Tesla FSD (“Full Self Driving”) recently received permission to be activated in the Netherlands. This made it the first country with FSD in Europe. My friend Dick Helders of XpengCam, who sometimes comments here on CleanTechnica, was one of the first to drive it in the country. He has a … [continued]
Well, only one of those countries in the title can cheer right now about their World Cup ambitions, as France was just knocked out by the super smooth unit that is Spain, Germany got knocked out very early … by Paraguay, and Italy somehow didn’t even qualify for the largest … [continued]
On April 10th, quite literally at the 11th hour before Tesla’s self-imposed deadline, the Dutch road authority (the RDW) posted a press release that they have finally granted Tesla approval for Full Self Driving in the Netherlands. However, no one knew when the update would start rolling out. The picture … [continued]
Equinor’s decision to halt its blue hydrogen project in Groningen is not a story about engineering failure or lack of public support. It is a story about the absence of customers. The H2M project secured support from the EU Innovation Fund and was positioned as a cornerstone of industrial decarbonization … [continued]
When KG Motors handed over the first customer MiBots on December 30, 2025, it did more than complete a ceremonial delivery. It quietly placed a fully engineered, road-legal micro-EV into real-world use — and set the stage for a production ramp beginning in April of 2026. In one particular case, … [continued]
It has taken several years (nearly a decade) for Tesla to get from initial hype around “Full Self Driving” (FSD) and offering it as a consumer add-on when buying a Tesla vehicle to actually delivering a door-to-door supervised full self driving package. It is still something US consumers have to … [continued]
AMSTERDAM — On the cobblestone streets of this anciently beautiful city, between the choreographed chaos of well insulated pedestrians, clattering chains of bicycles, and the stately glide of electric trams, a peculiar vehicle weaves through the urban fabric. It’s smaller than a Smart car, quieter than a whisper, and legally … [continued]
A few months ago, I was invited by Dr. Sebastian Husein of the Battery Centre Twente to speak at the University of Twente’s 2025 Climate Event, a hybrid discussion with multiple speakers engaging with an audience of academics in the Netherlands and neighboring countries. That event occurred on November 5th, … [continued]
Excess electricity from an existing solar farm in the Netherlands will anchor the new H2 Hollandia green hydrogen project, using an electrolyzer system from the US firm Plug Power.
I am now in this wonderfully cultural city that floats on piles embedded centuries ago. I am here for the Bentley Systems Year of Infrastructure and will report on how clean energy is compelled by good infra later. Now I want to talk about walking through Amsterdam’s narrow streets when … [continued]
