Top Selling Electric Cars in World, Cybertruck Order Frenzy, Solar Trumps Trump in Texas — Top Stories of the Week

It’s been a while since we did a weekly roundup of the top stories on CleanTechnica, but I’m getting back to that again. This past week, the top stories on CleanTechnica were the following:

1. Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — January 2026
2. Did Tesla Just Pull in a Year’s Worth of Orders for the Cybertruck? (Note: there’s a bit of controversy around these now, though, as Tesla has pulled a bit of an FSD bait & switch.)
3. Spotlight On Texas As Trump Makes Solar Power Great Again
4. A Backup Battery For The Rest Of Us
5. Puget Sound Energy Is Paying Customers To Get Battery Systems
6. Germany’s Hydrogen Refueling Network Looks Impressive Until You Do The Math
7. The Architecture of Deceit: How America is Repeating the Philippine Nightmare
8. US Builders Are Pushing The Solar Power Envelope
9. Donald Trump: America’s Greatest EV Salesman
10. District Cooling From the Pacific: A Targeted Efficiency for Oʻahu

I never know if I should make this a top 10 list or a top 20 list. Chime in below and please let me know what you think is best.

Since it’s been a while since I did these, I’ll include a list of the top 10 stories of the past month as well. See what’s been popping! (Full disclosure: I haven’t been paying attention to what’s popular for a long time myself, so it’s interesting to me to see what has been getting people’s attention.)

1. Top Selling Electric Vehicles in the World — January 2026
2. Tesla Sales Down 55% in UK, 58% in Spain, 59% in Germany, 81% in Netherlands, 93% in Norway vs. 2024
3. China Floating Turbine Passes Testing & Completes A Grid-Connected Flight
4. Canada Blows A Big, Fat Offshore Wind Raspberry At Trump
5. Geely & BYD Are Top Bidders For Nissan/Mercedes Aguascalientes Plant, Potentially Expanding Mexican EV Production
6. Did Tesla Just Pull in a Year’s Worth of Orders for the Cybertruck?
7. Spotlight On Texas As Trump Makes Solar Power Great Again
8. New Electric Heat Pump Chases Fossil Fuels Out Of The Boiler Room
9. A US Sodium-Ion Battery Maker Challenges Powerwall For Home Energy Storage, And More
10. Geely & Xiaomi Shine In China — January EV Sales Report

It’s an interesting mix of stories. Thank you for supporting our work, and for supporting the broader global transition to clean technologies that are essential for stopping global heating and climate crisis.