Category: Clean Technica
Electrification Over Insulation: Why “Fabric First” Isn’t Climate First
While in Europe recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Nigel Banks of Octopus Energy on the weekly YouTube show Mesh. The channel and parent organization, Mesh Energy, are focused on sustainable energy options for the UK building industry. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of our … [continued]
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South Africa’s Automotive Landscape Is Changing, And That Is A Good Thing
New Entrants Such as Omoda & Jaecoo Show that They Are Not Afraid to Introduce Plugins into the South African Market The South African automotive industry is changing. As discussed yesterday, Toyota,Volkswagen, Ford, Mazda, Nissan, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, BMW, and Audi were some of the traditional dominant brands … [continued]
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EVs At 62.3% Share In Sweden — Renault 4 Arrives
July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 62.3% share in Sweden, a slight improvement over the same month in 2024 (59.6%), but with BEVs still below their 2023 levels. PHEVs have grown instead. Overall auto volume was 17,684 units, up some 8% year-on-year. The Volvo EX40 was the best-selling BEV. … [continued]
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The Huge Fraud of DOGE
Under an article Tina Casey recently wrote about the costs of Elon Musk’s DOGE (“Department of Government Efficiency”) to US taxpayers, one of our readers, “Matthew2312,” provided a truly superb comment that deserves a lot more attention. This is a very important topic, and while it’s not very cleantech focused, … [continued]
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Electric Vehicle Adoption Across EFTA and the UK
Electric Vehicle Adoption Across EFTA and the UK CleanTechnica reported on the European Union’s recent electric vehicle sales growth last week. The report didn’t include the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland — and the United Kingdom because of the unique landscape of electric … [continued]
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