OCTA’s hydrogen buses still had years of service life when their depot fuel system became unusable. Hydrogen transit depends on much more than the bus.
The Orange County Transportation Authority is spending another $27.6 million on hydrogen infrastructure as it expands its fuel-cell bus fleet from 10 buses toward 50. Read the announcement quickly and it sounds like ordinary fleet growth: more buses require more fueling capacity. OCTA’s history makes the story much less straightforward. … [continued]
Just yesterday, I wrote about Einride and DAF Trucks partnering on a new, serious autonomous trucking initiative. There’s another recent autonomous trucking story that slipped through the cracks. Autonomous driving company Pony.AI is reportedly looking to deploy 1,000 autonomous heavy-duty electric trucks in the next two to three years. In … [continued]
An underground mine provided some welcomed cool on a peak-summer day in the mountains west of Denver, Colorado, for a group of 21 undergraduate interns from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). Outfitted with hard hats, and as gravel crunched under their closed-toed shoes, the … [continued]
Porsche is in the doghouse with EV fans now that it is planning to eliminate the Taycan from its lineup. However, there is some good-ish news. The company is trying to boost consumer demand for its Macan EV. The Macan EV has had an interesting year or two. In 2025, … [continued]
It wasn’t a totally new bike, it was the replacement for a 5-year-old Bulls mountain ebike which I had to abandon because Bulls could not supply me with a functioning battery for the Brose motor. For only $3,000, they upgraded me to their latest Copperhead model with Bosch motor and … [continued]
The Detroit-based startup Grounded EVs is expanding its business from electric RVs to the wide-open world of mid-sized Class 3 vehicles.
To disconnect or not? The new Australian conundrum. In Australia’s rapidly changing energy market, Australians are asking the question, do I disconnect and run on battery and solar? Do I stay on the grid and trade like Gary? My house and car charging needs are currently being met by two … [continued]
CleanTechnica readers may remember this article from our visit to Polestar two years ago. At our recent Coffee, Cake, and EVs meeting here in Brisbane, Neil Warner introduced himself to me as the Model Y owner who did the deed, trading in his Tesla Model Y for a Polestar 4. … [continued]
There’s so much attention on robotaxis and so many companies trying to lead this sector, but there seems to be relatively little news on autonomous long-distance trucking. That seems somewhat surprising since one would think autonomous long-distance trucking would be easier than unpredictable urban taxi service, and might also be … [continued]
With my Nissan Leaf EV and ebike at Mount Timpanogos Aspen Grove Trail, Utah. May 20, 2014. Fritz Hasler photo.
I’ve purchased a total of 7 ebikes (electric bikes), of which only 3 operational ebikes remain. I had to abandon bikes 1, 2, 3, and 4 described below because it was too expensive to fix them or the manufacturer could not supply a functioning battery. If you have a problem … [continued]
