Energy & Green Tech
Energy & Green Tech news — Sunday 18 October 2026
9 stories from 2 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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From excavators to hypercars, these LEGO kits were made for EV fans (2026)
Electrek
Over the past few years, LEGO has quietly added an impressive array of plug-powered machines to its block-based lineup, from hybrid racers to battery-powered excavators and garbage trucks. We’ve rounded them up here. more…
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Paris Auto Show — European OEMs Strike Back
CleanTechnica
(But will it be enough?) The 2026 Paris Auto Show felt different this year. Despite some notable absences (BMW, MG, most Japanese OEMs…), it was bigger than in past editions. The bright, confident stands of Chinese automakers—from BYD to…
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Electrification Changes What Energy Security Means
CleanTechnica
For most of the fossil-fuel era, energy security meant securing a continuous flow of things that disappeared when they were used. Oil arrived in tankers, natural gas crossed pipelines or oceans as LNG, and coal moved by rail and ship. Burn…
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PGE gets it: electric semi trucks provide HEAVY DUTY backup for the grid [video]
Electrek
Oregon utility Portland General Electric (“PGE”) is highlighting the environmental, health, and grid benefits to electrifying medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks, calling the battery-backed big rigs “batteries on wheels.” more…
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Tiny Titan: new residential battery system from EcoFlow starts small
Electrek
EcoFlow is hoping to make a titanic splash with its new, smaller (but scalable!) residential energy storage lineup that the company is calling a more approachable entry point to its backup battery offerings. more…
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Volkswagen Thinks The US Could Be Its Economic Savior. Is It Chasing A Pipe Dream?
CleanTechnica
In January, 1949, two Volkswagen Type 1 Beetles arrived in New York City. Six years later, Volkswagen of America was founded. The original Beetle was cute in an ugly sort of way. It was under-powered and its heater was anemic, but it was…
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Tesla Implements New Accident-Avoidance Automation, But Millions of Tesla Customers Don’t Have Access To It
CleanTechnica
Disclaimer: Many of our readers have criticized me for supporting an Elon Musk company. It does present a conundrum for me. Musk has supported Donald Trump with millions of dollars of campaign contributions and has served as a member of…
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E-quipment highlight: LEAPTING launches electric autonomous forklift
Electrek
Chinese PV and solar equipment brand LEAPTING has taken the wraps off its new, battery-powered Auto-Navigation Forklift Robot (AFR) designed to speed up the installation of large, utility-scale solar power projects . more…
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Electric Vehicle Chargers Or Flying Cars? Tesla And The State Of Florida Can’t Decide
CleanTechnica
As a child of the 1960s, I grew up with dreams of a high tech future, so different from my simple rural family lifestyle. In part, that fondness for the future was drawn from the television show, The Jetsons, with its flying cars and…