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The Tesla Semi Class 8 truck is shaping up to be another success story for the automaker, though Tesla CEO Elon Musk failed to appear in person at last week's official launch of the Semi factory in Nevada (screenshot via Tesla livestream).

Elon Musk A No-Show At Tesla Semi Event Because …

September 26, 20268 hours Tina Casey 0 Comments

The Tesla Semi Class 8 truck is shaping up to be another success story, though Tesla CEO Elon Musk failed to appear in person at last week’s official launch of the Semi factory in Nevada.

Publish Your Book Through CleanTechnica Press

September 26, 202619 hours Scott Cooney 0 Comments

Authors writing a book about clean energy technologies, if you’re interested in working with CleanTechnica Press, we are officially going to start taking submissions for books to produce. We’ve launched CleanTechnica Press with my latest book, Outta Gas. We are of course promoting the book through CleanTechnica.com, our newsletter, and … [continued]

My 2026 Tesla Base Model Y with a mountain ebike on back. Pine Isle, Medicine Lake, Three Lakes, Wisconsin. August 10, 2026. Fritz Hasler photo.

Tesla Full Self Driving Unsupervised Soon? And Further Conversations with Ara (the Grok AI Bot)

September 26, 202619 hours Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler 0 Comments

First, a disclaimer: I find Musk’s recent rants about remigration (sending all US immigrants with skin color at least slightly darker than his back to their country of origin) despicable. Apparently, his upbringing in Apartheid South Africa continues to color his world view. That’s very ironic because remigration in South … [continued]

Nissan Pixo is for the European market. (Photo from Nissan)

Nissan Releases Pixo for Europe, Not Yet for Japan

September 26, 202619 hours Raymond Tribdino 0 Comments

NISSAN Motor Corporation announced on September 23, 2026, its strategic return to the European A-segment with the unveiling of the all-new Nissan Pixo electric city car. Built under the company’s “Mobility Intelligence for Everyday Life” roadmap, the Pixo represents Nissan’s push to lower entry barriers for urban electric mobility through … [continued]

Nissan Primera EV (Photo for Cleantechnica by author)

Nissan Taps China JV To Power Philippine EV Push

September 26, 202622 hours Raymond Tribdino 0 Comments

With Plug-In Navara And Primera EV MANILA — Nissan Philippines is anchoring its upcoming electrified vehicle lineup on products developed in China, turning to its joint venture with Dongfeng Motor to bring the Navara Pro Plug-in Hybrid pickup and Primera EV sedan to the local market on Nov. 6. The … [continued]

Green SM Starts Amsterdam Taxi Pilot, Bringing the Green EV to Europe

September 26, 202623 hours Raymond Tribdino 0 Comments

AMSTERDAM — Vietnamese electric mobility company Green SM began a pilot electric taxi service in Amsterdam on Thursday, making the Netherlands its second European market after Denmark and extending the commercial use of VinFast vehicles in a market where the automaker established a presence four years ago. Green SM will … [continued]

G9L. Image credit: XPENG

XPENG Grows in Malaysia, & Readies G9L for Global Launch

September 25, 20261 day Z. S. 0 Comments

Raymond just covered XPENG’s launch in the Philippines earlier today, but we also have news from the past week of the company expanding significantly in Malaysia and planning the launch of the G9L in 64 markets around the world. We’d love to see XPENG launch in the United States, but … [continued]

Donut Lab CTO Ville Piippo explaining battery element analysis.

Donut Battery Vindicated: Element Analysis Proves Battery Not Lithium Or Sodium

September 25, 20261 day Christopher Arcus 0 Comments

The latest release from Donut Lab’s “I Donut Believe” series is a surprise. Donut Lab has always used the proof series to puncture false claims and conspiracy theories. This one smashes lithium battery conspiracy theories. Truly, Ziroth is wrong. More and more, critics are clinging to falsehoods like cult followers … [continued]

Mazda 6e — Japanese Carmakers Fight Back in Australia

September 25, 20261 day David Waterworth 0 Comments

At its launch into the Australian market eight months ago, the Mazda 6e received 2,000 pre-orders. It has delivered 693 of those cars in the last four months. I have long been an admirer of Mazda’s design, so we went to the local dealership to check it out. We were … [continued]

It is the glitziest launch by any car maker by far, according to many journalists who attended the event. (Photo for Cleantechnica by author)

XPENG Launches in the Philippines With Six EV Variants

September 25, 20261 day Raymond Tribdino 0 Comments

MANILA, Philippines — XPENG formally launched in the Philippines on Friday, September 25, with six variants of its L03 and X9, expanding its initial two-model offering to three battery-electric L03s, a range-extended version and two versions of the X9 electric MPV. Attendees called the launch at the SM Mall of … [continued]