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My electric road trip in a Hyundai Ioniq 5 showed how EVs can help beat high gas prices—even at pricey fast chargers.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has announced $55.2 million in new funding for public fast EV charger deployment across the state, through the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP). The new funding will be available through two upcoming incentive windows under CALeVIP’s Fast Charge California Project, giving site owners and Read more

Happy June, everyone! We’re kicking off this week’s (and month’s) Green Deal coverage with the appropriately launched EcoFlow Hurricane Season Prep Sale that offers up to 61% power station discounts, like the 2,048Wh DELTA 2 Max Portable Power Station at its second-lowest $899 pricing, among many others. Right behind that, Read more

California-based AmpUp is a provider of EV charging management software. The company’s OCPP-compliant platform supports more than 130 charger makes and models. Now AmpUp has expanded its portfolio of CTEP-certified chargers, bringing the total to five OEM brands. Four additional certifications are in development. The California Type Evaluation Program (CTEP) Read more

Truck manufacturer Scania has successfully demonstrated a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) implementation for heavy commercial vehicles using the Megawatt Charging System (MCS). Bidirectional charging enables electric truck fleets to support the power grid by providing flexibility services such as peak shaving, grid balancing and energy storage. Using bidirectional power transfer within depot Read more

I was the first journalist to test Tesla’s Autopilot before it launched over a decade ago. I’ve tested every version of Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” since. FSD v14 is by far the most impressive — and that’s exactly what makes it the most dangerous. The danger isn’t that FSD v14 Read more

BYD posted higher sales growth in May for the first time in eight months, driven by record overseas demand. With orders for new vehicles equipped with its new battery and charging tech surging, BYD is now struggling to meet demand. more…

Hoenle Adhesives (formerly Panacol) has launched Structalit 8205, a board-level underfill designed for flip chips, BGAs and CSP packages in automotive electronics, power electronics and high-performance computing applications. Underfills mechanically reinforce solder joints by filling the gap beneath packaged components and redistributing thermal stress—critical in automotive applications where power electronics Read more

EV charging infrastructure provider PositivEnergy is expanding its work with the city of Philadelphia to deploy some 435 public DC fast charging and Level 2 charging ports across the city. PositivEnergy offers a Charging-as-a-Service model designed to enable municipalities, enterprises, retailers and commercial property owners to deploy charging infrastructure as Read more

Kia credited its growing lineup of mass-market EVs and hybrid SUVs after posting its third straight month of sales growth in May. more…