Photo: Bechtel Mammoth Solar, a 1.3 gigawatt (GW) solar farm in northern Indiana, is now powering into its biggest construction phase yet, cementing its place as one of the largest solar projects in the US. The solar farm is set to increase Indiana’s solar capacity by more than 20% once it’s fully online. And with […]
BYD is about to launch an even smaller EV, but this one’s a little different. It’s BYD’s first kei car. You know, those tiny vehicles that dominate Japan’s city streets? BYD’s mini EV was just spotted out in public, giving us our first real look at the upcoming kei car. BYD’s first mini EV was […]
Ford’s electric pickup truck is back at the top. The F-150 Lightning is once again the best-selling electric pickup in the US after overtaking the Tesla Cybertruck in the first quarter. Ford’s F-150 Lightning is the best-selling electric pickup After launching in 2023, Tesla’s Cybertruck quickly outpaced the Lightning to become America’s top-selling EV pickup […]
The Department of Health and Human Services last week announced a new standard for testing the safety of vaccines, a “radical departure from past practices.” All new vaccines will be evaluated against a placebo, an inert look-alike that serves as a point of comparison, the department said. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well […]
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 how the GOP plans to kill the EV tax credit, Tesla’s China problem, Slate getting some interest, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As […]
Tesla’s Austin robotaxi fleet will be powered by ‘plenty of teleoperation’ as it “can’t screw up”, according to a new report from Morgan Stanley after meeting with Tesla. You won’t hear anything negative about Tesla from Morgan Stanley very often. Morgan Stanley’s Tesla analyst, Adam Jonas, has often been described as a ‘Tesla cheerleader’ on […]
Today is National Bike to Work Day which means today’s Green Deals are all about e-bikes! Headlining our lineup of savings today is Lectric’s newly launched Memorial Day Sale that is offering increased bundles with up to $742 in free gear, with the largest of them on the XPedition 2.0 Cargo e-bikes (biggest bundles to […]
Dodge will not offer the entry-level electric Charger Daytona R/T for 2026, leaving only the high-performance Scat Pack model. Other big changes, including lower prices, are coming for the 2026 Dodge Charger EV. Dodge dropping the entry-level Charger R/T EV for 2026 The “world’s first electric muscle car” hasn’t lived up to the hype. After […]
The expansion of Medicaid has saved more than 27,000 lives since 2010, according to the most definitive study yet on the program’s health effects. Poor adults who gained Medicaid coverage after the Affordable Care Act expanded access were 21 percent less likely to die during a given year than those not enrolled, the research shows. […]
Electric vehicles continued to outpace the overall US auto market in March as buyers scooped up savings before higher prices, thanks to Trump’s tariffs, take effect. New models, including the Honda Prologue and Chevy Equinox EV, are driving sales growth in the US. Honda Prologue, Chevy Equinox boost US EV sales The latest data from […]
