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Managed, bidirectional EV charging advances with utility, automaker support
Rivian became at least the seventh automaker to join ChargeScape's vehicle-grid integration platform, while General Motors announced a firmware update enabling vehicle-to-grid capability on existing s
UK Climate Minister Defends Seventh Carbon Budget
The UK's Labour government is pressing ahead with its seventh carbon budget vote this month, even as the cross-party climate consensus fractures, gas prices spike from the Iran war, and opposition par
BYD Great Tang SUV Hits 150,000 Preorders at $35,500
BYD launched its flagship Great Tang full-size electric SUV starting at $35,500, backed by a record 150,000 preorders — the strongest single-model demand in the company's history.
Lucid Cosmos Design Revealed: 300-Mile Range, Sub-$50K
Lucid has officially registered the production design of its sub-$50,000 Cosmos crossover with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, revealing 100 detailed views of the EV's exterior and in
We finally got to drive the Aptera solar electric car
After nearly two decades of starts and stops, Aptera's solar electric car completed its first validation prototype in March and is now rolling for journalist drives, though significant NVH refinement
Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds
A study published in Earth's Future warns that rising temperatures will drive more frequent swings between flooding and drought in UK rivers, doubling 'whiplash' events under 4C warming and rendering
California gas generation down 60% from 2024 as solar, imports surge
Utility-scale solar beat natural gas on 82% of days in California's grid during the first five months of 2026, the EIA reported, with solar up 21%, gas down 60%, and electricity imports from neighbori
Tesla Installs First-Ever Car Vacuum at German Supercharger
Tesla has installed a free car vacuum alongside charging stalls at a Supercharger station in Germany, believed to be the first such amenity on the network and part of the company's push to match gas-s
US Public Still Backs Climate Action Despite Trump
Americans overwhelmingly support climate action and view clean energy favorably, even as President Trump escalates his fossil fuel agenda — a gap Yale pollsters attribute to shrinking media coverage r
Port of Vancouver Launches ELECTRA Electric Semi Pilot
Canada's ELECTRA program deployed Peterbilt 579EV Class 8 electric semis at the Port of Vancouver in May, giving five shipping companies subsidized 60-month leases and a year of shared data to test ze
Marine Heatwave Days Triple as Ocean Sensors Close
The ocean has absorbed over 90% of the excess heat from human activity, but marine heatwave days in 2025 tripled compared to the early 1990s and the monitoring network tracking these changes is being
Fuels and freight put F1 on track for net zero by 2030
Formula 1 says it is on track to hit net-zero carbon by 2030, reporting a 35% reduction in its carbon footprint from the 2018 baseline driven by freight changes, sustainable fuel investment, and calen
DOE Diverts Puerto Rico Solar Fund to PREPA, Gas
Trump's Department of Energy has redirected a large share of a 2022 $1 billion Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund — originally meant for rooftop solar and batteries for 40,000 low-income, medically vu
Florida Passes 10 mph E-Bike Speed Limit on Shared Paths
Florida's legislature has passed a bill imposing a 10 mph speed limit for e-bikes on shared-use paths and sidewalks within 50 feet of pedestrians, sending the measure to the governor's desk.
Tesla launches first US vehicle-to-grid program in
Rural homeowners face multi-day outages after summer storms while utilities prioritize urban restoration, making home solar-plus-battery systems essential — from portable stations to Tesla's new Cyber
‘Sponge Cities’ Are Catching On. But Can They Handle Supercharged Storms?
Copenhagen's 2011 cloudburst dumped more than 5 inches of rain in a single day, causing $1 billion in damages and a decade of urban redesign. The city now anchors a growing 'sponge city' movement faci
Flaming Gorge Drawdown Cuts 35 Feet, Marina Issues Refunds
A federal emergency drawdown at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, triggered by Lake Powell's risk of falling below hydropower thresholds, has buckled boat ramps and forced Memorial Day refunds at Buckboard Mar
BYD Unveils MagSafe-Style 'Flexible Buttons' for Cars
BYD previewed a detachable magnetic 'Flexible Buttons' device that uses Bluetooth to control vehicle functions remotely, with its Great Tang flagship electric SUV — which logged over 100,000 preorders
Study Maps 64,000 Sq Miles of Climate-Resilient Reefs
The Wildlife Conservation Society and Macquarie University have identified over 64,000 square miles of coral reefs across 71 countries that show potential to survive future warming — roughly triple th
‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic
Real Ice's geoengineering experiment near Cambridge Bay, Canada, thickened 1.5m of Arctic sea ice by 50cm using pumped seawater, with results visible from space. The UK-funded project is now testing a
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