Our mid-week Green Deals are jam-packed with tons of lows, some short-term promotions, exclusive savings, and more. Leading the list is Bluetti’s latest Elite 300 3,014Wh Portable Power Station and bundles at exclusive lows starting from $1,011. We also noticed Segway offering its F3 Electric Scooter with a $29.99 accessory Read more
Most adhesive and materials companies ship samples. Henkel built a factory inside its lab. The Battery Application Center in Madison Heights, Michigan, is set up with production-intent dispensing equipment, a six-axis ABB robot and pump systems sized for full-scale EV battery housings. OEMs and battery manufacturers can bring their actual Read more
A Nevada utility just told 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents that it’s redirecting 75% of their electricity supply to data centers — and they have less than a year to find a new power source. It’s one of the starkest examples yet of the AI boom’s impact on everyday Americans. The Read more
A new AI-powered battery management system can squeeze thousands of extra miles out of EV batteries.
As regular Charged readers know, most of the legacy auto and truck OEMs follow a dualistic approach when it comes to EVs. When speaking to pro-EV media outlets, they tout their newest electric models, and wax poetic about sustainability. Away from the headlines, they lobby, litigate and maneuver to slow Read more
One in five DC fast charging stations in the US isn’t operational, according to a Harvard Business School study that Fluke cites as the impetus for its new product. The FEV500 is an all-in-one testing tool for Level 3 DC fast charging stations that simulates the role of an electric Read more
As US and European automakers struggle to stall the EV transition, the countries described by the automotive media as “Rest of World” are increasingly choosing Chinese EVs. Electric vehicle sales in Latin America, Africa and much of Asia grew by 48 percent in 2025, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The Read more
A European consortium led by Fraunhofer IZM is developing a 22-kilowatt on-board charger with a volume of 4 liters—a third of the 12-liter market average for comparable systems today—using monolithically integrated, bidirectional gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors from Infineon. The work is part of the EU-funded HiPower 5.0 project, running from Read more
Waymo announced a major expansion of its autonomous robotaxi service area, growing to over 1,400 square miles across 11 US cities. That’s an estimated 27% increase from its previous coverage and more territory than the entire state of Rhode Island. The expansion starts in Miami, with Austin, Atlanta, Houston, and Read more
The all-electric Golf will not arrive in 2028 as expected. After another delay, here’s when you can expect to see the Volkswagen Golf EV now. more…