Sunrun and Tesla pulled a record 580 megawatts of power from home batteries onto California’s grid during a heat wave on September 9, the largest residential distributed power plant event ever recorded.
The dispatch pooled more than 140,000 home batteries across the state and ran for a three-hour window in the evening, when the grid was straining under air-conditioning load.
How the 580 MW came…
Tesla reopens $50,000 Roadster reservations ahead of October 1 unveil
September 22, 2026
Tesla has reopened reservations for its next-generation Roadster, asking buyers for a $50,000 deposit about two weeks before the car is even unveiled.
The reserve page went live this week ahead of an October 1 reveal near Waco, Texas. It’s the second time Tesla has…
As diesel hits $10/gal., rumors swirl that stations are running out
September 21, 2026
Last week, a number of diesel stations in California appeared on social media with the prices pinned at 9.99 – the highest number the pumps could display. Today, the pictures are showing something different: gas stations that are out of diesel entirely.
Sensational posts…
If you’ve ever wanted to own a genuine piece of electric vehicle vaporware history, now might be your chance. One of the most interesting artifacts from SONDORS’ more ambitious days has just surfaced for sale on eBay: the company’s three-wheeled electric car prototype.
And amusingly, the asking price is $10,000 – exactly what SONDORS originally hoped to charge for the finished car.
The…
Climate XChange is giving away more EVs than ever before in its 11th Annual EV Raffle
September 21, 2026
What would you choose with up to $120,000 to spend on a fully customized EV – a Lucid Air, Rivian R1S, Porsche Macan Electric, BMW i7, or perhaps two EVs instead of one?
Climate XChange’s 11th Annual EV Raffle is now open, and the grand prize winner can choose any…
XPeng shops its self-driving tech to automakers — Tesla found no takers
September 20, 2026
XPeng is trying to turn its self-driving and smart-cockpit systems into a licensing business, courting automakers, suppliers, and software firms well beyond its existing Volkswagen deal, according to a Reuters report.
It’s the exact playbook Tesla has been pitching for…
The Volkswagen ID. Buzz set a new Guinness World Record for “the most countries visited in a continuous journey” by an EV, covering nearly 100,000 km across 92 countries.
VW ID. Buzz receives Guinness World Record for an EV
After 445 days of travel, crossing 92 countries and covering 99,767 km, or about 62,000 miles, Volkswagen’s electric van earned its place in the Guinness World…
144 Tesla Megapacks power Australia’s first 8-hour grid battery
September 20, 2026
Australia just switched on its longest-duration grid battery, and it runs on 144 Tesla Megapacks.
RWE’s Limondale battery in New South Wales can discharge for a full eight hours — four times longer than the two-hour batteries that dominate the Australian grid. It’s the…
Royal Enfield's Flying Flea electric motorcycle finally goes global, revealing its Western price
September 19, 2026
Royal Enfield’s new Flying Flea electric motorcycle has officially spread its wings beyond India, with the retro-inspired C6 now launching in Europe and the UK. And perhaps just as importantly, we finally know what Western riders can expect to pay for it.
The Flying Flea…
Lucid and Bolt to deploy 25,000 autonomous EVs across Europe
September 19, 2026
Lucid and Bolt announced a partnership today to build and deploy autonomous vehicles across Europe, with the ride-hailing platform aiming to put at least 25,000 self-driving Lucid EVs on its network.
It’s the second big autonomous-fleet deal Lucid has signed in just over a year. And it rides on a vehicle platform the company delayed six weeks ago.
What the deal covers
Bolt is Europe’s largest…
