Published on October 15th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
For the third year in a row, CleanTechnica has published an in-depth report on electric car drivers in North America and Europe. For the cross-continental report, we surveyed over 2,000 electric car drivers. This year, we also surveyed over 1,000 people who don't yet have an electric car... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Kyle Field
A Northern California man in PG&E's electrical service territory had his electricity turned off by the utility for high wildfire risk for a full 42 hours yet was able to run his home on his Tesla Powerwall for the entire duration. The Powerwall installed in the remote home came out at the other end of the 42-hour outage with 9% charge remaining... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Saurabh
India’s power generation in August 2018 was the cleanest on record as the share of thermal power generation fell to perhaps its lowest level ever. ... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Major financial institutions continue to support fossil fuel extractions while signing onto environmental protections... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Saurabh
The share of energy generated from renewable energy sources in India has reached an all-time high, according to the latest data released by the government. ... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Kyle Field
BYD has started up its first grid-scale energy storage project in Poland with the official opening of its new 1.26MW/2.52MWh energy storage facility... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Bergen, Norway, is enjoying the best air quality in 15 years. That's largely due to it being the electric car capitol of Norway, but there are other factors involved as well. ... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
The cost of carbon in Europe has soared to its highest levels for almost a decade but it has not been enough to slow the pace of global warming, according to Schroders' latest Climate Progress Dashboard update, which remains on track for 4°... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Microsoft's new Volume Firming Assurance tool brings the insurance industry into the renewable energy picture to help calm the fears of nervous investors and promote more renewable energy for the world. ... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
We're still trying to find out what happened at Alta Motors, but the company sent a press release last week informing us it is closing its doors... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Kyle Field
Tesla gets its fair share of lumps for numerous automotive service and repair outages that have popped up as it has ramped up deliveries of the Model 3 in recent months, but it is worth remembering that Tesla has transformed service and continues to "wow" most of its service customers... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
Here's the third electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft officially recognized as an ultralight vehicle by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Welcome the HoverSurf Hoverbike S3 to the growing family of eVTOLs... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Jesper Berggreen
This weekend, the Danish Government is the first to host a new summit on partnering for green growth to help reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for ... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Jake Richardson
LanzaTech says its alternative blend jet fuel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% or more. The company's CEO, Jennifer Holmgren, answered some questions about it and collaborating with Virgin Atlantic for CleanTechnica... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Michael Barnard
The hydrogen economy will be abandoned, for the most part. It will not power any vehicles below the scale of large freight trucks in a few years, and likely not those 18-wheelers either. The fueling stations will be abandoned. The cars will be relegated to museums. ... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
America imported about $170 billion worth of vehicles from foreign countries in 2017. In fact, the majority of all vehicles sold in the US last year were imports. Here's a chart that shows which countries were the largest exporters of vehicles to America last year. ... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by The Beam
Imagine a world where every purchase has an associated carbon price, which is offset by REDD+ projects. Each tonne of carbon saved through REDD+ projects could be registered on the blockchain, and tracked by people offsetting their purchases. The technology could in theory, remove the complexities associated with polycentric governance, and allow forest owners to claim a larger share of the benefit for protecting their forests, by interacting peer-to-peer with the consumers making purchases... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Chanan Bos
In the name of Tesla and all of its supporters, I proclaim that this week is a win. This is the first week since September 1st (when we started #Pravduh) that there is more positive news about Tesla than negative news. As a matter of fact, if I hadn’t had my cup of coffee, I might have thought that I accidentally mislabeled and switched the positive and negative categories. Only 14% negative news!... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
There are many debates that are fun and interesting in a vacuum. Theoretical debates can go on forever on some subjects. But what matters when it comes to politics and policy is the existing reality, and where to go from there... Read More →
Published on October 22nd, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
The following is a summary of comments made by Jon Moore, CEO of BNEF, from the recent The Future of Energy EMEA Summit... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Bob Borsh
What if you had the option to directly pick and choose exactly where the power you are using in your house came from? Would it matter to you? What would the criteria be that you would use to choose that option? Price? Reliability? “Green” sources? The people of San Diego California are working towards answering those questions... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
The top 20 CleanTechnica stories of the past week included all kinds of Tesla fun, but not only. Read on and click through in case you missed a hot Tesla story and to enjoy the non-Tesla cleantech fun... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Jose Pontes
The Bolt EV was GM’s natural follow-up to the Volt's pioneering steps into electromobility. With the compact plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) market covered with the Volt, it was time for GM to go after the fully electric (BEV) subcompact segment, and for that, GM teamed up with Korea's LG. The result was a small yet space-efficient EV with a big, flat roller-skate battery between the wheels and a powerful motor. It was GM's first BEV-dedicated platform... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Jose Pontes
I has really happy to get the opportunity to try out the new i3S on my recent trip to the US (many thanks, BMW USA!), as it would give me an opportunity to compare it to the standard i3 I had last year. That was the most fun I ever had with an EV (until this year, that is)... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Tesla used to be a nice and considerate young company, easing its way into a ginormous automobile ocean in which it sold one and then two guppies — the Model S and Model X. Then along came Model ... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Bob Borsh
For those of you who have read my other articles, you know we had a Powerwall 2 installed with our solar generation system back in April this year. I was asked to provide my take on how things are going. What was expected, what was unexpected, how it’s been operating overall... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
Writing for Canada's National Post, columnist Lawrence Solomon took fossil fuel allegiance and climate change denial to a new level, one bereft of dignity and intellectual integrity, and supported only by lies, lies, and more lies... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Sponsored Content
If you are concerned about climate change and carbon emissions, you can get solar panels and stop eating meat, AND you can enter to win a Tesla to keep your drive as green as possible. ... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Kyle Field
ABB charged into the eMove360 show in Munich, Germany this week, where it unveiled a new compact 24kW DC electric vehicle charger alongside refreshed versions of its Terra DC Fast Charging stations... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Michael Barnard
Time value of money is another issue with smart contracts. Escrow is fine and dandy, but it’s not used on all that many contracts compared to net 30 terms. Some of this is due to the fees being high, which smart contracts reduce substantially. But time value of money is another big reason. ... Read More →
Published on October 21st, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
When customers love a product, they want to personalize it, and boy, is that ever true of Tesla’s vehicles. If you’re one of those Tesla owners who just has to give your baby a truly distinctive look, sooner or later you’ll find your way to Mike “Mojo” Mogilewski’s Signature Custom Wraps & Coatings in Fort Lauderdale, Florida... Read More →
