This week, BYD crossed a major manufacturing milestone as its battery production crossed 113 GWh in the first three quarters of 2025 – but instead of celebrating, the company is doubling down with a new “Zero Defects” initiative to bring ba?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/07/chinese-quality-byd-launches-zero-de...

Anker SOLIX X1 has surged to the top in Australia, earning ministerial praise, installer trust, and homeowner confidence thanks to its ultra thin design, rugged durability, and proven real world performance. The post From Federal Endorsemen?
https://www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-news/from-federal-endors...

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has granted New South Wales electricity distributor Ausgrid a controversial trial waiver so it can experiment with the co-ordination of community batteries and private solar power installations within p?
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/ausgrid-community-power-network...

This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a plan to make cars less efficient when Americans are already paying record-high energy bills during an affordability crisis fueled by tariff-driven inflation. That plan is now up f?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/07/dot-opens-public-comment-on-plan-to-...

When a 40-foot container rolled up to my property and the doors swung open, I finally got to meet a machine I’d only last seen half-finished on a factory floor in China. Sitting up front, nose practically pressed against the container doors?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/07/i-got-a-5-ton-electric-tractor-from-...

Kyiv, Ukraine (SPX) Dec 12, 2021 The development of solar energy in countries with a limited resource of free land increasingly relies on bringing degraded and technogenically disturbed areas into use. Former agricultural yards, exhausted?
https://www.solardaily.com/reports/Rehabilitation_of_complex_and_de...

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 A research team at Wuhan University of Technology led by Professor Tao Wang has developed a vacuum-assisted thermal annealing (VTA) process that tackles the linked challenges of efficiency and stability in?
https://www.solardaily.com/reports/Vacuum_annealing_boosts_efficien...

In a high-tech move that we can all get behind and isn’t dystopian at all, the City of Barcelona is feeding camera data from its city buses into an advanced AI, but they swear they’re not using the footage to to issue tickets to bad drivers?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/06/the-ticket-bot-cometh-city-is-record...

The Japanese agriculture equipment experts Kubota are partnering with Norwegian tech startup Kilter to co-develop, pilot, and promote the new Kilter AX-1 ultra high-precision weeding robot across Europe. more…
https://electrek.co/2025/12/06/kubota-kilter-to-partner-on-next-gen...

Energy independence and cost control are top of mind for farmers, and more companies are rolling out electric equipment that can be charged by solar, wind, or even on-farm biogas. With the debut of its latest next-generation electric tracto?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/06/the-future-of-electric-farming-is-ta...

Tesla has officially announced its 2025 Holiday Update, and this year, the automaker is not using the usually bigger update for any groundbreaking stuff, but there are a few interesting new smaller features. You will find the release not?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/tesla-2025-holiday-update-few-cool-f...

Kia is extending one of its biggest promotions yet, knocking over $10,000 off every EV in its lineup. more…
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/kia-still-offering-over-10000-off-en...

New Holland’s already excellent C314 mini track loader is even better for 2026 thanks to the debut of a new, all electric version that offers quiet, low maintenance, and emission-free running for round-the-clock operation. more…
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/new-holland-c314-mini-track-loader-g...

I went to the AC/DC PWR UP! gig in Adelaide last weekend. There are two ways to look at that show. One: a couple of blokes in their 70s who don’t sound quite like the records anymore. Two: an inspiring wall of grit and showmanship, built on?
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/enphase-batteries-highway-to-hell/

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla allowing texting and driving on FSD v14, Trump killing CAFE’s MPG standard, an Aptera updat?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/podcast-tesla-texting-and-driving-tr...

Kia’s most affordable electric SUV will be here in just over a month. Ahead of its debut, the EV2 was spotted with light camo, offering our best look yet. more…
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/kia-ev2-sheds-camo-best-look-at-suv-...

We’re ending this week’s Green Deals with a mix of new holiday events alongside ongoing Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals, headlined by Segway’s Christmas Holiday Sale that gives you hundreds in savings on popular EVs, like the ZT3 Pro All-Te?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/segway-christmas-holiday-sale-ecoflo...

The official Black Friday and Cyber Monday dates may have passed, but that doesn’t mean savings have slowed down any, with us now having shifted over into Cyber Week sales. Many of the previous Black Friday Green Deals we spotted up until t?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/cyber-monday-green-deals-hub/

On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Justin Worland from TIME Magazine discusses the fires that hit Los Angeles in January 2025, and how to prevent similar disasters in the future.
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/amid-the-ashes-of-the...

Lexus is bringing the sports car back, but this time the LFA will be fully electric and will be developed alongside the Toyota GR GT and GR GT3. Here’s our first look at the EV sports car. more…
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/lexus-lfa-back-100-electric/

Japan has allocated 75.3 MW of PV capacity in its latest procurement exercise. The lowest price in the auction was JPY 4.97 ($0.032) /kWh.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/japans-26th-solar-auction-co...

Tesla has officially launched new “Standard” trims for both the Model 3 and Model Y in Europe after launching them in North America. The automaker is aggressively positioning these stripped-down models to undercut competitors and arrest a p?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/tesla-launches-standard-model-3-y-eu...

For the first time, a complete aluminum-graphite-dual-ion battery system has been built and tested, showing that lithium-free, high-power batteries can deliver stability, fast response, and recyclability for next-generation grid application?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/worlds-first-high-power-alum...

Swedish independent power producer Alight has completed a 215 MW solar project in Lolland, southern Denmark. The construction of Lidsø solar park started in the summer of 2024.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/denmarks-second-largest-pv-p...

Kia is celebrating its 80th birthday with a bang. The new Kia Vision Turismo concept offers a glimpse of what will likely arrive as the EV8. Here’s our first look at it. more…
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/kia-vision-meta-turismo-previews-pot...

Brazil published Law 15.296 on November 25, establishing a series of changes to laws in its electricity sector including guidelines for the regulation of storage systems, tax exemptions and the reduction of import tax rates on battery energ?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/brazil-adopts-legal-framewor...

The former CEO of Sunnova is now leading global solar services company Otovo. John Berger licensed the Otovo name earlier this year from the Norwegian startup, and the efforts on separate continents have now merged to offer repair services?
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/ex-sunnova-ceo-leads-...

As smart grid tech is rolled out around the world to modernize legacy assets and integrate renewable energy generation, it is also making the electricity network more prone to cyber attacks. IEC Standards provide protection but they also ar?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/keeping-the-smart-grid-cyber...

Utilities nationwide face similar challenges with grid moderinzation efforts, but the solutions that make sense to individual teams or for a given issue are specific to each organization.
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/4-questions-utiliti...

This week Women in Solar+ Europe gives voice to Antonio Arruebo, Market Analyst at SolarPower Europe. He says that widespread lack of awareness about the barriers women face throughout their professional journeys is currently the major hurd?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/achieving-real-gender-equali...

Solarwatt France has initiated a statutory early-warning procedure before the Lyon commercial court to safeguard the future of its operations.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/solarwatt-france-files-early...

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes Tern’s NYC e-bike delivery fleet surpasses 1 million mil?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/wheel-e-podcast-1m-tern-miles-kids-o...

The two companies will invest approximately CNY 2 billion ($282.8 million) in the new facility, which will host two production lines, each with a capacity of 2.5 GW. The project has already passed environmental review.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/chinese-pv-industry-brief-ai...

The Port of Houston took a big step towards electrifying its operations this week, when the stevedores at Houston Terminal deployed the first new SANY electric reach stacker at the major seaside port – and it won’t be the last. more…
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/new-electric-sany-reach-stacker-gets...

The selected projects will be eligible for EU funding from the Connecting Europe Facility and will benefit from streamlined approval and regulatory processes.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/the-hydrogen-stream-eu-endor...

The mining equipment experts at Sandvik have been developing next-generation electric equipment options for years – largely on their own. Now, with a €500 million capital injection from the EIB, the company is ready to get serious about its?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/sandvik-gets-e500m-from-european-inv...

Global energy storage shipments jumped 84.7% in the first three quarters of 2025, with Tesla and Chinese manufacturers leading the charge, says InfoLink.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/global-ess-shipments-hit-286...

I recently attended Strutt’s Demo Day to check out the company’s new EV1 mobility device, and even if you’ve never paid attention to electric wheelchairs before, you’ll still probably find this interesting. The EV1 isn’t really a wheelc?
https://electrek.co/2025/12/05/i-tried-the-strutt-ev1-the-autonomou...

The new residential heat pump system can be configured modularly and requires less than 150 grams of refrigerant, which allows it to be installed indoors. The system integrates with M-Tec’s energy management platform and supports multiple h?
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/m-tec-launches-modular-propa...

Solar developer Energeia AS has been granted a license to build, own and operate a 46 MW agrivoltaic project in Norway, set to become the country’s largest solar site to date.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/05/large-scale-agrivoltaics-com...