Month: September 2025

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Remember the days when the most shocking and corrupt thing around was large automakers cheating on vehicle emissions tests? Those were the days…. That said, the “Dieselgate” scandal was, of course, a huge deal. Millions of cars were put on ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. There are less than two weeks left to get a used electric car in the United States and get the $4,000 federal subsidy that was provided for them in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Republicans in Congress and the ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Volkswagen made a series of announcements at the largest auto show in its homeland, and one of the largest in the world, IAA in Munich, Germany. From bidirectional charging to AI to semiconductors, the company was apparently trying to push ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. California is doing what it has been doing for years — it’s leading on clean energy again. Well, it is leading in one way and it is catching up in another way. The California legislature passed a couple of bills ... [continued]

The European Commission has given its approval to plans for a charging network for heavy duty trucks on the Continent.

After the false starts and dead ends of Musk's ambitions, can we believe his fascination with AI will achieve profitability and stability?

Battery trucks dominate 97% of sales in 2025, while hydrogen freight collapses under costs, failures, and shrinking market share.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Back in 2024, I published this article regarding Uruguay’s unreal EV sales growth in June of that year, which brought market share of EVs up to 15% (up from 6.8% the month prior). Back then, I wrote that hopefully it ... [continued]

The fact that it's a 9,000-pound truck says a lot about modern American EVs. Excess reins, even in the electric era.

Some studies show that driving at highway speeds with your windows down can drain your battery faster than having your air conditioning on.