Clean Technica Research

Adoption of Electric Vehicles Tied to Real-World Reductions in Air Pollution, Study Finds

5 min read

Using satellite data, Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers reported the first statistically significant decrease in nitrogen dioxide linked to zero-emissions vehicles. When California neighborhoods increased their number of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) between 2019 and 2023, they also experienced a reduction in air pollution. For every 200 vehicles added, … [continued]

The post Adoption of Electric Vehicles Tied to Real-World Reductions in Air Pollution, Study Finds appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Clean Technica Climate change Research

Germany’s Audit Court Calls Time on Hydrogen Inevitability

8 min read

The October 2025 special report from Germany’s Federal Audit Court, Implementation of the Federal Government’s Hydrogen Strategy, lands with unusual weight because it is not a policy critique or an academic intervention, but a statutory budgetary assessment delivered to Parliament. It evaluates the hydrogen strategy against the legal requirements of … [continued]

The post Germany’s Audit Court Calls Time on Hydrogen Inevitability appeared first on CleanTechnica.

London Free Press

Politicians’ push to alter homeless funding may create ‘wasteland’: Ferreira

1 min read

A push by some city politicians to redirect nearly $3 million from one homeless agency’s outreach and housing funding to keep their drop-in space open longer is generating concern, with downtown’s councillor warning it would create a “wasteland.” Set for Monday’s meeting of council’s community and protective services committee is a proposal from four councillors […]

Clean Technica

Tesla Became Popular Selling the Fun of Driving, Now Selling Cars to Not Be Driven

6 min read

It is quite ironic: Tesla became such a popular company, sold millions of vehicles, and became profitable by selling people on the fun of electric driving. The instant torque, all of the YouTube videos of drivers stepping down on the pedal and passengers getting pushed back into their seats and … [continued]

The post Tesla Became Popular Selling the Fun of Driving, Now Selling Cars to Not Be Driven appeared first on CleanTechnica.