Author: CleanTechnica

Following months of promising test results, battery researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are recommending that the solid-state battery industry focus on a technique known as isostatic pressing as it looks to commercialize next-generation batteries. Commercial-scale production of solid-state batteries is a goal for electric vehicle manufacturers because these batteries have […]

Kenya Power Lighting Company PLC (Kenya Power) recently submitted an application for a tariff review to Kenya’s energy regulator EPRA. One thing that stood out in Kenya Power’s initial application for me was a proposed special tariff for electric mobility. As a key stakeholder in the e-mobility ecosystem, Kenya Power has been very active in […]

Last year, I shared the lesser-known story of the first electric Minis. For most people, the first electric Mini was the one revealed around the time of the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, but it turns out that more than 15 years earlier, most of us saw electric Minis on the big screen and didn’t […]

Fulfilling a promise made last year, VinFast has now delivered the first units of the all-electric VF9s SUV to 27 customers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Min, and Da Nang cities. Ceremonies were held at malls and showrooms for the turnover, led by VinFast executives in the cities mentioned. “Today’s VF9 delivery event is the beginning […]

Fulfilling a promise made last year, VinFast has now delivered the first units of the all-electric VF9s SUV to 27 customers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Min, and Da Nang cities. Ceremonies were held at malls and showrooms for the turnover, led by VinFast executives in the cities mentioned. “Today’s VF9 delivery event is the beginning […]

Elon Musk spent much of last year selling off Tesla stock, though he remains the company’s largest individual stakeholder. However, despite a disdain for index funds and passive investing, some of those firms now make up a large portion of Tesla’s shares. Musk now owns fewer Tesla shares than the market’s three largest index funds […]

Elon Musk spent much of last year selling off Tesla stock, though he remains the company’s largest individual stakeholder. However, despite a disdain for index funds and passive investing, some of those firms now make up a large portion of Tesla’s shares. Musk now owns fewer Tesla shares than the market’s three largest index funds […]

Last year, Volkswagen started a new battery production company that would operate under the VW umbrella: PowerCo. Now, in March 2023, several announcements by the company show that it’s actually taking steps to become a serious player in the battery industry. What’s PowerCo? Before I get into the announcements that show Volkswagen’s making a serious […]

I recently spoke with FREYR CEO Tom Jensen for our CleanTech Talk podcast. We discussed FREYR’s plans for battery gigafactories in Europe and the USA, and particularly these regions catching up to China in EV battery production (including the battery supply chain). We also talked innovation in EV battery development and production. You can find […]

For a very long time, battery-electric vehicles have generally been more expensive than comparable internal combustion engine vehicles. The gap between the upfront purchase prices was so high at times that it could only be justified by the lower total cost of ownership advantage that BEVs have from a financial point of view. The environmental […]