Instead of electrifying an existing HD truck platform, Dublin, Virginia-based Trova developed its all-electric E-Spotter terminal tractor from the ground up for durability, driver comfort, and low-maintenance operation.
I’ve done it again. I took a risk and spent a stack of cash to buy what could either be the most affordable, awesome electric ATV in the world, or a dangerous pile of steel and magnets that has no business ferrying around innocent lives through off-road terrain.
Ready to find out which it is? Me too, so let’s hit it!
After successfully piloting humanoid robots at its Spartanburg, SC plant last year, BMW is putting AI-powered machines to work building EVs at its Leipzig iFACTORY.
Pittsburg State University’s Crossland College of Technology received a massive gift this month, in the form of an 82,000 lb. GVWR Peterbilt Model 579EV Class 8 electric semi truck donated to the program by TLG.
Daimler Truck AG CEO Karin Rådström hopped on LinkedIn today and dropped some absolutely wild pro-hydrogen talking points, using words like “emotional” and “inspiring” while making some pretty heady claims about the viability and economics of hydrogen. The rant is doubly embarrassing for another reason: the company’s hydrogen trucks are more than 100 million miles behind Volvo’s electric semis.
UPDATE 14MAR26: tiny Workhorse pulls 20 MILLION miles ahead of mighty Daimler.
Edmunds data shows US average monthly car payments crept over $770 in the closing months of 2025. With rising fuel costs and a shaky job market adding to the chaos, getting around feels more expensive than ever — but fear not! These EV lease deals clock in at under half that price, and can help slash your fuel costs, too!
Pennsylvania is investing $9 million in federal funds to add more EV charging stations along major roadways.
After canceling plans to launch three new EVs in the US this year, Honda said the Prologue will remain in its lineup, at least for now.
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 Rivian R2, Lucid’s counterattack, and Tesla’s ‘Digital Optimus’.
We’ve got a great lineup to close out this week’s Green Deals, with plenty of new low prices, first-time discounts, one-day-only and 72-hour flash sales, and more. Our headliner for today is Jackery’s Early Spring Sale with up to 60% discounts + bonus savings, which has dropped the 5,040Wh+ Explorer 5000 Plus Portable Power Station to a new $2,659 low. From there, we have Lectric’s one-day-only Friday the 13th Blackout flash sale that has increased e-bike savings on select black/grey models alongside giving you a FREE mystery gift – all starting from $899, as well as EcoFlow’s latest 72-hour flash sale that is offering the DELTA 3 Portable Power Station with a 110W solar panel at a new $559 low (and three other offers). There’s also Worx’s newest Vision Cloud robot mower first-time discount, Husqvarna’s Combi Switch Pole Saw package at a new low, Worx’s Aerocart, and more waiting for you below. And don’t forget the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s exclusive $1,439+ savings on the 12,288Wh EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra X + 192Wh TRAIL 200 DC power station bundle, the new exclusive low prices on Anker’s latest E10 Smart Hybrid Whole-Home Backup System, 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.
Elon Musk admitted today that xAI, his artificial intelligence venture, “was not built right first time around” and “is being rebuilt from the foundations up.” The admission comes just six weeks after he had Tesla pour $2 billion of shareholder money into the company.
The timing is remarkable. Tesla disclosed the $2 billion xAI investment in its Q4 2025 earnings report on January 28. Days later, SpaceX acquired xAI in a deal valuing the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. Now Musk is telling the world the thing he just sold to his own public and private investors was broken.
Solar EV startup Aptera Motors just added some fresh funding to its development journey via warrant exercise. The funding is made possible by a public offering that began in January.
BYD’s Executive Vice President Stella Li confirmed the world’s largest EV maker is studying the Canadian market for a wholly owned manufacturing plant, and signaled it could acquire a struggling legacy automaker to accelerate its global expansion.
The comments, made during an interview in São Paulo, mark BYD’s most aggressive public posture yet toward North American production and consolidation of weaker rivals in the global auto industry.
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.
Hyundai announced the unimaginatively named Unmanned Firefighting Robot last week – but this life-saving robot isn’t just a futuristic concept. The first operational unit was donated and deployed at the National Fire Agency, where it hopes to prove that there are some jobs robots should take from humans.
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, a new lawsuit alleges that Tesla was negligent in retaining Elon Musk as CEO, comparing him to a fast-talking salesman and questioning his input into engineering and safety decisions at the struggling EV brand.
Global EV sales hit 1.1 million units in February 2026, according to new data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. But the global market is now splitting sharply by region.
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