GreenPower Motor Company says it’s received three orders for 11 of its BEAST electric Type D school buses for western state school districts in Arizona, California, and Oregon. Read more…
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Michigan State Police deploy their first electric patrol vehicle
There is no state more associated with cars and car culture than Michigan – and the state that’s home to the Motor City has just taken a huge step into the future with the deployment of its first-ever all electric police vehicle. Read more…
3,500 unit order gives British telecom UK’s largest commercial EV fleet
British telecom provider BT Group has committed to adding 3,500 new EVs to its commercial truck and van fleet over the next two years, bringing its total EV count to 8,000 units and giving it the largest electric vehicle fleet in the UK. Read more…
Video: Exploring the outdoors and testing off-road capabilities with NIU’s XQi3
With the winter in full swing, it’s easy to spend most of the time indoors, but if you’re still looking to scratch that itch to get out and spend more time outside exploring, the XQi3 by NIU is the perfect solution to explore both trails and urban spots. On top of NIU designing the XQi3 with some great handling for off-road riding, it’s also fully street-legal. Read more…
Illinois awards $100M for electric truck charging corridor, Tesla to get $40M
In a move that’s expected to play a crucial role in supporting the transition to medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, $100 million of the Biden Administration’s last-minute $635M payout is headed to Illinois to help build out an electric truck charging corridor. Read more…
Diesel wins this round as CARB backs away from Advanced Clean Fleets rule
The California Air Resource Board (CARB) has withdrawn its request to enact the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets rule, which required fleets that are “well-suited for electrification” to reduce emissions through the phase-in of Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and the banning of commercial diesel sales after 2035. Read more…
Another one bites the dust as Canoo files for chapter 7 bankruptcy
In an official announcement released at 8:15PM last night, Walmart-backed electric van company Canoo filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the US Bankruptcy Code and will cease operations immediately. Read more…
Podcast: non-Tesla EV Supercharger access, Cybertruck sales, Rivian $$$, and 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 non-Tesla EVs getting Supercharger access, Cybertruck sales in the spotlight, Rivian getting some money from Biden, and more. Read more…
Chevy launches sweet new Equinox and Blazer EV deals that can slash prices by $5,000
Chevy just introduced new deals on the Equinox and Blazer EV models to make them even more affordable. With 0% interest and a new trade-in bonus, Chevy is offering over $5,000 in savings. Read more…
BYD just launched the world’s largest car carrier to charge up its global EV ambitions
The BYD Shenzen, its new ro-ro ship that can carry 9,200 vehicles, has officially undocked. BYD’s new car carrier is the world’s largest as the EV giant aggressively expands overseas. After sales surged last year, the Chinese EV leader looks for even more global market share in 2025. Read more…
The top electric cars in this winter range test will surprise you
The latest 2025 electric vehicle winter driving test results are out, and there are quite a few EV models that are surprising with their performance. Read more…
Lectric XP Lite 2.0 80-mile e-bike bundles $404 off, EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus exclusive $541 low, Autel EV charger $455 low, more
Closing out this week’s Green Deals, we’re stopping back in on Lectric’s Plunge flash sale that ends January 20 to give a spotlight on the brand’s XP Lite 2.0 Long-Range e-bikes that start at $999 and come with the largest bundle packages yet at $404 in free gear. We’ve secured an exclusive new low price for our readers on EcoFlow’s DELTA 3 Plus Portable Power Station that takes costs down to $541, with an alternate backup power offer that is seeing DJI’s Power 1000 Portable Power Station at 50% off for $499. For EV drivers, we also spotted Autel’s MaxiCharger AC Lite Home Level 2 EV charger dropping to its $455 low. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Rad Power flash sale that includes a free extra battery with the RadRunner 2 Utility e-bike, among others – and much more.. Read more…
Ram drops plans for a 500-mile long-range version of its electric pickup
The promised long-range Ram 1500 REV electric pickup has been canceled. Ram is no longer planning to launch the variant, which was expected to provide over 500 miles of range. Here’s what will take its place. Read more…
Imported Tesla Cybertruck is seized by police in the UK, deemed dangerous and not legal
Police have seized an imported Tesla Cybertruck in the UK as it is not road-legal in the country and deemed dangerous for pedestrians. Read more…
Rivian (RIVN) stock rises as Volkswagen plans to expand $5.8 billion EV partnership
Rivian’s (RIVN) stock is trending on Friday after Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume hinted at expanding upon their new EV partnership. Volkswagen’s boss said the company could offer “great opportunities” for Rivian. Here’s what the new plans could include. Read more…
Charge Cars finds new owners to resume development of its ’67 bespoke electric muscle car
UK EV startup Charge Cars has announced a fresh breath of life into its bespoke electric muscle car business. The company has announced new ownership, which intends to continue and expedite the development of its flagship model, the ’67, based on a classic Ford Mustang. Read more…
Wheel-E Podcast: New e-bike regulations, sodium batteries, more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes proposed e-bike restrictions in New York and Oregon, Super73 lowering the performance of its e-bikes, a review of the Tenways CGO600 Pro-C electric bike, new sodium-ion batteries coming from Yadea, Heybike unveiling its first mid-drive e-bike, and more. Read more…
Nissan secures EV powertrain supply for next-gen LEAF, electric SUVs at its UK plant
Nissan will begin building updated LEAF models at its Sunderland, UK plant later this year. Ahead of its arrival, Nissan scored a new supply deal with JATCO for EV powertrains that will be built at a nearby facility. The parts will be used for the new LEAF and other upcoming Nissan EVs. Read more…
Texans can now join a VPP and get 2 sonnen batteries at no upfront cost
A groundbreaking new Virtual Power Plant Power Purchase Agreement (VPA) provides Texans with solar panels and two 20 kWh sonnen batteries at no upfront cost. Read more…
Hyundai Ioniq 5 charges faster on a Tesla Supercharger than a Model 3 does
With the release of Hyundai’s 2025 Ioniq 5 with native NACS port, owners are heading to Tesla Superchargers to see how the experience is. And it turns out, the away team is beating the home team at charging speed… at least in some metrics. Read more…