People who own electric vehicles or follow EV news know the EPA and WLTP range tests might not be all that representative of real-world driving range. Some YouTubers who drive EVs have conducted their own personal range tests and shared the results in their videos. One guy, Kyle Conner, who … [continued]
Here at CleanTechnica, we have written about electrifying personal watercraft and ferries — vessels used to cover short distances. Ocean-going cargo ships with all their containers are massive and need to travel much farther. It’s not possible to simply slap an enormous battery system and some electric motors in them … [continued]
Strata Clean Energy has secured $559 million in financing for its 255 MW/1,020 MWh Scatter Wash battery storage complex. Strata broke ground on the Phoenix, AZ, energy storage project in January of this year. The huge battery storage complex is anticipated to be operating in 2025. Financial partners/collaborators for the … [continued]
So much of the electric vehicle news is about land-based EVs. The social media bickering and arguing about EVs and gas-powered vehicles is also about the terrestrial versions. Electrification includes water-based transportation too, though this fact seems to be largely overlooked. Here at CleanTechnica, we have written about several electric boats, including previously about the Arc One, a limited-edition electric pleasure-craft.
Emissions from diesel engines harm human health and even contribute to premature deaths. They also contribute to climate change. These statements are facts, supported by much scientific evidence. There are two citations linked below, but this post is not about all the supporting evidence, it’s about the solution — electrifying … [continued]
There are many reasons the use of fossil fuels cannot be continued. One is climate change caused by excessive greenhouse gas emissions. Another is the harm to human health caused by fossil fuel’s toxic pollutants. Tragically, there are disastrous oil spills such as Deepwater Horizon, Exxon Valdez, and many others. … [continued]
About two weeks ago, a commenter on a CleanTechnica electric vehicle article who identified as a female EV owner posted an intriguing insight. She wrote that owning and driving an EV was safer for her because she did her charging at home, meaning she no longer had to drive to … [continued]
It wasn’t that long ago that a Colorado resident was interviewed for the Out of Spec Guide YouTube channel about purchasing a new Ford Lightning electric pickup truck in Colorado for $37,000. This number is much lower than the sticker price because the state of Colorado has some of the … [continued]
Last year, Kelley Blue Book selected the Ford F-150 Lightning as its Best Electric Truck, and did so again for 2024. There’s a lot of misinformation and disinformation about electric vehicles online, but Kelley Blue Book has been a trusted information source for decades. It’s not the misinformed social media … [continued]
It doesn’t seem that long ago that VW was sued for the “Diesel Gate” scandal in which many VW diesel vehicles were found to be using emissions cheat devices. Now there’s another diesel emissions situation, this time involving accusations that Cummins used diesel defeat devices for almost one million diesel … [continued]
