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East And West Coasts Throw Electric Truck Shade At White House

Tina Casey — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:56:44 +0000

California, Oregon, Washington, New York, and New Jersey have just launched two major new electric truck accelerator programs.

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Tesla Cybercab Rollout Being Investigated

Z. S. — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:44:59 +0000

As we all know by now, Tesla officially launched its Cybercab in Austin, Texas, this week. The custom-designed robotaxi doesn’t include a steering wheel, pedals, or side mirrors. However, there’s apparently some concern that this wasn’t done appropriately or legally. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reportedly ... [continued]

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Zoox Begins Robotaxi Testing in Houston

Z. S. — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:54:38 +0000

Many people just think about Waymo and Tesla when they think about the robotaxi race or competition in the United States. However, there’s also Zoox, and it has been doing a lot this year. It’s been growing its user base faster than anyone, it’s launched a new robotaxi model, it ... [continued]

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US Lobby’s $1.1 Trillion Freight Rail Electrification Study Intentionally Asked The Wrong Question

Michael Barnard — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:42:22 +0000

Direct electric freight rail is not speculative technology. It already operates across enormous railway systems, moves very heavy freight and works in difficult climates. The interesting North American question is therefore not whether electric freight rail can work, but where catenary should go first, where batteries or dual-mode locomotives make ... [continued]

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Volkswagen Superviosory Board Approves Plan To Slash Models & Reduce Workforce By 100,000

Steve Hanley — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:26:14 +0000

In June, Germany’s Manager Magazin reported that Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume had a plan to close four factories in Germany and eliminate 100,000 workers, both in Germany and around the world, by 2030. It said the plan would be made public at a company board meeting on July 9. The Volkswagen factories ... [continued]

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Is Owning A Plug-in Hybrid Like Kissing Your Sister?

Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:31:23 +0000

If you are thinking about buying an electric car, just do it, buy a pure battery electric car! A battery electric vehicle (BEV) is more reliable, more convenient for local driving, smoother, and better accelerating. You can drive a BEV anywhere in the US on major highways without worrying about ... [continued]

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10 Facts About The Tesla Cybercab

Z. S. — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:18:19 +0000

The Tesla Cybercab has officially launched. What that means in the medium term is not yet clear, but there are a variety of facts we now have on our desk following the launch. Let’s roll through them. The Tesla Cybercab has been launched and is available to the public to ... [continued]

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Renewable Energy And Storage Solve Massive Grid Problem In US

Tina Casey — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:04:15 +0000

Renewable energy and storage are credited with resolving longstanding grid reliability issues in Texas, even during extreme hot weather.

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IFA Berlin Recap Part 1: Diverse Approaches To Sustainability

Larry Evans — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:08:03 +0000

IFA Berlin, which stands for “Innovation For All,” is a diverse technology show. There were numerous mobile, entertainment and AI-enabled devices, but there were also a range of clean technology products. On the first day of IFA, I saw several different paths to sustainability. Products from large companies and small ... [continued]

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Hydrogen Learning Curves Are Counting The Wrong Doublings

Michael Barnard — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:29:42 +0000

Hydrogen cost forecasts often borrow one of the clean-energy transition’s most useful empirical tools: the experience curve. If a technology has historically fallen by a given percentage in cost every time cumulative deployment doubles, analysts can estimate how many doublings lie ahead and compound the learning rate into a future ... [continued]

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Musk Congratulates Tesla Australia — August EV Sales Update

David Waterworth — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:57:34 +0000

In a recent post on X, Elon Musk lauded Tesla Australia in reaction to this post from Tesla Australia and New Zealand: “For the first time ever, EVs outsold ICE vehicles in Australia 🇦🇺 Model Y was the #1 vehicle & Tesla the #3 best-selling brand overall for the month ... [continued]

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Elevated Crack Spreads & Crude Oil Prices Contribute to Higher Prices at the Pump

US Energy Information Administration — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:55:58 +0000

What are crack spreads and why are they elevated? Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining crude oil into petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel. One common crack spread is calculated by subtracting the spot market price of a gallon of crude oil from the wholesale price of ... [continued]

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Global Maritime Decarbonisation Stalls Despite the Accelerating Impact of Climate Change

Transport & Environment (T&E) — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 03:05:50 +0000

States again failed to agree on a deal following pressure from a small minority of fossil-fuel producing nations and division among progressive states. Negotiations at the IMO have drawn a blank for the third meeting in a row, as US and Saudi-led efforts to scupper progress were successful. With delegates ... [continued]

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EU CRM Centre: How to Secure Critical Minerals

Transport & Environment (T&E) — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:58:20 +0000

How to deliver resilient critical raw material supply chains, vital for Europe’s clean tech, with investment, partnerships and industrial policy. The EU is heavily dependent on imports of raw materials and is failing to catch up with investments globally. At the same time, the recent energy crisis has highlighted the ... [continued]

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Donut Lab Reveals Amazing Performance Tests

Christopher Arcus — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:07:11 +0000

Donut Lab revealed its solid-state battery to the world at CES 2026, to the amazement of many and to the dismay of others shocked by their achievement and performance claims. No other company has a practical fully solid-state battery in production as of this writing. Many, like Quantumscape, have tried ... [continued]

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Geely’s BEV Sales Grow 29% in August

Z. S. — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:11:16 +0000

It hasn’t been the best of years for electric vehicle sales in China. But it has been the best year by far for Chinese EV sales abroad. It looks like Geely is following that trend. The Chinese automaker, one of the largest in the world, had modest sales growth in ... [continued]

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Hyundai Motor Group Partners with Oman to Drive Green Mobility Transition under Oman Vision 2040

Press Release — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:10:18 +0000

Hyundai Motor Group Signs Historic Partnership Agreements with Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology The Group Teams Up with Mwasalat to Launch Oman’s First Hydrogen City Bus in Muscat Oman Oil Marketing Company and EV Charging Brand EVO Join Forces with the Group to Build 240kW Ultra-Fast EV ... [continued]

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Hyundai Motor & KOICA Launch “Hyundai-KOICA NextGen” to Train Ghana’s Future Automotive Talent

Press Release — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:23:18 +0000

Hyundai Motor and KOICA launch ‘Hyundai-KOICA NextGen’ in Ghana to train skilled automotive technicians and strengthen the country’s workforce development system Under KOICA’s Inclusive Business Solution (IBS) program, which links corporate resources and strategies with official development assistance (ODA), Hyundai Motor and KOICA will jointly fund the KRW 5 billion ... [continued]

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Hydrogen Kept Failing The Test — And Getting Another Test

Michael Barnard — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:22:46 +0000

In 2023, a senior executive responsible for decarbonizing a major transportation company asked me, with some exasperation, what drove the “madness on hydrogen.” Hydrogen proposals kept arriving for applications where the energy balance and economics looked dreadful. That conversation became What Drives This Madness On Hydrogen?, an attempt to explain ... [continued]

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Mitsubishi Continues Bet on PHEV Muscle as Outlander Makes Philippine Return

Raymond Tribdino — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:28:37 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The last time Mitsubishi tried selling a plug-in hybrid SUV to Filipinos, almost nobody bought it. That was September 2020. The country was in the thick of pandemic lockdowns, public charging stalls were nonexistent outside a handful of mall parking basements, and the third-generation Outlander PHEV was ... [continued]

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EU Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition Needs Renewed Political Momentum

Transport & Environment (T&E) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:40:57 +0000

IRU and T&E are calling on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to launch a strategic dialogue on heavy-duty vehicle decarbonisation, as key EU rules head for review and rising energy and cost pressures add urgency to getting the transition right. Europe’s road transport sector is under growing pressure. ... [continued]

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The Coming Tsunami Of Wave Energy Is Still Coming

Tina Casey — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:32:13 +0000

Wind turbines and solar panels got the thumbs-down from US President Donald Trump, but the new PacWave South wave energy test bed somehow survived the chopper.

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Powering Sovereignty

Transport & Environment (T&E) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 02:30:29 +0000

How electrification can lead our transport transition away from polluting fuel imports in the EU post-2030 Renewable Energy Framework. With the recurrent energy crisis affecting Europe’s energy supply, Europe’s post-2030 Renewable Energy Framework must do more than just increase the share of renewables in transport. It must also rethink its ... [continued]

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U.S. Renewable Deployment Hits Record High Despite Trump

Sierra Club — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:30:53 +0000

Washington, D.C. — Today, the American Clean Power Association released a report that shows that clean energy deployment hit a record high in the first half of 2026. There is now enough clean energy in the United States to power 83 million homes with affordable and renewable energy. Throughout his presidency, Donald ... [continued]

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Environmental Groups Join Scattergood Hydrogen Retrofit Lawsuit

Sierra Club — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:36:43 +0000

Groups allege Los Angeles & LADWP failed to comply with key environmental law Los Angeles — Yesterday, environmental groups joined an ongoing lawsuit brought by Communities for a Better Environment and Los Angeles Waterkeeper over the City of Los Angeles’s failure to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in ... [continued]

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump EPA’s Efforts to Attack Clean Air Waivers

Sierra Club — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:17:59 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, a federal judge granted California a preliminary injunction blocking EPA’s actions targeting four Clean Air Act preemption waivers previously granted to California. Senior U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell also denied EPA’s motion to dismiss the case. The preliminary injunction ordered EPA to “restore the status quo” before announcing ... [continued]

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Is The US Supreme Court Broken? How Would You Fix It?

Steve Hanley — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:34:58 +0000

We have a Google Sheet here at CleanTechnica global headquarters that we use to keep track of stories we intend to write. Our server also retains a list of stories that are in draft but not completed. When I go to the dashboard these days, I see a draft I ... [continued]

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It’s Game On As Ford Fathom Steals Thunder From Tesla Cybercab Launch

Tina Casey — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:15:13 +0000

Ford has touched off a PR war, going all-out to promote its forthcoming Fathom electric pickup truck on the eve of a major Tesla Cybercab event in Texas.

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Electric Car Batteries Hold Up Really Well — These Are “The Best”

Z. S. — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:09:04 +0000

In general, there’s far more concern about electric car range and electric car battery longevity than there needs to be. We’ve got a 2019 Tesla Model 3 SR+ and a 2018 BMW i3 REx and just need to charge them up once or twice a week overnight at home. Electric ... [continued]

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Our Food System Is In Trouble, And It’s Time To Change The Language We Use To Describe It

Carolyn Fortuna — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:50:29 +0000

If you’ve been following my work recently, you know that I’ve been celebrating several fine authors who have contributed to a Media Education Lab special issue. The August edition of MediaEd Insights was titled, “What’s for Dinner? Food as an Ecomedia Literacy.” The fourth essay in this series is a ... [continued]

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Could Canada Get Fresh BYDs, Rather Than Leftovers?

Larry Evans — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:18:24 +0000

BYD vehicles recently showed up in my RedNote feed testing in Canada. While the entry of BYD into Canada is widely anticipated, the models, representing BYD’s latest generation of mid-priced SUVs, is perhaps even more significant. Europe has the Seal U (aka, Sealion 6) that is essentially a previous generation ... [continued]

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Analysis: China’s CO2 Emissions Fall in Q2 2026 Due to Plummeting Oil Use

Guest Contributor — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:59:09 +0000

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis. The country’s use of oil fell by 9% overall and by 16% for transport, after the disruptions to supply from the Gulf through the strait. China’s total ... [continued]

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Why Tough Methane Cuts Are Crucial For Keeping Warming “Well Below” 2°C

Guest Contributor — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:48:51 +0000

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane traps heat in the atmosphere more efficiently than CO2, but has a significantly shorter lifespan, fading after just a few decades. Therefore, reducing emissions of methane — a gas primarily produced by agriculture, fossil ... [continued]

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BYD Launches Sealion 08, Starts Mass Producing 4D Radar Chip

Z. S. — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:22:21 +0000

BYD is looking to end 2026 strong, after several months of sales struggles put it into a pretty deep hole (in terms of a year-over-year sales comparison). As I just reported, the company’s battery-electric passenger vehicle sales were up a lot in August, and they nearly pulled the automaker’s overall ... [continued]

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Tesla Model Y Suspension Problems Reported In China…And Some In US, Too

Tina Casey — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:46:12 +0000

The Tesla Model Y continues to hold a strong position in EV sales globally and in the US, but a suspension problem has left a bitter taste in the mouths of some Model Y drivers.

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Bill Goes Electric with Tesla Model Y Despite Musk

David Waterworth — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:47:54 +0000

After trying other cars in his search for the best electric option, Bill chose a Tesla Model Y despite his antipathy to Elon Musk. Our coffee, cake, and EV mornings always provide good stories of people making the transition from fossil fuels to electric vehicles. We give good experiential information ... [continued]

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Sierra Club Florida Reacts: Vickie Cavey Resigns as JEA Chief Executive Officer

Sierra Club — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:38:10 +0000

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Vickie Cavey has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Jacksonville Energy Authority (JEA) effective September 25. Serving as CEO since 2024, Cavey first undertook an extended leave of absence in July following intense public scrutiny and investigations by the JEA Board of Directors and ... [continued]

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Trump Twiddles Thumbs While The Balcony Solar Movement Takes Off

Tina Casey — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:35:10 +0000

Nine US states have now adopted legislation that clears the path for plug-in balcony solar kits, including Utah, Maine, Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Jersey.

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BYD Electric Bus Sales Up 51.8% in August

Z. S. — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:09:23 +0000

Following up on our report on BYD’s passenger vehicle sales trends, let’s have a look at what’s happening with its commercial vehicle sales. As a reminder, all of BYD’s commercial vehicles are full electrics. Starting with its bus business, BYD’s electric bus sales were down slightly month over month — ... [continued]

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BYD BEV Sales Up 28.4% in August

Z. S. — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:02:25 +0000

BYD’s sales trends in August were positive overall, but some areas of the business grew a lot while others struggled to find any growth at all. The fully electric (BEV) side of its passenger vehicle business was excellent, a shining success for the company. With 256,230 deliveries, its passenger BEV ... [continued]

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How Can A Podcast Help Us To Distinguish Social Change? A MediaEd Insights Collaboration

Carolyn Fortuna — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:34:12 +0000

One principle of media literacy involves stepping back from a favored topic and doing a deep dive to figure out what motivates our interest in that topic. Known as metacognition, gaining such critical distance asks us to reflect on our self-knowledge and evaluate the sources that contribute to our perspectives. ... [continued]

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Africa’s Solar Boom Is Showing Up On Rooftops Before It Shows Up In The Statistics

Michael Barnard — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:23:08 +0000

Africa officially added about 4.5 GW of solar in 2025. It also imported about 18.2 GW of solar modules. Those numbers cannot simply be substituted for one another — panels sitting in warehouses or ports are not operating solar systems — but the gap is too large to dismiss as ... [continued]

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REPORT: U.S. Adds 20 GWh of Energy Storage Capacity in Q2, Largest Quarter on Record

Guest Contributor — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:45:37 +0000

U.S. battery energy storage capacity nearly doubles in the first 18 months of the Trump administration as grid operators turn to storage to strengthen grid reliability WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. energy storage industry installed a record 20.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new capacity in Q2, bringing total installations in the ... [continued]

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Solar & Storage Are Saving Schools Millions. See How These 6 Are Using the Extra Budget Space.

Guest Contributor — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:38:10 +0000

The first days of the 2026-2027 school year are upon us. Students of all ages are getting ready for another year of learning, and some of them may notice a new addition to their campus: solar panels. Today, over 7 million K-12 students (~1 in 7) attend a solar-powered school, according ... [continued]

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The Zoox Safety Case Framework

Guest Contributor — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:20:48 +0000

Our safety case comprehensively assesses how hardware, software, and operations integrate and interact to deliver a safer autonomous ride. Our approach to safety at Zoox At Zoox, safety is foundational to our mission and the guiding principle for every aspect of our robotaxi development. We design and manufacture our robotaxis ... [continued]

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