Google Gemini generated illustration contrasting the rise and quiet shutdown of hydrogen transport projects with the steady, market-driven scaling of battery electric vehicles
HyHaul was supposed to be a proof point. It was framed as the UK’s first serious hydrogen freight corridor, backed by public money, supported by major industrial partners, and aligned with national decarbonization narratives. It had all the visible ingredients of credibility: government grants, memoranda of understanding, press releases, and … [continued]
People — especially many of our highly esteemed CleanTechnica readers — have been clamoring for someone to produce a truly cheap electric car for years. Battery prices have come down enough to make it possible. Chinese carmakers have been able to do it. But we haven’t been granted such an … [continued]
There’s news this week that Zipcar is leaving the UK is interesting in multiple ways. I was an early Zipcar user back in 2004–2007. I loved it, and it helped me not own a car. Over the years, I was thus a big proponent of carsharing programs and even tried … [continued]
Tesla sales have dropped in some markets this year, dropped even more in other markets, and risen in a few. At times, the UK has been one of Tesla’s bright spots. However, the trend lately has been downward again, and the company had a very bad November. According to non-official … [continued]
ChatGPT generated infographic comparing the societal cost per km of ICE cars and EVs, showing the much lower external impacts of electric vehicles
The United Kingdom’s decision to introduce a mileage based charge on electric vehicles starting in 2028 marks a shift in how governments think about fairness in road funding and the broader question of who pays for the external costs of driving. The original policy is expressed in pounds of course, … [continued]
With a new technology, if you really want it to be adopted quickly, you offer incentives to get more people to buy it. In the case of clean, the motivation is obvious — we need to stop global heating (which means we need to cut CO2 emissions) and humans would … [continued]
The automobile is both a curse and a benefit. On the one hand, it gives people the freedom to go where they want in relative safety and comfort whenever they want. That’s the theory, anyway. Ever since Robert Moses re-imagined New York City as a car-centric city, the allure of … [continued]
Green hydrogen from renewable resources is beginning to loosen the grip of fossil fuels on the hydrogen supply chain — if not here in the US, then elsewhere around the world.
Self-driving vehicles are on the streets of London, but do you know which company is leading the way? Is it Waymo? Apollo Go? Tesla? No, the company ahead of others over there is Wayve. Wayve was founded 8 years ago in London and is operating self-driving Ford Mustang Mach-E electric … [continued]
Teesside International Airport launched the world’s first simultaneous deployment of autonomous passenger and baggage transport in October, marking a significant step in aviation logistics. Following an announcement in early August, the driverless system, set into motion by a £1million (~$1.316 million) contract with autonomous vehicle specialist Aurrigo International plc, in … [continued]
