Toyota has found a battery supplier to power its next wave of electric vehicles in the US. LG Energy Solution and Toyota signed a long-term battery supply agreement Wednesday for upcoming EV models assembled in the US.
Starting in 2025, LG Energy Solution will supply Toyota with 20 GWh of battery modules annually.
According to the new supply agreement, the battery modules will be high-nickel NCMA…
RaceTrac finally opened its first-ever EV charging station
October 5, 2023
The US Southeast’s 570-store service station chain RaceTrac finally got its first EV charging station.
Atlanta-based EV charging provider EnviroSpark has partnered with RaceTrac to install its first-ever EV charging station at 204 Grace Street in Oxford, Alabama. It’s…
Tesla is building something called 'Giga Water Loop'
October 4, 2023
Tesla is planning to build something called “Giga Water Loop” just outside of Gigafactory Texas in Austin.
But we are not sure what it is.
Gigafatory Texas is arguably Tesla’s most ambitious manufacturing project to date, and that’s saying a lot because the company…
The US achieving net zero by 2050 is possible, and a new report released today maps how it can get there with EV adoption at scale.
The ICF Climate Center, a climate and environment research arm within global consulting firm ICF, released a new report today, “Zeroing in on Climate Change,” that asserts the US can achieve net zero through three “super solutions”: EVs, building…
Juiced Bikes is offering the best prices of the year on a pair of its popular e-bikes when you opt for the yellow colorways. Both the RipCurrent S Step-Through and RipRacer are getting in on the savings, now starting from $899. They’re joined by a 1-day sale on the…
The smallest electric vehicle under Toyota’s “Beyond Zero,” or bZ lineup, is under development. The small bZ electric crossover is reportedly being prepped in collaboration with Suzuki.
Toyota is finally waking up as the auto industry’s shift to electric vehicles…
Genesis shares 2024 GV60 pricing, including cheaper RWD trim with ~50 miles more range
October 4, 2023
Genesis USA has just shared pricing and packaging for the 2024 model year of its GV60 SUV. In addition to new standard features, the luxury sub-brand of Hyundai Motor Group has introduced a new rear wheel drive (RWD) that offers nearly 50 miles more range than the 2023 EV models at a significantly lower MSRP.
is an all-electric crossover first introduced by Genesis in the summer of 2021 and was…
Virginia is about to get a big 772 MW solar boost
October 4, 2023
Dominion Energy Virginia today proposed more than a dozen new solar projects that will power nearly 200,000 Virginia homes at peak output.
A lot of new solar for Virginia
If the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approves the proposed solar projects, they’ll…
eVTOL developer Joby Aviation continues to deliver key milestones in bringing its all-electric aircraft into commercial operations. Today, Joby confirmed it has completed multiple eVTOL test flights in California with a pilot onboard, with the video footage to back it up.
SpaceX is already using Tesla Cybertruck at Starbase
October 4, 2023
SpaceX is already using a Tesla Cybertruck in its operations at StarBase as the electric pickup truck has been spotted towing a rocket engine.
Earlier this week, we reported on seeing a Tesla Cybertruck accelerate like a rocket.
Now we see one carry a rocket, or at least part of one.
Despite Tesla not officially having started deliveries of the Cybertruck, it looks like one customer is already…
