May 8, 2026

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. 50 years after the debut of the original — Volkswagen is now unveiling the new ID. Polo GTI as the first electric GTI model in front of a large audience The…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Battery-electric concrete mixers are becoming one of heavy transport’s more interesting electrification stories, not because they are glamorous, but because…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I’ve been traveling in Key West this week. If you haven’t been to this southernmost point of the US, you must — it’s a real treat. With Cuba just 90 miles…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A couple of years ago, there was a news story about a gas station in Texas or Arizona that was giving away $25 of free gasoline per customer for several…

SANY Group has rolled out its 1,000th electric excavator, it says marking a major step in the construction and quarrying industry’s shift toward electrification. Its 5G remote-controlled excavators are now commercially deployed, plus…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. In my recent article on trucks in China, the shift to electrification is increasingly prevalent and seems inevitable. Jake also recently posted on an…

Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, has released what it says is a major update to its Leapfrog solution for mining – advancing workflows in drill hole planning, stratigraphic modelling and data preparation for resource estimation –…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Despite the sharp U-turn in federal electrification policy, the signs of an EV revival continue to grow. Ford, for example, just reminded everyone that its…

In Bitcoin ETF news today, BTC dropped to $79,800 on Thursday, slipping below the psychologically critical $80K threshold even as weekly spot Bitcoin ETF inflows surged past $1B for the first time since January. The price sits roughly -3.6%…

Canadian mining technology company ELEMISSION has been crowned the winner of the Global Open Innovation Colab challenge at the Global Resources Innovation Expo (GRX26), following a dynamic live pitch session in front of investors,…