Energy & Green Tech news — Monday 19 October 2026

Electrek 22:57 UTC

If last week’s headlines proved anything at all, it’s that the long wait for flying, flipping, fully self driving electric vehicles is finally over – especially if you’re shopping at Tesla’s competitors. On today’s episode of Quick Charge…

CleanTechnica 22:56 UTC

In the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), 23% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, down slightly from 24% in 3Q25. Between 3Q25 and 3Q26, hybrid…

CleanTechnica 22:52 UTC

Chemistry is politically agnostic. It can give us wondrous new products, like nylon and Dacron, but it can give us destructive products like napalm and Agent Orange. Here are two stories in the news that came clattering into the teletype…

CleanTechnica 22:38 UTC

Spring Hill, Tennessee is blazing a new trail in battery technology, as Ultium Cells LLC — a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution — just announced plans to produce lithium manganese rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells…

CleanTechnica 22:12 UTC

By Shilpan Amin, Global Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer, GM Long before electric vehicles became a familiar sight on American roads, General Motors engineers were developing technologies that help make today’s EVs possible. One…

Electrek 21:00 UTC

There are plenty of ways to make an electric motorcycle stand out, but putting a giant hole through the middle of it is certainly one of the more effective options. more…

Electrek 20:55 UTC

Volkswagen opened orders for the entry-level ID. Cross with the 37 kWh battery, starting at about $31,000 (€27,995). more…

Electrek 20:19 UTC

Arizona’s first three NEVI-funded DC fast-charging stations are finally online, giving EV drivers more places to plug in along I-10, I-19, and I-8. more…

Electrek 19:59 UTC

BYD’s new Tang EV, its “tech-savvy” flagship five-seat SUV, was revealed in a regulatory filing with dual electric motors delivering a combined 690 horsepower. The interior is even more impressive. more…

Electrek 18:00 UTC

This week is kicking off with a spooky good EcoFlow Halloween Sale lineup of up to 57% discounts and bonus extra savings, which include deals like the DELTA 3 Ultra Plus 3,072Wh Power Station down at $1,519 , and more starting from $284…

Electrek 17:59 UTC

Toyota will produce the Corolla EV in China starting in 2028, alongside hybrid and gas-powered versions. more…

Electrek 17:41 UTC

Priority Bicycles has spent the last decade proving that bicycles don’t need to be complicated to be good. Now the New York-based bicycle company is taking one of its more playful pedal bikes and giving it the electric treatment with the…

Electrek 16:29 UTC

The new Volvo EX60 has an EPA-estimated range of 312 miles, but in real-world conditions, it drove over 350 miles without stopping. more…

Electrek 16:07 UTC

Huawei’s smart car business is signing on to CATL’s battery swap network, giving the world’s largest battery maker another heavyweight partner for a technology most of the industry wrote off a decade ago. Yinwang, the Huawei-controlled…

Canary Media 16:00 UTC

A tiny power plant notched a big win last month off the coast of Oregon: For nearly 30 seconds, it generated electricity using the heat of an underwater volcano. The startup Endurance Energy deployed its test unit, called Adélie, about a…

Electrek 15:17 UTC

Foxconn is buying half of Mitsubishi Electric’s auto parts business for ¥115 billion ($727 million), its biggest bet yet on turning years of EV promises into a real car business. But the target, Mitsubishi Electric Mobility, isn’t an EV…

Electrek 15:15 UTC

GM just took the wraps off the electric-drive pickup America’s commercial fleets have been waiting for: a one-ton chassis, dually rear axle and massive capability baked in. The best part? You can have it in any color you want — as long as…

Electrek 14:58 UTC

Subaru is testing its own tech for its next-generation EVs, breaking away from its longstanding partnership with Toyota. more…

CleanTechnica 14:36 UTC

Verdox has completed a useful industrial demonstration at Hydro’s Sunndal aluminum smelter in Norway. During a two-month test, its electrochemical process captured carbon dioxide from exhaust containing only about 1% CO₂ and operated in…

Electrek 14:07 UTC

Tesla’s proxy for its 2026 annual meeting, filed today, confirms that one of its supposedly independent directors now sits on SpaceX’s board. Ira Ehrenpreis, who chairs both Tesla’s compensation committee and its governance committee…

Electrek 13:57 UTC

Buying an e-bike without a battery might sound a little like buying a car without a motor. But that’s exactly what Minnesota-based e-bike company Monarc is now offering – and there’s actually a pretty good reason for it. more…

CleanTechnica 13:49 UTC

SpaceX is in hot water over a decision to throttle back its Starlink and Starshield service in Ukraine last week, a decision for which nobody seems to have made. The post Gee Whiz Ma, Elon Musk Gave Me One Share In SpaceX, Isn’t He Great!…

Electrek 13:35 UTC

The plug-in hybrid BYD Denza B8 didn’t set the sales charts on fire, but its high-tech suspension promised a smooth ride across just about any terrain, adjusting damping and ride height while independently controlling hydraulic pressure at…

CleanTechnica 12:44 UTC

37 kWh battery (net) offers a range of up to 324 km and is particularly suitable for city traffic and commuting Two output levels with 85 kW (116 PS) and 99 kW (135 PS) available, maximum speed of 160 km/h DC quick charging with 90 kW from…

PV Magazine 12:37 UTC

Indian renewable energy independent power producer ACME Solar, through its subsidiary ACME Greentech Twenty Pvt Ltd, has signed a power procurement agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for 300 MW/1,200 MWh of…

PV Magazine 11:15 UTC

Taiwanese floating solar float manufacturer Suntoward said it will open its first operational site in the Philippines, leasing more than 3,800 square meters at the ALogis Mabalacat 1 warehouse in Pampanga Technopark from developer…

PV Magazine 11:15 UTC

Members of Norway’s Green Party (MDG) have put forward a proposal to legalise and facilitate plug-in solar and batteries. The six politicians were each elected to the Norwegian parliament, known as the Storting, for the 2025-2029 term…

Energy Monitor 10:07 UTC

Norfund and Impact Fund Denmark have agreed to invest a combined 49% equity interest in Vena Energy’s Ixus Bugallon Solar Power facility.

Energy Monitor 09:45 UTC

ACME Solar has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with SECI to deliver 300MW/1.2GW-hours (GWh) of assured peak power supply.

PV Magazine 09:30 UTC

Bangladesh plans to build a 70 MW solar power plant on unused land at the Matarbari coal-fired power station in the southeastern part of the country, with electricity generation expected to begin by December 2028. State-owned Coal Power…

PV Magazine 09:07 UTC

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has ordered a comprehensive overhaul of state-owned power utility PT PLN. The president met with government ministers and PLN representatives last week to discuss a transformation focused on increased…

PV Magazine 08:00 UTC

Researchers at Chinese solar manufacturer Longi have investigated the physical mechanisms behind edge masking in high-efficiency solar cells, finding that the technique suppresses edge recombination by restricting lateral carrier…

PV Magazine 07:54 UTC

Chinese PV module maker JinkoSolar unveiled its TOPCon-based Amorphous-Si Passivating Cell (TAC) technology at its Global Tech Day event in Shanghai on Oct. 17. According to a technical white paper published by the company, the…

PV Magazine 07:44 UTC

Sri Lanka’s National System Operator (NSO) has instructed all PV system owners to disconnect their installations from the grid following a nationwide blackout caused by instability in the electricity system on Oct. 17. The NSO said PV…

Canary Media 07:30 UTC

A global supply shortage and U.S. tariffs have roiled the aluminum market this year, putting greater pressure on the United States to produce more of its own metal. Plans to build or reopen giant smelters are moving forward , but they all…

Canary Media 07:30 UTC

Illinois has built out large amounts of renewables in the past decade to reach its mandate of 100% clean energy by 2050 . So far, though, it has lagged on building battery storage, which advocates say is especially necessary now as data…

PV Magazine 07:00 UTC

Expanding renewable energy is not necessarily at odds with the economic interests of countries that depend heavily on oil and gas exports. On the contrary, replacing fossil fuels in domestic energy consumption with renewable electricity…

PV Magazine 05:26 UTC

Renewable energy developer Swift Current Energy is suing First Solar in New York state court, alleging the manufacturer knowingly supplied defective solar modules and used deceptive testing to hide significant performance issues. The…

PV Magazine 05:24 UTC

A federal patent lawsuit filed in East Texas indicates that massive quantities of Chinese crystal-pulling equipment are bound for Texas to build out a 10 GW solar production line. Court filings and public records tie the…

PV Magazine 05:19 UTC

Four proposed solar, wind, and battery energy storage projects that would add a combined 12.66 GW of new generation capacity to the grid have been successful in the South Australian government’s competitive tender process for land released…

CleanTechnica 03:42 UTC

Data centers have emerged as part of Trump's plan for a new era of collaboration between the US and Russia -- wait, what? The post A Data Center Deal Lurks Behind Trump’s Russian Diesel Debacle appeared first on CleanTechnica .

CleanTechnica 03:12 UTC

I recently attended the launch of the XPENG G9L at the Paris Motor Show. This represents XPENG bringing their latest tech in a flagship-level vehicle to Europe. This is a vehicle built in Europe and adapted to European buyers that raises…