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New Nissan LEAF Wins 3 More Awards!
The new Nissan LEAF, the transformed 2026 Nissan LEAF, continues to shine thanks to the wonderful mix of good specs, modern design, and great affordability. It has certainly been one of the top EV highlights of the past year in the United States — probably the greatest — and it ... [continued]
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NIO Scores A Profit!
We have been covering NIO for more than 9 years. When it started out as a young, ambitious, small young company, it was clear the EV startup had big dreams. The company wanted to achieve great things and excite the world, as Tesla had done, on the benefits of a ... [continued]
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Court Says Texas Cannot Punish Investors for Taking Climate Change into Consideration
It is a most absurd thing — Republicans who insist that the we should be completely free and that people should be able to spend and try to make money however they wish somehow also decided that major investors cannot be allowed to look at matters of climate change, social ... [continued]
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Trump Tries to Cancel Millions More for EV Charging — Illegally, Of Course
One of the first things Donald Trump did when he got into office (the second time) was try to stop funding for and development of cleantech. Honestly, it’s one of the most ridiculous things one could imagine a president focusing on, but then again, that list is long with this ... [continued]
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New Sierra Club Map Shows Expensive U.S. Gas Buildout
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Sierra Club released a new tracker which shows that while Americans are grappling with soaring costs, utility companies are planning to add nearly 500 more expensive and polluting gas-fired power plants across the country. Over the past year, electricity prices increased at double the rate of inflation. Rather than investing in ... [continued]
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Waymo Entering Boston & Sacramento — Where Next?
We already knew that Waymo was going to be entering several new markets in 2026. With the company raising $16 billion to expand more rapidly, I also expected we’d see some announcements about such expansions this week. And now we have them. The company has announced that it is now ... [continued]
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The Solution For US Critical Minerals: Geopolitical Minefield Vs. Recycling
A new, 3-D printed, reusable sponge-like cartridge can soak up critical minerals from domestic mining, industrial, and electronic waste.
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Why Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Happening Now
CATL is the largest battery producer in the world. Any move it makes is noteworthy. While CATL has been making sodium-ion batteries for some time, production commitment has increased dramatically in 2026. CATL introduced its Naxtra line of batteries earlier in 2025 and has now announced plans for volume production ... [continued]
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Michigan Sues Big Oil For Antitrust Violations
The state of Michigan has sued several oil companies, claiming they have conspired to keep EV and renewable energy prices high.
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BYD Electric Bus & Truck Sales Actually Up!
BYD passenger vehicle sales are in a tough spot, as just discussed. However, BYD’s commercial vehicle sales are going swimmingly. Compared to December, naturally, sales were down last month (in general, December is a much bigger sales month than January), but they weren’t even down much month over month. Meanwhile, ... [continued]
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BYD Sales Down 30.7% in January — Can It Revive Sales Growth?
BYD did not have a great start to 2026. Presumably, due to growing competition on the Chinese EV market, the ending of new energy vehicle (NEV) purchase tax exemptions in the country, and the natural market weakness at the beginning of the year, BYD’s sales in January were the lowest ... [continued]
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Sweden’s Journey to Producing 100% Fossil-Free Steel for Volvo & Beyond
Here at CleanTechnica, we talk a lot about building things, but it’s not very often that we dig into the raw materials they’re made of. The reality is that many of the raw materials used in clean tech are responsible for some of the most significant emissions in the world. ... [continued]
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KIA PV5 Pickup Launched In South Korea, Van Spied Testing In US
A pickup truck version of the Kia PV5 battery electric mulit-purpose vehicle is now available to customers in South Korea.
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Back To Nature: A Post-Hurricane Visit To Jamaica
“The road is pocked from the hurricane,” the driver says, “so don’t blame me for the bumps.” Claeon laughs with us, then continues. “I don’t know why they don’t fix it.” As we leave the port, I see a warehouse next to the dock with a collapsed roof. It’s filled ... [continued]
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Solar Power Provides Benefits To Northern Cheyenne & Kenyan Communities
Clean, renewable energy is cost competitive with fossil fuels, and in some cases costs less. Factoring in all the costs, including climate change impacts and harm to human health from fossil fuels, clean renewables make even more sense. In some cases where remote communities need to be able to generate ... [continued]
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