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Rinnai Electric Heat Pump Wins 2026 Green GOOD DESIGN™ Award, At Hawaii Electric Home Show Next Week - CleanTechnica

Rinnai’s Award-Winning Heat Pump Water Heater Highlights the Push to Electrify Home Hot Water

Rinnai’s REHP Series received a 2026 Green GOOD DESIGN Award.
The product is positioned around efficiency, quieter operation and flexible installation.
Demand response support signals how home appliances are becoming part of grid management.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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200 Bidirectional EV Chargers To Be Used In Trial - CleanTechnica

Sweden Will Test 200 Bidirectional EV Chargers in a Vehicle-to-Grid Push

Vattenfall, Energy Bank, and Volkswagen are collaborating on a Swedish bidirectional charging pilot.
The project will install 200 chargers at households and Volkswagen dealerships.
The trial is designed to test whether parked EVs can feed electricity back to the grid.
The model could improve grid flexibility while creating a new revenue stream for EV owners.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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"Fraud, He Wrote!" Whistleblower Takes On Donut Lab Battery Claims - CleanTechnica

Whistleblower Complaint Challenges Donut Lab’s Solid-State Battery Claims

A criminal complaint in Finland challenges Donut Lab’s solid-state battery claims.
The allegations question reported performance figures and manufacturing readiness.
The dispute highlights a wider deep-tech problem: bold commercialization claims can outrun verification.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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BLUETTI Brings Its Portable Power Stations To Hawaii Electric Home Show, RE+ Mexico - CleanTechnica

Portable Power Companies Are Targeting Costly Grids and Resilience Markets

BLUETTI is showcasing portable battery products in Hawaii and Mexico.
The marketing emphasis includes backup power, time-of-use load shifting, and replacing fossil-fueled generators in some cases.
The broader trend is portable storage moving closer to mainstream household energy use.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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U.S. Coal-Fired Generating Capacity Retired in 2025 Was the Least in 15 Years - CleanTechnica

U.S. Coal Retirements Slowed Sharply in 2025 as Emergency Orders and Delays Propped Up Aging Plants

Only 2.6 GW of coal-fired capacity retired in the U.S. in 2025, the least since 2010.
Delayed closures, canceled retirement plans, and DOE emergency orders kept additional coal capacity available.
The data show coal’s long-term decline continues, but with a slower and less predictable timeline.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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Sea Ice In Antarctica Was Expanding Until 2016. Then Everything Changed. - CleanTechnica

Why Antarctica's Sea Ice Reversal After 2016 Has Scientists Looking Below the Surface

A new PNAS study uses nearly two decades of under-ice Argo float data to explain Antarctica’s sea ice reversal.
Surface freshening from precipitation helped sea ice expand by trapping warmer water below.
After 2015, stronger wind-driven upwelling brought stored heat upward and contributed to sharp sea ice loss.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via cleantechnica.com

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Backup power is the LEAST interesting thing your home battery can do [update]

A Desert EV Mishap Hints at a New Edge Case for Portable Solar

Electrek reports that a Tesla owner used emergency solar to trickle charge after running out of battery in the desert.
The case points to a niche but meaningful overlap between EV recovery and portable distributed energy.
The supplied source text is brief, so the significance lies in the incident itself rather than detailed performance claims.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via electrek.co

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Tesla owner uses emergency solar to trickle charge after running out of battery in desert

Emergency Solar Charging in the Atacama Highlights the Limits and Resilience of EV Travel

A Tesla Model X driver reportedly used emergency solar panels after running out of charge in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
The incident illustrates how remote EV travel differs sharply from charging in dense infrastructure corridors.
Portable solar can serve as an emergency recovery tool, but only at trickle-charge levels.
The episode highlights the importance of backup planning and broader charging coverage on extreme routes.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via electrek.co

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In the UK, EVs are cheaper than petrol cars, thanks to Chinese competition

UK EV Pricing Hits a Symbolic Threshold as Chinese Competition Intensifies

Candidate metadata says Autotrader found EVs cheaper than petrol cars upfront in the UK.
The reported shift is linked to competitive pressure from Chinese manufacturers.
If sustained, lower upfront EV prices could materially accelerate adoption.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via electrek.co

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A 1,380 hp Volvo XC hybrid? The new Zeekr 8X makes it feel inevitable

Tesla’s Small Robotaxi Rollout Suggests a Cautious Real-World Expansion Strategy

The extracted text says Tesla launched Robotaxi service in Houston and Dallas.
The rollout is described as limited to tiny geofences.
The constrained footprint suggests a cautious deployment strategy.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 19, 2026·via electrek.co

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YouTuber buys stripped Tesla Model 3 'go-kart' for $2,000 — it still has 212-mile range

A stripped Tesla Model 3 still showing 212 miles of range underscores EV durability

A stripped Tesla Model 3 reportedly still had 212 miles of range.
The story points to the resilience of EV battery-and-motor platforms.
It also feeds a broader debate about repair, reuse, and second-life EV economics.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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Tesla launches 'Robotaxi' in Houston and Dallas with tiny geofences

Tesla pushes Robotaxi into Houston and Dallas, but only inside tightly bounded zones

Tesla says Robotaxi is rolling out in Houston and Dallas.
The launch marks its first expansion beyond Austin and San Francisco.
Published maps show very small service geofences in both new cities.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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MASSIVE 600 ton Liebherr mining excavator converted from diesel to electric

Electric Conversion of a Giant Mining Excavator Signals a New Test for Heavy Industry

Electrek reports Lloyds Metals and Energy converted a Liebherr R 996 excavator from diesel to electric.
The machine’s scale makes the project notable in a sector often seen as difficult to electrify.
The larger question is whether retrofit models can be repeated economically across mining fleets.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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Yozma IN10 Review: $1200 somehow buys a 40mph ultra-capable mini electric dirtbike

Tesla’s HW3 Wait for Full Self-Driving Has Turned Into a Seven-Year Patience Test

A supplied Electrek text excerpt says Tesla asked an HW3 owner to remain patient after seven years waiting for Full Self-Driving.
The exchange highlights growing pressure on Tesla to prove that older onboard hardware can still support its autonomy roadmap.
The dispute matters beyond one customer because software-defined vehicles depend on trust in future updates.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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Hyundai's first EREV spotted with an interesting design ahead of its debut

Hyundai’s first extended-range EV has been spotted ahead of its planned debut

The supplied Electrek title identifies Hyundai’s first EREV as a Santa Fe variant
The vehicle was reportedly spotted before its official debut
Launch timing in the candidate is framed around 2027

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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Podcast: GM Energy, Tesla HW3 reckoning, Ford reshuffles EVs, Donut Lab probs, more

Tesla’s ‘Be Patient’ Reply to an HW3 Owner Highlights the Long Wait for FSD

Electrek’s source text says Tesla told an HW3 owner to “be patient.”
The same source says the owner has been waiting seven years for FSD.
The item underscores how software timelines can become central to EV customer trust.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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The US’s largest clean energy project is generating power [update]

SunZia’s Start Marks a Scale Milestone for U.S. Clean Energy

Electrek says Pattern Energy’s SunZia project is now generating power.
Vestas finished installing 242 wind turbines at the project last month.
The project is described as the largest clean energy project in the United States.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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These EV deals are hard to pass up with up to $10,000 in discounts

Automaker EV discounts signal a tougher pricing phase as incentives climb toward five figures

Candidate metadata says several automakers are offering discounts of up to $10,000 or more on popular EVs.
The summary frames the discounts against a backdrop of rising gas prices.
The incentive wave suggests intensifying price competition across the EV market.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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North America just got its first new kind of lithium refinery

North America’s First Commercial Electrochemical Lithium Refinery Opens in British Columbia

Mangrove Lithium says it opened North America’s first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery.
The facility is located in Delta, British Columbia.
The plant is described as having 1,000 tonnes per year of capacity.
The project is aimed at strengthening North American battery-material supply chains.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via electrek.co

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FERC orders American Efficient to pay $1.1B for ‘brazen fraud’

FERC orders $1.1 billion penalty in alleged American Efficient market fraud

FERC ordered American Efficient and affiliates to pay about $1.1 billion.
The commission says the companies sold efficiency resources they did not control or that were not additional.
American Efficient denies wrongdoing and says it complied with PJM rules.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via utilitydive.com

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