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Plug-in EV sales, month by month
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188 months of US plug-in vehicle sales, December 2010 to July 2026, taken from the Department of Energy laboratory that publishes them. The share of the new-car market peaked at 12.94% in September 2025 — the month the federal tax credit closed — and has fallen in every month since, measured against the same month a year earlier.
OWNED BY WALES: The plan for a public energy company that keeps wind farm profits here
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The promise from ministers is cheaper, cleaner power with the money reinvested at home. The reality check comes with it: the company would not take over your gas and electricity supply, would not set the price you pay, and any saving on bills is a long-term hope rather than help for this winter.
What is on the table is one national public energy company, bringing together the energy organisations Wales already has, and everyone in Wales is being asked how it should work before the plans are settled.
EVs and the Grid: Supporting Resilience, or Driving Defection?
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EVs are giant batteries on wheels. They could smooth out the daily and seasonal variations of energy flows on the electric grid, making the grid more reliable and everyone’s electricity cheaper. But a self-serving alliance of disparate interests is working hard to discourage EV adoption. One front of their many attacks involves apocalyptic tales of grid collapse.
California Legislature passes balcony solar bill
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Californians could soon put solar panel kits on balconies and in backyards to lower their electric bills — without utility approval.
On Wednesday, state lawmakers passed the Plug and Play Solar Act (Senate Bill 868) to legalize balcony solar, a form of DIY clean energy that’s taken off in Germany. The bill, which garnered bipartisan support, now heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. His office declined to say if he’ll sign or veto it within the 30-day deadline; if he does neither, it would still become law and take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
“Imagine being able to reduce your annual electric bill by $400, which is what is estimated here, simply by plugging in one of these devices and leaving it in the sun,” state Sen. Scott Wiener (D), who wrote the bill, said at a Monday press conference on the legislation. “This is a level of convenience in terms of installation and energy savings that we have not seen before.”
CA governor candidate Xavier Becerra proposes free ‘power hour’ electricity plan
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra is proposing free electricity for millions of California households during part of the day, arguing the plan could help lower-income residents save money while encouraging energy use when solar power is most abundant.
Becerra unveiled the proposal Tuesday at POLITICO's Sacramento Summit, saying his plan would offer free electricity during a designated midday window. The Democrat said he would work with the regulators, energy providers and other stakeholders to determine how this would be paid, but didn't outline a funding plan.
Researchers Release Evidence-Based EV Battery Fire Response Considerations
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UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute released comprehensive tactical considerations to help first responders safely and effectively manage electric vehicle fire response incidents. “Full-Scale Electric Vehicle Fire Experiments and Recommendations for Fire Incident Response” addresses critical knowledge gaps identified by fire service representatives and provides a clear operational framework with considerations for size-up, suppression management, addressing exposure hazards, and assessing battery reignition risks.
2027 Chevy Bolt Edmunds Review
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The resurrected 2027 Chevrolet Bolt's new electric motor and revised battery pack help to slightly increase EPA-estimated range — 262 miles compared to the 2023 Bolt EUV's 247 miles. We went even farther than that in our independent Edmunds EV Range Test, going 290 miles on a full charge.
The Heat Is On: And the cost of climate change is getting serious
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Last Friday extreme heat forced early closure of Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair. Fortunately, the fair was sparsely attended. As some wags put it, tens of people had to be evacuated from the National Mall. Even so, 44 people received health assistance and 11 were taken to hospitals due to the heat.
OK, shutting down Trump’s shabby, dreary exercise in self-aggrandizement was no great loss. Yet the disruption of Trump’s festivities is a harbinger of many disruptions to come. The brutal heat wave in the northeastern US — an event that would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change — followed an even more brutal heat wave in Europe.
The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know
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Morris explained that the main benefit he sees with plug-in solar is that consumers are taking greater control of their energy costs and becoming participants in the transition to clean energy. He views this as part of creating and maintaining a political consensus that supports the transition, which is good for everyone.
He also sees land-use benefits, with plug-in solar occupying otherwise unused spaces in yards and on roofs and balconies. His organization has calculated that widespread adoption of plug-in solar would meet about 2 percent of Germany’s electricity demand, which would reduce the need to build new power plants on undeveloped land.
Clean Energy Investment Hits $2.2 Trillion, Nearly Double Fossil Fuels
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The IEA projects $2.2 trillion will flow into clean energy this year versus $1.2 trillion into fossil fuels, a nearly 2-to-1 split of total global energy spending.
Conflicts disrupting oil and gas supply chains, from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the latest U.S. and Israeli military action, are pushing governments toward power sources that can't be embargoed.
Charging ahead: EVs outpace growth predictions
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The global market for electric vehicles (EVs) is growing much faster than expected. In just six years, sales have increased tenfold, with around 21 million electric cars sold worldwide in 2025. China and Europe are leading the charge, but the market is growing rapidly in other parts of the world, too.
Donald Trump, Champion of Renewable Energy
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The whole world now knows that relying on imported fossil fuels is a major economic and security risk. By contrast, the sun will shine and the wind blow whatever may be happening overseas. Renewables were already rapidly becoming cheaper than fossil fuels. Now it’s clear that they are also far safer. Thus Donald Trump has in practice become the world’s green energy champion.
