GM’s most sold EV isn’t the Equinox, the Bolt, or the Cadillac Lyriq: it’s the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, built under a joint venture in China. The model has not only outsold every other GM EV, but it has also outsold all GM EVs built outside China together, and by … [continued]
Volvo and Cupra are both contemplating the sale of plug-in hybrids in the US, but tariffs had cultural challenges abound.
It’s been a busy week! Below are 12 top stories (or groups of stories) from the week. Check them out and share with friends. Unfortunately, CO2 surged globally in 2024, and it’s not even clear why — aside from the long understood fact that burning fossil fuels leads to more … [continued]
Fossil fuels are the dominant cause of global climate change. Decades of rigorous scientific research, repeated validation, and global scientific consensus confirm this unequivocally. This core truth needs reinforcement because a provocative paper recently published in Environmental Research attempts to upend this established understanding by claiming that agriculture, particularly livestock farming, … [continued]
Every electric vehicle (EV) owner knows these two questions well: How long does it take to charge? How far can it drive? CleanTechnica readers flipped my mind on that first one years ago. Some early EV owners spread the news that when they were asked how long it takes them … [continued]
NOAA reports a big jump in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in 2024, so of course the government wants to eliminate NOAA.
Musk’s DOGE (“Department of Government Efficiency”) really has it all wrong. This group of non-federal employees insists that government waste is strangling the US economy, but the redistribution of funds isn’t actually making the US federal government more efficient — it’s benefiting the über wealthy with their insatiable appetite for … [continued]
A proposal to eliminate the Energy Star program has resulted in a surprising amount of pushback from manufacturers.
The US-based futuristic supercar maker Faraday Future is on track to launch itself at the affordable EV market this year, with a “twice the power, half the price” promise.
Years of US climate action have been decimated in a mere few months. Renewable energy in the US had tripled over the last decade with solar, wind, and geothermal becoming more and more mainstream. Now the Trump administration is defunding renewable energy projects that have been designed to moderate our … [continued]
