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Electric Car

VW Joins E-car Price War as Global Rivalry Heats Up

German giant Volkswagen is set to follow Tesla's lead with a high-profile price drop as the battle for global dominance in the electric car segment intensif…

Electric Car

Mythbusting: “Electric Cars Are No More Climate-Friendly Than Ordinary Cars!”

An electric car that uses electricity from clean, renewable sources produces no greenhouse gas emissions. A petrol-powered vehicle emits on average two tonnes o…

Electric Vehicle Battery

‘Bring Good Jobs Back to Britain’s Industrial Heartland’: Labour Vows to Back Eight New Gigafactories

Ramping up battery manufacturing capacity will protect jobs, grow the economy, and put the UK at forefront of 'electric car revolution', shadow transpor…

Electric Car

IMF Warns Against ‘Protectionism’ in Rich World’s Green Subsidies

The US will subsidise North American-made electric vehicles, sparking responses from other rich countries – but there are concerns on the effects on the d…

Electric Car

Mexican President Says Tesla to Build Plant in Mexico

Mexico's president announced Tuesday that electric car company Tesla has committed to building a major plant in the industrial hub of Monterrey in northern …

Energy Technology

This New Breed of Generator Can Run On Almost Any Fuel

Technicians work on the frame of a linear generator core. CREATIVE SHOTIt’s January 2030 and your electric heat pump is warming the house while your elect…

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‘UK’s Largest Virtual Power Plant’: Octopus Energy Claims EV Tariff Users Provide 100MW of Flexible Power

Intelligent Octopus tariff launched last year offers electric vehicle drivers cheaper rates to charge their car up overnight at off-peak timesOctopus Energy cla…

EV Market

America Has Come a Long Way From an Early Electric Car Casualty

Chelsea Sexton at Fully Charged LIVE, Austin, TX, Feb ,1 2020. Credit: BenjaminNelson via YouTubeTwenty-two years ago, Chelsea Sexton was laid off from one of h…

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Why EVs Aren’t a Climate Change Panacea Unless People Change Their Behaviors, We Won’t Hit 2050 Net Zero Emissions Targets

Teslas in a parking lot after arriving at a port in Yokohama, Japan. TORU HANAI/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGESElectric cars will not save the climate. It is completely …

EV Market

The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Employees work at the assembly line of the Volkswagen ID 4 electric car in Emden, Germany on last year. DAVID HECKER/AFP/GETTY IMAGESOne of the most vexing soci…

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Suzuki Turns to Toyota for Lessons in Building Small Electric Cars

Suzuki founder Toshihiro Suzuki, left, with the new Maruti Suzuki EVX at the 2023 Auto Expo in India. BloombergJapanese car maker Suzuki plans to learn from par…

EV Market

The IRS Answers All Your EV Tax Credit Questions — Sort Of

In an effort to clear up confusion about the new federal tax credit for electric cars, the IRS has issued new guidelines for taxpayers.People have a lot of ques…

Electric Car

The Electric Car Year In Preview: 2023

Sony Vision S 02 and Vision S 01 concepts. Image courtesy of Sony.Is 2023 the year of the electric car? Multiple experts think it is. Here at CleanTechnica we a…

LNG Carrier

Svanehøj Bags Cargo Pump Order For LNG-/LBG-fueled Tankers

Marine pump specialist Svanehøj marks the end of a remarkable 2022 with a significant order of 98 electric cargo pumps for seven LNG-/LBG-fueled chemical…

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Amsterdam Smart Charge Trial Illustrates Potential of Flexible Charging

Results from an electric vehicle (EV) charging trial – which used a flexible charging speed at public charging points for electric cars in Amsterdam, the Nethe…