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Demand for rooftop solar systems across Europe surged after the Iran war began, as households seek to avoid rising power prices and dependence on fossil fuels reut.rs/3OAbuwE

Les énergies renouvelables ont produit plus d'électricité que le charbon en 2025, une première depuis un siècle l.franceinfo.fr/m3D

CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has unveiled its 3rd-generation Shenxing LFP battery. • 10% to 35% charge in 1 minute • 10% to 80% in 3 minutes & 44 seconds • 10% to 90% in 6.5 minutes. • Even at temps as low as -30°C (-20°F), CATL said it can recharge from 20% to 98% in as little as 9 minutes • CATL claims the new LFP battery can retain over 90% of its original health after 1,000 ultra-fast charging cycles • World-record internal resistance of 0.25 milliohms, ~50% lower than the average • New self-heating pulse technology for better charging performance in cold weather • New Cell Shoulder Cooling Technology, which is 20% more efficient “We always deliver what we promise,” Gao Huan, the company’s CTO, told reporters today at an event in Beijing.

Univers PME | Utiliser l’énergie de la voiture, même stationnée lapresse.ca/affaires/pme/2…

Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than natural gas in the United States for the first time. energylivenews.com/2026/04/16/ren…

Technologie : Les ingénieurs japonais ont développé un « Système de visualisation de la pointe d'épée » pour les Championnats du monde d'escrime, et cela rend l'escrime absolument incroyable à regarder.

Salesforce CEO announces the death of the UI.

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China's first and world's largest pure electric container ship set sail today. Length: 127.8 m, width: 21.6 m, draught: 6.2 m, capacity: 742 TEU. Equipped 10 containerised batteries with 19,600 kWh in total and two 875 kW motors, reducing carbon emissions by 1,462 tonnes annually

Le lundi 18 mai prochain, selon le bon déroulement des essais, nous mettrons en service l’antenne Anse-à-l’Orme, marquant l’arrivée du REM dans l’Ouest-de-l’Île de Montréal. Ce nouveau segment prolonge le réseau de 14 kilomètres, avec quatre nouvelles stations. Des lignes d’autobus de la STM et d’exo ont été ajustées afin de faciliter la connexion au REM. Ainsi, près d’une dizaine de municipalités et d’arrondissements supplémentaires peuvent maintenant accéder au réseau. Ceci marque une étape importante pour la mobilité dans l’Ouest-de-l’Île: le REM devient le premier réseau de transport collectif structurant à haute fréquence à desservir le secteur. Pour en savoir plus: rem.info/fr/actualites/…

NEWS: Tesla is preparing to put the Tesla Semi in front of a Canadian audience for the first time. The class 8 electric truck will make its Canadian display debut during Truck World 2026, which runs from April 16 to April 18 in Ontario. Before heading to the show floor however, the Semi will make an exclusive stop at Tesla Vaughan, giving owners their first opportunity to see the truck up close on Canadian soil during a VIP event hosted by Tesla Club TO. driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-sem…

The use of primary energy on the vertical axis is an old trick by the fossil fuel industry to mislead people into thinking that one unit of fossils = one unit of renewables. In fact, one unit of primary energy for wind or solar electricity is the equivalent of three units of fossil fuels for electricity. Another trick is to pretend we need all those fossils if we switched to renewables. In fact, if we switch to renewables, 12% of the fossil fuel energy disappears because that is how much energy is used to mine-transport-refine fossil fuels+uranium for energy, and we wouldn't need to do that anymore A third trick is to pretend we need so much energy if we go to all electricity powered by renewables. In that case, because EVs use 75% less energy than gasoline/diesel vehicles, heat pumps use 75% less energy than combustion heating, etc., energy demand goes down another 42%. In sum, this plot illustrates the real story of where we are and where we need to go. The proper metric is end-use energy, not primary energy. web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jac… and here's the paper web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jac…

China’s exports of electric vehicles and hybrids more than doubled in March to a record as the global energy shock stemming from the Iran war renewed interest in EVs bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

🚨 NEW | Emerging economies skipped fixed-line phone networks entirely. Now the same leapfrog is happening in energy – and it's moving faster than most people realise ⚡📱 A thread on the electric fast-track 🧵1/6 @TheCVF ember-energy.org/latest-insight…

Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever - Carbon Brief carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs-j…

Nepal nears 80% EV in 2025! Incredible. Developing countries cannot afford the huge cost of oil imports. The economics of EVs versus oil burning autos is why EVs are skyrocketing in many developing countries. Credit @janrosenow

NEWS: Tesla has introduced Folding Unit Superchargers. • 20% lower cost • V4 cabinet with 500kW charging • Deploys 2X faster • No Tesla service technician needed for commissioning • On-site work is further reduced. No more DC busbar connection • 8 posts per unit • 2 units per truck. Can ship 16 Supercharger posts per truck (up from 12 before) • 2 configurations: folded, unfolded • This is Rev1. Rev3 launches in Q2 2026.

The U.S. is manufacturing tons of grid batteries — so many that it’ll meet its own demand this year. canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

🚨 Jay Leno has released a new lengthy video with Tesla on the Semi, breaking down some of the details regarding the new design, including weight reduction and more efficiency:

Qui sortira gagnant de la guerre du pétrole ? lapresse.ca/actualites/edi… via @lp_lapresse