60 days for public comment Labor, environmental health, civil rights, and community groups are warning that the recently published proposed air permit for Hyundai’s steel mill will have a severe impact on community and worker health, exacerbating cancer, asthma, and … [continued]
