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 the new Tesla (temporary) Cybertruck, Cybercab news, Ford wanting China in the US, and more. more…
Nissan was supposed to launch an even cheaper version of its affordable Leaf EV for the 2026 model year. That isn’t happening.
The issue isn’t that EV batteries automatically “go bad” with age, but that it’s hard to spot the outliers.
We’ve got some massive savings closing out this week’s Green Deals, with our top three mentions all being on a collection of varying power stations. To start, our ongoing exclusive EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra X Power Station deal got increased savings to $1,800, landing it at a new $6,499 low. Read more
Pennsylvania is putting another $100 million in federal funding toward public EV chargers, this time targeting communities instead of highways. more…
The Hyundai IONIQ 9 outsold Kia’s three-row electric SUV by more than five times in Korea, but in the US, sales have been harder to come by. more…
Lucid Motors (LCID) announced plans on Friday to trim 12% of its US workforce as it looks to improve profitability ahead of its next growth stage. more…
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded oil supermajor TotalEnergies a contract to deliver up to 43 DC fast EV chargers across London. The new chargers will offer charging speeds of 100 kW or 200 kW (“rapid” or “ultra-rapid,” in TfL’s terminology), and will be located near key routes used by Read more
Israel-based payments platform provider Nayax will supply credit card readers to EV charger manufacturer Tritium. This will enable Tritium to deploy a single card-present payment solution across its network of chargers in more than 50 countries. Nayax is integrated with Tritium through its cloud-based protocols, allowing existing Tritium customers to retrofit Read more
The world’s largest producer of lithium metal, Ganfeng Lithium, has reportedly begun mass-producing semi-solid-state batteries with an impressive energy density of 650 Wh/kg. The lithium giant has supply deals with Tesla, Volkswagen, Hyundai, and several other major OEMs for key EV battery materials. more…