Over years of operating a commercial rider-only service across the U.S. — serving more than half a million paid trips weekly — we have learned that bringing autonomous driving technology to new regions requires building a robust ecosystem of trusted, local partners. As we look toward our commercial expansion in … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration is finalizing two new regulations that will undermine the implementation of federal protections for wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the nation’s cornerstone conservation law. One rule rescinds the longstanding blanket 4(d) rule, ending the practice of automatically extending key ESA protections from killing, injury, … [continued]
Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee will markup H.R. 8330, a bill that would shield fossil fuel companies from laws or lawsuits that would hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis and related disasters. Fossil fuel corporations knew they were causing climate change in … [continued]
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) today announced that the two organizations will combine following approval from each organization’s Boards of Directors. Effective in early October, CCSA will integrate its team, resources, and policy work within SEIA. The two organizations … [continued]
A new T&E study finds expansions across twenty of Europe’s largest airports overshoot the 1.7 °C emissions budget by up to three times Planned expansions at twenty of Europe’s largest airports are incompatible with national climate targets and global warming limits. According to new research by T&E, the planned increases … [continued]
Electric vehicles are far better than they were 5 years ago, let alone 10 or 20 or 30 years ago. They have hundreds of miles of range and are similar in cost to “comparable” gas-powered cars. In fact, if you take total cogst of ownership into account, they are often … [continued]
The fashionable technology changes from blockchain to hydrogen to AI, but the commercialization tactic persists: attach a new narrative to an unresolved proposition before the complete system has proved its economics.
Panthalassa raised $140 million this year to build autonomous ocean platforms that would generate electricity from waves and use it directly for AI inference computing at sea. The proposition removes one genuine problem for wave energy: instead of transmitting electricity back to shore through subsea cables and grid connections, put … [continued]
This week, CleanTechnica has been covering news about commercial trucks at the annual IAA Transportation trade show in Hannover, Germany. Our first story focused on the latest battery electric heavy duty tractors being offered by various manufacturers as well as a look at battery powered delivery vans. Overall, our readers … [continued]
Curbside EV charging is expanding in New York City, with the aim of adding 600 new Level 2 stations to the city's existing roster of just 88 stations (cropped, courtesy of it's electric).
Curbside EV charging is expanding in New York City, with the aim of adding 600 new Level 2 stations to the city’s existing roster of just 88 Level 2 curbside stations.
A strategy for the future of batteries Batteries are the backbone of Europe’s future energy system, its industrial base and its defence readiness. Europe is embedding them across systems at record pace while producing almost none of the key inputs. All of that is supported by public money. This paper sets out the … [continued]
