Energy & Green Tech
Energy & Green Tech news — Sunday 04 October 2026
9 stories from 2 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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EV Sales Surged In The UK This September
My colleague José Pontes did a masterful report on the status of electric car sales in Europe last week. The news was all good, but I wanted to focus on one country where the news is particularly heartening for those who support the EV…
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Ireland’s Heat Study Adds More Evidence Against The Fabric First Trap
For several years I have been arguing that “fabric first” becomes a trap when a sensible building-efficiency principle is turned into a universal sequencing rule. Insulation, draught-proofing, ventilation and building repair can all be…
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Open Letter to Elon Musk: You Have a Moral Imperative to Get All Your Tesla EV Customers Using Full Self Driving
In 2025, an estimated 36,640 traffic fatalities were reported in the US. Earlier this year, April 8, 2026, Elon Musk claimed that Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” is so much safer than human drivers that it could save 90% of the roughly one…
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The Hybrid Isn’t Replacing the Bigger Engine, It’s Replacing the Upgrade Path
Here at CleanTechnica, we prefer fully electric cars to hybrids. I’ve driven electric for 16 years, but I like to meet people where they are and many people just aren’t ready to make the change, even though it might work fine if they were…
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My Trip To Brazil To See The Rapid Rise Of Chinese Cars, Part 2: Dealer Visits
To read the market overview, see part 1 of this article here. I visited Leapmotor, BYD, Great Wall Motors, and Geely dealers in Sao Paulo. Leapmotor The first dealer I visited was Leapmotor. Leapmotor, the Chinese EV maker sold abroad…
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Tough times for Audi, VW, and Porsche could make October a great time to buy
Volkswagen Group is going through some tough times these days. Labor disputes , increased competition in China , and a few market misses on big swings are all playing a part, but that doesn’t mean the EVs themselves aren’t great – and with…
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Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — 27% EV Share in August!
BEVs Up, PHEVs Down Plugin vehicle registrations were up 5% year over year (YoY) globally in August, ending the month at around 1.8 million units. Once again, BEVs (+13% YoY) and PHEVs (-12% YoY) are experiencing opposite dynamics, with…
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Autonomous Orange: YMX adds Outrider self-driving tech to its electric yard trucks
The logistics experts at 3PL provider YMX know a thing or three about running an efficient fleet, but even they are feeling the nationwide shortage of qualified yard operators. To help keep the goods moving and the wheels turning, the…
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Rivian’s delayed ALSO e-bikes are finally arriving to first customers, with mixed early feedback
After months of delays, missed delivery windows, and increasingly impatient reservation holders, Rivian spinout ALSO is finally putting its electric bikes into the hands of actual customers. more…