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Vote Solar, the Coalition for Community Solar Access, and solar provider Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN) conducted a study that found that if just a quarter of US households were powered by local rooftop and community solar and storage, Americans would benefit…

Daimler, Mercedes-Benz’s parent company, announced a new investment plan worth €70 billion ($85 billion USD) for the years 2021 through 2025.…

Goldman Sachs says that Tesla (TSLA) could sell up to 20 million electric cars per year in a new note to clients.…

Last month we reported on rumors that BMW had greenlit development of a high-performance “GP” version of the electric Mini. Today BMW announced that the car is indeed being worked on, but it will be designated as a “John Cooper Works” model, a name…

Tesla’s effort to build a new Gigafactory near Berlin has had a few hiccups, but it seems to be going smoothly overall.…

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A duo of German drivers completed a two-month, 17,500-mile (28,198 km) trip in a VW ID.3 electric car.…

Amazon offers the Greenworks 1500PSI 13A Electric Pressure Washer for $69 shipped. As a comparison, it typically goes for upwards of $99 with today’s deal marking a new all-time low. Power washing can be a harmful combination of fumes from your gas-powered…

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Audi released its new budget that goes through 2025 and announced that it is accelerating its electric vehicle investments to $12 billion.…

Toronto-based Daymak is already known for a wide range of light electric vehicles ranging from e-bikes and mobility scooters to light electric motorcycles. But now the company is unveiling a much higher-end product range known as the Avvenire line that will be…

LG Chem plans to apparently more than double its battery cell production in order to support demand from one of its newer customers: Tesla. more… The post Tesla’s demand forces LG Chem to more than double battery cell production appeared first on Electrek.

Elon Musk now says that he is “extremely confident” that Tesla will release full autonomy to customers in “some jurisdictions” in 2021.…

For all those who have bemoaned the lack of light electric vehicle manufacturing in the US, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is. Austin-based off-road electric vehicle startup Volcon is now taking micro-investments from the public and revealing…

It’s fair to say that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) hasn’t been the fastest off the mark when it comes to electric cars. With the lead-footedness displayed across all its brands — Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, and…

60% of Fiat’s car models will be “electrified” — either conventional hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or full electric — by the end of next year, according to a presentation by the company’s European brand chief Luca Napolitano reported by Reuters.…

Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that they are co-developing a large public charging site for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Known as “Electric Island,” it is expected to be the first of…

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Elon Musk made a new comment about being open to discuss a merger between Tesla and other automakers.…

Ford announced today that Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds.…

Today only, Home Depot offers the Greenworks PRO 16-inch 60V Cordless Electric Chainsaw for $195.99 shipped. As a comparison, that’s down from the usual $250 or more price tag and the best we can find. This all-in-one electric chainsaw features a 16-inch…

In a new email to Tesla employees obtained by Electrek, CEO Elon Musk says that he wants the automaker to focus on profits and cost-saving.…

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Tesla (TSLA) is trying to convince Cybertruck reservation holders to lease new Tesla vehicles now amid an important end-of-year delivery push.…

Aurora Solar, a San Francisco-based SaaS company that develops tools that enable solar professionals to design and sell solar remotely — rather useful in a pandemic, eh? — announced yesterday that it has raised $50 million in Series B, bringing the…

As if mountain bikes weren’t already versatile enough, a new DIY conversion kit known as the Envo can turn a mountain bike into an electric snowmobile.…

Herbert Diess, the head of the Volkswagen group, has released a blog post discussing his effort to reform the giant automaker, including revealing “Mission T,” his plan to “catch up with Tesla.”…

The RevoNEX and its impending production has been the subject of much speculation over the last few months. Now the latest news suggests that the bike will be produced not in KYMCO’s native Taiwan, but rather in Italy.…

Lucid Motors announced that it completed the first phase of construction at its EV factory in Arizona.…