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07/21/26

GM just added ChargePoint to its EV apps

GM EV drivers can now find, start, and pay for charging at ChargePoint stations without leaving their EV brand’s app.

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07/21/26

Kia PV5 High Roof spotted in public for the first time [Video]

Kia is gearing up to launch several new PV5 electric van variants, including a High Roof model. Spotted driving in public, the PV5 High Roof looks considerably bigger than the standard model.

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07/21/26

NHTSA targets Tesla’s ‘Radar Saves Us’ document in FSD crash probe

NHTSA is now demanding a Tesla internal document titled “Radar Saves Us” as part of its investigation into “Full Self-Driving” crashes in low-visibility conditions. The request is buried in a new 24-part information dema

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07/21/26

Idaho just switched on a big solar farm – and a much larger one is next

Idaho just brought a 125-megawatt (MWac) solar farm online – and construction has begun on another one more than three times its size.

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07/21/26

Tesla (TSLA) Q2 2026 earnings preview: strong deliveries, murky profits

Tesla reports its second-quarter 2026 financial results tomorrow, July 22, after the market closes, with the earnings call to follow at 5:30 p.m. ET. The setup is different this time. Tesla just posted its best-ever seco

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07/21/26

Electra to build $850M Ohio factory for EL9 hybrid-electric plane

Electra is putting $850 million into its first aircraft factory, and it picked Springfield, Ohio to build the EL9 Ultra Short, its nine-passenger hybrid-electric plane that can take off in as little as 150 feet. The plan

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07/21/26

Groups Take First Step Toward Lawsuit Against TVA Over Clean Air Act Violations at Kingston Site

TVA’s unlawful actions come after utility reversed its decision to shutter Kingston coal plant KINGSTON, Tennessee — On Monday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club,

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07/21/26

Conservation Groups Plan to Sue Trump Over Attempts to Eliminate Protections for Threatened Species Favor Corporate Interests Instead of Science

Rulemakings are latest in series of attacks on Endangered Species Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservation groups notified the Trump administration of their plans to challenge two rulemakings weakening the Endangered Species

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07/21/26

35.5%! LONGi Once Again Breaks World Record for Crystalline Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell Efficiency

At the 2026 Solar and Energy Storage Innovation Conference, LONGi officially announced that its independently developed crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a conversion efficiency of 35.5%, cert

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07/21/26

Pennsylvania Passes Solar Decommissioning Legislation to Ensure Sustainable Energy Development

WASHINGTON, D.C. and HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the bipartisan Senate Bill 349, which sets a statewide framework for decommissioning ground-mounted solar projects at the end of a project’s use

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07/21/26

Fossil Fuel Money Behind Republican Hysteria Over Canadian Wildfire Smoke

America’s Jack*** In Chief has taken to his private social media channel to lambaste Canada for allowing its forests to burn. Yesterday, this failed leader imposed new 50 percent tariffs on lots of Canadian products, cla

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07/21/26

EVs Take 67.0% Share In Sweden — Volvo EX40 Leads

The second quarter of 2026 saw plugin EVs take 67.0% share in Sweden, up from 62.5% in Q2 2025. BEV share grew strongly year on year (YoY), and PHEVs also grew. Overall Q2 auto volume was 79,891 units, up some 22% YoY. T

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