Transportation

Air travel

How do we clean up air travel? Fuel from fast-food grease is just the start

With demo flight, United Airlines helps chart a path for using 100% sustainable aviation fuels.

By Maria Gallucci . 15 December 2021
Marine transport

Move over, electric cars: E-boats are coming — and investors are on board

Companies including Pure Watercraft and Arc Boats are aiming first at the small-boat sector but have visions of adapting their technologies for water taxis, ferries and larger vessels down the line.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 December 2021
Electric vehicles

Prototype of electric moped with 90-second charge time set to hit the streets in 2022

The secret sauce is a novel lithium-carbon battery chemistry.

By Jason Deign . 6 December 2021
Electric vehicles

Battery swapping: The killer app for electrifying India's millions of tuk-tuks?

Startup Power Global says modular batteries and swapping stations can cut the cost of transitioning to EVs in developing markets. It has a lot of competition.

By Jeff St. John . 27 October 2021
Electric vehicles

Will Hertz's big Tesla buy make EVs mainstream?

Hertz's 100,000-car purchase will put electric vehicles in the hands of new drivers — and pressure other rental companies to follow suit.

By Julian Spector . 26 October 2021
Climatetech finance

Newsletter: A palate cleanser from cleantech SPAC mania

Grid storage veteran Fluence is going public with real products and revenue.

By Julian Spector . 29 September 2021
Air travel

Newsletter: High-flying electric aviation startups enthrall investors

But is a whole new category of transportation the best way to help the climate?

By Julian Spector . 28 September 2021
Transportation

Uber and Lyft are hurting, not helping, the climate and society

If you care about livable cities and a livable climate, ride-hailing is not the answer, according to a new study.

By David Roberts . 27 September 2021
EV charging

Battery-swap startup Ample aims to beat out EV charging stations

Ample's contrarian approach could upend expectations about EV infrastructure.

By Eric Wesoff . 19 August 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Women's climatetech career moves at FERC, Sunrun, Sol Systems, DOE, Schneider Electric and more

Plus Power grows its team of women developers, Lightsource bp brings in new talent, and the CEO of Sealed leads an impressive funding round.

By Eric Wesoff . 16 August 2021