Energy & Green Tech news — Monday 12 October 2026

CleanTechnica 23:30 UTC

Just a week ago, I covered BYD’s September commercial electric vehicle growth, which is up tremendously year over year. BYD’s commercial vehicle sales increased 113% year over year last month. Across the first nine months of the year…

Electrek 21:22 UTC

Once America’s most popular electric pickup, Ford’s F-150 Lightning is finding a second life on the used market. more…

CleanTechnica 20:05 UTC

Indigenous Peoples’ Day was first officially proclaimed by US President Joe Biden in 2021. Acknowledging that it is imperative to uphold the rights and dignity of the indigenous people who were here long before colonization of the Americas…

Electrek 19:27 UTC

The US electric vehicle market delivered its strongest performance in a year in the third quarter. Here are the top 10 most popular so far this year. more…

CleanTechnica 19:24 UTC

Pebble was one of the first fifth-wheel manufacturers to truly embrace the promise of automotive-grade lithium batteries, rooftop solar, and public EV chargers bundled into a tech-centric living space. That’s right up our alley, which is…

Electrek 18:57 UTC

Tesla told a Quebec court that car fires are “generally” caused by misuse or vandalism. The judge didn’t buy it, and Tesla Canada now has to cover the C$161,700 an insurer paid out for a Model X that burned in Montreal. An expert report…

Electrek 18:01 UTC

We’re kicking off this week’s Green Deals with a bunch of ongoing savings from last week’s big event alongside some newer deals. Leading the group is Segway’s GT3 Electric SuperScooter down at its $1,400 low for the rest of the week, not…

Electrek 17:52 UTC

Shortly after launching, Volkswagen said its new Electric Urban Car Family is proving “highly popular,” with nearly 150,000 orders to date. more…

Electrek 16:47 UTC

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has spent over half a billion dollars on anti-EV political campaigns so far, with $276 million spent in just the last 3 months. Even Tesla acknowledges that these campaigns have harmed its business, costing it billions…

Electrek 16:02 UTC

It’s about the size of the Kia PV5 and VW ID. Buzz. As “a real alternative to SUVs and saloons,” Renault’s E-Space Concept makes you want to love minivans again. more…

Electrek 15:12 UTC

Smart is back in the two-seater business. The Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture unveiled the all-electric Smart #2 at the Paris Motor Show today, with a 35.8 kWh LFP battery, up to 290 km (180 miles) of WLTP range, and a starting price…

Electrek 14:48 UTC

AITO will start selling cars in Europe in the fall of 2027. The Chinese luxury SUV brand, built by Seres with Huawei’s technology, confirmed the timing at the Paris Motor Show today, where it showed the AITO 9, 8, 7, and 6. AITO sold…

CleanTechnica 14:43 UTC

Walk around Glasgow as I did this summer and the bus companies are hard to miss. First Glasgow, McGill’s, Stagecoach and other operators have their own brands and vehicles, which can make the city look as though its public transport system…

Electrek 14:28 UTC

French electric marine motor manufacturer TEMO is bringing its latest electric propulsion system to North America, offering sailboat owners an interesting middle ground between a conventional outboard and a permanently installed pod drive…

Electrek 14:20 UTC

The flagship seven-seater is BYD’s first vehicle in Europe to feature its second-generation batteries and Flash Charging tech, delivering over 400 miles of range. more…

CleanTechnica 13:32 UTC

The EU Passenger Package still falls short of aligning with the EU’s climate targets and is not harmonious enough with the EU’s rail policy agenda. The EU Passenger Package is a big leap forward to passenger rights, and presents vast…

Electrek 13:24 UTC

A new defect petition accuses Tesla’s Robotaxis of speeding through active school zones, and NHTSA has opened a file to decide whether to investigate. The agency puts the affected fleet at about 1,000 vehicles, Model Y and Cybercab. It’s…

Electrek 13:18 UTC

Electric work trucks are earning their keep at one of Canada’s busiest container terminals, where Peterbilt’s battery-powered box vans are keeping cargo moving without the air pollution of diesel and propane. And now, they’re getting…

Electrek 11:48 UTC

The Hunter WOLF military robot is one of six private-sector projects chosen for US Army’s Infantry Last Tactical Mile (ILTM) initiative – an advanced research initiative designed to modernize infantry support for soldiers on the…

PV Magazine 11:47 UTC

The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has proposed an initial framework for implementing the country’s new capacity mechanism ahead of the first long-term auction, covering the winter of 2030-31. The mechanism is designed to reduce…

PV Magazine 11:38 UTC

South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom has launched a request for qualification (RFQ) process to select renewable energy developers for the first phase of a program aimed at deploying up to 6 GW of utility-scale renewable energy…

Electrek 11:30 UTC

Brazilian electric motorcycle and battery-swapping company Vammo is hitting several major milestones as it prepares to take its model beyond its home of São Paulo, including reaching EBITDA profitability, surpassing 10 million battery…

PV Magazine 11:10 UTC

A research team in Indonesia has proposed a novel grounding strategy to mitigate lightning-induced overvoltage in PV systems by identifying optimal grounding-point locations and evaluating different grounding configurations. “Previous…

PV Magazine 10:08 UTC

Italian long-duration energy storage (LDES) company Energy Dome has opened a manufacturing plant in Piacenza, Italy, as it expands production of its CO2 Battery technology for international projects. The facility will manufacture key…

PV Magazine 09:59 UTC

Researchers at the Liten research institute of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) have investigated how increasing PV system voltage affects potential-induced degradation (PID) in solar modules, focusing on…

Energy Monitor 09:27 UTC

Green hydrogen technology company Metacon has secured funding from the European Union (EU) to participate in the PUREHY2+ project in Greece.

PV Magazine 09:00 UTC

South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has published draft implementing rules for the auction-based “contract market” that will replace the country’s renewable quota system from Jan. 1, 2027. It presented them at a…

Energy Monitor 08:04 UTC

The UK Government has approved RES’s Steeple Renewables Project, a 600MW solar and battery storage scheme set to deliver an estimated £224m ($296.3m) investment to the Nottinghamshire area.

Canary Media 07:30 UTC

A community solar project built for New Orleans’ oldest historically Black Catholic order of nuns. An all-electric affordable housing complex in Salt Lake City. A program offering low-income Maryland households inexpensive loans for…

Canary Media 07:30 UTC

When one of the nation’s biggest investor-owned utilities, Pacific Gas and Electric, wanted to replace Merrian Borgeson’s aging gas service line in Berkeley, California, she asked the company not to do it. Borgeson, who is the California…

PV Magazine 07:04 UTC

Chinese solar module manufacturer Risen Energy has unveiled a new heterojunction (HJT) solar module featuring a dual-layer optical design to reduce glare. The company said the new product is part of its Hyper-ion series and is designed for…

PV Magazine 06:26 UTC

The global energy storage market is entering a new phase of scale and complexity, according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest outlook. Cumulative capacity is forecast to grow to more than 7 TWh by 2035. Demand growth in 2026 alone is close to…

PV Magazine 06:09 UTC

From ESS News Anker Solix has announced its S5000 portable power station, offering 5,024 Wh of storage and 4.5 kW of rated output. The lithium iron phosphate (LFP) system supports both 120 V and 240 V appliances, with battery capacity…

PV Magazine 06:01 UTC

The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for four-hour battery storage has crossed a critical threshold, falling below open-cycle gas turbines across all 43 global markets modeled by Wood Mackenzie. However, while expanding manufacturing…

PV Magazine 05:58 UTC

The string of records from Australia’s renewable energy transition continue to tumble with rooftop solar output reaching a new all-time high of 17,488 MW in the National Electricity Market (NEM) at noon on Sunday. Geoff Eldridge from…

CleanTechnica 05:35 UTC

Zero-emission bus procurement has moved beyond the stage where battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell buses should be treated as two parallel technologies waiting for the market to decide between them. Transit agencies have now spent…

PV Magazine 04:00 UTC

Solar trackers are, in a sense, a victim of their own success in the North American market. They have become the default technology for utility-scale projects with a market penetration rate of over 90%. This saturation has created its own…