Photo: UNIGRID Lithium-ion has long dominated home battery storage, but sodium-ion is starting to make its move. Sodium-ion battery startup UNIGRID has shipped the first units of its Na+Casa residential battery, with the first systems now installed in homes across Europe. The California-based company says US installations are expected by the end of 2026, pending […]
Elon Musk told Tesla staff to move to using Grok, the AI model from his own xAI (now folded into SpaceX), according to a memo sent to employees on Friday. The push comes days after Tesla capped employee spending on third-party AI tools — and it lands even though Musk himself concedes Grok is not […]
BYD Seagull update (Source: Zhang Zhuo) BYD’s low-cost Seagull EV, sold as the Dolphin Surf in Europe, is getting another update with a longer body and a more powerful motor. BYD Seagull EV is due for a refresh Starting at just 69,800 yuan, or about $10,000, the Seagull is BYD’s smallest, most affordable electric car […]
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 Rivian going back to the stock market market, Xiaomi going big, and a $14,000 tiny EV in the US. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. […]
Tesla is still the king, accounting for about 50% of the US EV market, but a handful of brands are finally gaining traction with new models now on sale. Top 10 best-selling EVs through the first half of 2026 Americans are turning to electric vehicles in search of relief from higher gas prices. According to […]
Xiaomi SkyNomad N90 interior hero Xiaomi has revealed the SkyNomad N90, the first model in its new SkyNomad series and the company’s first extended-range electric vehicle. CEO Lei Jun posted the first official exterior images today, and a new regulatory filing confirmed the full specs. The N90 is a full-size, three-row SUV with a claimed […]
Closing out this week’s Green Deals is the newly launched Lectric 250th Anniversary Sale with up to $464 increased savings from its July 4th deals on three e-bikes – the XP4 750, Xpress2, and Xpeak2 – all starting from $1,299. We also have a weekend flash sale from EcoFlow with offers like the 716Wh RIVER 2 Pro 700 […]
12 Petabytes and a Converter Box At the center of the effort is BioData Catalyst, a cloud-based ecosystem developed by NHLBI in collaboration with NLM and ODSS. “[NIH has] over 12 petabytes of data that’s all multimodal — everything from genomics, clinical imaging, sleep, sensor data, all different modalities,” said Sweta Ladwa, chief of the […]
Ahead of the updated 2027 model, sales of Volkswagen’s electric minibus bounced back, rising 120%. Meanwhile, the ID.4 is on a brief hiatus as it undergoes a major refresh. Volkswagen is revamping its EV lineup The ID. Buzz is returning for the 2027 model year in the US after Volkswagen decided to skip the 2026 […]
watch now Iran wants to shut down a U.S. Navy-protected shipping lane through Oman’s waters that has allowed oil and gas tankers in the Persian Gulf to exit the Strait of Hormuz without seeking Tehran’s permission. The Islamic Republic tried to impose its control over Hormuz this week by attacking three tankers navigating the strait […]