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Europe faces a severe, climate-driven energy crisis, with drought impacting power grids and record heat raising mortality. Watch for continued political clashes over climate policy, especially as far-right parties leverage AC debates, and the ongoing shift in EV market dominance.
☆ Watch this file Timeline Aug 14 Uber, Pony.ai to Deploy 2,000 Robotaxis in Europe TechCrunch
Aug 14 Pony AI plans to deploy 2K+ robotaxis across Europe in partnership with Uber and add four more European cities, after Zagreb, with a later Middle East expansion (Bloomberg) TechMeme
Aug 13 Kia sold over 8,000 EV2s in just 3 months Electrek
Aug 13 Europeans, Braced for 5th Heat Wave of 2026, Have Had Enough NYT Climate
Aug 12 Global EV sales rose in July – except in North America Electrek
Aug 12 UK and Europe see most dramatic solar eclipse in 30 years BBC Environment
Aug 12 Climate Change Is Worsening Chronic Illness STAT News
Aug 10 CEVA Logistics breach exposes Steam customer data in Europe The Verge
Aug 10 Ceva Logistics Breach Hits Steam Hardware Customers in Europe Google News Technology
Aug 09 Zero Motorcycles Offers Cash to New Riders in Europe Only Electrek
Aug 07 Kia’s larger electric van caught with less camo ahead of its ‘big’ debut [Images] Electrek
Aug 07 Drought and Heat Push Europe Power Grid to Brink New Scientist
Aug 07 Europe’s dry riverbeds and scorched earth – in pictures The Guardian Environment
Aug 06 Wars, Wildfires and Migrants Leave Europe Straining for Control NYT Climate
Aug 05 New Scientist: Adaptation Can't Replace Net Zero New Scientist
Aug 05 Kia PV5 Captures 37% of Europe's Small EV Van Market Electrek
Aug 05 Most US men skip prostate MRI despite global standard STAT News
Aug 04 Greenpeace logs 53C at London playground in heatwave The Guardian Environment
Aug 04 Canadian wildfires are reducing solar power generation in Europe New Scientist
Aug 03 Hyundai is about to launch the IONIQ 3, and it plans to sell over 40,000 in 2027 Electrek
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