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Kia Drops K9 Flagship Sedan to Focus on Affordable EVs
Kia is ending production of its K9 flagship sedan by the end of 2025 with no successor planned, redirecting resources toward smaller, more affordable electric vehicles like the EV4 and EV5.
Tesla Mass-Produces Cybercab It Can't Sell
Tesla is mass-producing steering-wheel-less Cybercabs at Giga Texas while admitting the Robotaxi service that would use them is capped by an FSD software rewrite still years out.
GM Recalls 14,540 Cadillac Vistiqs Over Trapping Seats
GM recalled 14,540 Cadillac Vistiq SUVs and halted shipments after discovering that power third-row seats could trap passengers, particularly children.
Jasion Hunter Pro: Full-Suspension E-Bike Under $1,000
Budget e-bike makers are cramming bigger motors, larger batteries, and full suspension into sub-$1,000 bikes, with the Jasion Hunter Pro folding fat-tire model reviewed as a case study in the spec-stu
Hyundai’s electric SUVs are winning over buyers, and it’s easy to see why
Hyundai's IONIQ 5 and three-row IONIQ 9 are pulling in majority-new buyers to the brand with affordable pricing after the federal tax credit expired, driving a 380% sales surge for the IONIQ 9 through
APS to Convert Retired Cholla Coal Plant to 380 MW Gas
Arizona Public Service will convert two retired coal units at the Cholla Power Plant in Navajo County to natural gas generation, adding up to 380 MW of capacity to meet Arizona's rapidly rising electr
Oxford Study Names Ho Chi Minh City World's Top Heat Risk
An Oxford University study found Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, and Samut Prakan face the world's highest urban heat risks, with a potential super El Nino in 2026 threatening to intensify drought, heatwav
BYD Seal 08 Locks In 65,000 Orders in 30 Hours
BYD's new flagship Seal 08 sedan locked in roughly 65,000 orders within 30 hours of its China launch, starting at under $30,000 with specs — 905 km range, 3.3-second 0–100, 5-minute flash charging — t
Tesla Driver Asleep at 100 km/h, Sunglasses Bypass Monitor
A Tesla driver filmed apparently asleep at ~100 km/h on B.C.'s Trans-Canada Highway, with two sleeping children aboard, exposes how a pair of large sunglasses disabled the vision-based monitoring syst
FERC denies $2B gas plant waiver in PJM fast-track review
FERC rejected Advanced Power Services' request for a waiver from PJM interconnection rules for its roughly $2 billion Chestnut Run gas-fired project in Carroll County, Ohio, ruling that letting the de
Marshall Wace Tripled Fossil Fuel Bets to $2.8bn
Paul Marshall's hedge fund Marshall Wace nearly tripled its fossil fuel investments to $2.8bn in Q1 2026 while cutting renewable holdings 30%, intensifying accusations that GB News amplifies climate d
SPS Wins $113M Texas Energy Fund Grant for Grid Hardening
Southwestern Public Service, an Xcel Energy subsidiary serving 167,000 Texas customers outside the ERCOT footprint, will receive $113 million from the Texas Energy Fund for grid hardening including po
WHEN Justice launches to fund suits against big polluters
WHEN Justice, a nonprofit founded by Nutrafol co-founder Roland Peralta, officially launched on Earth Day 2026 after its $100,000 contribution helped fund the scientific evidence that forced AT&T to r
Tyne Saltmarsh Restoration Begins at Newburn Riverside
Groundwork North East and Cumbria has begun restoring saltmarshes along a stretch of the Tyne at Newburn Riverside in Newcastle, working to reverse centuries of habitat loss blamed on industrializatio
Wisk Aero Sued Over Rushed eVTOL Software Testing
A former Wisk Aero engineering supervisor is suing the Boeing-backed eVTOL startup, alleging she was fired in retaliation for reporting that the aircraft's vehicle management system software had not m
France Wildfire Forces 10,000 Evacuations Near Spanish Border
A fast-spreading wildfire near Perpignan in the French Pyrenees foothills has forced more than 10,000 people from their homes, disrupted the Tour de France, and triggered EU aerial firefighting assist
Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in
New model simulations suggest there's already a 10-23% probability that the Atlantic's key ocean current system (AMOC), which regulates European and global climate, is committed to collapse — regardle
Smoke, soot and toxic fumes: Nigerian families living in shadow of burning oil well six years after blowout
Six years after the Ororo-1 oil well blew out off Nigeria's Atlantic coast, families in Awoye report continuous toxic fumes, a young man now unable to speak, and collapsed fishing — yet no comprehensi
‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind
Unionized wind energy workers across New England are publicly pushing back against the Trump administration's multi-front assault on offshore wind, describing sudden stop-work orders, lost income, and
Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in July 2026
Electrek's July 2026 buying guide crowns Lectric's $799 XP LITE 2.0 and $999 XP4 as sub-$1,000 leaders, while the $1,399 XPedition 2.0 undercuts typical cargo e-bike pricing and Ride1Up's $1,095 Porto
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