It’s not a good week to be working at Stellantis. As it (finally) moves to try to sell EVs in the US, the automaker just laid off 400 US salaried tech workers and software engineers on Friday. Today the company announced that it was slashing more than 1,500 jobs in Turin, Italy, due to what it says are slow sales of its all-electric Fiat 500e city car. Read more…

Prepare to get your minds blown, because Tesla has announced that every Tesla in the US will get a free trial of FSD for one month starting later this week. Read more…

Ohio has green-lit what will be the state’s largest solar farm – and the US’s largest agrivoltaics project. Read more…

Geely’s electric outdoor brand, Radar Auto, opened blind reservations for its new AWD version of the R6. The new electric pickup is the fastest production pickup from China, but can it keep up with the Tesla Cybertruck. Read more…

A new report by the European Commission adds yet another real-world data point showing that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles create much more emissions than we previously thought – by an average of 3.5 times as much as lab testing indicates. Read more…

Fisker announced that its talks with a “large automaker” for a potential investment have fallen through. Trading has been halted on Fisker stock (FSR), and NYSE is moving to delist the stock. Read more…

EV technology startup REE Automotive announced its latest milestone today, having been awarded two separate CARB certifications for its P7-C chassis cab. Now sales eligible in California, “Powered by REE” EVs are eligible for huge incentives, with other CARB-friendly states expected to follow suit. Read more…

Google-backed Gravity’s new curbside DC fast charger is no bigger than a Level 2 charger, but it’s 30 times faster. Read more…

Kicking off this week’s green deals is Juiced’s extra 10% off sales promotion on most e-bikes and accessories – even already discounted models, with the popular RipRacer Fun-Sized Fat-Tire e-bike dropping to $1,169. It is joined by the AeroGarden Harvest XL Indoor Garden at a new $112 low, as well as a one-day sale on Greenworks’ 80V 16-inch Cordless Electric String Trimmer for $175. Plus, all of the other best new Green Deals landing this week. Read more…

The all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV kicked off a new era at Hyundai as the first model in its dedicated EV brand. Hyundai IONIQ 5 sales have reached over 262,000 across 24 countries as the Korean automaker looks to expand its global presence. Read more…

Elon Musk has mandated Tesla employees to install and demo Full Self-Driving Beta for every customer taking delivery in North America. Read more…

There’s no doubt that the issue of safely charging e-bikes is a growing topic of concern in the US. And while the media frenzy around relatively rare e-bike fires is often overblown, it doesn’t rule out a real risk associated with lithium-ion batteries. Now, a new charging solution designed in the US could provide an answer to the problem. Read more…

Since taking delivery of sixty all-electric delivery trucks, Team Global Express now has the largest all-electric logistics fleet in service in Australia. Read more…

Nissan launched a new business plan on Monday as the Japanese automaker looks to drive down EV costs. The new plan calls for significant EV cost reductions to reach EV and ICE cost parity by the end of the decade. Read more…

Elon Musk says that Tesla is “no longer compute constrained” in its AI training – meaning that it is starting to run out of excuses for not achieving its promised self-driving. Read more…

When my high-end electric bike was stolen last year, the intense combination of feelings ranging from violation to anger was hard to describe. But that is nothing compared to what one innovative electric bike maker is going through after $1M worth of unreleased new e-bikes was stolen in one fell swoop. Read more…

I’d like to think that the only thing I need to live a car-free life is my bike and my enthusiasm. But it’s the extra gear that helps me stay as two-wheeled as possible. In this regular column, I take a deep dive into some of the coolest and most interesting gadgets and pieces of kit that make it possible to swap a car for an e-bike on a daily basis. This time, we’re checking out a fascinating smartphone-controlled keyless e-bike lock called the Linka Lasso. Read more…

Automakers are fiercely lobbying governments to water down already-compromised emissions rules, but doing so will only lead to their doom as market entrants that are serious about EVs will continue ramping them anyway. Read more…