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MLK Jr. — The Type of Leader We Need
We’re in the midst of the worst political climate and political situation I’ve seen in my lifetime in the United States. I could go into all of those problems, but that would be counter to the actual point of this article. Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and I ... [continued]
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Lloyd Alter Advocates For Intelligent Speed Assistance
The state of New York is supporting legislation to require intelligent speed assistant systems for repeat speeding offenders.
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50,000 Public EV Charging Points Operating In Spain Now
Spain increased its total number of public EV charging points by about 10% in 2025, bringing the total number to 50,000. The number of high-power chargers (50–250 kW) doubled, and the number of chargers able to charge at over 250 kW increased by about 85%. (The source says the range ... [continued]
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We All Pay For Protectionism
At CES, I didn’t get the chance to attend as many panels and discussions as I had hoped. When I made it, I was often pulled away partway through by another commitment. However, I had the chance to attend “Competing in a Trade-Disrupted World,” moderated by Ed Brzytwa, Vice President ... [continued]
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Op-Ed: XPENG’s New Extended-Range EVs Are Actually About Ultra-Fast Charging & AI
On January 8, XPENG dropped some interesting news about its product roadmap that actually reveals something bigger than just two new extended-range models. The company is doing something different with extended-range EVs — instead of treating them as a workaround for charging infrastructure problems, XPENG is building them as electric-first ... [continued]
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Former US Oil Worker Invents 3D-Printed Battery, Nails $7.1 Million in Seed Funding
The US startup Material has developed a 3D printed battery that eliminates the "dead space" created by conventional energy storage systems.
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Trump 2.0 Is Killing Us With His Assault On Climate
This week marks the one-year anniversary of President Donald J. Trump’s second term. The Trump administration has rejected emissions-cutting policies in favor of enhanced burning of fossil fuels, and this is an existential threat to human health and the continued vitality of our planet. While the Trump legacy of authoritarianism ... [continued]
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32 Electric Vehicles Increased in Sales in 2025 in USA
Earlier today, I wrote about the 8 electric cars that actually saw their sales increase quarter over quarter in the USA in the highly difficult 4th quarter, as well as the 11 electric cars that saw their 4th quarter sales increase year over year. Much more interesting to me, though, ... [continued]
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RV Show Season Is Here, & Manufacturers Are Thinking About EVs
If you’ve followed my towing adventures here at CleanTechnica, you know that hauling a load with an EV (especially a budget-friendly one like my Chevy Bolt EUV) is a physics bootcamp. You quickly learn the hard way that while torque is great, aerodynamics and weight are the real kings of ... [continued]
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Trump Or No Trump, The US Solar Industry Had A $22.2 Billion Year In 2025
The US solar industry experienced a slowdown in growth during 2025, but investor activity still contributed $22.2 billion to the domestic economy.
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Canada Opens Up To China’s EVs: Motivated By The Long Term, Not Tariffs
Our sources are once again proven reliable. In our earlier exclusive a few days before the news broke globally, we spoke of how China’s automobile and industry organizations were pushing (caressing) the Canadian government to reduce EV tariffs so that they could export their EVs to Canada. EV makers in ... [continued]
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2025 US Geothermal Market Report Documents Industry Growth
National Laboratory of the Rockies Analysis Finds Growth Across Geothermal Sectors From Technological Advancements, Investments, and New Applications Like Data Centers and Grid Support By Kelly MacGregor, NREL The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) recently published the 2025 U.S. Geothermal Market Report―an in-depth update on the state of geothermal energy ... [continued]
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Learning from Data: Volkswagen Group Launches Europe-Wide Initiative for Greater Road Safety
Volkswagen Group brands aim to further optimize driver assistance systems using sensor and image data from customer vehicles and real traffic situations Positive contribution to overall road safety is expected Customer consent is a fundamental prerequisite Planned rollout across around 40 European countries starting January 2026 The Volkswagen Group is ... [continued]
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Solar Power Generation Drives Electricity Generation Growth Over The Next Two Years
Electricity generation by the U.S. electric power sector totaled about 4,260 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) in 2025. In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we expect U.S. electricity generation will grow by 1.1% in 2026 and by 2.6% in 2027, when it reaches an annual total of 4,423 BkWh. The three main dispatchable ... [continued]
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Avoiding Contrails on Night & Winter Flights Is Aviation’s Fastest Climate Win — New T&E Study
A new analysis by T&E shows that 25% of European aviation’s contrail-related global warming comes from night flights in autumn and winter, which make up just 10% of European air traffic. Contrail warming is highly seasonal and concentrated in time: in 2019, 75% of European contrail warming occurred between January to ... [continued]
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