Rendering: FREYR More than $14 billion in US renewable and EV investments and 10,000 new jobs have been scrapped or put on hold since January, according to a new analysis from E2 and the Clean Economy Tracker. The reason: growing fears that the Republican-majority Congress will pull the plug on federal clean energy tax credits. … Continue reading “$14B in EV, renewable projects scrapped as tax credit fears grow”
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Chinese multinational construction machinery manufacturing company LiuGong has introduced five new electric vehicles. The EVs include the 870HE wheel loader, 924FE and 9018FE excavators, DR50CE rigid mining truck and the 4280DE motor grader, which the company termed “the world’s first 24-tonne electric grader.” The company’s vision is to lead in sustainable solutions by “challenging the status … Continue reading “LiuGong introduces five electric construction machines”
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Brooke Canova was nervous after she and her husband bought their Ford F-150 Lightning, the electric version of the enormous, classic pickup truck. She wasn’t worried about running out of charge and being stranded on the road, or whether the truck would have enough oomph to merge onto a speeding highway. Canova, a health and physical education … Continue reading “‘I’ll drive what she’s driving’: This campaign wants more women to try EVs”
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For a while, it all seemed like it might just work out. By one estimate, about 130,000 American jobs were said to be riding on the electric-vehicle boom sparked by the Inflation Reduction Act. Other estimates put that number around 160,000; if you include indirect but related fields, it may be closer to half a … Continue reading “The Best Explanation Yet For Why America Is Giving Up On EVs”
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At the Solar Citizens Election sausage sizzle, I managed to catch up with Jake Whitehead. Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney, Whitehead is CEO of ODIN and chief scientist at the Electric Vehicle Council. He is the proud owner of a Ford F-150 Lightning. He was kind enough to answer some questions for us … Continue reading “Ford F-150 Lightning Owner Review”
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All-New Flagship 3-Row SUV The all-new, all-electric 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 is the new flagship for the brand. The flagship tag can mean any number of things to the different manufacturers, but in its purest form it means the Ioniq 9 is to be looked at as the ultimate model coming from Hyundai. Hyundai hosted … Continue reading “Flash Drive: 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 EV”
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On today’s sunny side up episode of Quick Charge, we take a look at the latest from the world of solar power, and discuss Congressional Republicans’ plans to limit your energy independence by eliminating a critical tax credit for homeowners nearly ten years early. (!) We’ve also got a quick review of a massive solar … Continue reading “State of the solar industry as GOP eliminates homeowner’s tax credits”
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John Deere Power Systems used its presence at the 2025 bauma trade show in Munich to usher in what it termed “a new era in power.” The new adage means “developing technologies that not only meet today’s needs but also anticipate the challenges our industry will face in the years to come,” said Nick Block, … Continue reading “John Deere and Kreisel Electric prepare for “a new era in power” as off-highway vehicle electrification accelerates”
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Since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law in August 2022, companies have invested a total of about $320 billion into clean energy projects in the U.S. and plan to spend more than $500 billion on top of that to build cleantech factories, low-carbon industrial facilities, and installations of solar, batteries, and other renewables. Nearly … Continue reading “Chart: Republicans take aim at clean energy boom benefiting GOP most”
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General Motors on Tuesday said it’s planning to become the world’s first automaker to use lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) batteries in production trucks and full-size SUVs starting in 2028. The new chemistry marks a major pivot, not just from today’s nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) and lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, but also from pouch cells GM has long relied on. Going … Continue reading “GM Says These EV Batteries Are 'Critical' For Its Future”