During Tokyo Auto Salon 2024, Hyundai Motor Company offered a glimpse of a more customizable future for its “N” performance brand EVs. During the show, the Korean automaker unveiled the IONIQ 5 N NPX1 – a customized concept featuring several upgrades from N Performance Parts that will be available to customers in the future. Read more…
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Dodge teases beastly new Charger EV that’s coming later this year
The Muscle car lives on. Dodge is giving us our first look at the upcoming Charger EV launching later this year in pre-production form. The new photos reveal a brawny-looking electric muscle car that looks straight out of a Fast and Furious movie. Read more…
Ohio’s largest solar farm just came online
The largest solar farm in Ohio’s first phase is now fully online and delivering clean electricity to the grid. Read more…
Phoenix Motor is now the official owner of bankrupt Proterra Transit
Heavy-duty electric bus maker Proterra Transit just rose from the ashes because Phoenix Motor (Nasdaq: PEV) officially acquired it from bankrupt Proterra Inc. Read more…
Save 50% on ALLPOWERS’ new 3,168Wh power station, GoTrax folding e-bike $539, e-snow blower, more
Move over new CES power station reveals, ALLPOWERS is stepping in to close out the work week today by taking 50% off its new 3,168Wh 15-port portable power station. The discount down to $1,399 comes joined by the second-ever discount on , as well as some Greenworks electric tools. You’ll of course find a whole assortment of discounted e-bikes and all of today’s other best new Green Deals.. Read more…
Formula E season 10 starts Saturday – new tracks and 600kW mid-race charging
Formula E returns to track this Saturday for its tenth season with a race in Mexico City, in a season that brings three new tracks and the debut of Formula E’s new ultra-fast mid-race charging system. Read more…
In a US first, the oil and gas sector will pay fines for excess methane emissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will fine oil and gas companies for emitting excess methane – the first federal government tax ever on greenhouse gas emissions. Read more…
Kia has its first customer for funky Duplo-like EV: Uber
Kia’s new modular electric vehicle concept – that goes from micro-car to minivan to small truck to full-sized van – introduced at CES has its first customer: Uber. Kia and Uber have signed a memorandum of understanding to use Kia’s new vehicles for ride-hailing. Read more…
Porsche Taycan follows 911 with double-digit sales growth in 2023
Porsche Taycan sales picked up toward the end of 2023, with over 40,600 electric models handed over last year. The Taycan followed the Porsche 911 with double-digit sales growth in 2023. Read more…
Tesla Cybertruck gets delivered with ridiculous body defects
Tesla has delivered one of the very first Cybertrucks to a customer who is not a Tesla employee and it came with some ridiculous panel gaps. A rear panel even looks like it is falling off. Read more…
Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks
Volvo has joined Tesla in stopping its EV production in Europe due to the threat of violence from Iran-backed Houthi fighters attacking commercial ships traveling in the Red Sea.. Read more…
The Nissan Ariya NISMO looks like a badge engineering cash-grab
Nissan has announced a new performance trim level of the Ariya at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2024 show this week: Meet the Ariya NISMO. It’s a more powerful, sporty, and body kit-clad version of the company’s only modern BEV offering and, for now, it will be limited to sale in the Japanese market. Read more…
Polestar has delivered nearly 1,000 Polestar 4s, but had a tough 2023
Polestar posted its 2023 delivery numbers and, as expected, it’s a mixed bag for the luxury performance EV brand. With the company only meaningfully selling a single vehicle model — its Polestar 2 sedan — deliveries totaled 54,600 cars for 2023. And in Q4 of the year, the pace of deliveries slowed substantially, down to 12,800 cars (annualizing to a rate of 51,200). Read more…
Did VinFast just rip off one of the most recognizable electric bikes in existence?
As VinFast expands its presence in the US, the Vietnamese automaker recently showed off its new DrgnFly electric bike at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. But no sooner did the veil drop than the questions began to swirl about just how close is too close when mimicking other famous e-bike designs. Read more…
Biden to pour hundreds of millions into building EV charging stations
As part of President Biden’s massive $7.5 billion plan to extensively build out EV infrastructure in the US – much to the chagrin of some Republican lawmakers – the government has announced that it is investing $623 million in grants to put 7,500 more EV charging stations on the roads. Read more…
BYD is now shipping its own EVs as first cargo ship heads to Europe
After overtaking Tesla in global EV sales in the last three months of 2023, BYD looks to continue its expansion. BYD’s first cargo ship has been delivered. The BYD Explorer No. 1 is the first Chinese-made ship designed to carry domestic EVs overseas. And it’s headed for Europe. Read more…
Tesla shutting down Berlin factory for 2 weeks due to Red Sea shipping attacks
Tesla will shut down its Berlin gigafactory for about two weeks, from January 29 to February 11, due to a lack of components as a result of a Red Sea blockade, according to Reuters. Read more…
Juiced CrossCurrent X e-bike hits $1,424, save $800 on EcoFlow’s newest power station, more
Hop on the micro mobility trend in 2024 by saving $775 on Juiced’s CrossCurrent X e-bike. It’s down to one of the best prices ever to join this ongoing launch discount on the new EcoFlow Delta Pro Ultra at $4,999, as well as this 2-tool Greenworks bundle at $500 – all of which joins today’s other best new Green Deals.. Read more…
Tesla Megapack battery turns on to replace Hawaii’s last coal plant
A Tesla Megapack battery system has officially turned on to replace Hawaii’s very last coal power plant. Read more…
Meet the eTH, an expandable electric RV that turns into an off-grid luxury mini-home
Would you spend a week off-grid in this luxury electric RV? Iconic Italian car design firm Pininfarina is teaming up with AC Future to rethink the future of travel and living. The Electric Transformer House (eTH) is a modern take on the traditional RV. It’s an expandable luxury mini-home with 400 sq ft of living space, solar panels, and much more. Read more…