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Solar gets railed: clever Swiss pilot proves PV panels and trains can coexist

Solar energy from railways shows first positive results in Switzerland

Finding places to deploy new solar panels is often just as challenging as the construction project itself – with productive farmland, open parking lots, and rooftops all offering their own sets of pros and cons, but a recent pilot project suggests that thousands of acres of viable, low-cost land have been hiding in plain sight all along: the space between railroad tracks.

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Tesla poaches 17-year Intel veteran to lead its ‘Terafab’ chip plant

Tesla SpaceX terafab

Tesla has hired a 17-year Intel manufacturing veteran, Gary Jiang, to serve as “Director, Terafab,” the first named leadership hire tied to the automaker’s ambitious Austin chip fab project.

The executive, who started at Tesla this month, most recently ran tool installation and ramp for Intel’s cutting-edge 18A process — exactly the experience Tesla lacks in-house.

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Tenways Wayfarer cruiser e-bike bundle at new $1,649 low ($827 off), Jackery July 4th power station sale, Aiper, Greenworks, more

Leading our Tuesday Green Deals is the special 4th of July flash sale on Tenways’ Wayfarer Premium Cruiser e-bike with a $277 FREE bundle of gear at a new $1,649 low. We also have Jackery’s Independence Day Sale with up to 60% power station discounts alongside three continuing bonus savings codes – with deals starting from $249, as well as Aiper’s IrriSense 2 Smart Irrigation System and Multi-Zone Sprinkler down at $370, a soon-to-end chance at Greenworks’ 1,800 PSI Compact Electric Pressure Washer for the $100 2026 low, and a bunch of continuing Prime Day and July 4th sales worth jumping on while they’re still around. Plus – don’t forget about the hangover deals we’ve got collected at the bottom of the page for you, like yesterday’s Lectric 4th of July e-bike sale, the latest EcoFlow flash sale offers, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Another day, another illegal billion-dollar bribe to raise your electricity prices

EIA solar wind 2026

The Interior Department has made another illegal agreement with a gas company to drop development of cheap and clean offshore wind and instead focus on dirty, expensive gas, giving that company the better part of a billion dollars worth of taxpayer money while starving Americans of much-needed electricity.

Original post 6/17, Updated 6/30: Interior announced another deal on Monday, this one with Duke Energy to cancel a project in Carolina Long Bay.

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Tesla begins ‘engineering tests’ of first production Cybercab in Austin

Tesla Cybercab validation unit

Tesla says it has started engineering tests of its first production Cybercab on public roads in Austin, marking the first time a customer-spec unit of the purpose-built robotaxi has been validated outside the factory.

But a video shared by the company shows the two-seater driving with a supervisor sitting in the front passenger seat — a reminder that the car still isn’t operating on its own in Tesla’s paid service.

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New Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ class action hilariously cites Electrek

Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta Hero

A new proposed class action accuses Tesla of selling “Full Self-Driving” on millions of vehicles that are physically incapable of delivering it — and to make its case, the 51-page complaint repeatedly cites Electrek’s own reporting.

The suit, Waller v. Tesla (No. 4:26-cv-05350-KAW), was filed June 4 in the Northern District of California and covers cars built with Tesla’s Hardware 1, 2, 2.5, and 3 computers — effectively every Tesla sold with the FSD option from 2017 through early 2023.

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Lectric 4th of July e-bike Sale, EcoFlow extended Prime Day power station sale flash offers at up to 61% off, Greenworks batteries, more

Amazon’s Prime Day may be over, but that doesn’t mean all the amazing deals are gone, as we’re kicking off this week’s Green Deals with a mix of extended savings alongside newer 4th of July savings. Leading the group is Lectric’s 4th of July Sale with up to $694 e-bike savings that is both continuing Prime Day pricing while increasing the savings on certain models – all starting from $799. Right behind it is the latest EcoFlow extended Prime Day flash sale, which includes the 2,048Wh DELTA 3 Max Plus Portable Power Station getting a FREE 67W 3-in-1 10,000mAh power bank at $1,044. We also have Greenworks 24V, 40V, and 82V battery discounts, a Worx Nitro pole saw continuing Prime Day deal, as well as a ton of extended sales running into and through the upcoming month below.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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