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IKEA today announced that it’s adding solar car parks, more solar on store rooftops, and battery energy storage systems to seven of its US stores. IKEA has been installing solar at its US stores for more than a decade. Its Paramus, New Jersey, store is the first of seven units included in this new solar push, and it appears to have functioned as a pilot, as IKEA today said that its solar…

The silver bullet is going off-grid. Airstream unveiled the 2024 Trade Wind Travel Tuesday as the most independent travel trailer in the company’s 92-year history. With its largest battery bank and solar system so far, the Airstream Trade Wind is built for off-grid adventures. Airstream founder Wally Byam founded the company to improve the camping experience. The travel trailers allow you to…

Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, may be on the edge of another crisis. VW is losing market share in its most important market, China, as Tesla and other EV makers in the region widen their lead. Those same Chinese automakers are now turning their sights on Europe, VW’s home market. Earlier this year, Thomas Shafer, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, was quoted by German publication…

JackRabbit has just launched a major update to its product line, unveiling the JackRabbit XG as a (slightly) larger version of its micro e-bike. The new model comes with a number of upgrades over the original pint-sized 25 pound (11 kg) two-wheeler. When I first tested the original JackRabbit, I described it lovingly as a “silly little e-bike”. Sure, it looks odd with its short wheel base and…