Source: Xiaomi Auto/Weibo On today’s island-hopping episode of Quick Charge, we have to talk about Elon Musk’s cringey appearance in the Epstein files amid Tesla’s rapid sales decline in Europe, as well as the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and its own rapid sales decline. We’ve also got a look at the Tesla Robotaxi service and […]
Waymo just closed a $16 billion funding round at a $126 billion valuation, the largest investment ever in an autonomous vehicle company. The Alphabet-backed robotaxi leader plans to use the capital to expand to over 20 new cities this year, including its first international markets. The funding The round was led by Dragoneer Investment Group, […]
Photo: Avangrid New solar and wind capacity additions in November were the second highest in 2025 and accounted for 93% of that month’s total. Solar continues to dominate new capacity additions and has held the lead among all energy sources for 27 consecutive months, according to data released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) […]
SpaceX announced today that it has acquired xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, in a deal that creates a combined entity reportedly valued at $1.25 trillion ahead of a planned IPO. The acquisition notably does not include Tesla, which just invested $2 billion in xAI last month. The deal Musk announced the acquisition in a blog […]
The 2026 C-HR was expected to be the $30,000 EV everyone was waiting for from Toyota. Although it’s a bit more expensive than anticipated, Toyota does offer an EV starting around that price. Does Toyota offer an EV for $30,000? Toyota is bringing the C-HR back as an EV this year. Since the now-retired gas-powered […]
Former reality TV contestant Sean Duffy. Photo by Gage Skidmore In December, the US Department of Transportation proposed a plan to make cars less efficient when Americans are already paying record-high energy bills during an affordability crisis fueled by tariff-driven inflation. That plan is still up for public comment, with comments ending in two days. […]
Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks during an announcement in Washington DC on 2 February. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks during an announcement in Washington DC on 2 February. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images RFK Jr announces $100m in grants to address homelessness and substance use Kennedy’s pilot program to offer […]
The two main utilities that own a Colorado coal plant which was ordered to reopen by fossil shill Chris Wright have pushed back on the order, stating plainly that it would raise costs and would not benefit reliability for Colorado electric ratepayers. Coal is a dead energy source. It’s costly, inefficient, and deadly both for workers and for […]
Photo: Sunrise Wind A federal judge allowed Sunrise Wind to resume construction, making it the fifth and final offshore wind project to beat the shutdown order. February 2, 2026: The last holdout is now back to work. A federal judge has cleared Sunrise Wind to resume construction, making it the fifth – and final – […]
MG launched the new MG4 EV Urban in the UK, priced at just £23,495 ($32,000), undercutting BYD’s popular Dolphin hatch as more affordable electric cars hit the market. MG undercuts BYD with new MG4 EV Urban prices BYD, SAIC MG’s MG Motor, and other Chinese carmakers are eroding market share in Europe, the UK, and […]
