We are ending this week’s Green Deals with a jam-packed bang, led by the weekend flash sale on Heybike’s flagship Ranger 3.0 Pro Comfort Folding Fat Tire e-bike and a FREE $257 bundle of gear at the $1,399 low for the first time since Black Friday. Right behind that, we Read more
Rivian has opened the online configurator for the R2, its critical mid-size electric SUV, giving reservation holders their first chance to spec out the vehicle ahead of deliveries. The Performance trim starts at $57,990 — just under Tesla’s Model Y Performance at $58,880. The configurator launch comes ahead of Rivian’s Read more
Through its new “preferred pricing program,” BMW and MINI drivers can receive a 20% discount on all EV charging sessions now through the end of September. more…
Now we know more than ever about the R2’s range, options, pricing, and more.
Chroma Systems Solutions has announced that its Chroma 17020 Battery Test System was used to evaluate the lithium-ion battery systems aboard NASA’s Orion crew capsule for the Artemis II mission—the first crewed Artemis flight, a circumlunar voyage carrying four astronauts. Testing happened in two phases. First, the 17020 was used Read more
China is the world’s EV capital, and BYD is the world’s largest EV producer. But Chinese automakers are mostly excluded from the US, one of the world’s largest automotive markets, thanks to a combination of high tariffs and bans on certain foreign-made technologies. (There are workarounds for commercial vehicles—BYD builds Read more
Researchers at Hanyang University have identified 2.5 nanometers as the minimum coating thickness required to effectively protect cathode materials in sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries—giving the field a quantitative lower bound it has been missing. The study focused on lithium niobium oxide (LNO) coatings applied to NCM811 cathode powders via rotary powder Read more
Anthro Energy has received authorization from the US Department of Energy to advance its Louisville, Kentucky electrolyte manufacturing facility into the construction phase—clearing the path for what the Stanford spinout calls the first large-scale, US-owned advanced electrolyte production facility. The approval unlocks the next phase of a $24.9 million DOE Read more
The first electric GTI is finally here. Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Polo GTI, a sporty 222-horsepower EV hot hatch that will start at around $45,000. more…
Uber is publicly trashing its robotaxi partner Waymo while simultaneously investing more than $10 billion to build its own autonomous vehicle fleet with Rivian, Lucid, and Nuro. The ride-hailing giant’s executives have spent the last few months taking direct shots at Waymo’s technology and deployment strategy — even as Waymo Read more