New York City’s food carts are part of the city’s soul. They’re loud, fast, fragrant, and everywhere – serving up everything from tacos to kebabs on street corners that somehow never sleep. But for all their charm, there’s one thing almost everyone agrees could disappear tomorrow without being missed: the rattling, smoky gas generators that keep those carts powered. Read more…

Chevy is delivering 2027 Bolts to dealerships as we speak, bringing back the much-beloved electric hatchback which had been retired in 2023, with some nice updates but a very familiar form. Read more…

Commercial truck brand Harbinger is spinning its battery technology into a standalone business, supplying other manufacturers with dependable, US-made energy storage at tariff-free prices – and iconic RV brand Airstream is their first customer. Read more…

Weighing in at just 1,356 kg and packing a 320 kW (~430 hp) electric motor, the Xiaomi-backed JMEV SC01 ditches the extras and keeps the essentials – so if you’re the kind of person that dreams of a self-driving future that lets you pay more attention to your Twitter X feed than the road ahead, this one’s not for you. Read more…

While some companies are making promises, other companies are building hybrid and electric semi trucks. In fact, more than 231,000 electrified work trucks rolled off assembly lines 2025 – and that’s just in China. Read more…

There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar and battery system, but most of it assumes a suburban home with city services and outages measured in hours, not days. Rural homes play by different rules, especially during major winter storms. When ice and snow take down lines and your utility prioritizes restoring power to urban neighborhoods, having a home battery isn’t about convenience — it’s about damage control. Read more…

ChargePoint is adding public EV chargers at rental car locations in Wisconsin, a small but notable expansion of charging access at airports and neighborhood branches in Appleton and Madison – and not just for people renting EVs. Read more…

Ford is getting into the MD- and HDEV game with the new Ford F-Line E electric semi truck that will be rolling onto Westerm European roads in either 4×2 or 6×2 configurations this summer, with 26-ton ratings and up to 1,820 lb-ft of Earth-moving torque. Read more…

A federal district judge in Washington ordered that $5 billion in National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funds must be made available to states, after having been illegally frozen in February. Read more…

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s latest Robotaxi grift, Volvo EX60 being a beast, Aptera in danger, and more. Read more…

Hyundai launched a new “EV Burden Down Promotion” plan in South Korea, offering discounts on the IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, and Kona Electric to counter recent price cuts from Tesla and others. Read more…

Just in time for this weekend’s wicked weather, Duke Energy has powered up a 50 MW grid battery at the former Allen coal plant — a major infrastructure upgrade that could help stabilize the grid and drive down energy costs across the Carolinas. Read more…

Nine countries, including the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands, will pledge to jointly develop 100 GW of offshore wind in the North Sea and step up protection for critical infrastructure, Bloomberg reports. Read more…

An 800 lb. gorilla just entered the race to electrify the commercial lawn care space as Honda has officially begun production of its new ProZision series of battery-electric zero-turn mowers — including the all-new, all-electric ProZision Autonomous ZTR. Read more…

The new Chevy Bolt EV just went into production at GM’s Fairfax plant in Kansas in November, but it won’t be built there for long. Once Bolt production ends, like in 2027, GM said only internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles will be made at the facility. Read more…

We have a jam-packed Green Deals to close out this week for you, starting with the extremely rare Lectric weekend price cut flash sale that is dropping all its e-bikes by $100 – plus offering up to $220 bundles on select models – all starting with the XP Lite2 JW e-bike from a $799 low. From there, Anker SOLIX has launched a 72-hour flash sale that is not only retaining the previous flash sale’s low prices, but also adding new ones, like the C1000 Gen 1 Portable Power Station with an expansion battery and water-resistant bag for a new $729 low, and many others. You can also find Autel’s AC Pro 80A Level 2 EV Charger back at $909, as well as a bunch of BougeRV camping equipment at some of their best prices, a handy pair of Worx sawhorse steals, some smart ambient lighting for outdoors and indoors, and so much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals that are at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s three exclusive deals on VMAX VX2 EXTREME and VX4 e-scooters, and more. Read more…

Just as Tesla investors were getting excited about a potential rollout of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in its second-largest market, China has reportedly shut down Elon Musk’s latest timeline. Read more…

Aptera Motors has announced the pricing of a new $9 million public offering, and the terms are putting significant pressure on the stock today. The solar electric vehicle startup is issuing shares at $2.00, a steep discount to yesterday’s closing price of $2.41, as it races to secure capital for production. Read more…

Volkswagen gave its electric SUV a sleek redesign. It will also go by a new name you might recognize. With its official debut just around the corner, the new ID.4 was spotted testing, giving us a sneak peek of the updates. Read more…

Lectric doesn’t really do old-school sales. At least not the kind most of us think of when we hear the word. Sure, North America’s largest electric bike retailer, Lectric eBikes, has tons of great deals all year round. But the seasonal sales are often value bundles where the prices remain the same, but you get a ton of great accessories thrown in. Now for a limited time though, Lectric has launched an honest-to-goodness, save-you-some-real-money sale on America’s most popular electric bikes. Read more…