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Another state adds a way to report reckless e

As communities across the US continue grappling with the rapid rise of electric bikes and scooters, one Oregon sheriff’s office is introducing a new t...

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Chinese EV Gets To North America With A Little Help From Stellant

Can you name the brand? Well, one of its vehicles is pictured above, so I hope so! First of all, let’s note that the Chinese EV company is not c...

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Volkswagen's EV van makes a surprise comeback in the US as the ID

Musk tells Tesla staff to switch to Grok — a model he admits is worse Fred Lambert Jul 10 2026...

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Review 2

Sierra Club Wisconsin & MEA File Lawsuit After State Regulators A

Madison, WI — Today, Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sierra Club Wisconsin challenging a Wisconsin Department of Na...

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Technology 2

UNIGRID’s sodium

Lithium-ion has long dominated home battery storage, but sodium-ion is starting to make its move. Sodium-ion battery startup UNIGRID has shipped the f...

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Analysis 3

New XPENG Robotaxi: KITT Or My Mother The Car…Or Both!

The Chinese startup XPENG is moving forward with plans for a new electric robotaxi aimed at the global market for seamless, fully autonomous ride hail...

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Analysis 2

These are the top 10 best

Tesla is still the king, accounting for about 50% of the US EV market, but a handful of brands are finally gaining traction with new models now on sal...

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Technology 2

BYD wins 11.3 GWh battery deal for world’s largest solar+storage

BYD Energy Storage has landed a contract to supply 11.275 GWh of battery storage for Masdar’s Round the Clock (RTC) project in Abu Dhabi — one of the...

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Analysis 2

Yamaha launches sporty Aerox

Yamaha has officially entered India’s increasingly competitive premium electric scooter market with the launch of the new Aerox-E , an electric versio...

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Review 2

US Accounted for Nearly 50% of World’s CO2 Emissions Growth in 20

A new report is out from the Energy Institute, and it’s quite damning for the US. The report is the 75th edition of the Statistical Review of Wo...

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Analysis 3

Toyota Delays 2027 Highlander EV As Demand For Gas Model Remains

Home Toyota Highlander News Toyota Delays 2027 Highlander EV As Demand For Gas Model Remains Robust The Highlander EV was supposed to arrive by the en...

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EPA Moves to Eliminate Public From Permitting Process for Data Ce

On Tuesday the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency proposed cutting the public out of air pollution permits for “minor sources,” wh...

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Don’t want to invest in Elon Musk? Two new ETFs explicitly exclud

The new exchanged-traded funds exclude companies that are founded, controlled, or led by Elon Musk. That means no SpaceX or Tesla....

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Analysis 3

Global EV sales hit 2 million in June

Global EV sales topped 2 million in June, but the headline numbers hide a widening split between the world’s biggest markets....

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Ford’s $30,000 Electric Pickup Isn’t Actually Mid

Ford’s $30,000 electric pickup truck, which is due next year, has been officially demoted from mid-size to small ....

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Bill Frist Wants To Bridge The Partisan Divide Over Climate Chang

Bill Frist served as a senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. During his last four years, he was the Senate majority leader. He chose not to stand...

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Toyota delays Highlander BEV production as the 3

Toyota is delaying production of its first three-row electric SUV, the 2027 Highlander BEV, as it extends the current gas and hybrid models....

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News 4

Republicans & Democrats in Congress Unite in Effort to Ban Chines

Let’s start with the obvious: there’s no need to ban a major consumer product coming from the country that leads the world (by far) in pro...

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Trek targets the fat tire e

Trek is making a bigger push into the fast-growing fat tire e-bike segment with the launch of the new Borrego+, a Class 2 electric bike that blends ad...

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News 4

XPENG MONA L03: The Best Base Model Y Competitor?

When looking at the new MONA L03, which recently went on presale, it struck me that this might be the closest competitor to the base RWD Model Y. The...

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Technology 4

Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with fi

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said emergency scenes are not "edge cases."...

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News 5

Volkswagen put 100 sheep to work under 31,000 solar panels

Volkswagen has traded lawnmowers for sheep at the massive solar farm that helps power one of its factories in Poland, and the animals are doing more t...

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Ford admits its $30K midsize EV pickup is actually ‘small’

Ford’s midsize EV pickup, due out next year, will be smaller than expected. For the first time, Ford referred to it as an “all-new, affordable small e...

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News 3

Changing The Narrative About Clean Energy

Clean energy may be the ultimate no-brainer, but how it is presented often gets in the way of the message. These groups want to change that....

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News 3

Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license

The cyberattack targeting a U.S. insurance giant is the largest known breach of driver's license numbers so far in 2026....

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Analysis 5

Fiat's $13,995 EV For America Is Cute, But Barely A Car

Home Fiat News Fiat's $13,995 EV For America Is Cute, But Barely A Car With a top speed of 19 mph and range of 46 miles, the Fiat Topolino isn't even...

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News 5

Tesla launches ‘Tesla Home’ with Opticaster AI to cut power bills

Tesla has launched Tesla Home, a home energy management platform powered by an AI engine called Opticaster that it says makes “hundreds of decisions”...

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Analysis 4

Ariel Rider launches outrageous new MUDD 72V bike with 65 MPH top

Ariel Rider has officially opened pre-orders for its new MUDD 72V, a high-performance two-wheeler that blurs the line between electric bikes (in the l...

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Technology 5

CleanPeak Energy & Western Sydney International Airport Partner o

CleanPeak Energy has partnered with Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) to deliver 100% renewable electricity to Australia’...

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News 5

Vertical Solar PV? Yes, Says Vancouver

A snowy country like Norway is going to approach solar power in a different way from a place like the Bahamas. It’s not surprising to find out,...

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News 4

Inside Lectron’s factory in China: how its EV chargers are made

Whether you know the Lectron name or not, there’s a good chance you’ve used one of its EV charging adapters. The company makes many of the J1772/CCS-t...

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News 4

Permitting & Politics Diminish Solar & Wind Power In The US

Permitting delays add thousands of dollars to the cost of rooftop solar systems in the US. Massachusetts has a solution....

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Sustainability 5

Anker SOLIX F3800 power station exclusive $1,615 in Summer Power

This week’s Tuesday Green Deals are being led by Anker’s freshly launched Summer Power Sale with up to 49% power station discounts – plus, our exclusi...

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News 5

This startup pits dealerships against each other to bid on your u

Bidbus, which lets dealerships bid on used cars, has raised $15 million in a Series A round that was led by early-stage mobility fund Ibex Investors....

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News 5

Rivian (RIVN) launches 75M

Rivian has commenced an underwritten public offering of 75 million shares of common stock, a raise worth roughly $1.5 billion based on the stock’s rec...

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News 6

Kia is killing off its flagship sedan as it shifts to more effici

Kia is trading in its flagship sedan after 14 years to focus on smaller, more affordable electric vehicles . Kia discontinues......

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News 6

“Rideshare” Drivers Get Huge EV Incentives In California

I just wrote an article about new incentives for electric vehicle buyers in California. However, there’s a specific group of drivers who just go...

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News 5

Tesla in

On today’s surveillance-heavy episode of Quick Charge , it sure looks like Tesla’s in-cabin driver cam failed to stop one woman from falling asleep at...

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News 6

BMW’s iX4 EV captured with a new look as its debut nears [Images]

Tesla Cybercab: mass-producing a car it can’t sell or drive itself Fred Lambert Jul 6 2026...

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Analysis 6

California Introducing New EV Incentives, With Boost For Rivian &

When the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress decided to kill the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles, California Governor Gavin Newso...

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Tesla Cybercab: mass

Tesla is ramping up production of the Cybercab at Giga Texas, with more than 100 of the steering-wheel-less two-seaters already spotted in the factory...

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Sustainability 7

New US Generating Stations For AI Will Create Emissions Equal To

Powering new AI data centers in the US will create emissions equal to those of Australia. Tech madness Is rampant in America....

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News 7

BYD’s flagship electric sedan receives 65,000 locked

The Seal 08 boasts “the power of a million-dollar vehicle,” but can be bought for under $30,000 in China. After it went on sale last week, locked-in o...

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Analysis 8

Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level

I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve...

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Technology 8

Exclusive: Lucid Motors’ Saudi Bet Meets Harsh Reality As New CEO

Lucid Motors entered 2026 with award‑winning technology, a world‑class luxury SUV, and one of the most ambitious global manufacturing strategies in th...

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News 7

Buying the Most Sold Vehicle in the World, the Tesla Model Y

You’ve decided to buy the car that for the last few years has been the top sold model in the world, gas or electric, the Tesla Model Y. Tesla has fact...

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News 8

The grid was melting down in last week’s heat

As last week’s relentless heat wave strained power grids, critics feared that the record number of electric vehicles on the push them over the edge. I...

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Analysis 10

For The US Auto Market, What Is The Next Step, Battery Electric V

But everyone isn’t like me, so I’ll present the evidence that we should go all electric from here and the evidence that we should take a gradual appro...

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Technology 10

CATL is building more than 200 battery swap stations EVERY MONTH

Electrek American Solar Challenge 2026: About the race, full schedule, and teams competing Arin Waichulis Jul 3 2026...

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Technology 9

Electric School Buses Put Batteries To Work To Stabilize Grids

Electric school bus batteries are the perfect candidates for vehicle to grid technology to help stabilize the grid....

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