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Porsche CEO Confirms Electric 718, Taycan Will Continue
Porsche's new CEO Michael Leiters confirmed in his first major interview that the electric 718 will be built and the Taycan will not be discontinued, while continuing Porsche's push for softer EU emis
NJ BPU proposes two-year VPP program open to batteries
New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities released a straw proposal for a two-year, technology-neutral virtual power plant program that would allow customer-sited batteries and other distributed energy r
Subaru Trailseeker Outsells Solterra, Uncharted in July
Subaru's Trailseeker EV, launched earlier this year, outsold the Solterra and Uncharted in July with 1,077 units — quickly becoming the brand's most popular electric vehicle in monthly sales.
Europe is betting big on a battery that runs for four days
Ore Energy has raised $43 million in Series A funding and announced what it calls the largest iron-air battery deal in continental Europe — a 1 GWh deployment with Dutch energy supplier Budget Thuis,
Welch's $700M STRONG GRID Act Targets Microgrid Buildout
Sen. Peter Welch introduced the STRONG GRID Act, a $700 million bill combining a DOE pilot and state grants to accelerate microgrid deployment, drawing endorsements from state energy officials and ele
America’s permitting crisis lives at City Hall
Base Power COO Justin Lopas argues that municipal permitting, not federal review, is the real bottleneck for America's home energy buildout — citing two identical battery installations that cost $45 i
Tesla China Retail Falls 19%, Exports Surge 127%
Tesla's domestic sales in China fell to a multi-year low in the first half of 2026 as Giga Shanghai pivoted into an export hub, with shipments abroad surging 127%.
Audi A2 e-tron: Brand's Most Efficient Car Ever
Audi is reviving the A2 nameplate as the A2 e-tron, an entry-level electric vehicle that the automaker says will be its most efficient car ever, achieving 12.8 kWh per 100 km under WLTP testing.
Greenpeace logs 53C at London playground in heatwave
The Guardian's opinion piece argues UK and European cities remain dangerously unprepared for extreme heat, citing Greenpeace's reading of 53C at a London playground as the Super El Niño threatens to m
Typhoon Dolphin to Strike Okinawa Friday
Typhoon Dolphin, churning west at 185 km/h after a trans-Pacific journey, is set to strike Japan's Okinawa Island on Friday, threatening 1.4 million residents and bringing heavy weather to Taiwan and
Segway’s new MAX G3 Plus electric scooter goes farther with more power and better safety
Segway's MAX G3 Plus electric scooter debuts with a 20% larger 717 Wh battery delivering up to 56 miles of range, and becomes the company's first scooter to use a new testing methodology that measures
Canvey Lake swan family wiped out by blue-green algae
An entire swan family at Canvey Lake in Essex has died from exposure to toxic blue-green algae, with July testing showing algae levels more than 100 times the warning threshold.
Revoy hybrid tandem trailer rolls towards reality with $27 million raise
Revoy EV raised $27 million in Series A funding to advance its hybrid electric trailer dolly, which promises to halve diesel consumption on semi-truck routes with no upfront cost to fleets.
Canadian wildfires are reducing solar power generation in Europe
A new study finds that smoke from the 2023 Canadian wildfires cut solar power generation by 3% across Europe and North America, costing nearly $2 billion in lost electricity due to reduced sunlight re
Solnit: Summer Has Become a Climate Warzone
Rebecca Solnit's Guardian column argues that climate change has turned summer from a season of poetry and pleasure into one of fire, flood, and lethal heat, citing Europe's 20,000 heat deaths and Fran
UK Records First Zero-Rain July in 190 Years
Several UK regions recorded zero rainfall for the entire month of July 2026 — the first such occurrence in their recorded histories — with the Met Office calling the month "truly exceptional" as Engla
Huntsman Faces Legal Action Over Teesside Benzene Emissions
The Environment Agency is considering criminal enforcement against Huntsman Polyurethanes' Teesside plant after benzene emissions rose from 13 to 17 tonnes annually and air-quality modelling predicted
Geely Galaxy 700 Debuts With 1,113 HP PHEV
Geely unveiled the Galaxy 700 SUV in Milan with a plug-in hybrid powertrain producing 1,113 horsepower, positioning the Chinese brand's largest model with exotic-car-level performance claims.
This solar-powered ‘ambulance’ has a range of up to 444 miles
A team of 23 Dutch university students has unveiled Stella Juva, a solar-powered vehicle that delivers on-site medical care — including TB screening, ultrasounds, and vaccines — to remote areas lackin
BYD opens Denza Z9S pre-orders, claiming the ‘world’s longest’ EV range at 1,100 km
BYD opened pre-orders in China for the Denza Z9S luxury sedan, claiming a class-leading 1,100 km pure-electric range with a starting price under $50,000.
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