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California's grid flipped: solar beats gas 82% of days
California's grid just flipped. Utility-scale solar outproduced natural gas on 82% of days in the first five months of 2026, up from 21% in 2024 and 2025, per EIA — with gas generation down 60% versus
Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage
Turkey and Australia, co-presidents of the upcoming Cop31 climate summit, proposed a target of 35% of final energy to come from electricity by 2035 at Bonn preparatory talks, elevating electrification
BYD’s luxury SUV received a record 150,000 orders, and now it’s headed overseas
BYD's flagship full-size electric SUV, the Great Tang, racked up a record 150,000 orders ahead of its Chinese launch and will expand to Europe and Asia-Pacific by the end of 2026.
One giant US power line, enough wind power for 1 million homes
The SunZia 550-mile high-voltage transmission line, one of the largest clean energy transmission projects in US history, is now fully operational, moving up to 3,000 MW of New Mexico wind power to the
Hyundai's Next-Gen Kona Skips Refresh, Debuts Boxier
Hyundai is skipping a mid-cycle refresh and launching an entirely new third-generation Kona, with camouflaged prototypes already spotted testing globally ahead of an expected late-2026 debut.
400 hp Mercedes-Benz VLE 300 combines limo luxury with lots of legroom
Mercedes-Benz has launched the VLE 300, a 400 hp electric MPV that pairs 800V architecture with limousine-level interior luxury, up to 435 miles of range, and seating for eight, starting at roughly €8
BMW Opens i3 Orders Months Early
BMW opened orders for the new i3 electric sedan on June 18, 2026 in Germany and the UK — months ahead of its planned fall launch — after sales boss Jochen Goller said early interest was so high the au
Jeep’s off-road EV goes on sale for $67,000, but its range is a bit disappointing
Stellantis opened orders for the 2026 Jeep Recon EV at $66,995, with only the Moab trim available at launch — but the 222-mile EPA range fell short of the company's earlier ~230-mile forecast, even as
Single-hose portable ACs waste energy — a second hose
Single-hose portable air conditioners waste enormous amounts of energy by continuously sucking hot outside air into the room — but most are really dual-hose units sold with only one hose, and adding a
America's flagship automaker enters the home energy market
General Motors is betting its 250,000 bidirectional-capable EVs can become home backup generators and grid assets, launching chargers, inverters, and a sodium-ion battery partnership — but must naviga
Telo MT1 claims sustained 400 kW charging
Telo says its Mini-sized MT1 electric truck will sustain 400 kW charging through a dual 800V/400V split-pack battery architecture, putting the $41,520 pickup in league with luxury EVs costing two to t
Maserati boosts Folgore EV range by up to 85 km in 2026 refresh
Maserati pushed Folgore EV range up to 85 km higher through software updates, while quietly burying its 2022 all-electric-by-2030 commitment with a renewed focus on V6 combustion power.
Meet Honda’s new $25,000 electric hot hatch
Honda has launched the Super-N, a lightweight electric hot hatch in the UK starting at £18,995 (~$25,000), based on its Japanese-market N-One E kei car and featuring a Boost Mode that bumps output to
Portable power: new Mitsubishi eK Cross pairs 1500 W plug with sub-$12K price
Mitsubishi has refreshed its tiny eK Cross EV for the 2027 model year, adding a 1500-watt AC outlet that turns the car's 20 kWh battery into a portable power station — all for under $12,000.
Colombia announces 750 mile electric truck corridor linking Bogotá to Cartagena
Colombia's Ministry of Transport and US-based nonprofit CALSTART are launching Ruta-E, the country's first zero-emission freight corridor — a 750-mile route from Bogotá to Cartagena with charging infr
Top scientists warn of 'termination shock' in
Four leading climate scientists jointly argue that solar geoengineering would not buy time for decarbonization but instead create dangerous dependency on perpetual maintenance, with abrupt cessation u
LSEG: Green Economy Tops $10 Trillion in Value
The green economy has crossed $10 trillion in market value according to a new London Stock Exchange Group report, driven by 5.3% green revenue growth last year and 133% outperformance of global equiti
‘I’m 90 for goodness sake’: rainforest activist to pedal 104 miles down Thames
Ninety-year-old rainforest campaigner Robin Hanbury-Tenison will pedal a water-bike 104 miles down the Thames from Oxford to Richmond to fund Europe's first dedicated temperate rainforest research sta
My trip to meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic
The UK-funded Real Ice project has demonstrated it can thicken Arctic sea ice by pumping ocean water onto the surface, creating a visibly slower-melting patch near Cambridge Bay, Canada, though scalin
The changing face of Mongolia as, beneath the grass, permafrost thaws
Mongolia's permafrost coverage has nearly halved since the 1970s, dropping from roughly 63% to 26–29%, as warming temperatures and overgrazing accelerate the thaw of an invisible foundation beneath th
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