A Texas woman is suing Tesla for over $1 million after her Cybertruck, running on Autopilot, attempted to drive straight off a Houston overpass and crashed into a concrete barrier. The lawsuit includes an unusually pointed allegation: that Tesla was negligent in hiring and retaining Elon Musk as CEO.
The case, filed in Harris County District Court, adds to what has become an avalanche of legal…
Whenever gas prices spike, the same advice tends to dominate the conversation: “Just buy an electric car.”
And to be fair, that advice isn’t wrong. Electric cars can dramatically reduce the cost of fueling your transportation, and for drivers who already need a car…
The bZ3X, Toyota’s fully electric SUV, is a hit in China. After delivering over 80,000 units in its first year on the market, the bZ3X was the best-selling EV among joint ventures in China for five months straight.
Toyota bZ3X EV deliveries top 80,000 in one year
After…
“Juiced is back, baby” says the revamped Juiced Bikes website. It also shows us our first glimpse of what are set to become the new e-bike models that will help the re-animated electric bike maker launch its much-awaited comeback tour.
As a quick refresher, Juiced Bikes was one of the first electric bicycle companies in the US, and spent over a decade building its vaunted reputation for…
43 GW: Solar tops new US power for the 5th year in a row
March 12, 2026
The US installed 43 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2025, marking the fifth straight year that solar has been the largest source of new power added to the grid.
According to the latest “US Solar Market Insight 2025 Year in Review” from the Solar Energy…
Rad Power Bikes’ new ownership says the brand is about to be reborn after being bought out of bankruptcy – and part of that rebirth includes building e-bikes in the United States.
But if that sounds familiar, it’s because we’ve heard similar promises before. And…
Zoox expands robotaxi testing to Phoenix and Dallas as autonomous miles surpass 1 million
March 11, 2026
Autonomous mobility company Zoox is expanding its US testing footprint, adding Phoenix and Dallas as new markets for its robotaxi development program. The Zoox expansion marks another step as the Amazon-owned startup continues scaling operations across major metro areas.
In a growing landscape of fully autonomous robotaxi networks in the US, Zoox remains one of the bigger names in its segment…
The Bolt is back by popular demand, and we got to drive it in the hills of Malibu to test out its myriad improvements over the old model, including an all-new battery, faster charging and improved Super Cruise hands-off driving system.
It’s also in dealerships now at the…
Diesel-electric locomotives have been barreling along America’s wide-open plains for generations, and the century-old combination of consistent, high-efficiency rpm diesel engines spinning up generators to power high-torque electric motors has proven tough to beat. Now…
Net metering — the ability to sell excess electricity back to the grid for fun and profit — has helped make rooftop solar panels the centerpiece of the home energy transition for more than a decade. But, as net metering rules change and electricity prices keep climbing, the value proposition isn’t as clear as it once was. Instead of sending extra power back to the grid, homeowners are…
