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Solid-state EV batteries have entered a “critical stage,” BYD’s chief scientist, Lian Yubo, said during a seminar this week. more…
Tesla has quietly switched on a public configurator for its Supercharger for Business program, and the numbers tell us exactly what it now costs a third party to buy into the network: $500,000 in hardware and roughly $94
Elon Musk claimed this week that Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” is so much safer than human drivers that it could save 90% of the roughly one million lives lost in car crashes globally each year — a 10X improvement in safet
The Boulder SUV concept is a preview of Hyundai’s upcoming body-on-frame vehicles set to rival the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler, and Toyota Tacoma. more…
A newly introduced California bill could quietly reshape how passengers are carried on bicycles and e-bikes – and in the process, potentially outlaw one of the most popular features on many modern electric bikes. more…
Toyota’s updated electric SUV is now among the top-selling EVs in several markets, including Japan, the US, and parts of Europe. more…
The newly published white paper began with a question that persisted because of how clearly island systems expose the realities of energy. Can Hawaiʻi, an isolated archipelago with no continental grid behind it and a lon
CleanTechnica has carried reviews on a number of backup battery systems in the last few years, including Anker Solix, Bluetti, and Jackery. Reading the reviews, I got ever more intrigued by what I found. These are not ju
Once upon a time, renewables were nice to have but not essential. The war on Iran is changing that calculus. The post Fossil Fuels The Maslow Hierarchy Of Needs appeared first on CleanTechnica .
VinFast is introducing a new vehicle access program for transport and ride-hailing drivers in Indonesia and the Philippines, adding a rental option alongside its existing vehicle purchase model. The program allows driver
Earlier this year, 1.5 million Kenyan households received a text message reading: “Samahani KOKO customer. We regret to inform you that KOKO is closing operations today.” Within hours, KOKO Networks, one of Africa’s most
Puerto Vallarta is getting electric buses now. The first seven of the new fully electric buses were recently delivered in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, but many more are to come. “The 38 new buses will primarily operate along