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Volkswagen, like pretty much all foreign brands, has really been struggling in China in recent years. The whole German auto industry is basically in crisis because their cash cow in China has shifted and now prefers buying cool new EVs from Chinese companies. Well, Volkswagen decided to team up with ... [continued] The post Volkswagen Unleashes Wicked ID. Unyx 09 in China for $27,000 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

The Zayed Sustainability Prize recently made its final cuts to determine the finalists for the 2027 edition. I used to cover the prize very closely and thoroughly, back when it was called the Zayed Future Energy Prize. I think the name was changed in large part because they wanted to ... [continued] The post Zayed Sustainability Prize Picks Finalists from 10,233 Submissions appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Before choosing the replacement technology, forecast the future market. Bad assumptions about demand can make weak solutions and oversized investment opportunities look compelling. The post Energy Transition Plans Keep Freezing Today's Demand Into Tomorrow appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Twenty species of gibbons swing through the tropical forests of Asia, all are threatened by human activities like deforestation, hunting and trafficking baby gibbons for the exotic pet trade. In recognition of International Gibbon Day on Oct. 24, here are three recent Mongabay stories about the threats gibbons face and the people working to protect them: A growing demand for the exotic pet trade In 2025, gibbon trafficking seizures reached an all-time high; 336 individuals were recorded between January and August alone, Mongabay's Ana Norman Bermúdez reported. A Malaysian woman who asked to . . .

COLOMBO – The death of Kavantissa, one of Sri Lanka's most iconic wild tuskers (Elephas maximus maximus), following a gunshot injury triggered an extraordinary wave of public grief, political attention and criticism of wildlife authorities.The elephant's final days brought together politicians, Buddhist monks, wildlife enthusiasts and veterinarians in a collective effort to save a giant that had captured the hearts of many Sri Lankans. A photograph of Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, an ardent elephant enthusiast kissing the elephant's head went viral on social media . . .

Almost 8 months into Trump's war on Iran, we can see more clearly the consequences of this quagmire. Some have been quite unexpected, like the surprising resilience of the oil market, the emergence of multiple failure points outside of Hormuz (including Bab-al Mandeb, the East-West pipeline, and global refinery capacity), ... [continued] The post Trump's War on Iran Has Broken the Oil Market appeared first on CleanTechnica.

The dumb oil war in Iran is driving up the cost of just about everything, including new cars. That's giving Chinese EVs a huge advantage over Western "legacy" car brands already lagging in tech and struggling with affordability – and those legacy brands about to have a whole new to them problem on their hands: USED Chinese EVs. more . . .

In places like South Asia, Africa and parts of the Americas, monsoon rains supply water for drinking, crops and hydropower for billions of people. Understanding the patterns that monsoons tend to follow can help people plan for drought risks affecting agriculture, reservoirs and hydropower across distant regions.

For Elijah Lee, protecting the environment has always been about what's happening close to home. He grew up in a predominantly Black, low-income community in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and went to school next to a paper mill that filled the air with pollution. He always wondered why it seemed like the only employment option for people in town. Now, as data centers expand in Virginia, where he moved as a teenager, he fears the political promises of data center-driven economic growth won't reach him or his generation. At 18, Lee is preparing to vote in his first midterm election. . . .

The NHTSA has proposed using cyan-colored lights to identify vehicles operating autonomously, along with other additions to get ready for autonomous vehicles. more . . .

Scientists have proposed a way to detect "mirror life," a hypothetical form of life that could pose serious risks to humans, animals, and ecosystems if artificially created. Using special fluorescent molecules and a type of polarized light also used in 3D movie technology, researchers believe they could distinguish ordinary organisms from their mirror-image counterparts.

Tiny snakes in Southeast Asia have mastered an extraordinary escape technique: rolling across the ground at speeds up to four times faster than ordinary slithering. Scientists discovered that dwarf reedsnakes accomplish this feat through precisely coordinated body movements that allow their bodies to rotate while their heads remain remarkably stable.

Relatively simple changes to the way traditional brick kilns operate in Bangladesh can reduce pollution, save fuel and improve the quality of bricks they produce.

EGO Power's commercial group showed up at this week's EQUIP Expo with a trio of new zero-turn riding mowers, a commercial-grade 780 CFM leaf blower, and a heavy-duty 16.5″ trimmer built for the 56V PGX battery system. And, with incentive programs designed to help landscapers make the switch to electric popping up all over, the timing couldn't be better. more . . .

Emergency crews scrambled on Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of homes in Taiwan after Typhoon Champi's fierce winds battered the island, with the storm moving toward China and Japan.

A community science project is uncovering data "our state wants to hide from us," its co-founders say. By Lisa Sorg A few days before Christmas in 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received a complaint through its National Response Center: "There has been a horrible smell in the air for almost a week," the caller said, according to state records. "It's so bad it's making people throw up."