Author: CleanTechnica

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 […]

When is a battery component a battery material? When the Treasury department says it is and that may lead to some drama on Capitol Hill.

Medium and heavy duty trucks are essential for a variety of industries such as construction, transportation, and logistics. They are used to transport goods, equipment, and materials over long distances. These trucks need to work under all conditions because industries that rely on them cannot afford any delays or downtime. On top of that, these […]

After stumbling on biofuel, algae finds its footing and steps up to help the concrete industry cut its carbon footprint, too.

Lithium battery recycling is an important part of protecting the environment, as it can reduce the amount of raw materials used to create new batteries and decrease the amount of waste generated by disposable lithium-ion batteries. Recycling lithium-ion batteries not only helps conserve resources (and the emissions that come with obtaining those resources), but also […]

Campus-based operations such as mines are some of the best places for utilizing electric vehicles. The nature of their operations often revolve around regular, repetitive routes at well known times and intervals, making it fairly straightforward when it comes to setting up charging infrastructure onsite and managing fleet charging. It’s safe to say drivers of […]

Steel will not remotely be a constraint for global transformation of energy over the coming decades. We make vastly more of it per year than annual requirements, and there's an increasing amount of scrap being created.

A couple weeks ago, Volkswagen released a new car concept, the “ID.2 all.” The vehicle, which I’m going to sometimes just refer to as the ID.2 so that it’s easier to read in a paragraph, and to avoid confusion with the “all” part, is supposed to come in at under $25,000. That’s great news, but […]