With the luxury brand’s sales surging in the US over the past few years, Genesis looks to take advantage of the market’s shift to electric. Genesis is aiming at luxury rivals like Tesla, with EV lease prices starting as low as $339 per month for the new GV60. Meanwhile, the larger Electrified GV70 is an even better deal. Read more…

Long live the LEAF! For one more year at least, as Nissan has begun sales of the 2025 model year LEAF. If you’re familiar with the veteran BEV, you find familiarity in this year’s models as virtually nothing new exists. Still, the LEAF’s starting price of $28,000 makes it one of the most affordable models available today… as long as you find somewhere that has CHAdeMO charging. Read more…

Bill Gates’ TerraPower broke ground yesterday on its Natrium nuclear reactor plant, making it the first advanced reactor project ever to start construction. Read more…

The United Auto Worker (UAW), a powerful auto worker union in the US, is using Tesla’s recent layoffs to make unionization progress at the automaker. Read more…

A new low-cost Hyundai EV will be revealed later this month. Hyundai is teasing the first images of its new INSTER EV ahead of its official debut at the Busan International Mobility Show. The all-electric city car is expected to be the latest affordable EV to hit the market, but will it make it to the US. Read more…

The Boring Company, which is owned by Elon Musk, announced that it finished digging a multi-million-dollar tunnel for Tesla underneath Gigafactory Texas. Read more…

The iconic Ford Focus is on its way to retirement. Despite delaying its goal of an all-electric future in Europe by 2030, the gas-powered compact car is still not part of the plan. Read more…

Noted energy solutions provider Qmerit has just announced a new suite of home electrification technologies and integration services that offer less grid dependency and potential monetary benefits. “Powerhouse by Qmerit” can help streamline the power equipment acquisition and installation process and combine everything into one holistic system, complete with vehicle-to-home capabilities. Read more…

At the Micromobility Europe conference in Amsterdam last week, I got my first look at (and first ride on) the new folding electric bike known as FLIT. As it turns out, there’s a new ultra-compact British folding e-bike in town. Read more…

Nine days before XPeng Motors is expected to launch its new AI-centric BEV brand MONA publicly, it has given the social media world a little appetizer by sharing the official name and first full image of its first model. Read more…

Tesla has fully restarted its hiring effort beyond AI and robotics in a big way after a hiring freeze amid several waves of layoffs throughout the entire organization. Read more…

Husqvarna’s new LF 60i LAT battery-powered compactor delivers serious soil compaction and the convenience of cordless power. Read more…

I have seen the future of sustainable water sports; my friends, it is good. I recently got the chance to take Flite’s lineup of eFoils out on the waters of South Carolina, and all I can say is, “What a feeling.” Watch me hydrofoil (and fall plenty) in the video below. Read more…

On today’s show, we talk about Elon Musk and leaks surrounding his $56 billion comp package, 48V architecture, Fred’s Cybertruck review, EV price parity, Nissan LEAF deals (that may or may not be a good thing), and Scooter’s Florida Fliteboard adventure. All this and more, on today’s episode of Quick Charge. Read more…

Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia, is gaining ground on Tesla in the US electric vehicle market. After a record start to 2024, Hyundai and Kia accounted for 11.2% of the EVs sold in the US through May. Read more…

Today, the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) broke ground, kicking off the transformation of the historic port into an East Coast offshore wind hub. Read more…

A case in California court over whether Tesla deceived customers with its statements about full self-driving technology will go forward, bucking Tesla’s attempts to get the case to be thrown out before trial, a California judge ruled today. Read more…

Volvo is set to recall all 71,956 EX30 models made to date as it works through a software bug. The glitch could cause an error that causes the EX30’s speedometer to go into test mode. Read more…

The 2025 Chevy Blazer EV will debut with lower starting prices. However, with a lower price tag, some features are also getting cut. Here’s what you should know. Read more…

China has installed an 18-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine – the world’s largest by power rating – in Guangdong province. Read more…