Cleantech & EV’s

Hyundai and Kia are showing no signs of slowing down after posting record-breaking January sales to start the new year. Hyundai and Kia start 2026 with record US sales After both set new US sales records last year, Hyundai and Kia are laying the groundwork for another strong performance in 2026. Hyundai sold over 55,600 vehicles in the US last month, up 2% from the year prior, while Kia America…

The two main utilities that own a Colorado coal plant which was ordered to reopen by fossil shill Chris Wright have pushed back on the order, stating plainly that it would raise costs and would not benefit reliability for Colorado electric ratepayers. Coal is a dead energy source. It’s costly, inefficient, and deadly both for workers and for all species on Earth alike. For these reasons…

Winter Storm Fern knocked out power for millions of people across the US and reignited a familiar political and media fight over what really causes large-scale outages during extreme weather. To separate the rhetoric from the operational reality, Electrek spoke with Leah Qusba, CEO of GoodPower, a research, strategic communications, and campaigning organization focused on advancing the global…

Days after completing a $9 million equity raise, solar EV startup Aptera Motors posted its latest progress update video, detailing how it intends to use the fresh funds. While it still has a way to go, Aptera is continuing production of its solar EV validation builds with hopes of delivering SEVs to customers before the end of the year. As we’ve pointed out multiple times each year, Aptera’s…