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Base Power raises $1B to roll out its giant new home battery
Austin-based Base Power raised a $1 billion Series D at a $13 billion valuation to scale its new 39.2-kWh home battery called Core, which the company installs and owns while using aggregated customer
Hyundai is about to launch the IONIQ 3, and it plans to sell over 40,000 in 2027
Hyundai will open orders for its first B-segment electric vehicle, the IONIQ 3, in the second half of 2026, with mass production starting mid-August at its Turkey plant and a target of 40,000+ units s
Valar Atomics raises $1B led by Sequoia's Maguire
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics has raised a $1 billion equity round led by Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire, with a $200 million credit line and a reported $6 billion valuation, as the company races to sc
Rhine hits record low as Europe drought hits shipping, power
The River Rhine has fallen to its lowest levels on record in Germany and the Netherlands as a pan-European drought pushes the Danube and Italy's Po to historic lows, disrupting shipping, power generat
Valar Atomics Raises $1B Series B at $6B Valuation
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics raised a $1 billion Series B led by Sequoia Capital at a $6 billion post-money valuation, with the company saying the capital will help it move from demonstrating small m
Dominion offshore wind project cost rises nearly $300M
Dominion Energy raised its cost estimate for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project by $288 million to roughly $11.7 billion, blaming Trump administration tariffs, PJM network upgrade revisions, a
Tesla FSD v14 Lite Overheats HW3 Computers
Tesla's FSD v14 Lite update is triggering Autopilot computer overheating alerts and full hardware failures on Hardware 3 vehicles, weeks after the wide release. The timing compounds Tesla's existing e
Romania Blasts Danube Bed to Save Cernavoda Plant
Romania's military detonated part of the Danube riverbed to redirect water toward the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant after prolonged drought and extreme heat pushed the Danube to record-low levels, pro
Volvo’s next electric SUV will start in the upper $40,000 range
Volvo is preparing the EX50 electric SUV for US dealerships in 2027, pricing it in the upper $40,000s to undercut its own EX40 and compete with the segment-dominating Tesla Model Y.
Tesla Model Y RWD: V2X, 463km Range, 80.2 Score
A long-term review of the 2026 Tesla Model Y RWD (Standard) finds its LFP powertrain delivers 7.3 km/kWh efficiency and strong V2X discharge, but its 7.2-second 0-100 km/h time makes it the slowest Te
Tesla Once Sued the EV Charging Escape Device Owners Now Want
A Twin Falls, Idaho shooting at an In-N-Out with a Tesla Supercharger in its parking lot has driven hundreds of EV owners to promote a $299 breakaway charging connector that Tesla itself sued as a saf
‘The obsession with endless growth can only end in tears’: your questions on extreme weather this summer answered
Two Guardian environment correspondents answered reader questions about extreme weather coverage, revealing that climate breakdown made Spain's wildfire conditions at least 20 times more likely and Fr
Hyundai and Kia’s record US sales run is showing no signs of slowing down
Hyundai and Kia each posted record July US sales, with hybrid models surging while EV volumes dipped, as both Korean automakers gear up for new electric launches in the second half.
AEP secures 13 GW of gas turbines as generation ‘central’ to growth plans
AEP is positioning natural gas at the center of its growth strategy, locking up 13 GW of turbine capacity through 2031 with options for 10 GW more by 2035 — and acquiring a 710-MW West Virginia coal p
Aniioki A9 Pro Max: 6,000W E-Bike Hits 60 MPH
Aniioki has unveiled the A9 Pro Max Dual Motor 2.0, a US $2,899 e-bike-class vehicle with up to 6,000W of peak motor power, 50–60 mph claimed top speeds, and battery packs up to 5 kWh — specs that put
Argentina’s solar train brings zero-emission travel to an ancient trade route
Argentina's Tren Solar de la Quebrada — Latin America's first primarily solar-powered passenger train — has carried 90,000 riders along a restored 42 km historic line through the UNESCO-listed Quebrad
‘Danger no longer only comes from the hitmen, but from the state’: the Honduran farmers labelled terrorists for protecting their land
Gunmen killed 20 people at a Honduran palm oil farm on 21 May, the deadliest Bajo Aguán attack since 2018. Human rights groups warn President Asfura's new 'terrorism' and land-rights laws are criminal
Black Foils back petition to end NZ bottom trawling
The Black Foils-backed swimmer Jono Ridler swam 1,367km to deliver a 73,647-signature petition to New Zealand's parliament calling for an end to bottom trawling — which the government renewed permits
Geopolitical Risk Reshapes North American Energy Enterprise Risk
Aon advisory says rising resource nationalism, Middle East conflict and oil sanctions are structurally reshaping North American energy supply, demand and enterprise risk management practices.
How PG&E scaled home energy reports into wide-ranging energy reduction and bill savings
PG&E expanded its Home Energy Reports program to roughly 3.2 million households, and the behavioral program now accounts for about half of the utility's portfolio-wide energy savings.
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