Author: Zachary Shahan

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. On the Tesla conference call for shareholders this week, Elon Musk sounded like “old,” more normal Elon for much of it. He was mostly focused on certain tech issues at Tesla. However, he also made some wild, fantastical, unrealistic claims. ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Michael Liebreich and I have enjoyed meals, interviews, and EV adventures together a handful of times over the years. We connected really well from the start and had great chats together. So, it’s a little unsurprising that we are both ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Unsurprisingly, climate risks keep growing. However, it’s not great to hear that one of the possibilities that has concerned me the most for almost two decades is getting more likely. That is the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Al Gore recently participated in a podcast discussion on the StrictlyVC Download podcast. As usual, he nailed it on multiple topics. However, it was his comments at the end that triggered this article. He was asked, “Looking at this year’s ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Waymo puts out big stats and milestones from time to time on social media and on its blog, but not actually that often. However, data on the company is available through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Charlie Bilello went ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Chinese EV startup XPENG (can we still call it a startup) has entered another new market. One of the fastest growing Chinese EV brands in terms of sales outside of China, it is one of the fastest growing EV brands ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. It seems that AI and robots are all the rage these days. The future is all about AI and robots. I keep getting fed stories about these, some extremely optimistic, some extremely pessimistic. The following are a few big stories ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Because why not? NVIDIA has actually been involved in the robotaxi world for years, providing different hardware needs to various automakers who have been automating more and more driving. For example, I just noticed that four years ago I wrote ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I ran across some shocking comparisons tonight. Apparently, someone shared the other day that Tesla’s market cap is higher than the combined market caps of the next 20 automakers. We’ve written about this kind of thing in the past, but ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. That may seem like an absurd question to most readers. Though, some will think it’s absurd because they are sure Tesla will win, and others will think it’s absurd because they are sure GM will win. I had a different ... [continued]