We’ve seen it countless times now. A decade ago, it was the clear core talking point of automakers. There’s “no demand” for EVs. Consumers supposedly didn’t want electric cars — sad, so sad, but just reality. Except, repeatedly, it has been proven wrong. It’s often been used in connection with … [continued]
So, reportedly, the plan for how Republicans will kill the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles is this: 180 days after the budget bill is passed into law, the EV tax credit will go away. Additionally, the tax credit for leased EVs will be eliminated immediately for cars produced outside … [continued]
It’s been a hard month for cleantech advocates in the US. Just as we are starting to get enough EV, EV battery, and solar tech production going in the United States to compete with China and Europe, thanks to strong production incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Republicans … [continued]
Lynk & Co is one of those young EV brands that sort of seems to live on the periphery. Obviously, it creates sleek looking, tech-blessed, cool electric cars. They all do. However, the brand never seems to be one of the first that comes to mind, and it doesn’t seem … [continued]
One of our readers has passed along some interesting news that we missed in the past week. I’ll let him summarize it since he did that well in an email to CleanTechnica. “The largest fund in Sweden, AP7, has sold all it’s shares in Tesla and blacklisted the company because … [continued]
While the US market focuses on Waymo and Tesla much of the time when tracking and discussing robotaxis, the fact is, there are robotaxis in operation outside the US already as well. One company developing such vehicle is WeRide. We have covered WeRide numerous times in the past, and I’ll … [continued]
We’ve covered this topic countless times now, so let’s just do a recap with a short bullet list before getting to the latest news: Republican politicians have been heavily funded by the fossil fuel industry for decades. Therefore, even as we have learned more and more about the harms of … [continued]
I wrote about Waymo’s expansion into more of California earlier today. It is bringing its robotaxi service to a lot more of the Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and the Los Angeles metro area. Then, though, as I was scrolling through Waymo’s X/Twitter feed (where the company exclusively posts a lot … [continued]
The Nissan LEAF is already one of the most iconic electric vehicles. It was one of the key faces of the modern electric vehicle revolution for 5–10 years. Whereas some models from early stages of of the modern EV era have been retired or neglected, though, Nissan has been improving … [continued]
Waymo continues to grow, and grow, and grow. The company just expanded its robotaxi services into more California cities. The company is offering rides in more areas of the Bay Area this week, and will be offering rides in more areas of the Los Angeles metro area next week. Ride … [continued]
