Category: Clean Technica
Kia EV Sales Crash in USA — Because of Manufacturing Change?
I was very disappointed today when checking Kia’s US EV sales numbers for April. They crashed — hard. Kia EV6 sales were down from 2,051 sales in April 2024 to 656 sales in April 2025. Kia EV6 sales were down from 1,572 sales in April 2024 to 232 sales in … [continued]
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NREL-Led Research Effort Adds Salt, Boosts Performance of Perovskites
Using an ionic salt to replace the fullerene layer in perovskite solar cells boosted their performance, efficiency, and durability, according to a global research effort led by scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Their findings appear in the journal Science. The researchers said their findings point to a promising … [continued]
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With a Technology License from MIT and NREL in Hand, Comstock Fuels Aims to Produce Jet Fuel from Lignin
Patent-Pending Technology Turns Lignin—a Plant Structural Material—Into Aromatic Hydrocarbons That Could Help Leap Over Synthetic Aviation Fuel ‘Blend Wall’ It is an ideal complement to Comstock Fuels’ own technologies: an additional refining step to upgrade lignin from biomass into aromatic hydrocarbons, which are molecules needed to produce “drop-in” synthetic aviation … [continued]
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Burning Man, for Climate Nerds
This week, I want to talk about my favorite conference in the world, Climate Week. I just got back from the San Francisco edition of Climate Week (there are Climate Weeks in a lot of cities now), and I feel pretty damn reinvigorated! I love Climate Week. If you haven’t … [continued]
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Two Huge Threats to Tesla Sales No One Is Talking About
As part of the discussion under our latest Europe EV sales report, one of the readers made a comment that really made me think about something. While we frequently discuss how Elon Musk’s political activities seem to be hurting Tesla sales and how Tesla’s limited and quite old lineup is … [continued]
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