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By Michelle Lewis
IONNA is giving Labor Day road-trippers a pretty awesome charging deal: From Friday, September 4, through Monday, September 7, charging across its entire network will cost just $0.20 per kWh, plus tax. more…
By Michelle Lewis
VW could stop building cars at four German plants as it prepares to cut another 50,000 jobs worldwide – bringing its total planned workforce reduction to around 100,000. more…
By Peter Johnson
The PV7 was spotted testing days after Kia previewed the larger electric van for the first time, and it makes the PV5 seem tiny. more…
By Peter Johnson
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Toyota bZ are on sale for Labor Day to clear inventory for the incoming 2027 models. more…
By Michelle Lewis
Equinor’s largest US battery energy storage project to date is now operating in South Texas, adding 100 megawatts (MW) of flexible capacity to the state’s fast-growing power grid. more…
By Fred Lambert
The Mercedes EQA, Hyundai IONIQ 5, and BMW i4 hold onto their battery health better than any other electric car, according to the largest independent study of used-EV batteries ever run. That’s the ranking that falls out of 500,000-plus battery tests published by Austrian diagnostics firm AVILOO, which measured 20 popular EVs at up to 150,000 km (93,000 miles) of use. more…
By Jameson Dow
August sales numbers from the UK show a rosy picture for electric car sales, with BEVs being the most common powertrain and making up 30% of the market, up from 23% a year ago. The number is well ahead of the pace required to meet the UK’s current somewhat-ambitious target of 80% EV sales by 2030… so why is the UK government considering softening that target? more…
By Reinette LeJeune
Our Thursday Green Deals this week are largely stuffed with power station deals/sales, starting with the exclusive $1,000 savings our readers can get on the 5,040Wh Jackery Explorer 5000 Plus Portable Power Station at a $2,499 2026 low. Right behind that spotlight is Jackery’s full Labor Day Sale lineup with up to 50% savings, including some first-time offers like the expanded 4,096Wh HomePower 2000 Plus V2 bundle at $1,579. We also have Segway’s Labor Day EV Sale with up to 50% savings starting from $160, a roundup of Anker eufy security camera Labor Day deals with up to 43% savings starting…
By Peter Johnson
Toyota is refuting a report claiming that it’s pushing back the launch of its first three-row electric SUV, the Highlander EV, again. more…
By Fred Lambert
Xiaomi Auto confirmed it will start selling electric vehicles in Europe, including Germany, in 2027, and it’s already lining up the dealers to sell them. At IFA Berlin today, the Chinese automaker signed memoranda of understanding with eight of Germany’s largest dealer groups. They’re its first retail partners on the continent. more…
By Jameson Dow
California scored a win for clean air today, as a DC court blocked a republican attempt to end the state’s clean air standards. It’s not the first time California has prevailed in a similar case against similar illegal attacks meant to impose more pollution. more…
By Fred Lambert
A Tesla Model X struck and killed a motorcyclist at an intersection in Moraine last year and the crash went mostly unnoticed. But Tesla’s own report to federal regulators says the vehicle was a Model X with its driver-assist system, Autopilot or Full Self-Driving (Tesla hides which one) engaged. This is part of an ongoing Electrek investigation matching reported crashes to Tesla’s redacted NHTSA data — and it’s the clearest example yet of how completely these crashes can vanish from the public record. more…
By Fred Lambert
PG&E just expanded its Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) program, adding EVs from Tesla, Kia, Volvo, Polestar, and Nissan and opening up as much as $17,000 in incentives to turn a car into home backup power. The California utility brought in Bidirectional Energy and PowerFlex as approved partners, and drivers now have until June 30, 2027 to enroll. more…
By Peter Johnson
Kia’s electric van really can do it all. The PV5 was converted into a mobile grocery store to deliver food and other necessities to those in need for free. more…
By Micah Toll
Rivian spin-off ALSO is pushing back the delivery timeline for its highly anticipated TM-B electric bike yet again, with reservation holders for the flagship Launch Edition now being told to expect their bikes to arrive by early November at the latest. more…
By Jameson Dow
Chinese oil use dropped drastically in Q2 of this year, leading to an overall drop in emissions for the country. That alone is a big deal – but the potential effects of the world’s second-largest oil consumer rapidly passing peak oil could have massive effects on the world’s oil markets. more…
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By Fred Lambert
Electric cars outsold petrol cars in Australia for the first time in August. Battery-electric vehicles hit 27,078 sales, or 24.9% of the new-car market, ahead of both petrol (25,824) and diesel (23,608). The Tesla Model Y topped every model on sale. But look past it, and Australia’s EV record is almost entirely a Chinese one. more…
By Micah Toll
E-bike theft is one of those problems where a good lock is only half the battle. Since no physical lock can ever give you a 100% guarantee of safety, if a thief actually gets away with your bike, knowing where it went can suddenly become a lot more important. Now connected e-bike specialist Comodule has unveiled its latest solution, known as Astra, and one of its most interesting tricks is the ability to keep tracking an e-bike for up to 12 months – even when the bike is sitting in storage. more…
By Jameson Dow
Ford has set a goal to sell 100,000 of its upcoming Fathom electric truck in the model’s first year of sales, which would put it among the best-selling EVs in America, and the best-selling non-Tesla EV. more…
By Ben Hsu
We are sad to report that Carlyn Dinkler, a pioneer in the world of vintage Japanese cars, has passed. Long before the internet, long before Toyotafest, and long before anyone though old Toyotas were cool, Dinkler was already devoting his … Continue reading →
Marianne Heiß returns to the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG. Effective forthwith, she has been appointed by court order to serve as a Supervisory Board member until the next Annual General Meeting and fills the vacant seat on the shareholder side. Furthermore, the members of the Supervisory Board elected Marianne Heiß Chair of the Audit Committee. She already served as a Supervisory Board member from February 2018 to July 2025. Read on Consumption data: Neu im Aufsichtsrat der Volkswagen AG: Marianne Heiß besetzt mit sofortiger Wirkung die vakante Position im Gremium auf Anteilseiger-Seit…
Today, the Supervisory Board of the Volkswagen Group unanimously approved the Executive Board’s Future Plan 2030. As the automotive industry and its markets undergo their fastest and most fundamental shift to date, it enables the Volkswagen Group to pave the way for sustainable long-term success. The Future Plan 2030 sets the stage to make the Volkswagen Group and its brands stronger, more competitive and better positioned for the future. The Executive Board will now jointly drive the necessary measures, collaborating with the brands, subsidiaries and employee representatives. Read on
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