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CleanTechnica is a US-based website dedicated to aggregating news in clean technology, sustainable energy, and electric vehicles, with a focus on Tesla.[3][4]
Type of site | News |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Scott Cooney[1] |
| Editor | Zach Shahan[1] |
| Revenue | Advertisement, optional subscription |
| URL | cleantechnica |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | January 7, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01-07)[2] |
| Current status | Online |
CleanTechnica publishes stories on a wide range of topics that are cited by mainstream media such as Business Insider (onLindsey Graham),[5] Reuters (onnanotech for energy storage),[6] ThinkProgress (onwind powerinTexas),[7] The Washington Post (on suburban living),[8] Forbes (on the Byton M-Byte)[9] and Slate (onmask stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic).[10] ThinkProgress have also published their stories in full.[11]
In addition to their own stories, CleanTechnica publish interviews with notable individuals within clean technology such as fellow at the Post Carbon Institute Richard Heinberg.[12] In collaboration with the quarterly magazine The Beam Magazine, CleanTechnica publish their stories.[13][14] Starting in 2015 CleanTechnica have held an annual vote among its readers to select a Car of the Year.[15]
The site director is Zach Shahan, who in 2013 was found by an Appinions Auto Tech Influence Study to be a top 20 influencer in fuel economy with the top three being Elon Musk, The New York Times's John Broder and Barack Obama.[16]
Apart from its own staff, CleanTechnica have accepted guest contributions from others, such as California Governor (then mayor of San Francisco) Gavin Newsom.[17]