VinFast’s Vietnam Sales Surge as EVs Enter a Tipping Point
VinFast delivered 21,781 electric vehicles in Vietnam in July, bringing its sales for the first seven months of 2026 to 137,697 vehicles and putting the company on course to substantially exceed last year’s record in its home market. July deliveries increased 21.3% from June’s 17,955 vehicles. The seven-month total is ... [continued] The post VinFast’s Vietnam Sales Surge as EVs Enter a Tipping Po
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China Is Making More Aluminum. Its Emissions May Still Be Peaking.
Earlier this year I argued that China’s aluminum-sector carbon emissions had probably peaked around 2024. Since then, the output data have weakened one important part of that case. China produced 45.02 million tonnes of primary aluminum in 2025, 2.4% more than the year before, and another 23.19 million tonnes in ... [continued] The post China Is Making More Aluminum. Its Emissions May Still Be Pea
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Porsche Ditches Volkswagen Group Emissions Pool, Joins Up With XPENG
Well, this is an interesting one…. For some background, regulations in the European Union require that automakers reduce the CO2 emissions that the cars they sell create. Year after year, they have to cut their average fleet emissions. If they don’t cut their emissions to the necessary level, they have ... [continued] The post Porsche Ditches Volkswagen Group Emissions Pool, Joins Up With XPENG ap
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China Exports 1 Million Automobiles in a Month … Twice
I was just writing about China exporting electric vehicles, and Chery buying a Nissan factory in South Africa to produce them there. Now I’ve also seen news that China just reached a new milestone, with electric vehicles playing a big part of that. China exported more than one million electric ... [continued] The post China Exports 1 Million Automobiles in a Month … Twice appeared first on CleanTe
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Thousands of Comments Shared with Governor Katie Hobbs Passionately Oppose Desert Southwest Gas Pipeline
On Friday, the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter shared with Gov. Katie Hobbs’s office about 2,000 comments that were submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last week opposing the Desert Southwest Pipeline. The comments, mostly from the states along the route of the gas pipeline, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico, ... [continued] The post Thousands of Comments Shared with Governor
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More Renewables Lead To Lower Demand For Methane In Europe
There’s a line in a Bruce Springsteen song that goes like this: “Foreman says these jobs are going, and they ain’t comin’ back.” Something similar is happening to demand for methane in Europe. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the Continent depended heavily on supplies of cheap methane from Russia. ... [continued] The post More Renewables Lead To Lower Demand For Methane In Europe appeared firs
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Chery Buys Nissan Factory in Africa
The Chinese EV market has gotten gigantic. In June, 685,000 pure-electric vehicles were sold in the country, accounting for approximately 43% of China’s auto market. However, 2026 is a down year for the market. As such, Chinese EV companies have been working extra hard to get their cars into other ... [continued] The post Chery Buys Nissan Factory in Africa appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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New BYD Seal 06 & Qin MAX Part 1: Competitive Sedans
This week, BYD launched new Seal 06 and Qin MAX mainstream midsized sedans. These models bring improved performance, upgraded technology and flash charging to the affordable sedan segment. However, they also bring up some questions about how the models compete with each other. Mechanically, the new Seal 06 and Qin ... [continued] The post New BYD Seal 06 & Qin MAX Part 1: Competitive Sedans appear
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Move Local Energy Goals Forward: Apply to the Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project
Local Governments, Tribes, Utilities, and Organizations Across the Country Can Pursue Affordable Energy Solutions With Support From National Laboratories and Regional Organizations Coastal, remote, and island communities across the United States can overcome energy reliability hurdles—like aging infrastructure and harsh weather conditions—as participants in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s)
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Can Tesla’s Brand Reputation Sink Any Lower?
Elon Musk's SpaceX venture surrounds land owned by the card game maker Cards Against Humanity, setting the stage for another high profile prank. The post Can Tesla’s Brand Reputation Sink Any Lower? appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Aira EV Drives 68% of Wuling Orders at GIIAS 2026
TANGERANG, Indonesia — Wuling Motors secured 3,290 vehicle purchase orders during the 2026 Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show, led by demand for its new Aira EV micro car. The small electric vehicle generated 2,238 purchase orders, representing 68 percent of Wuling’s total sales volume over the 11-day exhibition in Tangerang. ... [continued] The post Aira EV Drives 68% of Wuling Orders at
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Trump’s Gift To Coal Miners: Less Coal Jobs, More Black Lung Disease
With cases of black lung disease skyrocketing and cutbacks on mine safety enforcement, coal jobs are more hazardous now than at any time in the past 50 years. The post Trump’s Gift To Coal Miners: Less Coal Jobs, More Black Lung Disease appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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