A wastewater pumping station in Erie County, New York, is now running backup power on a battery storage system instead of a diesel generator, and local officials say it could cut costs, emissions, and maintenance headaches.
Eight months ago, Tesla made headlines around the world when it claimed to have completed the “world’s first autonomous delivery of a car”, a Model Y that “drove itself” from Gigafactory Texas to a customer’s home about 30 minutes away. Tesla never did it again. Not once.
Aventon is doubling down on trail performance with the launch of the new Ramblas ADV, an electric hardtail mountain bike built around the company’s second-generation in-house mid-drive motor. Positioned as a do-it-all, go anywhere, all-terrain machine, the Ramblas ADV blends legitimate MTB components with commuter-friendly versatility, all at a price that undercuts many premium mid-drive competitors but may still make eyes water in the direct-to-consumer market that has become accustomed to bargain basement pricing on simpler e-bikes.
Three months after initial reports that Apple Watch support was coming to the Rivian app, the American automaker has begun rolling out the feature to its vehicle owners. I received early access to test on my R1S, which you can see in my video below.
Tesla filed new comments with the California Public Utilities Commission that amount to a quiet admission: its “Robotaxi” service still relies on both in-car human drivers and domestic remote operators to function. Rather than downplaying these dependencies, Tesla leans into them — arguing that its multi-layered human supervision model is more reliable than Waymo’s fully driverless system, pointing to the December 2025 San Francisco blackout as proof.
The filing, submitted February 13 in CPUC Rulemaking 25-08-013, reveals the massive operational gap between what Tesla calls a “Robotaxi” and what Waymo actually operates as one.
A newly introduced bill in California could dramatically change how electric bikes are treated under state law – and it may put license plates on most e-bikes.
On today’s labor-intensive episode of Quick Charge, Germany’s largest union IG Metall is squaring off with Tesla in a major dispute involving a toxic work culture, criminal charges, defamation, and more – but at least they can still sell cars in California (for now).
Amazon is committed to adding 100,000 Rivian electric vans to its delivery fleet by 2030. And, if 2025 is any indication, they’re well on their way — the company grew its Rivian van fleet by more than 50% in 2025, alone.
European solar roofing company Roofit.Solar has completed its first US project, marking its official entry into the North American market with a residential installation in Michigan.
A new large‑scale UK dataset suggests EV batteries are holding up far better than many skeptics expected.
A coalition of 17 environmental groups have filed suit against the EPA’s recent illegal attacks on clean air and climate science, pointing out that the rule will raise American energy costs by $1.4 trillion by the EPA’s own numbers, in addition to massive health and environmental costs.
Our top three features in today’s Green Deals are flash sales that won’t be lasting very long, starting with Heybike’s Women’s Day flash sale that is offering up to $800 savings on the Mars 2.0 e-bike variations + a combo at lows starting from $899. We also have Bluetti’s latest flash sale that has returned the Handsfree 1 Backpack Power Station and a 100W solar panel to its $399 low, as well as Lectric’s National Battery Day flash sale that is taking 15% off extra batteries for new and legacy e-bikes starting from $297. All these and more are waiting for you below, and don’t forget the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s 50% Anker SOLIX F3800 and F3800 Plus power station savings, 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.
Polestar just announced the largest product offensive in the company’s history, with plans to bring four new electric vehicles to market in the next three years — including a new SUV and the return of the entry-level Polestar 2!
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