Paused! Alpine EV performance brand’s Australian release “under study”
Renault’s plans to introduce its Alpine electric performance brand in Australia have been delayed, with the company citing weak demand for high-end EVs as a key factor. Previously expected to arrive as early as late 2026, Renault Australia now says the launch of Alpine remains “under study”, with no firm timing confirmed. Speaking at the […]
Why Lucid Feels Ecstatic About The Demise Of The Tesla Model S And Model X
There was collective mourning among Tesla fans when the company announced this January that it was axing the Model S and the Model X to focus on building humanoid robots. The Model S’s demise stung especially hard. It is, by many accounts, the most important car of the 21st century. The Model S made EVs cool […]
New ChargePoint Fees: What’s Changing and Who Pays More
On March 1, 2026, ChargePoint began rolling out newly standardized per‑session service fees across its network—fees that apply in addition to whatever pricing a station owner already sets for energy use. According to ChargePoint, these fees are intended to support reliability, customer service, and continued platform investment. But the reaction from EV drivers and industry […]
Does The Tesla Semi Face Critical Market Challenges?
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. A week ago, I wrote an article pondering why the best news we get about the Tesla Semi, after nearly a decade, is still just small pilot program announcements. This was supposed to be a revolutionary semi truck that beat fossil-fueled semi trucks at almost […]
Bedrock Robotics’ $1.75 BILLION bet on self driving construction
Autonomous construction tech startup Bedrock Robotics has just closed on a $270 million Series B funding round that brings total investment in the self-driving roller and excavator firm to more than $350 million. (!) Everywhere you look, there is work to be done and precious few people to do it – and that’s especially true when […]
2026 Suzuki e-Vitara Review: Japanese brand’s first EV has some familiar traits, but lacks the price focus of BYD, Jaecoo and MG
Suzuki is stepping into the electric era with the 2026 e-Vitara, a model that signals a shift for a brand long associated with affordable, no-nonsense petrol SUVs. This isn’t just the brand’s first EV, but Suzuki attempting to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving market. In a world of CO2 emissions regulations that’s never been […]
BMW unveils i3 electric sedan, with 900 km of range
German luxury car maker BWM has unveiled the i3, its first electric sedan under the Neue Klasse (New Class) platform, which will boast a whopping 900 km of range, outdoing the newly announced iX3’s 805 km range spec. Details were unveiled in Munich this week, where the BMW i3 sedan had its world premiere, and […]
This Controversial Sports Car Will Be Loved By All… Eventually
Sports cars are still here; it’s not all just land trains. While the SUV market and larger vehicles take up a great swath of the market, we can still get hold of models like the Mazda MX-5, the Nissan Z, the Toyota GR86, the Chevrolet Corvette, the BMW M2, and higher-end models from the likes […]
Indore EV Fire: 8 Dead, But Was EV Charging Really The Cause? What We Know So Far
In the early hours of Wednesday, March 19, a massive fire broke out at a three-storey house in Brajeshwari Annex Colony, near Bengali Square in Indore. Twelve members of a family were sleeping inside. By morning, eight of them were dead, including two small children, three women, and three men. Three people survived. The victims […]
Uber invests up to $1.25bn in Rivian robotaxi push
The pace is picking up: Uber is now announcing new partnerships in the robotaxi sector almost weekly. Most recently, the ride-hailing platform launched a robotaxi service in Las Vegas together with Motional, Hyundai’s majority-owned subsidiary. In addition, Uber plans to integrate autonomous vehicles from Zoox in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The company has also […]