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updated @ 06/04/2026 05:15:01

The Taiwanese assembly experts at Foxconn have taken the wraps off the Cavira, a new Tesla Model Y competitor that offers a 468 hp AWD powertrain, sub-four-second 0-60 mph performance, and up to 359 miles of range.

A Quebec Tesla owner has filed a class action request against Tesla over heat pump failures, seeking damages for all Tesla owners in the province after being stuck with a $4,477 repair bill when her Model 3’s heat pump died after just six years.

The lawsuit covers every Tesla model equipped with a heat pump — Model S, Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and Cybertruck — and alleges the automaker has been hiding a known defect from buyers.

Waymo’s retired EV batteries won’t be heading straight to recycling anymore. Instead, they’re going to help support the power grid in California and Texas.

Battery energy storage specialist ELM MicroGrid has spent more than two decades building a nationwide energy storage and utility infrastructure businesses. Now, the company is bringing that expertise home with the installation of a new battery energy storage system at a solar microgrid project in Peoria, IL.

On today’s really quick episode of Quick Charge, we’re doing a crossover episode with Mike Bush from Marketscale’s Hammer Down podcast and explore the business of freight and logistics, how to get involved, and what the future might hold for more efficient, fossil-free trucking.

SEG Solar is doubling down on US manufacturing with plans for a third solar module factory in the Houston, Texas, area.

BYD’s new PHEV is set to go on sale any day now as the brand’s first car specifically built for overseas markets, including Europe. With its debut just around the corner, the new plug-in hatch was recently spotted in public, giving us our first real look at the interior.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 pretty much offers it all with up to 318 miles of driving range, fast charging, a surprisingly spacious interior, and an affordable starting price of just $35,000. It’s also a perfect fit for families looking to go electric.

A new poll of US voters shows that the vast majority of Americans want the Environmental Protection Agency to do its job and keep toxic chemicals out of the air and water. But the EPA’s current mission, under Lee Zeldin, is to poison Americans and raise their health and energy costs. When voters learn about this, they show significant concern.

The first Volkswagen ID. Polo and Cupra Raval models rolled off the production line at the Group’s Martorell plant in Spain, the first of several new affordable, mass-market EVs.

Our midweek Green Deals are being led by the latest Bluetti RV Season Sale that benefits from two of our bonus exclusive savings for even better deals, with offers like the 3,014Wh Elite 300 Portable Power Station getting a 350W solar panel and a FREE 128Wh Elite 10 Mini station for $1,567, among many others starting from $284. Right behind it, we spotted up to $700 discounts on the three Worx Landroid Vision Cloud Robot Lawn Mowers starting from a new $850 low, as well as Anker’s eufy E30 Wireless Outdoor Solar Security Camera at its $100 low, the Gotrax XR Elite Max Electric Scooter hitting a new $303 low – plus, deals on a multi-battery Greenworks bundle and an EGO electric hedge trimmer kit. We also have all the hangover deals collected down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s exclusive Anker SOLIX S2000 Power Station launch deals, the new low hitting EGO’s comprehensive Z6 Zero Turn Riding Mower bundle, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

Tesla announced today that its unsupervised “Robotaxi” service now covers the entire Austin metro area, a significant expansion of its geofenced operating zone.

It’s a notable milestone on paper, but the actual fleet serving this massive area remains tiny — just ~20 active unsupervised vehicles, according to the latest data, a number that has actually been shrinking.

When most people think about how a bicycle frame is built, they probably imagine sparks flying from a welding torch.

That’s certainly how the vast majority of aluminum bike frames are made. But one British e-bike company is taking a very different approach, and it has more in common with Aston Martin sports cars and aerospace engineering than traditional bicycle manufacturing.

The PV5 is already a hit, but now you can buy Kia’s electric van with three rows of seating and enough room for seven.

Tesla has retroactively modified “Full Self-Driving” purchase agreements to add “supervised” language that did not exist when owners originally bought the product. In some cases, the original documents have been made entirely inaccessible.

Electrek has confirmed the issue with multiple owners. The contracts in question were signed between 2016 and early 2024, when Tesla sold the package as “Full Self-Driving Capability” — with no mention of “supervised” and the implicit promise of unsupervised autonomy.

The new Battery Electric Power Unit (BEPU) from Caterpillar is a plug-and-play solution that can directly replace a diesel CAT engine in existing machines – occupying the same space, and even using the same motor mounts to make the conversion from diesel to electric (almost) as easy as swapping an engine.

Windrose first published AI-generated drawings of its BESS-in-a-trailer and mobile AI data center concept back in February, but hand it to Windrose founder, Wen Han: he’s not leaving it at that – Han has signed a new strategic partnership with the mobile charging experts at LiFe-Younger to help turn his vision into reality.

One of the most common questions I hear from people considering an e-bike right now, during a period of soaring energy prices, is some variation of “Can it actually save me money?”

The answer is yes. Quite a bit, actually. But the interesting part is that most people focus on the wrong number.

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations has confirmed it will purchase additional Tesla Cybertrucks after the electric pickup proved effective in rescue operations in Almaty, the country’s largest city.

The Central Asian country has become the latest small international market to adopt the Cybertruck, as Tesla continues to struggle with collapsing domestic demand for the electric pickup.

How do we know EVs are here to stay? Electric terminal brand Orange EV just announced a new, record single order that includes 600 new electric Class 8 trucks, proving that there’s a genuine market for HDEVs even without Federal incentives.

New York state has announced a lawsuit against the Interior Department’s illegal $1 billion payment to an oil company to stop development of a wind farm off the New York Coast.

The project would have saved New Yorkers $10 billion and created 1,700 jobs, which would have conflicted with the Department of the Interior’s goals of raising your energy costs.

Dodge opened orders for the 670-hp 2027 Charger Daytona EV, the “quickest and most powerful AWD muscle car,” but is it worth the price?

If you’re from Pittsburgh, you may want to sit down for this one: global EV sales leader BYD claims the aluminum frame that underpins its new Yangwang U8L SUV passes a brutal, 12 ton lift test – despite weighing over 100 lbs. less than a comparable steel frame.

The City of Long Beach, California, is adding six more off-grid solar EV chargers from Beam Global as it continues electrifying its vehicle fleet.

Electrify America is changing how EV drivers pay for charging sessions, and it’s ditching one of the more confusing parts of its app in the process.

When a new e-bike company launches, it’s usually not a huge deal. The industry sees new brands appear all the time, many of them little more than a logo slapped onto an existing bike from a Chinese catalog.

But Monarc isn’t just another startup hoping to make a splash – it’s all but guaranteed to set off a tsunami.

We’ve got some exciting Green Deals in our Tuesday edition this week, starting with Anker’s newly launched SOLIX S2000 Portable Power Station + bundles that start from $598 using our exclusive code (beating the standard $680 launch pricing). From there, we also spotted EGO’s Z6 56V 42-inch Cordless Electric Zero Turn Riding Mower with 6x batteries and an 880W wall charger hitting a new $4,499 low, as well as Amazon continuing the May pricing on Segway’s Max G2 and Max G3 Electric Scooters starting from $700, the EcoFlow 1,024Wh DELTA 3 Classic Portable Power Station at $445, the best price since September on Greenworks’ compact 1,800 PSI Electric Pressure Washer, and much more waiting for you below. We also have all the hangover deals collected down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s EcoFlow Hurricane Season Prep Sale lineup with up to 61% discounts, the rare return of EGO’s 3,200 PSI Electric Pressure Washer $699 low, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

Just two months after arriving at dealerships, Subaru’s new electric SUVs are outselling the Solterra.

Hyundai’s electric SUV continues winning over buyers after setting another sales record in May. The IONIQ 5 isn’t the only Hyundai EV that saw higher demand last month, with IONIQ 9 sales jumping nearly 300%.

The Mercedes-Benz CLA EV 350 has an EPA-estimated driving range of 312 miles, but in the real world, it drove close to 400 miles on a single charge.

Covenant Logistics, one of the largest trucking companies in the US with a fleet of over 2,600 tractors, completed a two-week evaluation of the Tesla Semi in California — including a loaded run over the notorious Grapevine pass on I-5.

The company’s VP of Sustainability and Innovation, Matt McLelland, said the driver “was amazed at the performance of the Tesla Semi and felt a level of confidence that was hard to match in a diesel truck.”

Tesla has been granted a new patent for a miniature camera cleaning system with a built-in wiper designed to keep vehicle cameras clear for autonomous driving.

The patent addresses one of the most frustrating and well-known issues with Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system — dirty cameras that constantly trigger alerts telling drivers to clean them. But Tesla’s Robotaxi fleet in Austin already has its own camera washer hardware that consumer vehicles don’t get.

Police departments are increasingly turning to drones as a tool for tracking and apprehending riders of non-street legal e-bikes, off-road electric motorcycles, and other non-compliant vehicles being used on public streets and trails.

Rolls-Royce has unveiled the Spectre Series II, bringing a 16% range increase to 308 EPA-estimated miles, a switch to the NACS charging standard in the US, and a 670 hp Black Badge variant that becomes the most powerful Rolls-Royce ever built.

The update addresses two of the biggest criticisms of the $398,000 electric super coupe: limited range and reliance on CCS charging infrastructure. But it comes as Spectre sales dropped 47% in 2025, falling to just 1,002 units globally.

Otherwise, the electric vehicle has been quite a success for the brand.

Designed to work in tight, noise-sensitive environments while carrying up to 500 kg (~1,100 lbs.) for a full shift, the Ecovolve EL500 is a uniquely competent and capable electric equipment option that can make it through a conventional man door – and Brokk is bringing it to America.

The issue of e-bike scofflaws has grown considerably over the last few years, normally taking the form of teenagers on fast e-bikes illegally cruising down sidewalks or recklessly riding through intersections. But as it turns out, Canada’s largest province is full of e-bike scofflaws of a different variety: parents simply wanting to bring their kids to school without using a car.

Volvo CE and Hitachi Energy have signed an MOU to support and accelerate the deployment of battery electric construction equipment powered by a clean, renewable energy supply that’s backed by intelligent energy storage and management.

Texas keeps piling on solar projects as electricity demand surges on the ERCOT grid – and now another massive one is moving ahead.

The low-slung Lexus LF-ZC electric sedan is dead. Toyota is scrapping plans to launch the next-gen luxury EV, which was expected to enter production later this year with advanced new batteries and a dedicated platform.

The next generation of EV batteries may be closer than expected. BYD and several others plan to begin deploying EVs with all-solid-state batteries in just a few months.

Happy June, everyone! We’re kicking off this week’s (and month’s) Green Deal coverage with the appropriately launched EcoFlow Hurricane Season Prep Sale that offers up to 61% power station discounts, like the 2,048Wh DELTA 2 Max Portable Power Station at its second-lowest $899 pricing, among many others. Right behind that, we spotted the second 2026 opportunity to grab EGO’s 3,200 PSI Electric Pressure Washer with 2x 6.0Ah batteries at its $699 low, as well as Govee’s Matter Outdoor Lamp Post at a new $200 low, the latest ECOVACS Ultramarine P1 Robot Pool Cleaner at a new $424 low, Worx’s 20V PowerShare Cordless Electric Pole/Chainsaw 2026 low, and much more waiting for you below.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

A disguised IONIQ 6 was spotted near Hyundai’s R&D hub in Europe, revealing much more than a standard refresh model.

I was the first journalist to test Tesla’s Autopilot before it launched over a decade ago. I’ve tested every version of Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” since. FSD v14 is by far the most impressive — and that’s exactly what makes it the most dangerous.

The danger isn’t that FSD v14 is bad. The danger is that it’s so good enough that it can make you stop paying attention — and Tesla is not doing enough to discourage complacency.

In fact, I’d argue that it is actively encouraging complacency with its marketing.

BYD posted higher sales growth in May for the first time in eight months, driven by record overseas demand. With orders for new vehicles equipped with its new battery and charging tech surging, BYD is now struggling to meet demand.

Kia credited its growing lineup of mass-market EVs and hybrid SUVs after posting its third straight month of sales growth in May.

BYD says it will assume full financial liability for at-fault accidents that happen while its “God’s Eye” urban driving system is active in China — with no cap on the payout.

It’s a commitment Tesla has never made for “Full Self-Driving,” and it flips the industry’s standard liability model on its head.

In a fascinating case that is sure to spark more casual arguments than it settled, a judge was recently forced to make a ruling on whether or not “mime pedaling” counted as truly pedaling an electric bike.

SpaceX has a big IPO coming up, but the next step might be a merger of SpaceX and Tesla. And if so, it could be a backdoor to triggering Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package automatically, without having to meet any of the operational milestones, thus diluting everyone’s shares without delivering on the promises that were made.

Juiced Bikes says its newly launched Scrambler e-bikes are now officially in stock and shipping, marking the next step in the brand’s return after its acquisition and relaunch under the team behind Lectric eBikes.

A Beijing court held its first hearing in a consumer fraud lawsuit against Tesla over its “Full Self-Driving” software, with 10 owners seeking more than 3.95 million yuan ($583,000) in damages.

The case, which we first covered when it was filed last September, has grown from 7 to 10 plaintiffs and marks China’s first collective legal challenge targeting Tesla’s FSD promises.

A new bill extending home and community solar incentive programs has passed both houses of the Connecticut Senate, and just needs Governor Ned Lamont’s signature to make it into law. It’s taken us a while to parse through it, but one thing is clear: batteries are the big winners.

During a global moment where oil prices are spiking tremendously, a movement to increase gas taxes is brewing in Australia. And if it does succeed, it could provide a template that could help other countries not only fund their own prosperity, but reduce the tremendous damage done by fossil fuels.

Fortescue‘s recently-acquired turbine subsidiary Nabrawind has done something that was believed to be impossible: they’ve installed a full-scale, energy producing wind turbine in harsh Namibian conditions using a new, crane-less deployment process.

Built to allow up to 52 guests to explore the frozen wilderness of Alberta’s Jasper National Park in serene, environmentally responsible silence, the new Electric Ice Explorer joining Pursuit Banff’s Columbia Icefield Adventure fleet is a machine that’s packed with firsts.

For over a decade now, Tesla has sold a promise of vehicles that can drive themselves, even stating that every car it produced had all the hardware for self-driving.

But after years of the company being unable to deliver, some owners want their money back. Ben Gawiser is one of those owners, who recently won a $10,600 judgment due to Tesla’s failure to deliver. But Tesla kept fighting to delay payment, even just a few days at a time.

(5/29 Update, original post 5/2: He finally got his money back. This article has been updated with new information below)

Kempower and Blink Charging are expanding their EV fast-charging partnership across the US East Coast, with 14 new charging sites planned through 2026.

The 2027 Chevy Equinox EV and Blazer EV are almost here, bringing a few updates that fix some of the biggest complaints with the current models.

As everything gets less affordable, republicans are proposing big new inspection fees for cheap energy projects, trying to protect their fossil fuel masters from the rise of better options.

The Yuan Plus, sold overseas as the Atto 3, is among BYD’s best-selling vehicles. After launching the third-generation model with a longer driving range and Flash Charging, BYD said the new EV received over 30,000 orders in one week.

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla’s alarming Robotaxi numbers, Ferrari’s controversial Luce, Waymo Ojai, and more.

Today’s episode is sponsored by GM Energy. If you want to experience more resilience and control over your home energy, the GM Energy Home System adds stationary battery power for always-ready backup energy for your home, and the GM Energy PowerBank takes in energy from the grid and stores it for when you need it most. Learn more at gmenergy.gm.com

We’re closing out this week’s Green Deals (and May as a whole) with some notable last-of-the-month additional sales, with everything here and from weeks past still available to shop in our updated Memorial Day Green Deals hub through the weekend. Speaking of the weekend, Anker SOLIX currently has a large flash sale window that is seeing official and permanent price cuts across all its power stations + you’ll get low prices using our exclusive bonus savings code – all starting from $123. Right behind it, we have a refresher on Lectric’s soon-to-end Memorial Day Sale + a new Anniversary Sale with up to 30% discounts on extra batteries at their lowest prices starting from $210. Let’s not forget about our hangover Green Deals collected together at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s EcoFlow May Monthly Madness Sale + the latest flash sale offers that end tonight, Segway’s GT3 Electric SuperScooter at a $1,500 low, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

It’s a truck and SUV. GM said the Hummer X “redefines what a mid-size EV can do off-road,” previewing the new concept for the first time.

If you missed the nationwide memo, today is Memorial Day, and as we spend this time with family and friends, remembering our fallen service members, so too are our favorite brands for a wide variety of eco-friendly tech offering tons of seasonal discounts across e-bikes, electric scooters, power stations, tools, appliances, smart devices, and more – many of which are at their best prices to date. We’ve collected all the ongoing deals together into this one-stop shopping hub to make things easier to find, and we will continue to update this hub for the next couple days, too. So head on down below to browse through all these Green Deals while they’re still around.

The Rivian R2 Performance’s final EPA ratings are now published, and the numbers confirm something impressive: the R2 Performance matches the Tesla Model Y Performance on efficiency at 105 MPGe combined and 32 kWh per 100 miles — while actually beating it on range with 330 miles versus 306.

What makes this particularly noteworthy is the R2’s form factor. The Rivian is a boxier, taller, more utilitarian SUV that weighs nearly 800 lbs more than the Model Y, yet it achieves identical efficiency.

On today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge, we’re exploring the industry’s backlash – real or imagined – towards Elon Musk’s SpaceX merger talks, Full Self Driving’s staff revolt, and even large, utility scale solar projects. All this and more when you hit that play button!

Clean energy developers announced more than 50 new utility-scale solar, wind, and battery storage projects in Q1 2026 as companies scramble to get projects moving before a looming federal deadline tied to Trump’s big bill act passed last year.

With the new Denza Z9 GT now on sale in Europe, BYD’s luxury EV is already off to a strong start in China, with over 10,000 deliveries since it launched.

Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna confirmed that the $640,000 Luce, the company’s first all-electric car, is already receiving orders from both existing and new customers. The order book extends toward the end of 2027, according to Bloomberg.

The announcement comes just days after the Luce’s Rome unveiling triggered a 6% stock drop and a brutal wave of design criticism online, with former Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo himself telling Italian media to “at least take the prancing horse off.”

The Geely Xingyuan, sold overseas as the EX2, was the top-selling car in China last year. While it was yet again the most popular EV in April, Geely launched an upgraded model offering more range at the same low price.

EV charging companies Voltera and Revel are joining forces to build what they say will be one of the biggest fast-charging platforms in the US, focused on fleets, ride-hail drivers, and robotaxis.

Our Thursday Green Deals are focused on EVs and power stations, which join all the other deals on tools, devices, and more in our updated Memorial Day Green Deals hub. Our headliner today is EcoFlow’s freshly launched its May EcoCredits Monthly Madness Sale, giving you up to 61% discounts on power stations, FREE gifts on purchases over $600, and 2-3x EcoCredit rewards – all with deals starting from $259. We also have a 48-hour flash sale from EcoFlow that is offering the 12.2kW expanded DELTA Pro Ultra Power Station (2x batteries) with a FREE trolley at $5,599, alongside Wave 3 and 2x DELTA Pro battery bundles. From there, we are shining a spotlight on the Segway GT3 Electric SuperScooter at its $1,500 low, as well as Aventon’s continuing Pace 4 Cruiser and Level 3 Commuter e-bike low prices starting from $1,599, and more. Let’s not forget about our hangover Green Deals collected together at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Segway Max G30P Electric Scooter back at a $500 low, the exclusive savings on Anker’s 2,048Wh SOLIX F2000 Power Station at a $799 low, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

Kia’s electric SUV offers it all: more than enough driving range, a practical interior, and modern tech at an affordable price. The Kia EV3 is a hit in Europe, the UK, and several other parts of the world, and it will finally go on sale in the US soon.

Waymo is beginning to offer select riders trips in its new purpose-built Ojai robotaxi, debuting the company’s 6th-generation Driver hardware across San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. Trips will be free for a limited time.

The Ojai represents a significant step for Waymo, which has now surpassed 20 million fully autonomous trips across 11 cities — a scale that no competitor comes close to matching.

ENGWE is best known for chunky folding fat tire e-bikes and budget-friendly commuter models, but the company is now taking a decidedly more refined turn with the launch of its new ENGWE Zip compact folding e-bike.

It’s got a lot of interesting angles, but the most eyebrow-raising might just be the USB-C charging battery that powers the bike, allowing riders to charge it with a standard laptop charger.

BYD’s new in-house 4nm smart driving chip, China’s first, unlocks “the highest level of vehicle intelligence” with L3 and L4 autonomous driving capabilities.

A major Reuters investigation published today reveals that Tesla’s widely touted “Full Self-Driving” safety statistics are built on deeply flawed methodology — and that the company’s own data labelers, the workers who train the AI system, don’t trust the technology to drive them.

The report, based on interviews with nine former Tesla data labelers, a former self-driving engineer, and 11 traffic-safety researchers, paints a damning picture of the gap between Tesla’s safety marketing and the reality of its autonomous driving program.

On today’s momentous episode of Quick Charge, we are all about momentum, with solid-state EV batteries gaining ground in China as wind and solar continuing to grow in the US while Tesla’s self-driving Robotaxi fleet, well – doesn’t.

Forget the $630,000 iFerrari, because there’s another all-new EV from a legendary Italian marque that’s just been released – and this one could have a much bigger impact on the North American market than Maranello’s. Meet the all new Lancia Gamma.

Despite the impression that large solar farms are constantly sparking local fights, a new study from researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that most large-scale solar projects in the US move forward with relatively little public opposition.

The hotly-anticipated Rivian R2 is nearly upon us, and Rivian just gave everyone a single date to focus on: June 9.

Canadian energy company Enbridge has switched on the first phase of its massive $1.1 billion Sequoia Solar project in Texas.

After becoming the first to commercialize solid-state batteries, ProLogium announced it will become a publicly listed company through a business merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

Another day, another collection of Green Deals – plus, we have all the ongoing deals that you can browse in our Memorial Day Green Deals hub for one-stop-shopping needs. Today’s edition is being led by the 40-mile traveling Segway Max G30P Electric Scooter returning to its $500 low for the rest of the month as part of the ongoing Summer Sale lineup of deals. We also secured an exclusive deal that drops Anker’s 2,048Wh SOLIX F2000 Portable Power Station back to its $799 low for the first time since October. From there, we have Beatbot’s iSkim and iSkim Ultra + Aiper’s Surfer S2 Solar Robotic Pool Skimmers at lows starting from $360, as well as the Worx 20V GT Revolution 3-in-1 Cordless String Trimmer, Edger, and Mini-Mower bundle at its $83 2026 low, and more. Let’s not forget about our hangover Green Deals collected together at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s return $113 low on the Bluetti 128Wh Elite 10 Mini power station, the 40L and 58L Anker SOLIX EverFrost 2 cooler deals, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

BYD isn’t the only Chinese brand that wants to crack open Japan’s kei car market. Five companies, including China’s Chery Automotive and Japanese car parts giant Autobacs Seven, launched a new EV brand that will launch its first vehicle next year with prices on par with gas cars.

NIO officially launched the ES9 today, its flagship executive SUV and the largest battery electric SUV ever produced in China. The three-row SUV stretches 5,365 mm (17.6 ft) long on a 3,250 mm wheelbase, packing 520 kW (697 hp) and up to 620 km (385 miles) of CLTC range.

Pricing came in below the pre-sale figures NIO announced in April, with the base Executive Premium Edition starting at RMB 498,000 (~$69,000) or RMB 390,000 (~$54,000) under NIO’s Battery-as-a-Service rental model. Deliveries begin tomorrow, May 28.

The Pine Point School district serving Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation community has taken a huge step towards energy independence this month, with the commissioning of a new solar + BESS microgrid project that will help insulate the district from energy rate hikes caused by new data center construction.

SAIC launched its first electric SUV powered by a semi-solid-state EV battery in China, starting at under $15,000.

Honda’s electric RTL trials motorcycle has just delivered one of the strongest signs yet that electric motorcycles may finally be coming into their own in the off-road world.

At the opening round of the 2026 TrialGP World Championship in Japan, rider Miquel Gelabert piloted the Honda RTL Electric to sixth place overall on day one before improving to fifth place on day two. That marks the first time an electric motorcycle has not only competed in TrialGP’s premier class, but actually run competitively near the front against traditional gasoline-powered rivals. For a first effort, that’s an impressive showing.

Philadelphia is expanding its public EV charging network again, adding around 435 new DC fast-charging and Level 2 charging ports across the city.

Elon Musk is reportedly floating the idea of merging Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX, just weeks before SpaceX’s massive IPO on the Nasdaq. If it happens, this would literally be the fourth time Musk has orchestrated a billion-dollar transaction between companies he controls.

No one in corporate America is doing this at the scale Musk is. Between SolarCity, Twitter/X, and xAI, Musk has built a playbook for self-dealing that is unprecedented — and now he’s gearing up for the biggest one yet.

It looks like Rad Power Bikes owners may soon have a more affordable path to upgrading to the company’s newer Safe Shield battery technology.

In an email just sent out today, Rad Life Mobility announced plans for a program that would allow eligible customers to receive up to 50% off replacement Safe Shield batteries for older Rad e-bikes.

On this really quick episode of Quick Charge, we spend time with TRC Senior Director and ACT Expo co-founder Joe Annotti to talk about the state of clean trucking in 2026, incentive programs, and ever so briefly talk about why Autocar was my favorite OEM at this year’s show.

On today’s prancing episode of Quick Charge, the prancing horse people at Ferrari have released a world of firsts: the first-ever electric Ferrari, the brand’s first 5 passenger sedan, AND the first car designed by legendary Apple designer Jony Ive.

BYD launched the third-generation Yuan Plus, sold overseas as the Atto 3, with its new Flash Charging and nearly 400 miles of driving range. The upgraded electric SUV is on sale now, starting at less than $18,000.

Less than a month after we reported that Tesla’s unsupervised “Robotaxi” fleet was finally showing some signs of growth, new data from the Robotaxi Tracker tells a different story. The fleet is actually shrinking.

The number of active unsupervised Tesla “Robotaxis” has dropped to just 20 vehicles — down from the 25 cumulative vehicles we reported in late April — and the total active fleet across all Tesla ride-hailing operations has collapsed to just 34 vehicles.

If small-scale solar is included, newly released US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign indicates that renewables are on track to surpass natural gas in total electrical generating capacity by early 2027.

The 2027 G80 BMW M3 will be the final model year for the iconic gas-powered sports car, but a performance EV is coming soon that promises to pack even more performance.

Memorial Day may have passed, but the seasonal and holiday savings aren’t slowing down, with a fresh batch of Green Deals for you today, as well as our updated all-in-one Memorial Day Green Deals hub that we will maintain for a few more days. Leading today’s edition is the 128Wh Bluetti Elite 10 Mini Portable Power Station at its $113 low, followed by Segway’s E3 Pro Electric Scooter down at $550. We also have Anker’s 40L and 58L SOLIX EverFrost 2 Portable Cordless Electric Coolers and bundles starting from $650, the popular Greenworks Pro 3,000 PSI Electric Pressure Washer for $370, and more. And don’t forget about our hangover Green Deals collected together at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s exclusive (and ongoing) Bluetti Memorial Day Sale lineup with plenty of lows, the EcoFlow 48-hour flash sale on 716Wh to 12.2kWh power stations that ends tonight, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

Volvo EV drivers will gain access to over 20,000 Tesla Supercharger stations across 29 European countries, starting later this year. But that’s not even the best part of it.

If you spend enough time reading local news headlines these days, you’d be forgiven for thinking electric bicycles are one of the greatest threats facing American streets. Teenagers on fat-tire e-bikes, viral videos of wheelies, stories about injuries complete with ER doctor interviews… the same themes are playing on repeat.