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According to the Volkswagen Group, its joint venture with Rivian has achieved a key milestone by completing winter testing of Rivian’s technology in VW vehicles. As a result, the milestone unlocks an additional $1 billion in investment from Volkswagen Group in Rivian. more…
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new electric bicycles from brands like Ride1Up and Heybike, plus comeback stories from Juiced Bikes and Rad Power Bikes, a look at how the answer to high gas prices might have been parked in the corner of your garage this whole time, and more. more…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How a couple of ski bums built the internet’s best weather app  The best snow-forecasting app for skiers isn’t a federally-funded service or a big-name brand. It’s OpenSnow, a startup that uses government data, its own AI…
Does adding a new home solar panel system makes sense in northern climates? This Canadian homeowner did just that – and after a cold, dark, and dreary winter collecting data, they’re sharing their real-world results online! more…
Volkswagen opened pre-orders for the ID.UNYX 08, starting at just under $35,000 in China. The fully connected electric SUV is Volkswagen’s first EV co-developed with XPeng. more…
A new charging milestone for electric trucks was just achieved in California – and it’s a big one. more…
After introducing the first mass-produced EV with a semi-solid-state battery, MG Motor said it will bring the new battery tech to Europe by the end of 2026. In China, the new MG4 with a semi-solid-state battery starts at under $15,000. Although not that cheap, the new EV is expected to remain affordable in Europe. more…
We took a tour around the Lightship AE.1 electric RV trailer, with an open, airy interior and lots of neat features. It also has its own motor and batteries, which means it won’t drain your range while towing – whether you use a gas or electric tow vehicle. more…
I’m very much among those who believe “the correct number of e-bikes to have is N+1”. But I’m also a realist (and one who knows that happy wife equals happy life), and so I recognize that we often have to make do with the bike we have. And it was in that vein that I thought it’d be fun to take a city-focused electric bicycle on an off-road trip to see how it would handle. I wanted to show, or perhaps just prove to myself, that my everyday beater city e-bike could perform where you might think a dedicated electric mountain bike or fat tire e-bike would be a necessity. And if I’m being completely honest with myself, I wound up in a bit over my head. But all is well that ends well, and here I am the next day, slightly sore, but still able to type it out. more…
Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, which will be the US’s largest wind farm when it’s complete, has sent its first power to the grid. more…
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 brands are expanding/increasing their ongoing sales to coincide with the event! One such brand is Anker SOLIX, which has entered its Spring Sale Final Days phase with increased savings of up to 69% on power stations (plus our continuing exclusive savings code), like the F3800 Plus Portable Power Station at an exclusive new $2,279 low. We also have Autel’s MaxiCharger AC Elite Home 50A Smart AI Level 2 EV Charger back at its $450 low, as well as a spotlight on Lectric’s XP4 and XP Lite2 e-bikes getting cargo bundles starting from $999, an exclusive deal on Jackery’s HomePower 3000 Power Station, a massive lineup of Worx tools getting up to 56% discounts, and more waiting for you below. And for all the ongoing hangover deals and latest Big Spring Sale deals alike, you can find them all collected into our Green Deals spring shopping hub here.
The next generation of electric vehicle batteries is arriving, promising to be more efficient, safer, and lower cost. After another breakthrough, sodium-ion batteries for passenger EVs are nearing mass production. more…
Update: Take $100 off ($1299) with code ELECTREK I’ll be honest with you: when Heybike first teased the Villain ($1399), my reaction was somewhere between amazed, intrigued and skeptical. Heybike makes fantastic commuter e-bikes and impressive folders: the kind of bike your unc (me) buys to ride to the farmer’s market. So when they showed up at CES with a Sur-Ron-ish-style electric dirt bike claiming 45 mph and 190 Nm of torque, at less than half the price, I had serious questions. more…
Tesla has filed new site plans with Travis County detailing a significant expansion of its Giga Texas campus, including the long-promised “ecological paradise” along the Colorado River and infrastructure for the recently announced Terafab North Campus. The filings, which include a permit application for “Tesla North Campus” submitted to the Travis County Fire Marshal on March 13, reveal the scope of Tesla’s ambitions for a campus that already stretches across 2,500 acres in southeast Austin. more…
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. more…