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On May 28, BYD launched its “Dare to Be” intelligent strategy, which taps into their deep vertical integration. BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu stated, “The first half of electrification is all about batteries, while the second half of intelligentization is all about chips.” At the event, BYD unveiled China’s first 4nm ... [continued] The post BYD Technology Strategy Highlights Hardware With China’s First 4nm Intelligent Driving Chip appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Our recent CleanTechnica solar report has readers talking! It’s exciting to dig into their comments and to learn how they are sharing their background knowledge about the state and future of solar energy. Because their comments are so extensive and have built into tens of thousands of words, this article ... [continued] The post CleanTechnica’s Solar Report Inspires Readers To Teach Each Other appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Sophia Herod explains what is meant by the phrase "Blue Moon" - and it doesn't mean the Moon is turning blue.

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Conservation journalists are facing a new issue: AI-generated wildlife imagery. The issue is not just that fake images exist. That has long been true. What has changed is how convincing synthetic wildlife photos and videos have become, how […]

A survey of heathland birds found a record 97 pairs of Dartford Warblers at RSPB Arne in Dorset.

Heading to BusWorld Indonesia, I sat beside an automotive and finance expert from Petronas. He requested to remain anonymous because he said he cannot represent his company in this chat, but he gave deep insights into how Malaysia’s Malacca state is rapidly emerging as a manufacturing base for Chinese electric ... [continued] The post Malacca’s EV Ambitions Shift from Promise to Production appeared first on CleanTechnica.

VinFast has appointed Pham Nhat Quan Anh as chairman of the company’s board of directors, placing the son of founder Pham Nhat Vuong in one of the most influential positions at the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker as it faces growing competition and mounting pressure to deliver on its global ambitions. ... [continued] The post VinFast Appoints Chairman’s Son to Top Post Amidst Global Expansion appeared first on CleanTechnica.

French students are taking their exams in baking schools, while red alerts are issued in Italy.

From Hay Festival 2026, a dive into a big year for our oceans.

No matter what a retailer says about its climate goals, its main goal is to make you buy more clothes.

BYD’s new Yuan Plus recently went on sale in China. The previous generation of this model has been sold globally as the ATTO 3. The new Yuan Plus switched to a new rear wheel drive platform and added flash charging capability (5 min 10-70%, 9 min 10-90%) from the new ... [continued] The post New BYD Yuan Plus Hits Global Automotive Sweet Spot. When Will It Hit Global Markets? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Germany is a leading clean energy nation, and it is making progress with electrification of transport. The latest milestone it has achieved is that over 200,000 public EV charging points have been installed. A little more than 149,000 are slow chargers, and a bit more than 51,000 are fast chargers. ... [continued] The post Over 200,000 EV Public Charging Points In Germany Now appeared first on CleanTechnica.

EV batteries are getting a blended silicon-carbon anode makeover from the UK firm Nexeon, which has just attracted Honda as a new strategic investor. The post Honda Pursues New Blended Silicon-Carbon EV Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Litter was left all over Carding Mill Valley after an "exceptionally busy" bank holiday weekend.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club released a new analysis and interactive dashboard that shows the staggeringly high energy burden low-income households are facing across the country. Sierra Club’s analysis shows that low-income households face the heaviest energy burdens. The Department of Energy defines a high energy burden as spending 6 percent or more of income ... [continued] The post Low-Income Families Bear Highest Energy Burden — New Analysis appeared first on CleanTechnica.