What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor

Mistral AI, which offers some open source AI models, has raised significant funding since its creation in 2023, with the ambition to “put frontier AI in the hands of everyone.”

Trump's crypto token buyers are down $3.8 billion, blockchain data shows

The TRUMP token is down 96% from its peak, and 85% of secondary market wallets for WLFI are underwater, reflecting a broader downturn in the sector.

BYD Beats Tesla — Again

One of our team members mentioned yesterday that BYD beat Tesla in BEV sales last quarter, and that we should have an article about it. I did publish such comparisons in the past, so it was definitely on me to get a new one out now. (To be honest, I ... [continued] The post BYD Beats Tesla — Again appeared first on CleanTechnica.

CATL is building more than 200 battery swap stations EVERY MONTH

The CATL-backed Choco-SEB battery swap network deployed its 2,000th swapping station June 30th, wrapping up another month of incredibly rapid growth that’s seen the company average more than 200 deployments in each and every month of 2026. (!)

Agrivoltaics Works When Solar Panels Do Farm Work

Agrivoltaics is appealing because it seems to solve two land-use problems at once. Put solar panels and farming on the same land, and the conflict between food and electricity appears to soften. The farm keeps producing, the panels produce power, and the project can be described as more sophisticated than ... [continued] The post Agrivoltaics Works When Solar Panels Do Farm Work appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Europe led on crypto regulation. Now implementation must match ambition

EU moves to block retail investors from explosive boom of multibillion-dollar prediction markets

The region's regulators emphasized that a product's actual function as a derivative matters more than its commercial name or labeling when assessing compliance.

The Balcony Solar Movement Will Fry Trump’s Brain

The balcony solar movement offers ratepayers relief from high electricity costs with a more affordable, accessible way to generate their own solar power at home. The post The Balcony Solar Movement Will Fry Trump’s Brain appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Agrivoltaics Could Solve One of Solar’s Biggest Problems in the Philippines

One of the biggest criticisms of utility-scale solar is that it competes with agriculture for land. As countries race to add more renewable energy, that debate has become increasingly relevant in the Philippines, where arable land is both limited and economically important. Agrivoltaics offers a different approach. Instead of converting ... [continued] The post Agrivoltaics Could Solve One of Solar’s Biggest Problems in the Philippines appeared first on CleanTechnica.

GM is flooding dealers with Bolt EVs – is that part of the plan?

GM raised plenty of eyebrows when it announced that its resurrected 2027 Chevrolet Bolt – one of the lowest-priced, most capable new EVs in North America – would only be built for a single model year. Despite the limited-time offer and solid sales, dealers are still sitting on 118 days’ of inventory, far more than the 60-day supply the industry considers healthy. That begs the question: did GM overestimate demand, or is this all part of the plan?