1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (374+ words) CleanTechnica NIO has basically stood alone in its long-term commitment to EV battery swapping technology and infrastructure. Now, its youngest sub-brand, Firefly, is getting access to these battery swapping stations. Additionally, the company is starting to roll out its new,…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (175+ words) CleanTechnica Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States increased significantly during the last three years, with an annual average growth rate of 70%. By the end of 2025, the U.S. power system had operational battery storage capacity of 43.6 gigawatts (GW). During the…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago   (638+ words) It’s a mystery why Trump has been fighting both wind and solar power. After all, between the two of them, wind and solar are the most economical and accessible domestic energy resources on the market today. For that matter, Trump’s…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago   (237+ words) Reporting this week from the US capital tells us that Waymo is jacking up its lobbying efforts in Washington, DC. “Waymo says it just leased a third D.C. location, but its robotaxi rollout is still pending a council bill,” Axios reports....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (266+ words) The Chinese government has released new mandatory national standards regarding the safety requirements of autonomous driving systems. Nothing needs to be done urgently, as the new standards don’t go into effect until July 1, 2027. The standards apply to M- and N-category…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (791+ words) That’s where things stood at the beginning of this summer. The only big mystery was the name of the truck. Now there is still a big mystery, and that is why Ford tapped Fathom over every other possible name under…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (456+ words) It’s been over a year since Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) charged into the US federal government. His team fired thousands of government employees. Then they realized that so many problems emerged that they had to restaff…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (655+ words) Zach is tryin' to help society help itself one word at a time. He spends most of his time here on CleanTechnica as its editor-in-chief and CEO. Zach is recognized globally as an electric vehicle, solar energy, and energy storage…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (921+ words) CleanTechnica spotted Lucid’s robotaxi intentions back in July of 2025, when the company hooked up with Uber and the robotics specialist Nuro to introduce Lucid EVs with Level 4 self-driving capability in a US city sometime in 2026. Further plans were also in…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (170+ words) The news outlet also provided some quotes from salespeople at these stores. “Our store has received over 300 deposit orders for the Pengcheng series so far, with the N90 seven-seater model accounting for a higher percentage of orders and being the preferred…...