BeyondKONA: Technology

A few days ago, I reported on Elon Musk’s statement that driverless Tesla robotaxis without human safety monitors would be on the road in Austin, Texas, […]

The latest climate research finds there is still a chance of keeping global heating to 1.5 degrees C by the end of this century. The post Assessing Global […]

As if the latest news about Tesla sales isn’t bad enough, here comes Tesla CEO Elon Musk to throw more gasoline on the dumpster fire — by evoking the […]

I recently dove into EV sales trends across auto groups and auto brands in 13 European markets (combined) using charts and data from EU-EVs.com. I’ve used […]

One of our data-tracking, EV-focused readers, Madan Rajan, notified me this weekend of a big milestone. Cumulative plugin vehicle sales have surpassed 75 […]

The US state of Oklahoma is Exhibit A in the case for the renewable energy transition. Oklahoma has done a good job of exploiting its wind energy resources, […]

As with any “new tech,” there’s a lot of hype and dreams and enthusiasm about what kind of wonderful future the tech can bring. However, there are also […]

Looking at sales data year by year, or month by month, it can be hard to really notice significant long-term trends. However, stepping back and looking at a […]

I’ve said it for a decade — Hyundai and Kia develop great electric vehicles, but they don’t try hard enough to produce them at high volumes and market […]

The rush to build more and bigger data centers to power the AI revolution is getting pushback from an array of opponents in the US. The post Data Center […]

A collision between AI data centers being built—in the current AI bubble and with full throated support by the Trump Administration—and aluminum smelters […]

BMW has filed a patent that could be a huge deal. Though, it would need to be implemented, and it would also need consumer buy-in. Here’s a shocking […]

Yesterday, I covered Donald Trump’s latest effort to pretend he’s king and violate states’ rights, an AI executive order. (Apologies if he’s already […]

RTES System Cuts Energy Consumption and Costs Over a Simulated 20-Year Period By Hannah Halusker, NLR The rise of artificial intelligence, cloud platforms, and […]

University of Hawaii at Manoa and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Teamed up To Analyze Feasibility of Geothermal Cooling Technologies By Justin […]

Meet Taylor Uekert, the Gymnast-Turned-Nanoengineer Who Harnesses Molecular Machines To Remake Plastics, Chemicals, and More By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy, NLR […]

US President Donald Trump began his war against offshore wind turbines with a bang in January, but the writing of defeat is already on the wall. Despite his […]

A few weeks ago, Waymo announced that it was beginning operations, slowly and carefully, in five more cities. This week, the company announced that service is […]

For years upon years, we’ve had the Waymo vs. Tesla robotaxi debate. Who will win in the end? However, almost out of nowhere, Zoox has jumped in and joined […]

XPENG reportedly told press in Malaysia that it is in negotiations with EP Manufacturing Bhd to get EV production underway in Malaysia. Mass production is […]

As expected, EV sales in the US are down this quarter. Sales surged in the 3rd quarter before the $7,500 US EV tax credit expired, and they have subsequently […]

GOTRAX has made its name by building affordable, fun, and reliable electric rides. But with the new Mustang Electric Bike, the Dallas-based company is stepping […]

Rivian this week announced it has developed its own self driving computer chip and will add Lidar to its vehicles by 2027. The post Rivian Has A Different […]

Regardless of the abrupt U-turn in federal energy policy, state-level policy makers are still determined to clean up the polluted air in and around the […]

The post–tax credit blues are hitting automakers trying to sell electric cars in the USA now. Whatever carryover there was in October is long gone, and it […]

Five years ago the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned that human pressures on the systems of land, soils, and fresh water […]

The Intertubes practically erupted in flames on December 11 when word broke that the Ford Motor Company and the leading South Korean firm SK On abruptly […]

Kia launches its global partnership campaign with Netflix film ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’, featuring the Kia EV5 Creative film series […]

By the Waymo Team Earlier this week in San Francisco, a mother in labor hailed a Waymo to the hospital and ended up with an extra surprise: her baby delivered […]

ATLANTA, Georgia — An hour before hearing testimony from the public and advocacy groups, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) posted a settlement […]

MADISON, Wisconsin – A new toolkit is available to help Wisconsinites take action to protect their communities as Big Tech companies continue to look to […]

Once upon a time, states’ rights were a big deal for conservatives. As Wikipedia summarizes states’ rights, these are “political powers held for the […]

China’s rapid adoption of agricultural drones is one of the most interesting examples of technological divergence between two major food producers. The […]

People — especially many of our highly esteemed CleanTechnica readers — have been clamoring for someone to produce a truly cheap electric car for years. […]

A few times in the past few months, Elon Musk has said that Tesla would remove its human safety monitors in some robotaxis by the end of this year. This is the […]

One of my favorite over-the-air updates to my 2019 Tesla Model 3 came right after I bought it. Tesla added the capability to watch YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, […]

Peterbilt has unveiled four new medium duty electric trucks powered by a battery-electric powertrain from PACCAR. The post Peterbilt Unveils New Electric […]

One of two things is true: 1) Waymo lives in Elon Musk’s head rent-free and is going to continue to be the robotaxi leader in North America for years to […]

Fans of new sodium battery technology suffered a big disappointment earlier this year when the once-promising US energy storage startup Natron shuttered its […]

MOKE electric cars are coming to the US, starting in California where the company aims to fill the demand for fun, open-air EVs with a vintage flair. The post […]

BMW electric vehicle drivers are the latest to gain access to certain Tesla Superchargers in the US (through the North American Charging Standard, or NACS). […]

I was going to explore some European EV sales trends this week and ran across the following chart, which shows the 8 leading auto brands’ quarterly market […]

The Draft Plan Threatens to Undo New York’s Climate Progress and Raise New Yorkers’ Bills NEW YORK — Yesterday, the Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter […]

T&E, Greenpeace and a coalition of 12 other environmental organisations asks the European Commission to keep article 20 in the EU Air Services Regulation […]

PARIS — Pension funds and other asset owners are exposing clients and beneficiaries to growing climate-related financial risks by failing to stop asset […]