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Only 1% of EV Drivers Would Go Back to a Gas Car*

CleanTechnica EVs

A new survey of electric vehicle owners around the world finds that only 1% of electric vehicle owners would buy a pure gas-powered (or diesel-powered) car for their next vehicle. The survey comes from the Global EV Drivers Alliance (GEVA), and this is GEVA’s first survey on the topic.

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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts

Cars That Think

The first-of-its-kind device could replace conventional high-voltage breakers, which use the potent greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluoride, or SF 6. Such equipment is scattered widely throughout power grids as a way to stop the flow of electrical current in an emergency.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

Cars That Think

There, d elegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, and Romania finalized an ambitious plan: to generate up to 6 gigawatts of clean energy in the Caucasus region, run the electricity through a cable along the bottom of the Black Sea, and deliver it to Europe. The plant supplies up to 230 megawatts of power to Azerbaijans grid.

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Will Supercapacitors Come to AI's Rescue?

Cars That Think

electricity provider National Grid faces a problem every time there is a soccer match on (or any other widely viewed televised event for that matter): During half-time, or a commercial break, an inordinate number of viewers go to turn on their tea kettles. In the U.K., Supercapacitors have two parallel plates, like regular capacitors.

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Smoothing the road for electric vehicles

Plug in America

Electric vehicles (EVs) have become a political lightning rod. One popular disinformation theme is that there is a federal mandate requiring everyone to ditch their gas burner and switch to an EV. One popular disinformation theme is that there is a federal mandate requiring everyone to ditch their gas burner and switch to an EV.

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General Motors Overtakes Ford for the Number-Two EV Sales Position

The Truth About Cars

GM currently has 13 electric models from Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC, and said it had sold more than 62,000 EVs year-to-date through the end of May. Rory Harvey, GM’s executive VP and president of global markets, said, “Customers are responding in record numbers to our world-class portfolio of electric and gas-powered vehicles.

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Event: 2025 ACT Expo

Clean Fleet Report

This years show had several announcements on battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric vehicles. At ACT Expo 2025 they showcased zero and ultra-low emission commercial vehicle platforms using either electricity or propane. They will also be building a commercial vehicle electric charging station.