Published on November 19th, 2018 | by John Farrell
We’re inspired by the passage of the Portland Clean Energy Initiative this week, a ballot measure that will now provide $30 million per year for the city’s clean energy and climate work. Even better, the funds will target local energy deployment that lifts up low-income folks and people of color with energy savings and solar energy, as well as jobs installing these cost-saving measures. ... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2018 | by Carolyn Fortuna
It's time for EV owners to spread the word about the benefits of zero emissions transportation... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers at Penn State say they have created a new polymer sponge material that promotes longer battery life by inhibiting the formation of dendrites, especially during high power charging. ... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Exelon, one of America's largest electric utilities, is opposed to the Trump maladministration's plan to roll back the EPA rule that limits how much mercury coal generating stations can introduce into the environment. Good for them! ... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Carlos Ghosn has been arrested by Japanese authorities as a result of suspect financial improprieties. He has been one of the champions of the electric car revolution. ... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
The RE100 initiative, led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, has grown leaps and bounds in recent years, and in 2018 --- amidst the starkest warning yet from scientists of the dangers of climate change and unchecked global warming --- RE100 added 37 new companies, bringing the total up to 155 companies creating demand for a phenomenal 188 terawatt-hours of renewable power each year --- equivalent to the 23rd largest country in the world. ... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2018 | by The Beam
Science journalists who cover climate change face many challenges. From the competition with social media to reader skepticism, there is an immense pressure on journalists to produce content at a much faster pace, while keeping high quality standards. We have asked two journalists what it’s like to work in the field today and what shapes the debate around climate change.
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Published on November 19th, 2018 | by Cynthia Shahan
This presentation — video and text summary below — is not the freshest one from CleanTechnica Director Zach Shahan. However, it is as relevant today as when the presentation was delivered live in Dubai, UAE, last year. Furthermore, at ~25 minutes, it is a bit longer than a typical presentation, which provides more room to run somewhat deeply and broadly into the topics. The downside of the presentation, Zach notes, is that he was horribly sick for a week or two leading into this... Read More →
Published on November 19th, 2018 | by Chanan Bos
This week we broke a record — the smallest number of articles about Tesla. While there is merit to the argument that bad press is still press, Tesla doesn’t need it... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Jose Pontes
After a record-breaking September (104,900 plug-in electric vehicle sales), one would think that the market would take some time to breathe in October, but that wasn’t the case, with close to 120,000 registrations last month, breaking the previous record by a significant margin (14%). Overall, October 2018 electric vehicle sales were up 85% year over year (YoY)... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Earlier today, I highlighted the Tesla Model 3's solid sales launch compared to the iconic Ford Mustang, which the Model 3 is outselling by ~1.5× this year so far. But the Mustang has never been seen as the car the Model 3 is really trying to retire — or at least humble a bit. That car is, of course, the BMW 3 Series (+ 4 Series)... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Bob Borsh
We went “live” with our solar installation on April 9, 2018. To recap, we’ve got 8.125 kW of generation capacity from our roof-mounted array of 25 panels, each capable of 320 watt gross output with a Powerwall 2 and a 240V Tesla car charging station... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Jacek Fior
When writing my letter to Elon Musk a few weeks ago, little did I know about the real actions undertaken by so few for so many. Tesla is a dream — a dream of an extraordinary electric vehicle everybody wants to own, a dream of an out-of-the-universe leader, Elon Musk, who everybody wants to follow, and a dream of a gigafactory every nation wants to attract. It seems now that Poles around the world are joining forces to save Elon from making a terrible mistake by going some other place than Poland. :-) Here is the story... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
The European ultrafast EV charging network Ionity has recently upped the tempo of its CCS network rollout, having gone from 6 locations in operation in mid September (and 14 more under construction) to 23 locations operating as of mid November (and 40 more under construction). They look set to meet their initial goal of having 50 locations open (averaging 6 charging stalls each) by the end of ... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Through the end of November, new car buyers in Aurora, Colorado, can save more than 50% off the cost of a new Nissan LEAF. Here's how. ... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
On November 5, 2018, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) held a webinar on how the Volkswagen Settlement Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (BMP) will be spent. Robert Jackson head of the Light Duty Zero Emissions Vehicle Supply Equipment Program (Program) for the Michigan Agency for Energy (MAE) spoke about their plans to create, implement, and invest in Michigan’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fuel cell dispensers (HFCD)... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
There is a very short window of time to get out of pure-play oil & gas company investments without substantial losses. It is imperative to sell them now. It is already too late to get out of pure-play coal company investments without substantial losses. But they will lose even more money going forward... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Jose Pontes
I’ve had my Soul EV for approximately a year now and have driven it for 21,000 km (13,000 miles). After the dream of having an EV being transformed into the daily routine, it’s time to look back and see the good, the bad and the unexpected of this journey... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
I recently met with the Byton design team in Munich, Germany, for CleanTechnica and spent a few hours talking to the company's head designer, Benoit Jacob, who also penned the stunning BMW i8 and i3. Find out via the interview summary below how the company sees the future of our green mobility and what its design language means for the industry... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Kurt Lowder
Buying a Tesla is the most important thing you can do for the environment because it will help to dramatically lower the cost of batteries, making a 100% renewable grid affordable. Elon Musk recently said (and he is right!), “I think it’s probably fair to say that Tesla (our customers) has advanced sustainable energy by at least five years, conservatively, and maybe closer to 10, and then if we continue to make progress, we might advance it by 20 years. This could be all the difference in the world.”... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
While working on October Tesla sales reports, I noticed a few interesting comparisons that seemed worth highlighting separately. First of all, if you think of iconic sporty cars, and especially iconic American muscle cars, the Ford Mustang is surely one of the first cars that comes to mind... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Jessica Feinleib
Connecticut state EV rebates have again changed dramatically and without warning... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by The Beam
"Our company makes 10 million in revenues, yet today, we’re donating all of our shares. Here’s why…"... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Michael Barnard
How initial coin offerings and other blockchain-related funding models can be used for cleantech ventures. ... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Sponsored Content
It's the most wonderful time of the year... to WIN A TESLA! This holiday season, give the gift of Tesla by entering to win a Model S, Model X, or Model 3 from Climate XChange, a Massachusetts-based carbon pricing awareness advocacy group. ... Read More →
Published on November 18th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
According to our October sales estimates and official numbers from automakers, the Tesla Model 3 was the 12th best selling car in the United States from January through October of this year (SUVs and pickup trucks excluded). It was approximately 9,000 sales behind the #11 Ford Focus and 21,000 behind our estimate for the #10 Chevy Malibu... Read More →
Published on November 17th, 2018 | by Jake Richardson
Polestar 1 verification prototypes are now in production in Gothenburg, Sweden. They will be used for various tests and assessments before manufacturing the production version, a 600 horsepower hybrid vehicle with an electric-only range of 150 kilometers (or 93 miles). Sofia Björnesson, Commercial Project Leader for Polestar 1, recently answered some questions for CleanTechnica... Read More →
Published on November 17th, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
Although ZF might not be a current household name, it has been associated with quality gearboxes for decades. Today, the company is embracing an open culture to meet its future goals and many industry demands... Read More →
Published on November 17th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
A 25MW/50MWh storage battery supplied by Tesla has been installed in record time as part of the Gannawarra solar power plant in Victoria, Australia... Read More →
Published on November 17th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
The Tesla Model 3 was the 15th best selling light vehicle in California in the first half of 2018. I'm forecasting that it will be #2 for the year as a whole... Read More →
