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‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke—not the flames themselves—is the dominant killer in modern fire seasons, claiming 1.5 million lives annually worldwide and far more than floods, storms, heat, and direct fire exposure c
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Kia’s larger electric van caught with less camo ahead of its ‘big’ debut [Images]
Kia's larger PV7 electric van was spotted on public roads with minimal camouflage ahead of its planned 2027 debut, building on the PV5's dominance as Europe's top-selling small electric van.
Here are the top 10 most affordable EVs and hybrids to insure
Mercury Insurance released its ranking of the 10 cheapest new 2026 model-year electric and hybrid vehicles to insure, with hybrids dominating the list and two Chevrolet EVs also making the cut.
China’s getting a new Smart car and you can’t have it
Chinese regulatory filings have revealed specs for the Smart #2, the Mercedes-Geely successor to the Smart ForTwo, ahead of its October Paris Motor Show debut — but the sub-3-meter EV will not be sold
Subaru is spending nearly $10,000 per vehicle to sell its new EVs
Subaru is pouring roughly $10,000 per vehicle into incentives to move its three electric SUVs, and the cost is now showing up on its quarterly earnings.
Tesla Extends Cybertruck PCS Warranty to 8 Years
Tesla has formally acknowledged a defective power conversion system in pre-2026 Cybertrucks and extended the warranty to 8 years/150,000 miles, with reimbursements coming for owners who already paid u
The utility billing system is preventing rate and program innovation
A GridX executive argues that legacy utility customer information systems, designed for single-price flat-rate billing, have become the primary bottleneck preventing utilities from deploying the compl
SpaceX Terafab Will Run on Natural Gas, Not Solar
SpaceX announced it will build dedicated natural gas power plants and large battery arrays for its planned Terafab semiconductor factory in Texas, with no terrestrial solar in the plan despite partner
Telo MT1 tows 8,000 lbs despite Mini-sized footprint
Telo raised the tow rating on its 152-inch MT1 electric pickup from 6,600 to 8,000 lbs after months of real-world testing, putting the Mini Cooper-sized truck on par with a base Ford F-150. Co-founder
The Kia PV5 is taking over Europe as the best-selling small electric van
Kia's PV5 electric van has captured 37% of Europe's small electric van market since its late-2025 launch, becoming the best-seller in 12 countries and propelling Kia to the top of the UK EV brand rank
Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects
The Trump administration will pay German energy company RWE $1.2bn to abandon its US offshore wind projects, with RWE redirecting $900m into a new Louisiana LNG export terminal.
I was 14 when I first visited my father's offshore workplace. That's when I found my calling
A 23-year-old Singaporean naval architecture student credits a childhood visit to her father's offshore oil facility with launching her career in maritime engineering — a field where women make up jus
Batch eFT.3: 28 MPH Fat Tire E-Bike for Streets
A review of the Batch eFT.3 frames it as a 28 MPH fat tire e-bike built for urban riding rather than the rugged off-road adventures its category typically evokes.
Beijing Drenched as Typhoon Dolphin Targets China Coast
Beijing issued heavy rain warnings across six districts and deployed over 2,000 emergency staff as China prepared for Typhoon Dolphin's expected landfall on the eastern coast between Sunday and Monday
Global food prices at three-year high as heatwaves and wars push up crop costs
Global food prices have reached a three-and-a-half-year high due to extreme weather and conflicts disrupting crop production and trade, with wheat, sugar, and vegetable oil costs rising sharply.
Could geoengineering ‘ice arches’ help preserve Arctic sea ice?
Dutch startup Arctic Reflections, backed by £9.9 million in UK government funding, is testing whether thickening ice in the Nares Strait would reinforce the 'ice arches' keeping Arctic sea ice from dr
Grid cyber rules architect: squirrels outpace hackers
Patrick Miller, architect of the US bulk power grid's NERC CIP cybersecurity standards, argues fears of Chinese 'kill switch' malware in inverters are overblown — and that squirrels still cause more g
Drought and Heat Push Europe Power Grid to Brink
Europe's electricity supply is buckling under a record hot summer, with Hungary shutting most turbines at its Paks nuclear plant for the first time ever and wholesale prices more than doubling in seve
England Records Driest July Ever; Half in Drought
England recorded its driest July since records began nearly two centuries ago, with half of England and all of Wales now officially in drought. The National Drought Group chair calls conditions 'excep
Central Europe Heatwave Breaks Temperature Records
Slovakia hit a record 42C and Poland shut two coal plants as the Vistula River dried up, while Germany's Robert Koch Institute estimates 11,900 heat deaths this summer and World Weather Attribution li
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