The 2024 Electrek American Solar Challenge (ASC) will kick off its final stage at Scotts Bluff National Monument in western Nebraska on Friday, July 26, marking the beginning of the final stage of what I can only imagine has been a grueling yet rewarding 8-day cross-country competition. Read more…

Tesla has warned against a trick that involves placing a wet towel around a Supercharger connector to speed up the charging process. Read more…

After electric car sales fell nearly 25% in the second quarter, Hyundai will lean on hybrids to boost growth. Despite a short-term “Chasm,” Hyundai expects EVs to lead long-term growth. As such, the company is doubling down on its IONIQ lineup and new low-cost EVs like the Casper Electric (Inster EV overseas). Read more…

On this, extra-dense episode of Quick Charge, we cover Tesla’s Q2 earnings call, Elon Musk talks cheap Tesla cars and cheaper 4680 batteries while promising to finally deliver on that new Roadster from 2017. Read more…

The affordable Kia electric sports car is getting an upgrade. In addition to a design makeover, Kia’s new EV6 GT will gain features from the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N. Read more…

Ford (F) released its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Although Ford beat top-line expectations with revenue up 6%, it missed Q2 2024 earnings expectations by a wide margin.. Read more…

Headlining today’s Green Deals is a massive $1,000 price cut on MOD Bikes’ Groove 1 Utility e-bike that is down at $1,499, as well as the rest of the company’s summer sale options for the rest of July. It is joined by ALLPOWERS’ R2500 Portable Power Station that is down at $949, with bundle options for a 200W, 400W, or 600W solar panel – starting from $959. Then there is a rare discount from Electric Bike Co. that is taking $100 off any e-bike while also giving you a free anti-theft alarm, with some models beginning at already discounted prices, like the Model J e-bike that starts at $1,379. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals that are still alive and well, including the leftover Prime Day Green Deals that are slowly dwindling as the days go on and also a price cut on Sun Joe’s 20V Hedge Trimmer/Pole Saw/Leaf Blower Garden Tool System.. Read more…

Chevy’s new all-electric Equinox is already on sale. With new incentives, the 2024 Chevy Equinox EV is now cheaper to lease than the gas-powered model despite its MSRP being nearly $12,500 more expensive. Read more…

Starbucks has partnered with Nexamp, the largest community solar provider in the US, to anchor six new community solar farms in Illinois.. Read more…

Tesla has officially paused its Gigafactory Mexico project over a potential Trump election win, which would greatly reduce the factory’s profitability. Read more…

BYD is making a strong push overseas as it expands into new markets. With sales surging in China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, and other key markets, will it be enough for BYD to take back the EV sales crown from Tesla New research suggests it could happen sooner than expected. Read more…

The 2024 Chevy Silverado EV lease price is so expensive that it costs about as much as leasing two Rivian R1T Adventure trucks. Read more…

Tesla held its quarterly report yesterday, and stated that five major products would be ready for action next year. This would suggest that Tesla has a truly historic year coming up for it, set to disrupt trucking, sportscars, taxis, driving in general, and, oh, just all human work. Read more…

The Irvine Police Department announced that it will get a Tesla Cybertruck police vehicle upfitted by Unplugged Performance. Read more…

The legal battle between Rivian (RIVN) and Tesla got much more interesting. Rivian’s request to dismiss Tesla’s lawsuit was denied by a California state judge on Tuesday, paving the way for trial. Read more…

Elon Musk reiterates that the ‘forever coming next’ next-gen Tesla Roadster will go into production in 2025. Read more…

While some self-driving tech companies are dialing back their development or scrapping certain vehicles altogether, Waymo is pushing forward thanks to the financial support of parent company Alphabet Inc. (Google), which just committed to a fresh investment totaling five billion dollars. Read more…

Remember the ELF? It was one of the first ever electric bike cars to actually reach production. Nearly a thousand of the hand-built three-wheeled electric vehicles were delivered between 2013 and 2019, when an unfortunate bankruptcy seemed to mark a regrettable end to the world’s first production electric bike car.. Read more…

Many of us have heard of the supposed boogeyman of electric doping in the cycling world, where riders have sometimes been accused of electric ‘juicing’ by hiding electric motors in their bicycles. But what if I told you that electric motors could also help track runners go even faster? It’s true, but perhaps not how you expected. Read more…

It wasn’t too long ago that Rivian and Ford were expected to build EVs together. Then, Rivian and Mercedes-Benz announced plans to produce electric vans. Although both fell through long ago, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe recently spilled the tea on why the tie-ups really failed. Read more…