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A Call For Help For Puerto Rico
I was delighted to discover, shortly after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on September 20, that Donald Trump understood that the island commonwealth is part of the United States. Perhaps he knew that...
View ArticleIndiegogo Now Offers Equity Crowdfunding
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has changed the rules about how small investors can participate in crowdfunding. Indiegogo offers a chance to support good causes and to (hopefully) generate...
View ArticleVolta e-Bike (From Pure Cycles) Hits Kickstarter
Those on the lookout for an electric bicycle may want to keep an eye on the new "Volta" Kickstarter campaign by the Burbank, California-based firm Pure Cycles. The Volta electric bike looks to be a...
View ArticleMOAR E-Bike Folds With Big Fat Tires
Fat-tire bikes are all the rage these days, but they are certainly a bike style that can benefit from the help of an electric motor. The MOAR e-bike Fat Tire folding frame is a newcomer in this...
View ArticleEl Paso Electric Powers Up State’s Largest Community Solar Grid
El Paso Electric has begun operating the largest community solar power grid in Texas. The 33,000 panel facility covers 21 acres and generates 3 megawatt or clean renewable power.
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GenZe E-Scooter Partners With Postmates
It's not every day we hear of two companies offering a perfect marriage between a product and a service. In this case, though, we have an electric mobility platform with a highly praised electric...
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Is This The Coolest Electric Bicycle You Have Ever Seen?
The Avionics V1 electric bicycle is the coolest retro bike in the universe. If you watch the video, you are going to want one for yourself.
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Sono Motors Unveils The Sion Prototype
Here it is, the long-anticipated first real-life look at the prototype of the Sion, a battery- and solar-powered vehicle from German startup Sono Motors. Financed by a crowdfunding campaign through...
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Avionics V1 — Stunning 5 kW Wild Retro Boardtracker
We can safely say that 2017 has so far given us more electric bicycle (e-bike) choice than ever before, and the Avionics V1 e-bike 5 kW Wild Retro Board-Tracker is further proof of this. It has the...
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Breathing Easy: The Best Air Pollution Startups (State of Pollution Series)
As we’ve been looking at in our series, air pollution is a serious global problem that is having a huge impact on the health of the world population, as well as being a massive drain on the economy....
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Tesla Blows Minds Deep In Kentucky
From eastern Kentucky, deep in the heart of "coal country," comes a short, sweet film from one of our CleanTechnica friends
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XTI Aircraft TriFan 600 Picks Up Interest & Preorders
Hailed as “the world’s first vertical takeoff airplane,” the XTI Aircraft TriFran 600 is continuing to generate interest in its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) TriFan
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What Makes The Flash E-Bike Special? Safety & Security
The electric bicycle (e-bike) industry is booming with startups, innovative approaches, and cool designs. From the funky Gocycle G3 to the mobility-connected GenZe experience to the cleancut Jetson...
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LMX 161-H Electric Motocross Motorcycle — Fun Without The Bloat...
I recently spoke to Adam Mercier, the co-founder of a brilliant concept called the LMX 161-H. The LMX project consists of a light frame with a battery pack and electric motor for the best...
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On The Ground In Puerto Rico — Part 2
Joseph has installed all five PV systems, though not always as he had planned. He has also distributed food, water purification systems, and seeds. He started in the San Juan area, in a place called...
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Sunslice, The Smallest Solar Charger In The World
Every day, the smartphone goes here and there with us — on the jog, the walk, bicycle, metro, and in the EV. It is often using handy apps along the way. Checking email, texting, working on the metro,...
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A Cautionary Tale About Mainstream News Media
Warning: this is a cautionary tale about mainstream news media, distortions, and beating others to the punch. It is also followed after many paragraphs by a CleanTechnica fundraising pitch. Of course,...
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Funding Cleantech With Blockchain: 9 Things To Consider
To avoid regulatory and tax burdens, many ICOs choose their country as carefully as they choose their blockchain base. Given that cryptocurrencies are inherently without country and every regulatory...
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WePower Renewables Cryptocurrency Funding Platform: 5 Questions
WePower is building a blockchain platform to allow renewable projects to get funding. As part of an ongoing series on blockchain for clean technology, five questions were put to them.
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Testosterone-Packed KingKong Pro Electric Skateboard = Huge Smiles On Your...
Disclaimer: up until now, I've always shied away from electric skateboard tests since the choice was limited with a quality that didn't appeal to me. In an industry that is just starting, one exception...
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Energy Web Foundation: 7 Questions
We want to see adoption of the Energy Web chain as the standard blockchain foundation—the digital DNA—of the many applications in development by utilities, energy companies, startups, and others
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Cleantech × Blockchain Survey Results
Only 8% of Americans own cryptocurrency, significantly under the Cleantechnica respondent's average of close to 40%
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The Leafboard Plus Is A Compact Electric Skateboard For Those On The Go
The Leafboard launched with its first iteration on Kickstarter, with nearly $240,000 in orders secured that saw the first iteration created and shipped to early adopters. The team at Leafboard took all...
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NIU, “The Tesla Of Electric Scooters”— #CleanTechnica Interview
Zachary Shahan, director & chief editor here at CleanTechnica, interviewed NIU International Director Joseph Constanty at Autonomy in Paris last year. Below is a rundown of the high-quality...
View ArticleEver Wanted To Start Your Own Country? With Your Help, We Can Try It!
Have you ever wanted to start your own country? We’ve probably all had that thought, especially around election time when politics are at their worst. Plus, if you were in charge of your very own...
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Xmera Says It Is Still Going To Deliver Bikes, But Some Customers Aren’t So Sure
In 2019, I wrote an article about Xmera, a crowdfunded e-bike that was supposed to be able to “read your mind” to help you get better exercise. While it wasn’t supposed to be able to read your actual...
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Investing In CleanTechnica — The Latest
Investing in cleantech (and those who report it — us!) is crucial in the fight to save our planet from the ravages of climate change. So, what’s the latest on investing in CleanTechnica? What were the...
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Cybertruck-Inspired Micro Tiny Home, Part 10
It has been nearly a year since I began a collaboration with Alekz Londos to sustainably address the homelessness crisis exacerbated by COVID-19. The project was simple and had a realistic goal of...
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This Go-Anywhere, Eye-Catching E-Bike Is A Honey
City or suburb, Honbike turns the zero emission e-bike experience into an eye-catching adventure.
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Help Me Get More “Boots On The Ground” CleanTech Coverage
In this article, I’m going to share an important project I’m working on that could bring more equity and quality to my cleantech news coverage. All of the details are below. If you like what you’re...
View ArticleIntroducing Nullker, A Hub For Green Initiatives
A few months ago, a new green startup entered the market, allowing users to independently choose proven environmental projects and instantly make donations. The service provides a platform for...
View ArticleThe Future Is Now: whatauto Announces Partnership With Uniti To Promote...
Through a unique partnership, whatauto supports Uniti by creating a community of EV enthusiasts and generating demand for test drives of their vehicles. The post The Future Is Now: whatauto Announces...
View ArticleWAU — Feature-Packed Smart Electric Bike
Kudos to another creative pair behind a new electric bike, their team of experts, and their WAU bike. What jumped out at me in watching the following video of the feature-packed eBike, which highlights...
View ArticleHiveMind’s Mycelium Technology Can Help Atmospheric Carbon Drawdown
Mycelium forms a symbiotic friendship with the root systems of plants, allowing trees and plants to 'talk' to each other and share information. Mycelium is also a huge factor in the carbon drawdown...
View ArticleSlimFold Wallet Is The Fashionable, Eco-Friendly Wallet You Crave
I recently conducted an interview with Dave Zuverink, Founder and CEO of SlimFold. I was tired of my old, thick, leather wallet and wanted to see if I could replace it with a thin vegan one. I found...
View ArticleIt Takes A Crowd: Funding Solar Energy In Developing Countries
When it comes to the global energy and development outlook, we should be considering crowdinvesting as an enabler that could begin to level global playing fields and ensure that sustainable business is...
View ArticleSono Motors Seeks Help From The EV Community
Sono Motors, the solar-powered EV company we've written about before, is looking for help. Starting up a company is no small task, and starting an automobile manufacturer is harder still. After getting...
View ArticleDemocratizing Energy & Community Solar Investment
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, CleanTechnica Director Zach Shahan sits down with Matt Moroney, cofounder and COO of Raise Green, to discuss Raise Green’s efforts to...
View ArticleTAUR Is Launching An Electric Scooter Built For The Road
In 2019, TAUR, which is based out of London, was co-founded by Richard Adey and Carson Brown. Richard Adey, TAUR's CEO, has worked at the Tesla Gigafactory, where he focused on electric vehicle...
View ArticleOne E-Bike To Rule Them All: Biktrix Juggernaut HD Duo Promises 100+ Mile...
The new Biktrix Juggernaut HD Duo, with the choice between several powerful motors and the option for mounting dual battery packs to get more than 100 miles per charge, plus the fattest of the fat...
View ArticleXion CyberX Is The 50 MPH E-Bike That Tron Would Ride
We’ve talked about a lot of e-bikes and electric mopeds here at CleanTechnica (especially in the last 12 months), but ... [continued] The post Xion CyberX Is The 50 MPH E-Bike That Tron Would Ride...
View ArticleSegway Segues Into Energy Storage With Its Portable Power Stations
What was once a fairly small number of companies manufacturing portable power stations has now grown quite a bit, and ... [continued] The post Segway Segues Into Energy Storage With Its Portable Power...
View ArticleRoot Energy Completes Korea’s 1st Offshore Wind Resident Participation Program
Root Energy Inc., Korea’s leading renewable energy local acceptance solution provider as well as a certified B Corp, has successfully ... [continued] The post Root Energy Completes Korea’s 1st Offshore...
View ArticleIs This The Ultimate “Universal” E-Bike Battery, Or Too Good To Be True?
A French company is offering what it calls “the world’s ultimate e-bike battery,” a universal and user-repairable and serviceable battery said to be compatible with most e-bike brands, which could be a...
View ArticleThis Folding Electric Utility Wagon Might Prove To Be Essential Gear For...
A new electric utility wagon, which claims a carrying capacity of up to 150 pounds and the ability to haul loads up inclines as steep as 17%, is also claimed to be “the safest electric wagon,” thanks...
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