BeyondKONA: Technology
New cleantech and other disrupting technologies that incorporate advances in the electrification of transportation, economically capturing the sun’s power, empowering power consumers to be clean power producers and partners through hardware, software, and communications advances that are now available to address Hawaii’s most pressing economic and environmental challenges.
Technology is also advancing at an exponential rate, presenting new opportunities to address inefficiencies and cost challenges to sustainable economic growth.
- Tesla Model 3 Highland Project Aims To Reduce Complexity & Boost Profitabilityby Steve Hanley on November 30, 2022 at 3:20 am
There are reports that a significant refresh of the Tesla Model 3 is planned for next year that will reduce manufacturing costs.
- No Kidding: The Tesla Semi Launch Is About To Change Everythingby Frugal Moogal on November 30, 2022 at 1:05 am
I’ve been eagerly awaiting the Tesla Semi since the first article that I wrote for CleanTechnica four and a half years ago, and I’ve been eagerly […]
- Green Jobs Are Flourishing & Winning Over The Hearts Of Conservative Workersby Carolyn Fortuna on November 29, 2022 at 11:04 pm
Investments in clean energy manufacturing jobs are geared toward a specific social end — as industrial policy. This benefits workers across the political […]
- Airbus Designed A Cold Heart For Its New Zero-Emission Plane In Record Timeby Jennifer Sensiba on November 29, 2022 at 7:00 pm
Normally, we don’t cover hydrogen stuff much here at CleanTechnica. Well, at least not seriously. Often, we’re making fun of it! Why? Because for most […]
- London Mayor Unveils New Charging Strategy Towards Net Zero 2030 At Plug It In Summitby Tim Tyler on November 29, 2022 at 6:00 pm
London’s electrification journey still has a long way to go, but the UK’s capital is setting the pace in terms of charging infrastructure. Sadiq Khan, the […]
- BMW Investing Big In New Hungarian Battery Plantby Jennifer Sensiba on November 29, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Want to know whether a company is serious about building EVs? Don’t take its plans at face value. Don’t take even its final assembly plants for granted, […]
- Fiat Risks The Abarth Nameplate On An EVby Jennifer Sensiba on November 29, 2022 at 4:00 pm
For auto manufacturers, it’s hard to let go sometimes. Performance brands and nameplates have a reputation to uphold, and releasing a bad model under a […]
- Is President Biden’s Plan To Electrify US Transportation “Illegal?”by Carolyn Fortuna on November 29, 2022 at 3:19 pm
The Heritage Foundation claims that the Administration is circumventing the legislative branch by moving to force people into using electric vehicles. Is there […]
- Second Automotive Supplier for Hyundai Metaplant In Georgia To Create 1,500 Jobsby Tim Tyler on November 29, 2022 at 3:00 pm
The Governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, recently announced more jobs are coming to the state. Hyundai Mobis is going to invest $926 million in an EV Power […]
- Honda Releases Battery Swap Kiosk For Electric Motorcycles & Scootersby Jennifer Sensiba on November 29, 2022 at 2:00 pm
In some past articles, we’ve been pretty excited about Gogoro. The Taiwan-based company offers an innovative battery swap system that’s ideal for electric […]
- GRIDSERVE Installs UK’s Fastest EV Charger (360 kW) At Braintree Electric Forecourtby Tim Tyler on November 29, 2022 at 1:00 pm
The fastest public auto charger in the UK has been installed by GRIDSERVE at Braintree Electric Forecourt and is now open to the general public for the first […]
- More Utility Scale Battery Projects For The UK To Help With Wind Curtailment Issuesby Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai on November 29, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Harmony Energy Income Trust announced that it has brought Europe’s largest battery energy storage system (by MWh) online. The cost of turning off UK wind […]
- One More Time — EVs And The Federal Tax Creditby Steve Hanley on November 29, 2022 at 6:30 am
Changes to the federal tax credit for electric vehicles have introduced lots of new provisions. Here's what we know so far.
- Hyundai Plans 3 Battery Factories With Annual Capacity Of 90 GWh In Georgiaby Steve Hanley on November 29, 2022 at 6:20 am
Hyundai is planning to build three new battery factories in Georgia with LG Energy Solution and SK On to support its EV business.
- How Do “2D” Materials Expand?by Tim Tyler on November 29, 2022 at 6:00 am
Have you ever sat around and wondered how 2D materials expand? Me neither, but if you have, then a team of researchers may have solved the answer to the […]
- Europe’s 1st All-Season EV Tireby Tim Tyler on November 29, 2022 at 5:30 am
The Vredestein Quatrac Pro EV, Europe’s first all-season EV tire developed specifically for battery electric vehicles and hybrids, was unveiled by Apollo […]
- Tesla “Full Self Driving” Beta Goes Out For Wide Release In North Americaby Iqtidar Ali on November 28, 2022 at 11:07 pm
And Tesla owners rush to buy the monthly subscription.
- Nottingham To Receive 78 New Electric Busesby Tim Tyler on November 28, 2022 at 8:30 pm
The city of Nottingham, UK, will be receiving 78 zero-emission electric buses to electrify its city transportation fleet as part of a Zero Emission Bus […]
- Want Your Mercedes EV To Accelerate Faster? Get Your Credit Card!by Jennifer Sensiba on November 28, 2022 at 8:00 pm
There’s been some controversy in the automotive industry over subscriptions. Normally, a car’s equipment and capabilities is fixed from the factory. Want […]
- The Electric Festive Mini Brings Light To The Holidays For A Good Causeby Jennifer Sensiba on November 28, 2022 at 7:30 pm
It’s no coincidence that many global holidays fall around the end of December. For Christians, it’s Christmas time, but there are a number of holidays […]
- How To Help Your EV To Have More Range In Winterby Jennifer Sensiba on November 28, 2022 at 7:00 pm
On various EV forums, Facebook groups, and on Twitter, we often see new EV owners struggle as fall sets in. They bought an EV in the spring or summer months, […]
- Some Environmental & Health Activists Are On A Mission To Reform … (Checks Notes) … LED Lighting?by Jennifer Sensiba on November 28, 2022 at 6:30 pm
As you can probably imagine, clean technology sites and the people who write for them get a lot of weird e-mails and DMs. The supposed inventors of perpetual […]
- Caterpillar Makes One Gigantic Electric Truck To Rule Them Allby Tina Casey on November 28, 2022 at 6:00 pm
The new 793 electric truck from Caterpillar is just the tip of the iceberg as the global mining industry pivots into electrification and interoperability.
- 6-Story Mixed Use Building In London Will Be Net Zero Thanks To CLT Technologyby Steve Hanley on November 28, 2022 at 5:30 pm
CLT, or cross-laminated timber, will be used to construct a new 6-story mixed use building in London starting next year.
- The Tesla Semi Is Going To Change The Worldby Zachary Shahan on November 28, 2022 at 4:44 pm
At the beginning of October, I published a story on the beginning of Tesla Semi deliveries. The first Tesla Semi for a commercial customer is set to be […]
- EVs Could Account For ~90% Share Of The Market By 2027by Carolyn Fortuna on November 28, 2022 at 4:00 pm
A recent ARK newsletter made the case that the landscape for all-electric transportation will change very quickly away from internal combustion engine power. […]
- 8 Cold Weather Tips From Ford For EV Driversby Steve Hanley on November 28, 2022 at 3:00 pm
Ford has some advice for driving in cold weather with its F-150 Lightning, but its suggestions apply equally as well to all EVs.
- Environmental Groups Propose A Cleaner Power Generation Plan In Iowaby Jennifer Sensiba on November 28, 2022 at 2:00 pm
On November 21, the Iowa Utilities Board received testimony from three joint organizations: Environmental Law and Policy Center, Iowa Environmental Council, […]
- The Rise & Fall Of The British Car Industryby Steve Hanley on November 28, 2022 at 1:00 pm
The British car industry is on life support and the prospects for aid from the government are dim, says Bloomberg Hyperdrive.
- Canada Ups Pollution Pricingby Jennifer Sensiba on November 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm
The Canadian government says levying a price on air pollution continues to be the most practical way to battle climate change and simultaneously make life more […]
- Uber & Lyft Drivers To Get Support From New EV Charging Station In Californiaby Jennifer Sensiba on November 28, 2022 at 7:05 am
In many ways, an EV is a great fit for rideshare and delivery driving. How do I know? I’ve done it. A few years ago, I did that in a 2018 Nissan LEAF. […]
- From Hyundai Kona EV to Tesla Model Y Standard Rangeby David Waterworth on November 28, 2022 at 6:44 am
Phil bought an electric Hyundai Kona three and half years ago, and we have met on and off at various car events and coffee mornings since then. He recently […]
- Electric Trucks Take the Load on the Road in New Zealandby David Waterworth on November 28, 2022 at 5:31 am
Reliance Transport, with the help of the Low Emission Transport Fund, administered with the help of funding from New Zealand’s Energy Efficiency and […]
- Ford Keeps Top Human Rights Rankingby Jennifer Sensiba on November 27, 2022 at 9:30 pm
Human rights is a tougher thing to respect than it sounds. Avoiding the worst things, like committing genocide or scapegoating minority groups is pretty easy […]
- Subaru Prepares To Launch The Solterra In The US — Will It Do Better Than Toyota?by Jennifer Sensiba on November 27, 2022 at 8:30 pm
Toyota’s bZ4X hasn’t had an easy time in the market. At CleanTechnica, we have been vocal in our criticism of Toyota for allying with the Trump […]
- Maersk Now Has A Special Warehouse For EV Batteriesby Jennifer Sensiba on November 27, 2022 at 7:30 pm
When it comes to shipping, one size may fit most items. Shipping containers are pretty standard around the world now, and they can be taken by truck, rail, and […]
- High Fossil Energy Prices Could Paradoxically Imperil The Transition To Renewable Energy If Voters Get Cold Feetby Barry A.F. on November 27, 2022 at 6:30 pm
In many ways, the high energy prices of 2022 are inadvertently helping renewables, as they are the cheapest form of energy and are not dependent on the usual […]
- Connected Cars & AI Solve Many Highway Traffic Congestion Issuesby Steve Hanley on November 27, 2022 at 5:30 pm
An experiment this week near Nashville demonstrated that connected cars and AI can help reduce traffic snarls on highways.
- State Of Colorado Launches First EV Education Campaignby Jake Richardson on November 27, 2022 at 4:30 pm
The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently launched an EV education campaign. They did this to raise […]
- The Evolution From ICE To Electric Vehicles — From Former GM Service Managerby David Waterworth on November 27, 2022 at 8:34 am
Robert Nicol has a pedigree that is soaked in petrol and diesel, and yet he has been able to evolve from fossil fueled vehicles to electric vehicles. His […]
- If Thanksgiving Didn’t Break the Grid, then Neither Will EVsby Guest Contributor on November 27, 2022 at 2:57 am
By Assaf Oron Having followed media stories about EVs for ~10 years, I’m familiar ad nauseum with all the well-worn anti-EV tropes. With my very teeny […]
- MIT Researchers Solve Dendrites Mystery To Creating Smaller & Lighter Batteriesby Tim Tyler on November 26, 2022 at 11:13 pm
A breakthrough regarding dendrites made by MIT researchers may finally open the way to the building of a new type of rechargeable lithium battery that is […]
- VinFast To Deliver First 999 EVs In USAby Cynthia Shahan on November 26, 2022 at 7:20 pm
VinFast just marked a major milestone in its global expansion journey with a ceremony for the first batch of its EVs being exported to the US. VinFast notes […]
- Aptera Officially Announces It Will Use The Tesla Charging Connectorby Jennifer Sensiba on November 26, 2022 at 6:00 pm
In some ways, this is hardly news at all. Since Aptera re-emerged in 2019-2020, all of the vehicle’s prototypes have had a Tesla plug that hides behind the […]
- The Better Car Companyby David Waterworth on November 26, 2022 at 5:05 pm
The Good Car Company is getting better. With a A$200 million backing from Boundless Earth, founded and funded by Mike Cannon-Brookes, the Good Car Company is […]
- What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas Prices?by info@greentechmedia.com on October 27, 2021 at 3:58 pm
At the beginning of the pandemic, energy prices crashed. We did an episode of this show trying to figure out how oil prices fell to negative $40 per barrel. […]
- Where Will DOE’s Loan Program Make the Next Climate Tech Investments?by info@greentechmedia.com on October 23, 2021 at 10:22 am
The U.S. Department of Energy is crucial for funding, researching, and testing emerging energy tech.Now, in the Biden era, the agency is orienting itself […]
- With an Energy Crisis Brewing, No Peak in Sight for Emissionsby info@greentechmedia.com on October 23, 2021 at 10:21 am
EIA and IEA are out with projections for emissions and fossil fuel consumption. And they don’t look good. On our current policy trajectory, there is no […]
- Where Green Hydrogen Is Headedby info@greentechmedia.com on October 14, 2021 at 5:04 pm
Suddenly everyone is talking about green hydrogen. From South Africa to the United Arab Emirates. From China to Utah. Governments and developers are eyeing […]
- Why TransitTech Is So Vital to Struggling Public Transportation Systemsby info@greentechmedia.com on October 10, 2021 at 9:17 am
Ride sharing has swept transportation systems over the last decade -- bringing convenience, but also congestion, inequities, and political fights.Now a new […]