BlueOval SK, Glendale, KY Image: Ford Ford is jumping into the battery energy storage business, betting that booming demand from data centers and the electric grid can absorb the EV battery capacity it says it’s not using. To achieve this, Ford plans to repurpose its existing EV battery manufacturing capacity in Glendale, Kentucky, into a […]
Stellantis battery patent; via MoparInsiders. Stellantis may have backed away from planned EVs like the all-electric Ram REV and range-topping Dodge Charger Daytona R/T EV, but the company isn’t standing still. A newly awarded patent outlines an innovative, foam-based thermal runaway suppression system that’s built into an EV’s battery pack. The indisputable fact of the […]
It’s official. The all-electric pickup is dead, but Ford is promising the F-150 Lightning EREV will be “every bit as revolutionary” as it shakes up EV plans once again. Ford reveals next-gen F-150 Lightning EREV Ford confirmed production of the current F-150 Lightning has ended as part of its updated Ford+ plan, which the company […]
GAF Energy factory, Georgetown, TX Photo: GAF Energy Nailable solar shingle maker GAF Energy has shut down its San Jose, California, research and development and manufacturing hub, which opened in 2021, and moved its headquarters to Georgetown, Texas. Going forward, the company will only manufacture its solar shingles at its Texas factory. The move comes […]
The Kia EV4 is now on sale as the most affordable EV in Canada. Starting at under $40,000, the electric sedan is even cheaper than the Fiat 500e. Kia launches EV4 as Canada’s most affordable EV While Kia is delaying the EV4 “indefinitely” for the US, the electric sedan is now on sale in Canada. […]
Tesla has reported yet another crash involving its Robotaxi fleet in Austin to the NHTSA. The new data keeps the program’s accident rate alarmingly high compared to human drivers, even as the company prepares to remove human safety supervisors from the vehicles. As we have been tracking in our previous coverage of the Robotaxi pilot […]
Kicking off this week’s Monday Green Deals is Hiboy’s full-momentum Christmas EV Sale with up to 50% discounts and many bonus savings codes left over from Black Friday that is returning many e-scooters and e-bikes to their best rates, like Hiboy’s MAX Pro Electric Scooter at its $567 low. We also have EcoFlow’s next 48-hour […]
No, Ford is not bringing the Ranger plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to the US. Ford shut down rumors that the midsize pickup would launch in the US. Here’s what’s coming instead. Ford will not launch the Ranger PHEV in the US Although Ford is planning to expand its hybrid lineup in the US over […]
We’re nearing three years since GM started its transition away from CarPlay. The company started by ditching CarPlay in its EVs, but recently confirmed that it will “gradually” abandon the platform on more cars in the future. Needless to say, this hasn’t gone over well with the general public. Now, GM has one bit of […]
Fortescue has taken the wraps off a prototype of its proposed “Infinity Train” electric locomotive, making the 1,100 km (about 685 miles) trip from Perth to the Pilbara and marking a major milestone in the decarbonization of the company’s heavy haul operations. UPDATE 15DEC2025: now there are two! This week, two of Fortescue battery-electric locomotives […]