Earlier this week, a home solar shopper took to Reddit looking for a home solar panel + home backu battery system that could intelligently manage solar and grid power, auto switch in a power outage, and accept ICE generator input in a prolonged grid power failure. I reached out to some home energy experts to get them an answer.
Originally posted by a Redditor going by MickFlaherty on r/solar, the…
Rivian rolls out RivianOS 2, unifying software across R1 and R2
September 6, 2026
Rivian is rolling out RivianOS 2, the biggest overhaul of its in-car software since the R1 first shipped. For the first time, it puts every vehicle the company sells on a single software stack.
The update, version 2026.31, started reaching eligible R1 and R2 vehicles today.
There’s a fairly wide spectrum of moped-style electric bikes these days. Some are essentially conventional e-bikes wearing motorcycle-inspired designs, while others lean so heavily into the mini-moto experience that the pedals start to feel like little more than a legal…
Defender's smaller off-road EV spotted testing ahead of its debut
September 6, 2026
Defender is preparing to launch its first fully electric SUV, a compact off-roader that’s expected to debut by the end of the year.
When will Defender launch the Sport EV?
After the Range Rover Electric finally went on sale earlier this week, JLR is preparing to introduce its first EV under the Defender brand.
The electric SUV is expected to arrive in 2027, likely as the Defender Sport EV, and…
The Department of Transportation says it’s ready to announce fuel economy standards that will raise average fuel costs by 45%, right as the world struggles with the effects of a war of choice that has spiked energy prices globally.
Since the 1970s, the US government has…
Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2023 crash in which a Model S on Autopilot slammed into a parked fire truck, killing the driver and seriously injuring his brother.
The confidential settlement, filed in California federal court, lets Tesla avoid a jury trial…
Tesla's new Model Y L is experiencing suspension failures
September 4, 2026
Several Chinese owners of Tesla’s new Model Y L, the larger 3-row version of the popular Model Y, are going to Chinese social media to complain about suspension collapse issues – and it’s enough of a problem that fans have developed a “finger method” to test whether a vehicle is affected.
Tesla released the Model Y L in China almost exactly one year ago, and the model got okay reviews…
Tesla confirms Full Self-Driving was active in a crash that killed a mother of five
September 3, 2026
A Tesla Model Y turning left at an intersection collided with a pickup truck in Batavia, Illinois, killing a passenger in the Tesla — Maggie Espinosa, 37, a teacher and mother of five. It was reported as an ordinary intersection crash.
But Electrek was able to confirm that…
In Sept, Tesla will re-launch 3 products it launched a decade ago, for a stock pump
September 3, 2026
Tesla has a packed September ahead of it, with two confirmed and one rumored product launches. For a company that has gone so long without new products, it would be a big month… if all three of those products hadn’t been launched years ago already.
It’s September…
Tesla reports its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” crashes to the federal government, as it’s required to — and then blacks out almost everything in those reports, so the public never learns what happened in those crashes. Tesla always end up blaming the driver.
We’re matching those redacted reports, one by one, to real fatal crashes that were covered in the news as ordinary accidents.
