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USMCA to Move to Automatic Annual Renewal as Countries Face July 1st Deadline
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (140+ words) Washington, DC " Today marks the mandatory six-year review of the United States-Mexico-Canada trilateral trade agreement, known as the USMCA. With a long-term agreement to extend the deal highly unlikely, and no countries opting to leave the deal, USMCA will move…...
Firmus Secures 600 MW Energy Supply Agreement in South Australia, Linked to 1. 2 GW of New Renewable Generation & Battery Storage
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (316+ words) Firmus today announced a landmark 12-year wholesale energy supply agreement with Gunvor Group for 600 MW of firm electricity to support the next phase of Project Southgate, its strategy to develop large-scale AI Factory campuses across'regional'Australia. Under the agreement, Gunvor will…...
NIO vs. XPENG " Back Almost Even Again!
15+ hour, 13+ min ago (226+ words) I've said it before several times " XPENG and NIO have had a humorously similar growth trajectory over the past several years. Sometimes one surges ahead of the other for a while, and then things swing again and the other one…...
Alligator Alcatraz" Ends Immigration Detention After Earthjustice Lawsuits
17+ hour, 1+ min ago (402+ words) How we're ensuring environmental laws are not ignored in the Trump administration's unchecked mass detainment efforts. After a year of aggressive litigation from Earthjustice and its partners, "Alligator Alcatraz" no longer holds detainees. The mass immigration detention center in the…...
Southeast Missouri Smelter Announces Intent to Restart This Year
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (103+ words) Clean Energy Critical for Affordability & Clean Air in New Madrid The cost of electricity is a major input and longstanding barrier to domestic aluminum production, and the fluctuating cost of coal can quickly impact the financial viability of energy-hungry smelters....
XPENG Sales Rise 16% in June
19+ hour, 8+ min ago (271+ words) XPENG had 40, 126 vehicle deliveries in June, a 15. 9% increase year over year. That was also a 24. 8% increase in deliveries month over month for the company. Note that static versions of the embedded charts are included at the bottom of this article....
NIO Sales Increase 63% in June!
19+ hour, 44+ min ago (237+ words) NIO is off to a strong start in 2026 " well, covering the first half of the year already! The company scored 40, 597 deliveries in June, up 62. 9% from June 2025. That was also a 7. 7% increase month over month. Note that static versions of the…...
AVILOO Launches UK Used EV Battery Warranty
23+ hour, 29+ min ago (208+ words) On that topic, Marcus Berger, CEO of AVILOO, answered some questions about the company's used EV battery warranty for Clean Technica. What does it mean to be the first financially backed battery warranty for used electric vehicles in the UK?...
The 250-Year History of U. S. Energy Consumption
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (272+ words) Even as hydropower grew, the increasing demand for electricity was largely met by increasing coal generation. The first U. S. coal-fired power plant began operations in New York City in 1882. Coal surpassed wood as the largest source of energy in the United…...
Tesla Cybercab with No Steering Wheel or Pedals Starts On-Road Testing, USA Standards Changing
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (211+ words) Tesla has been sending Cybercabs around the United States for some early testing and "Full Self Driving" calibrating, and people have noticed they have steering wheels and such, like normal cars. But they are not supposed to have steering wheels,…...