Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
As I announced last week, we are now collecting data for our 2019 electric car driver report. Yet again, building on the work of previous years and always looking to evolve, we're aiming to significantly improve the data, analysis, and report in ... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
BNEF's reputation as progressive on EV adoption projections is in question after its latest Electric Vehicle Outlook report trims its previous projections of sales across the coming decade down 10%, and assumes annual growth rates will quickly drop to 23–24% from the current rate of 56%. ... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Cuba is attracting foreign investment from China and the UK in its quest to increase renewable power generation and reduce carbon emissions. ... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Washington governor Jay Inslee has proposed a bold Evergreen Economy Plan he says would cost $9 trillion and create 8 million new jobs in clean tech industries. Is that too much to spend to limit the damage that will be done by climate change? ... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
The most popular articles of the past week on CleanTechnica were topped by a detailed, thorough, clear debunking of an Audi marketing mistake — thanks to a couple of guest posters for that piece. Also topping the charts were a depressing look at the high cost of air pollution, another "Tesla killer" that doesn't threaten let alone beat any Teslas, our Danish writer's interesting debate with himself (number crunching and all) regarding which Tesla Model 3 to buy, and an "Elonroad" EV charging system in Sweden... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Triumph is working on an electric motorcycle with Willams Advanced Engineering. It plans to have its first electric model for sale in about two years. ... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Usain Bolt is the principal investor in Bolt Mobility. Its first electric car, the B-Nano, is intended for short trips in urban environments and will cost just $9,999. ... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
The first part of this two-part series involved a thorough examination of exactly what kind of business Tesla is, and how it fits into the broader market segments it serves. This second part covers the author's personal experience with Tesla vehicles and how those vehicles compare to others on the market today and tomorrow... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by Sponsored Content
We hosted another webinar with Hubject to discuss ISO 15118 (aka, Plug&Charge). This advanced communication protocol paves the way for smart charging, bi-directional charging, inductive charging and enhancements needed for autonomous driving. There are also vehicle-to-grid opportunities as well as benefits for fleet management... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
When a wind power discussion comes up, Texas is often mentioned. It’s not just that Texas has a lot of wind power. (It does.) It’s not just that Texas has a big, very isolated grid. (It does.*) There’s the oft-forgotten fact that when Texas started adopting wind power, it went from almost zero to the national leader in wind power in just 6 years!... Read More →
Published on May 19th, 2019 | by The Beam
“Investing in women is smart business and key to poverty alleviation at scale,” says Ajaita Shah, Founder and CEO of Frontier Markets, a rural marketing, sales, and service distribution company providing access to affordable and quality clean energy solutions and appliances to low-income households in India by building a network of rural entrepreneurs. ... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
If you were following Tesla in the early days of the Model S, and more so if you were an early Model S owner, you probably know or know of Jerome Guillen. He led development of the Tesla Model S (program director) and was also VP of Worldwide Sales and Service for 2½ years. He was absolutely loved by owners. If you frequented Tesla forums in the pre–Model X days, you might have even seen more love for Jerome than for Elon (Musk). People loved him... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Nicolas Zart
Bucket list trip to Zagreb, Croatia — check. Thanks to Greyp, I was invited to the official launch of the G6 fully-connected electric mountain bike (e-bike) to experience and cover the bike for CleanTechnica. This is the company's second high-end e-bike, following the wild GS12 I was fortunate to ride a while back... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
In areas of sub-Saharan Africa with underdeveloped infrastructure, children have died too many times on the way to participate in education -- many more children die than in other parts of the world due to traffic accidents, and other parts of the world are still too high... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
Oil-bought politicians, Tesla shorts, online trolls, and others with an axe to grind against EVs are always telling us things like “EVs are toys for the rich” — whenever convenient to their arguments. While it’s true that top-of-the-line Tesla vehicles are well over $100,000, there’s a small independent dealer in conservative Arizona proving that not only can EVs be affordable, but they are good for business!... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
This article is the first part of a two-part series on Tesla and its vehicles. This piece involves a thorough examination of exactly what kind of business Tesla is, and how it fits into the broader market segments it serves. The second part, coming tomorrow, covers the author's personal experience with Tesla vehicles and how those vehicles compare to others on the market today and tomorrow... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
I’m sure you’ve been reading our new Chinese CleanTechnica sub-site, right? Wait, what, Chinese? Indeed, we have launched a Chinese (中文) sub-site — in the “Future Trends” section of our website. To be honest, I don’t [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Although the capacity addition in India renewable energy sector has slowed down the merger and acquisition space is heating up. A major private renewable energy developer — Mytrah Energy — is being eyed by several companies... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
Amanda Kistler, Director of Communications and Development at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), has shared a new report with CleanTechnica. The full report, Plastic & Climate The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet, was released on May 15, 2019. Below is a summary of the report and several highlights from it... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Out of fire came solar -- and transformation to energy independence for the Spokane Indian tribe... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Saurabh
The share of India’s non-fossil fuel power generation technology continues to grow with the rapid rise in solar and wind energy capacity over the last few years. ... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Roy Disney, testified before the House in favor of those legislative initiatives last week and she brought her A game. She prefaced her remarks with these words: "“We have begun to cannibalize the very people that make this economy thrive." Last month, she called the $66 million dollar compensation package for Disney CEO Robert Iger an "insane" amount of money. Give 'em hell, Abigail!... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Tina Casey
EU lines up all the heavy hitters to nudge perovskite solar cells out of the lab and lead them through the Valley of Death into the global market... Read More →
Published on May 18th, 2019 | by Rocky Mountain Institute
When most people envision climate action, images of solar panels and wind farms often come to mind. However, electricity generation is only part of the decarbonization puzzle. The climate crisis calls for an all-hands-on-deck approach to decarbonizing the world’s goods and services, including how they are designed, produced, sourced, and transported... Read More →
