It was just several weeks ago that the planned installation of 750 to 800 public EV chargers was announced in San Diego. Not long afterwards, an announcement about 850 or more planned public EV chargers was made for Central and Northern California. The joint EV charging venture IONNA also made … [continued]
Waymo confused people a bit on Friday, while announcing new territory it will be going into. As I wrote the other day, Waymo’s new custom-designed Zeekr robotaxi has been spotted in San Diego. Waymo doesn’t offer service in San Diego, though. That said, San Diego is one of the most … [continued]
Finally! Waymo partnered up with Zeekr awhile back to develop custom-designed robotaxi vehicles for Waymo’s operations. It was a bit of a funny partnership, since Waymo is a US company focused on the US market and Zeekr is a Chinese EV startup. If that wasn’t odd enough in a vacuum, … [continued]
San Diego Community Power has included Enphase IQ Batteries in its Solar Battery Savings program. San Diego Community Power customers can get up an upfront rebate and performance incentives when installing new solar-plus-battery systems or adding an eligible battery to an existing solar or solar-plus-battery system. “Community Power’s mission is … [continued]
If you follow electric vehicles in the US, you know the federal EV tax incentives were eliminated. So, naturally, there will be a dip in EV sales. EV adoption is also supported by the availability of public EV chargers. Fortunately, new public chargers are still being installed. The city of … [continued]
Nissan was the first automaker to deliver an affordable production electric vehicle to the US market. For 2026, the LEAF has been given a full facelift from the inside out. Nissan invited CleanTechnica out to San Diego, California, to be some of the first people in the world to drive … [continued]
Waymo continues to expand its service and testing, and in 2025, that’s going to include a road trip to more than 10 additional cities. Note that we have no idea how many cities Waymo will begin robotaxi service in this year, if any, but I do presume it will roll … [continued]
Smartville showed up to Intersolar 2024 in San Diego this year in a booth in the startup corridor tucked way back in an unassuming corner of the show floor. Hidden in their booth in an unassuming gray box was perhaps the most exciting piece of tech we saw at the … [continued]
Over $12 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Fund Energy Efficiency Improvements and Clean Energy Technologies for Public Facilities and Low-Income Homes WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $12.1 million to three states and 14 local governments … [continued]
The Port of San Diego recently unveiled its new electric tugboat, the eWolf. The electric tugboat runs only on electricity, whereas a conventional tugboat uses diesel fuel. The new electric tugboat generates no carbon dioxide or unhealthy air pollution such as particulate matter. Air pollution at ports is a well-documented … [continued]
