Sebastian Blanco, Author at CleanTechnica

Sebastian Blanco

Sebastian has been writing about electric vehicles, hybrids, and hydrogen cars since 2006. His articles and car reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Automotive News, Reuters, Autoblog, InsideEVs, Trucks.com, Car Talk, Green Car Reports, and other outlets. His first green car media event was the launch of the Tesla Roadster, and since then he has been tracking the shift away from gasoline-powered vehicles and discovering its importance not just for the auto industry, but for the world as a whole. Throw in the recent shift to autonomous vehicles, and there are more interesting changes happening now than most people can wrap their heads around. You can find him on Twitter @SebastianBlanco or, on good days, behind the wheel of an EV.

Cars

The Nissan Ariya Has Answers

Ariya has the answers. Or, at least, Nissan hopes so. Overall, there has been a positive consumer response to Nissan's upcoming all-electric SUV —...

Sebastian BlancoJuly 15, 2020

Cars

Audi e-tron Review

If you're reading CleanTechnica, then you probably know all about the Audi e-tron. After all, this is the German automaker's big push into all-electric...

Sebastian BlancoMay 26, 2019

Cars

7 More Shiny Shanghai Auto Show Highlights — Karma SC1, Karma Revero, NIO ET, Nexo Air Purification, Zedriv GC1 & GC2 & GT3

There seemed to be too many shiny cleantech highlights from the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show (aka Auto Shanghai 2019) to stuff into one article....

Sebastian BlancoApril 21, 2019

Autonomous Vehicles

5 Shiny Shanghai Auto Show Highlights — Singulato iC3, Icona Nucleus, Wey X, AiWays U5, & MAD Robot

Walking the massive convention center that houses Auto Shanghai 2019 (i.e., the Shanghai Auto Show) is a great way to get in your steps....

Sebastian BlancoApril 21, 2019

Batteries

Updated Nissan Leaf Battery — 50% More Battery

While the 2019 Nissan Leaf is part of the second-generation model of the best-selling electric vehicle, the battery pack inside the new Leaf+ is...

Sebastian BlancoMarch 26, 2019

Cars

Nissan’s IMs Concept: Introducing The “Elevated Sports Sedan” — CleanTechnica From Detroit

Nissan is trying to do something different with the all-electric IMs concept that it just unveiled at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show.

Sebastian BlancoJanuary 19, 2019

Batteries

NIO Officially Launches NIO ES8 Battery At NIO Day 2018 — CleanTechnica Report & Pictures

At a massive event with around 10,000 electric vehicle fans and headlined by pop singer Bruno Mars, NIO unveiled its new, all-electric, premium SUV...

Sebastian BlancoDecember 16, 2018

Cars

7 Interesting Electric Cars At The Guangzhou Auto Show — #CleanTechnica Pics & Wrap-Up

The Guangzhou Motor Show is like the Chinese auto industry as a whole. It's huge, it's confusing (to a foreigner there for the first...

Sebastian BlancoNovember 24, 2018

Cars

GAC Unveils 2+X Concept Vehicles In China — #CleanTechnica Pics

If you can make the perfect car for a small number of people who don't have any other great options, your sales just might...

Sebastian BlancoNovember 17, 2018

Cars

2019 Hyundai Kona Electric Review

The first time I drove a Hyundai Kona Electric, it was in rough prototype shape on a frozen lake in northern Sweden. That was...

Sebastian BlancoOctober 15, 2018

Cars

Audi e-tron SUV Includes Enticing Specs & Features, Arrives in USA! (For Sale Next Year)

After years of using the e-tron name on all kinds of concept vehicles and plug-in hybrid hatchbacks, Audi finally took the wraps off of...

Sebastian BlancoSeptember 18, 2018