August 2nd, 2020 | by Chanan Bos
This is the 19th broadcast of CleanTechnica’s weekly news show. We now also have a Patreon page! This week’s show covers Panasonic claims regarding future batteries, whether Sony's concept EV might reach the market after all, two non-Tesla Gigafactory wannabees, a green skyscraper (half of which is made out of wood), the ITER fusion reactor entering the assembly phase — and much more!
August 2nd, 2020 | by Tim Dixon
Welcome to China × Cleantech — June 2020. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month
July 30th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
SK Innovation has announced that is will collaborate with John Goodenough on the creation of next-generation solid-state lithium-ion batteries.
July 29th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Elon Musk says Tesla would be willing to provide its software, powertrains, and batteries to other manufacturers. What would that look like?
July 29th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
A Tesla solar piece and a Tesla insurance piece led the way on CleanTechnica last week, followed in 3rd by my piece on 3 electric SUVs just arriving or coming soon that offer 300+ miles of range
July 28th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
Porsche is rewarding its loyal South African fans by bringing the all-electric Taycan. It will be available in three variants, namely the Taycan 4s, the Taycan Turbo, and the Taycan Turbo
July 28th, 2020 | by Kyle Field
Canadian transit operator Edmonton Transit took delivery of the first 21 electric buses from Proterra this month from a total order of 40 electric buses for the year. The 21 buses will go into service in August, providing nearly silent, emissions free transit service to Edmonton residents
July 28th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Electric vehicles need batteries, and it takes one or two years to get a battery production plant up and running. However, something that is often forgotten is that you don't make batteries out of thin air
July 27th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
Marathon Motor Engineering, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and Olympic Champion Haile Gebrselassie, has started assembling the all-electric Hyundai Ioniq in Ethiopia
July 27th, 2020 | by Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai
Driving electric in many African countries is a whole lot cheaper than driving ICE. Ghana, like many other African countries, has a very low motorization rate compared to most parts of the developed world. This presents a huge opportunity for another leapfrog moment where consumers can jump straight into the world of EVs, bypassing the ICE Age.
July 27th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
This massive infrastructure bill is the result of the work of many committees in the House. The centerpiece is the surface transportation bill (sometimes known as the highway bill) that gets passed about every 5 years. Then other legislative pieces got added, including adding tax incentives for electric vehicles and clean energy. The result is a good bill that will pass out of the House — the question, as always, is what will happen in the Senate
July 27th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Wanxiang A123 says it has a deal with Volkswagen Group to provide up to $1.4 billion in LFP battery cells for use in the cars it manufacturers and sells in China,
July 27th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
In a tweet back in may by Kawsachun News, a video shows indigenous natives of Bolivia standing up for what's been happening to them in this industry. "Authorities from Chayanta, Norte Potosí say Bolivia's lithium is being ransacked from the indigenous people," the caption read. Today, for the natives in Potosí, lithium is the new silver
July 27th, 2020 | by Tina Casey
The top-selling e-tron SUV just got a little more exciting now that Audi announced it is developing an electric vehicle-to-grid charging system
July 26th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Following some of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's comments regarding battery production during the quarterly Tesla conference call for shareholders last week, I decided to have two long conversations with Howard Klein and Rodney Hooper of RK Equity about the EV battery production and mining industries
July 25th, 2020 | by Loren McDonald
Elon Musk was recently at it again on Twitter sharing upcoming plans about the Tesla Model Y as well as Supercharging speeds for the Model S and X. But it was his comment that a range of less than 250 miles would be unacceptably low that got the attention of the EV and business press
July 24th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Britishvolt will apparently build a 30 gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery "gigaplant"/gigafactory in Wales. It will be powered by a 200 megawatt (MW) solar power plant
July 24th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
As the second-largest vehicle segment in the U.S. (behind crossovers), year after year pickup trucks account for the top three most-sold vehicles. Legacy brands Ford, Ram, and Chevy currently hold the crown
July 24th, 2020 | by Matt Pressman
Did Tesla's Q2 earnings mark a critical moment in automotive history? Is this the beginning of an auto industry upheaval? One chart (scroll below) is definitely telling. Yes, the drama and dichotomy of Elon Musk was on full display last night
July 24th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Government to relax planning legislation to make it easier to construct large batteries to store renewable energy from solar and wind farms across the
