ChatGPT generated this panoramic image to illustrate South Korea’s electrification drive—electric buses and cars powered by renewables replacing fossil-fueled transport.
India has some of the most polluted cities in the world. That air pollution harms human health. It also contributes to many premature human deaths each year. While most of us don’t work in public health and have never heard of the term environmental health, there is plenty of evidence … [continued]
For much of the past decade, China has been the global reference case for electric vehicle (EV) adoption. It scaled faster, built deeper supply chains, and turned industrial policy into market dominance. By contrast, India’s EV journey has been slower, noisier, and far more fragmented. Yet as of early 2026, … [continued]
The Vinfast VF 5 with the historic Manila Bay as the background (Photo from VinFast Auto Philippines)
Following what the Department of Energy (DOE) has described as the highest fuel price jump in the country’s history, with pump prices rising by as much as P24 (~$0.55) per liter this week due to global supply disruptions, Vingroup has launched its “Trade Gas for Electric” campaign. The initiative is … [continued]
Chatgpt generated illustration showing how transmission buffering batteries store excess solar generation and release it later through the same transmission line.
Buffering batteries placed near transmission constraints are rarely listed among grid enhancing technologies. The usual list includes advanced conductors, dynamic line rating, and power flow control devices. All of those technologies increase the instantaneous capacity of transmission lines. Batteries do not do that. A battery cannot turn a 500 MW … [continued]
Illustration of bundled vs choice-based computer pricing, where the paid operating system license is optional
AI is advancing fast. Digital education is expanding. Skills training, technical work, small business digitization, and creator economies are growing across the world — especially across Global South markets. But all of these futures share one very practical dependency: affordable computing devices. Phones connect people. Computers enable them to build, … [continued]
The latest news from Foxconn, BYD, and Nigeria shows that the transition to electric mobility is happening all around the world.
Canada and South Korea are working toward a new trade deal that would bring more auto manufacturing to that country.
The economy of India today is where China’s was twenty years ago. Ember suggests India can bypass fossil fuels on its way to growth.
Most of CleanTechnica’s contacts at Gogoro have cleared the deck. Luckily, we have one or two of them still in the Taiwan HQ and we will get more insider information during Computex 2026. But for now, here are the goods. Gogoro is trying to stop the bleeding. After years of … [continued]
Google Gemini generated this infographic illustrating a comparison between China and India's shift towards "electrostates" and the West's reliance on being "petrostates."
The idea that heavy freight would be the last redoubt of diesel has been repeated for decades, often with confidence and rarely with evidence. In December 2025, that idea finally collapsed. Battery-electric heavy duty trucks crossed 50% of new sales in China, a segment that had long been treated as … [continued]
