EV Routes
ev news

Posts tagged "ev news"

All articles tagged with ev news

News 89

Day 1 Spring Sale Green Deals

It’s the first day of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, which is giving us a ton of increased savings running through the rest of the month – plus, several br...

3 min read Read →
News 108

More Solar Power, 2x Faster With Maximo Robots

A new generation of powerful, heat-tolerant robot helpers will enable utility-scale developers to build more solar power plants in the US, more quickl...

3 min read Read →
News 111

Waymo relies on firefighters and police to bail out stuck ro

In at least six instances identified by TechCrunch, first responders have had to take control of Waymo vehicles and move them out of traffic during em...

3 min read Read →
Sustainability 111

Big Spring Sale Green Deals hub

The Amazon Big Spring Sale is officially in full swing, and in our usual fashion, we wanted to put all the best savings during this weeklong event in...

3 min read Read →
News 109

Volvo turned the EX30 into the mini EV van we didn’t know we

Is it an electric SUV, a van, or both? The EX30 is Volvo’s smallest, most affordable EV, and now it’s available as a mini electric van. more…...

3 min read Read →
News 108

Sony and Honda give up on their joint EV project

The Sony-Honda joint venture has killed plans for its Afeela sedan and SUV electric vehicles. The news comes shortly after Honda reversed its plans to...

3 min read Read →
News 106

Harbinger’s next product will be hybrid emergency vehicles

The young California startup is already building RVs, FedEx vans, and box trucks. Now its hybrid powertrain will underpin ambulances and mobile health...

3 min read Read →
Sustainability 116

Adding solar panels to semi trucks helps slash diesel emissi

The worst kind of vehicle emissions aren’t the ones that move dirt or haul freight – they’re the ones that don’t. Every hour, every minute, ever secon...

3 min read Read →
News 93

The Latest World Climate Report Is Grim, But It’s Not The En

It’s no secret our planet is heating up. And here’s the evidence: we’ve just experienced the 11 hottest years on record, with 2025 being the second or...

3 min read Read →
News 108

Zoox Hits Big Milestone

Zoox has hit a milestone moment, by far our largest to date. Today, we are announcing our plans for service expansions across multiple markets, as wel...

3 min read Read →
News 97

Choke Points Are The Enemy Of Globalization

Choke points are everywhere in the global economy. The closing of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping shows how dangerous they can be....

3 min read Read →
News 115

Tesla files site plans for massive Giga Texas expansion incl

Tesla has filed new site plans with Travis County detailing a significant expansion of its Giga Texas campus, including the long-promised “ecological...

3 min read Read →
News 102

China’s new luxury EVs are selling like hot cakes, and the o

The updated Xiaomi SU7 and SAIC’s Z7 and Z7T just launched, and the new EVs are already racking up thousands of pre-orders in minutes. more…...

3 min read Read →
News 104

Tenways Wayfarer cruiser e

We’ve got some notable flash sales leading today’s Green Deals, including the newest Tenways Wayfarer Premium Cruiser e-bike with $366 in FREE gear hi...

3 min read Read →
News 95

Toyota plans for a second US

Toyota announced another $1 billion investment to upgrade two of its facilities, including $800 million in Kentucky to build its second EV in the US....

3 min read Read →
Technology 117

Denza Z Naming Competition: What Would You Name It?

BYD’s premium Denza brand recently announced a naming competition for its upcoming sports car. While branding may not be the most critical clean techn...

3 min read Read →
News 111

Size Matters

Sometimes when doing my EV sales reports, I wonder if I shouldn’t make them shorter and more data driven, with less talk. Will most people actua...

3 min read Read →
News 97

Zoox expands current service area and is bringing its purpos

Robotaxi network and vehicle developer Zoox has shared some more key milestones as we sit nearly four months into its “year of growth.” That includes...

3 min read Read →
News 102

Zoox brings its robotaxis to Austin and Miami

After nearly two years of testing in the two cities, the Amazon-owned company says it's getting closer to offering rides....

3 min read Read →
News 107

Iran Crisis Shows Why Automakers Are Wrong To Cancel EV Plan

Interest in electric cars is way up following increases in gas prices following the unprovoked attack on Iran....

3 min read Read →
News 115

Harbinger CEO John Harris stops by to talk trucks, batteries

On today’s portentous episode of Quick Charge , we’ve got Harbinger CEO John Harris on-hand to talk through the brand’s new low cab forward EV and ERE...

3 min read Read →
News 93

Solar at Home, Imported Biofuels for Crossing Oceans: Hawaiʻ

The final piece of Hawaiʻi’s decarbonization puzzle is not on Oʻahu’s domestic grid. That part of the work is already largely bounded. In the earlier...

3 min read Read →
News 89

LNG Need Not Apply: The Math of Oʻahu’s Clean Energy Future

The debate over LNG in Hawaiʻi persists because it sounds like a practical answer to a familiar problem. Oʻahu still relies heavily on imported fuel f...

3 min read Read →
News 111

Zipline snaps up another $200M to fuel its drone delivery ex

The funding adds to a previous round, announced in January, that valued the drone startup at $7.6 billion....

3 min read Read →
News 96

Amazon beats Jackery’s spring sale on Explorer 2000 v2, Segw

Today’s 9to5Toys Green Deals is headlined by Amazon beating Jackery’s spring sale on the Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station, Anker SOLIX power st...

3 min read Read →
News 110

DoorDash introduces relief payments for drivers as the Iran

Gas is one of the largest expenses for delivery drivers. With prices continuing to surge, DoorDash is offering a lifeline to Dashers with a new relief...

3 min read Read →
News 99

Dept. of Interior bribes oil company $1B from taxpayer coffe

The Department of the Interior, headed by a man who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from oil companies , just declared it will...

3 min read Read →
News 104

The Tiny Indian EV That Could (& Which Proved The Future Was

The Reva was never meant to compete with gasoline cars. When it appeared at the turn of the millennium, it didn’t promise speed, long range, or highwa...

3 min read Read →
News 93

Sodium & Quantum Batteries Move The Transition To Electricit

Improvements in batteries are almost a daily occurrence, as sodium-ion batteries are poised for use in more applications....

3 min read Read →
News 111

Mercedes Joins Affordable Luxury EV Race with New Entry-Level Model

Mercedes-Benz is set to launch an affordable luxury EV, competing with Audi and BMW. Discover specs, pricing, and launch details in our exclusive analysis.

2 min read Read →
News 104

Cheap e

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a stark warning to riders of the Ridstar Q20 and Q20 Pro electric bikes, urging owners to...

3 min read Read →
News 90

Honda’s new full

Honda’s upcoming WN7 electric motorcycle may have just picked up a prestigious Gold iF Design Award, but the real story here is more than the accolade...

3 min read Read →
News 111

EVQ: I drive my EV for work, but charge at home

EV enthusiasts and evangelists are always ready to answer their friends’ questions about going electric. Sometimes, they even get it right! In this se...

3 min read Read →
Review 113

Is The Urban Cruiser Toyota’s Placeholder As It Pivots To BE

Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) previewed the Urban Cruiser EV earlier this year before formally pricing it last week, positioning it as its most affor...

3 min read Read →
News 104

The SEC drops its four

After four years, and multiple subpoenas and depositions, the beleaguered startup has dodged yet another bullet....

3 min read Read →
News 94

TechCrunch Mobility: Uber everywhere, all at once

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation....

3 min read Read →
News 97

Over 1,200 New EV Charging Stalls Deployed By EVgo In 2025

About two weeks ago, EVgo shared on LinkedIn that the US EV charging company deployed over 1,200 charging stalls in 2025. “This morning, we anno...

3 min read Read →
News 100

VinFast Hasn’t Given Up On Its US Ambitions

VinFast’s decision to resume construction of its North Carolina manufacturing plant by April of this year is an indication that the “war”...

3 min read Read →
News 100

Silver Lining: Honda’s EV Retreat Proves Trump’s Bully Pulpi

It feels like everyone in the EV space already wrote their hot takes on Honda’s massive $15.8 billion EV retreat when the news first broke, and...

3 min read Read →
News 99

Tesla and SpaceX announce $25B ‘Terafab’ chip factory

Tesla and SpaceX have unveiled “Terafab,” a joint $25 billion chip fabrication facility in Austin, Texas, that Elon Musk claims will produce 1 terawat...

3 min read Read →
News 94

Fast flop: stupid fast Audi RS e

With almost 1,000 hp and a blistering 60 mph coming in just 2.4 seconds, Audi’s electric flagship super sedan made headlines and set performance recor...

3 min read Read →
News 111

Simon Loos grows its electric semi truck fleet to over 200 u

Dutch logistics specialist Simon Loos announced a major order with Daimler Trucks’ Mercedes brand, purchasing 75 Mercedes‑Benz eActros 600 electric se...

3 min read Read →
News 112

Copper’s Battery

While exploring booths at New York Build Expo, Copper’s electric range stood out. In a show targeting professionals, there were not a lot of home cook...

3 min read Read →
News 95

Mahindra reveals Batman BE 6 EV

Indian ag and automaker Mahindra has launched a limited-run Batman Edition of its BE 6 Electric Origin SUV, calling it, “a production car that brings...

3 min read Read →
News 97

Zenobē acquires Revolv’s 100 unit electric delivery van flee

UK-based Zenobē backed up its ambitions of fleet electrification leadership by closing on its acquisition of California-based Revolv, signaling the co...

3 min read Read →
News 111

Who Should Pay For Trump’s War On Iran?

The war in Iran has already eaten a big chunk of the US defense budget. Now the government wants $200 billion more from us....

3 min read Read →
News 103

Bikes for Everything, + Much of What I’ve Learned Riding Bik

In Part I, I discussed how bikes and ebikes can be used for: Last-mile transportation in conjunction with public transport — you can take your bike wi...

3 min read Read →
News 98

MAGA Suddenly Loves Solar Power, But Will Brooke Rollins Get

With Tesla CEO Elon Musk dropping hints of a 100-GW solar power plan, it's no mystery why MAGA influencers have suddenly caught the PV bug....

3 min read Read →
News 117

Vermont utility makes it easier than ever to add a home back

Vermont utility Green Mountain Power is expanding one of the country’s most exciting virtual power plant programs, adding a new battery lease program...

3 min read Read →
News 114

Op

XPeng’s first profitable quarter is being framed, almost reflexively, as a scale story: more cars, better utilization, stronger margins. That is the s...

3 min read Read →