Toyota locks in power from a massive new Texas solar farm
Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America have completed construction of a 159 MWdc solar project in Texas, adding another large-scale clean energy asset to the state’s fast-growing solar fleet.
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Range Rover’s next electric SUV is bringing an entirely new look inside and out
The electric Range Rover Velar will look nothing like the gas-powered SUV on sale today. With its debut nearing, the Velar EV was spotted with a sleek fastback-like design and a bigger infotainment screen on the inside.
GM–LG shifts a US plant from EV batteries to LFP energy storage
Ultium Cells, the joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, is shifting part of its US battery production from EVs to energy storage systems (ESS).
Hyundai’s most affordable EV gets a ‘luxury’ upgrade — Here’s our first look at it [Video]
Today’s Green Deals include EGO’s 21-inch touch drive mower, Anker 3,840Wh power station bundles, Segway e-scooters, more
Today’s 9to5Toys Green Deals is headlined by EGO’s 21-inch Select Cut cordless electric touch drive mower down at $779 alongside a near low on Anker’s 3,840Wh SOLIX F3800 power station bundles from $1,804. You can also cash in on Segway’s ZT3 Pro e-scooter with Apple Find My for $850 and this 40V Greenworks cordless electric combo kit for $125. Head below for a closer look at the details.
Head below for other 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.
Dems propose bill to cut energy costs that republicans hiked
As American energy costs spike, 120 House Democrats have introduced the Energy Bills Relief Act to bring back money-saving incentives that were repealed by republicans last year.
Tesla says FSD was off before Cybertruck crash — but the video tells a different story
A viral dashcam video shows a Tesla Cybertruck slamming into a concrete overpass barrier on a Houston highway while allegedly using “Full Self-Driving.” Elon Musk responded by saying Tesla’s logs show the driver disengaged the system 4 seconds before impact.
Tesla fans jumped on this as yet another example of the media spreading FUD about the company. But watching the actual video tells a more nuanced — and more concerning — story about the real problem with FSD.
Buick launched this luxury electric van in China for $70,000
Former Uber CEO says Waymo ‘obviously’ ahead of Tesla in robotaxi race
Travis Kalanick, the former CEO of Uber who helped pioneer the ride-hailing industry, says Waymo is “obviously” ahead of Tesla in the robotaxi race, and that Elon Musk’s company needs a “ChatGPT moment” for its vision-based autonomous driving to catch up.
The comments came during an appearance on the All-In podcast this week, where Kalanick also revealed he’s jumping back into the self-driving game himself with a new robotics venture called Atoms.
The new BMW i3 EV is a road trip monster with 440 miles of range, fast charging, and more
Washington opens Tesla’s direct EV sales loophole to Rivian and Lucid
Washington state legislators just voted overwhelmingly to allow Rivian and Lucid to sell electric vehicles directly to consumers, ending a 12-year arrangement that gave Tesla exclusive access to direct sales in the state.
Senate Bill 6354 passed the House 84-9 and the Senate 47-2 — a bipartisan blowout that now heads to Governor Bob Ferguson’s desk for signature.
Candela raises more cash scaling their flying electric ferries as global demand surges
Electric hydrofoiling boat maker Candela just pulled off something that’s getting harder to do in today’s climate tech landscape: raise a significant new round of funding – and do it while the rest of the sector is cooling off.
Velotric launches super lightweight e-bike that’s even lighter on your wallet
EVs wiped out oil demand equal to 70% of Iran’s exports in 2025
EVs are starting to chip away at one of the global economy’s biggest vulnerabilities: oil.
Volkswagen is turning the ID.4 into an electric Tiguan SUV [Images]
China’s wind and solar boom is creating waste, but there’s a plan
China’s clean energy boom is saddled with a major challenge: what to do with all its old wind and solar equipment.
Former Uber self-driving chief crashes his Tesla on FSD, exposes supervision problem
Raffi Krikorian, Mozilla’s CTO and the former head of Uber’s self-driving car division, totaled his Tesla Model X while using “Full Self-Driving” on a residential street. His kids were in the back seat.
In a new essay published in The Atlantic, Krikorian breaks down the accident and offers what might be the most informed critique yet of the fundamental problem with Tesla’s approach to “supervised” autonomy — from someone who literally built self-driving systems for a living.
Toyota sells this EV in China for $15,000, using nearly 90% local parts
With 40% off MSRP, is the Jeep Wagoneer S the best EV deal going? [update]
Like a 90s “gifted” kid that was supposed to be a lot of things, the electric Jeep Wagoneer S never really found its place — but when dealers started discounting the Jeep brands forward-looking flagship by nearly $25,000 last summer, I wrote that it might be time to give the go-fast Wagoneer S a second look.
UPDATE 17MAR26: I found you an even better Wagoneer S deal!
Tesla (TSLA) Terafab plans point to inevitable capital raise — its first since 2020
Tesla’s “Terafab” semiconductor ambitions to launch this week carry an estimated price tag of $25-40 billion. The math is getting hard to reconcile with a company that generated just $6.2 billion in free cash flow last year while its earnings crashed.
Tesla hasn’t raised capital through a stock offering since December 2020, when it completed the last of three at-the-market offerings that brought in roughly $12 billion in a single year. The Terafab changes the equation entirely.
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