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The biggest energy story right now is: Suzuki undercuts BYD with a $13,500 mini EV powered by BYD batteries. Suzuki will launch its first electric kei car, the e SKY, on November 16 at around $13,500—powered by BYD batteries and priced to undercut BYD's own Racco as Japan's cheapest mini EV.
Based on the latest energy coverage: Suzuki undercuts BYD with a $13,500 mini EV powered by BYD batteries; Tesla sold under 1,000 cars in its first year in India, but it’s ramping; Otherlab Launches Solar-Powered Lightfoot Scooter. See the latest articles below for the full breakdown, with each story linked to its primary source.
Based on the latest energy coverage: Suzuki undercuts BYD with a $13,500 mini EV powered by BYD batteries; Tesla sold under 1,000 cars in its first year in India, but it’s ramping; Otherlab Launches Solar-Powered Lightfoot Scooter. See the latest articles below for the full breakdown, with each story linked to its primary source.
Based on the latest energy coverage: Suzuki undercuts BYD with a $13,500 mini EV powered by BYD batteries; Tesla sold under 1,000 cars in its first year in India, but it’s ramping; Otherlab Launches Solar-Powered Lightfoot Scooter. See the latest articles below for the full breakdown, with each story linked to its primary source.
Suzuki will launch its first electric kei car, the e SKY, on November 16 at around $13,500—powered by BYD batteries and priced to undercut BYD's own Racco as Japan's cheapest mini EV.
Tesla's sales in India showed signs of improvement after price cuts and the launch of a new model, following a slow start due to high prices and import reliance.
San Francisco-based Otherlab has launched the Lightfoot, a solar-powered electric scooter designed for urban commuting, featuring dual motors, cargo space, and self-charging capability through integrated solar panels.
Kia has brought the EV3 to North America at a $29,890 starting price, offering up to 321 miles of range, two battery options, and available AWD — the most configurable sub-$30K EV on the US market, where only the Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf
Amazon's Fall Prime Day 2026 sale is live with deep discounts on eco-friendly products, electric bikes, power stations, lawn tools, and Apple hardware like the AirPods Pro 3 at $179 and the M6 Mac mini at $780.
An NRDC analysis of Drax's 2025 annual report found the company's planned 1.2GW North Yorkshire datacentre could produce 8.6m tonnes of CO2 a year by burning 4.9m tonnes of wood — nearly double the 4.79m tonnes emitted by all flights from G
A carbon-tracking flux tower has been installed at Caerlaverock on the Solway Firth — the first such installation on a Scottish saltmarsh — to measure how much CO2 the coastal habitat absorbs.
Rapid ice loss in the Swiss Alps has exposed ancient artifacts, offering archaeologists rare access to objects preserved for centuries beneath glaciers.
The Supreme Court opened its 2026-2027 term with arguments in Boulder's lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor, seeking damages for climate-related costs. Eight justices wrestled over whether state courts should decide who pays for climate c
A 'green glacier' of invasive trees, especially eastern red cedar, is overtaking Great Plains prairies and threatening rangeland, biodiversity, and water supplies as fire suppression, tree-planting culture, and warming climate accelerate th
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