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Leipzig’s Hydrogen Garbage Trucks Fail The Tuesday Test
Garbage collection is not a technology demonstration. Municipalities need trucks that leave the depot every working morning, finish predictable routes, operate compactors through hundreds of stops and come back ready to do it again. That is why refuse collection has become such a useful test of competing zero-emission drivetrains. Battery-electric … [continued]
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Tone-Deaf Trillionaire Launches $200,000 Electric Car Into Sour US Market
The long-awaited unveiling of the new $200,000 Tesla Roadster electric sports car is set for October 1, just in time to stoke the fires of the affordability crisis in the runup to Election Day 2026.
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XPENG VLA 2.0 vs. Tesla FSD in Amsterdam — Part 1: XPENG L03
I recently became the first person outside of XPENG to ride in a L03 prototype using XNGP with VLA 2.0 followed by a Tesla Model 3 using FSD on the same roads. Many have experienced FSD, but not on roads where VLA 2.0 is available. People have also driven or … [continued]
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Kia PH Brings EV3 to Shake Up Compact Electric Crossover Market
MAKATI CITY, Philippines — Kia Philippines expanded its local electric lineup with the September 21 rollout of the EV3, pricing the subcompact model at P1.898 million (roughly $30,400) to take aim directly at rival battery-powered options. The Ayala-backed distributor introduced the nameplate in a solitary GL trim, slotted beneath the … [continued]
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Solar, Wind, Battery Storage, And Politics — It’s Complicated
In the summer of 2026, demand for electricity in Texas broke the previous record of 85.5 GW, set three years ago: 45 times. On July 22, 2026, ERCOT, the Texas grid operator, recorded an all time high peak demand of 91.1 GW. On August 20, Houston, Texas experienced its first … [continued]
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