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UK June heat record broken again, France postpones Pride and Poland warns of wildfires as heatwave grips Europe – live
The UK provisionally recorded 37.3°C in Suffolk, smashing a June heat record that had stood since 1976, as a severe heatwave grips Europe — claiming 327 lives in Spain, straining Britain's power grid,
‘Slough is like an experiment’: Europe’s largest datacentre hub leaves town sweltering
Residents of Slough — home to an estimated 30-40 datacentre facilities serving Amazon, Google, Oracle and Microsoft — are sweltering as emerging Cambridge research suggests the ~1 gigawatt cluster cre
European Heatwave Worst Ever, Impossible Without
World Weather Attribution scientists concluded the heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread on record, caused by human-driven climate change, with at least 100 million peopl
Subaru’s new top-selling EV delivers over 300 miles of range for just $35,000
Subaru will carry over the $34,995 starting price for its 2027 Uncharted EV, which now boasts over 300 miles of range in base form after quickly becoming the brand's best-selling electric vehicle.
Range Rover’s first EV will beat its gas counterpart, but it may cost over $150,000
JLR confirmed its Range Rover Electric remains on track for late-2026 sales after missing its original 2024 target, with pricing expected to exceed the gas model's ~$165,000 starting cost and specs th
Polestar barred from US sales over China ownership rule
Polestar will stop selling new cars in the US from model year 2027 after the Commerce Department denied it authorization under the Connected Vehicle Rule, citing the brand's Chinese ownership through
Toyota Recalls 21,000 EVs Over Faulty ECU
Toyota is recalling nearly 21,000 electric vehicles across its bZ, Subaru Solterra, and Lexus RZ nameplates due to a faulty battery ECU that could cause sudden power loss, with all affected units expe
UK Schools Overheat as Poor Design Traps Heat
Schools are recording temperatures above 40C as excess glass, sealed windows, and tarmac playgrounds turn classrooms into heat traps, with 68% of 80 English schools surveyed by architect Harry Paticas
Can home batteries help save the climate and save you money?
Home battery storage is the world's fastest-growing power technology as installations surge globally, with UK installs nearly doubling and Octopus Energy preparing a sub-£300 plug-in model for renters
UK Hits 36.4C June Record as Europe Heat Deaths Mount
A severe heatwave is breaking temperature records across Europe, with the UK logging its hottest June day on record at 36.4C in Somerset while France shut down nuclear reactors, Spain reported 212 pre
Polanski, Unions Urge Burnham Not to Water Down
Green party leader Zack Polanski and several major unions have urged Andy Burnham, widely expected to be Britain's next prime minister, not to dilute Labour's climate commitments or expand North Sea d
The Lexus ES EV barely beat its range estimate in the real world, but falls short of rivals
The 2026 Lexus ES 350e electric sedan traveled 293 miles in Edmunds' real-world range test, narrowly beating its EPA estimate but falling well short of the Audi A6 e-tron and BMW i5 xDrive40 competito
CATL chief: solid-state batteries at ‘level 4 of 9,’ no leap until 2030
CATL chairman Robin Zeng Yuqun told the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos that solid-state battery technology has only reached 'level four' on a nine-step readiness scale, predicting mass production
Deployable reserves shrinking as coal, gas forced outage rates rise: NERC
NERC's 2026 State of Reliability report found that forced outage rates spiked to 9.2% in 2025 as aging coal and gas plants struggled, shrinking deployable reserves across the North American bulk power
BYD Launches ParkPay for In-Car EV Charging & Parking
BYD has partnered with Parkopedia to roll out ParkPay, an in-car service launching in Europe in 2027 that lets drivers find, reserve, and pay for parking, with EV charging and toll payments coming lat
EDAM Exposes PacifiCorp East-West Price Split in Month
California's new Extended Day-Ahead Market produced starkly different prices across PacifiCorp's East and West systems in its first month, with PACE clearing negative in 17% of hours and PACW just 2%
UK Records Hottest June Day Ever at 36.4C in Somerset
The UK recorded its hottest June day on record Thursday as temperatures hit 36.4°C in Somerset — the second consecutive day breaking the record — prompting a rare red weather warning, hundreds of scho
Amble unveils fun-looking, street-legal 40 MPH ‘electric buggy’
Portugal-based startup Amble emerged from stealth to unveil the Amble One, a street-legal electric buggy with a 40 mph top speed, 62-mile range, and a $25,000 starting price aimed at resorts and low-s
Prime Day 2026 Green Deals: E-Bikes, Power Stations
Amazon's Prime Day 2026 sale is live for four days, featuring deep Green Deals on e-bikes, power stations, electric tools, and smart devices, with this article serving as a regularly updated deal hub.
CATL's Rise Was Built in Ningde, Not Beijing
A detailed look at how local Ningde officials courted CATL founder Zeng Yuqun for four years and built a supplier cluster around his factory, arguing that the company's global EV battery dominance is
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