Chevy announced that the 2025 Silverado EV will have lower prices, more driving range, and new trim options. The 2025 all-electric Chevy pickup starts at $57,095 for the Work Truck model, while the LT trim will be available for the first time. more…
Kicking off this week’s Green Deals is a $600 discount on the MOD Easy 3 e-bike that is now down at a new $2,699 low price. We’ve also got an early Prime Day deal on Anker’s SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station that is down at a $549 low and running Read more
Rivian (RIVN) is moving closer to restarting construction at its $5 billion EV plant in Georgia after pausing it months ago. The company recently took a significant step by applying for a federal loan to get its second manufacturing plant back on track. more…
Waymo has hired Tesla’s former head of vehicle programs, responsible for product and program Management of all Tesla vehicles, just ahead of Tesla’s Robotaxi unveiling. more…
One month after OEMs BMW, Ford, and Honda announced a new joint venture focused on electric vehicle-to-grid integration called ChargeScape, Nissan has now joined. The Japanese automaker will take a stake in the joint venture and begin offering its charging solutions to customers. more…
After more than a century of fits and starts, the EV began its modern renaissance with a small but scrappy California startup.
South Korea’s LG Chem has secured a supply of cathode active materials (CAM) for EV battery manufacturer Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES), a Japanese joint venture between Toyota Motor and Panasonic, starting in 2026. PPES has been supplying batteries to global OEMs including Toyota from its plant in Japan. Read more
California-headquartered EV charging company Pando Electric has introduced an EV charging system designed for multifamily properties that uses existing NEMA 14-50 electrical sockets to minimize upfront setup costs. The system integrates compact Level 2 charging hardware with adaptive load-management software, which is designed to prevent capacity overload, enable smart metering Read more
MAHLE has introduced a bionic high-performance fan that makes commercial electric vehicles quieter. The fan blades can reduce the fan noise of a truck by up to 4 dB(A)—equal to more than halving the sound output. The fan provides a 10% increase in performance and a 10% lighter design than Read more
Charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents just before they leave the factory is 30 times faster and increases battery lifespans by 50%, according to a study at the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center in California. Researchers at the center report in a study published in energy research journal Joule that giving batteries Read more