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Photo: SEIA Since 2014, solar capacity at K-12 schools has more than quadrupled across the US, according to a new report from clean energy nonprofit Generation180. The “Brighter Future: A Study of Solar on K-12 Schools” report highlights that over 6.2 million students – more than 1 in 9 – now attend schools powered by solar. In 2023 alone, more than 800 schools added solar panels, meaning that at least one school went solar every single day during the 2022-23 school year. “The benefits of solar energy are now reaching a broad range of schools across the country, including those…
A Tesla Supercharger station worth a whopping $18 million is coming to the Queens borough in New York City. Tesla paid real-estate developer Wildflower for the lot in Queens’ Maspeth neighborhood, public records show. NYC’s existing charging infrastructure has been overwhelmed by increasing number of electric rideshare drivers. Tesla has paid real estate developer Wildflower $18 million to acquire a piece of land in New York City where it will build a Supercharger station, public records show. This appears to be just the cost of the land. Permitting and installing the stalls would dial up the costs further. Despite having…
Porsche aims to scale production of synthetic fuel Porsche’s R&D boss believes synthetic fuel will play a big role in reducing emissions Ferrari’s counting on synthetic fuel too; Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru are investigating whether e-fuels can keep ICE alive Porsche is confident that synthetic “e-fuels” will displace a significant amount of conventional gasoline use by the end of the decade, research and development boss Michael Steiner said in a recent interview with Autocar. In 2022, Porsche opened a synthetic fuel pilot plant in Chile that produces a gasoline alternative by combining hydrogen with carbon dioxide captured from the air,…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Phoenix-based Lectric eBikes has been driving the pace of innovation in the affordable, high volume e-bike space for years and charged onto the scene this year with perhaps its most disruptive new bike yet. The Lectric ONE is a compact, lightweight e-bike that packs some of the best components not just in affordable e-bikes, but in the entire cycling industry. The Pinion gearbox with Smart Shift and the Gates belt drive are typically only found on e-bikes in the $10k range, and Lectric eBikes…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Most of the heavy electric trucks on the road to date are in China. As of 2022, China sold 36,000 electric trucks, 91% of the total. No country other than China ever sold over 1,000 electric trucks in a year. In heavy electric trucks, China is by far the largest user. This lead continued into 2023, with Europe gaining a larger share but China still in the lead. China’s motivation for heavy-duty electric trucks is that heavy-duty truck emissions exceed light-duty emissions by 50%.…
The Avatr 012 is Avatr’s second limited-edition model, based on the Avatr 12 electric sedan with different features to emphasize its more premium positioning. (Image credit: Avatr) Avatr Technology, the electric vehicle (EV) brand backed by Changan Automobile, CATL, and Huawei, has begun pre-sales of its limited-edition model, the Avatr 012, as it continues to strengthen its premium image. Avatr gave the Avatr 012 its debut at an event yesterday and began accepting pre-orders at a pre-sale price of RMB 700,000 ($98,110). The car is based on the Avatr 12 mid to large-size pure electric sedan and is limited to…
In the wee hours of this morning, Ford announced changing its EV strategy amid uneven sales and huge financial losses Its first EV on its forthcoming new EV platform will be a midsized truck, not a compact truck or crossover. The three-row electric SUV made in Canada that was originally supposed to be released this year, is now dead despite the brand investing $400 million in the vehicle’s development. The Ford F-150 Lightning’s replacement once due in 2025, now won’t happen until 2027. Ford has reduced spending on EVs by 10%, and instituted a new policy that says if an…
Ford on Wednesday said it plans to launch more hybrids and cut back on a previously announced battery-electric vehicle as it adjusts to the changing landscape for electrified vehicles. The automaker said its changed roadmap is aimed at lowering prices, particularly for EVs whose buyers today are more cost conscious compared to the early adopters of previous years. The new roadmap is also aimed at capitalizing on increasing demand for hybrids. A direct consequence of this will be a reduction in investment in EVs from about 40% of Ford’s annual capital expenditures at present to 30%. 3-row electric SUV out,…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The Anker SOLIX F3800, combined with the new Home Power Panel, is the most accessible whole-home backup power system around right now. It can power your home in a power outage, can be used as a comprehensive backup solution for off-grid homes, and function as the hub of a permanently installed solar energy system for everyday use, seamlessly harnessing the sun to power your home. Anker made a name for itself in the consumer electronics space over the last decade with a range of…
Despite improved gross margin, Leapmotor’s losses continued to widen in the second quarter as it saw record quarterly R&D investments. Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Leapmotor saw gross margin move back above zero last quarter, while net losses widened as R&D investment increased. Leapmotor reported revenue of RMB 5.36 billion ($747 million) in the second quarter, up 22.62 percent year-on-year and up 53.73 percent from the first quarter, according to its unaudited financial report released yesterday. Leapmotor delivered 53,286 vehicles in the second quarter, up 56.76 percent year-on-year and up 59.49 percent from the first quarter, previously published data showed.…