January 2026

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. When Donald Trump’s professional kidnappers snatched up Nicolás and Cilia Maduro, there was immediately confusion and a trove of questions about what was…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Like the proverbial bull in the china shop, US President Donald Trump spent his first year back in office the way any twice-impeached, convicted felon would —…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Here we go again — the United States of America beating up on weaker nations in order to capture their oil for itself. The overthrow of the Iranian government…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. CATL’s batteries and energy management systems are already operating in roughly 900 ships and vessels, a figure that on its own should reframe how maritime…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. More than half of China’s new vehicle sales are plugin vehicle sales — 54% across the first 11 months of 2025 (33% BEVs alone). It seems like a blink of an…

Coinbase Ventures just spotlighted the biggest growth trends for cryptocurrencies in the year ahead, but what are their 2026 crypto predictions? Find out what lies ahead and what serious money is targeting in 2026, from real-world assets…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. If you haven’t had a chance to learn about Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), I recommend that you slow down your reading when you see his name in the…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I think everyone expected a very bad 4th quarter for electric vehicles in the United States. With the $7,500 US EV tax credit expiring on the last day of the…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Volkswagen has decided to throw a lot more buttons and dials back in front of driver’s eyes for its upcoming cheap EV. The company says it is doing this in…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The story of the day is an obvious one. Making sense of it is not as easy. Donald Trump and his merry gang of peacemakers, chasing the Nobel Peace Prize, have…