Brightline West, a future electric high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, is being awarded $3 billion by the Biden administration.
The $3 billion in funding, part of $6 billion previously earmarked for high-speed rail, has come from the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as part of its Federal-State Partnership Program. (The other $3 billion will go to the…
Volvo sells first EX30 electric SUV models in November
December 7, 2023
Volvo began selling what could be its most important vehicle to date last month. In November, Volvo sold the first EX30 model, its cheapest and smallest vehicle yet.
Volvo sells first EX30 EVs in November
In June, the Swedish automaker revealed the new EV aimed at a…
Stellantis CEO says EVs need to be affordable but profitable
December 6, 2023
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, the leader behind brands including Jeep, Ram, Dodge, Fiat, and several others, has a warning for other automakers. Tavares said EVs must be affordable but profitable, or they will be “in trouble very, very soon.”
To attract middle-class…
Juiced Scrambler X2 e-bike $400 off launch discount, Jackery early Christmas sale, more
December 6, 2023
A launch discount has taken $400 off the new Juiced Scrambler X2 e-bike after hitting the scene yesterday. It comes joined by an early Jackery Christmas sale with up to $1,800 off portable power stations, as well as this Vanpowers mountain e-bike with 70-mile range.
Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also…
Tesla has started offering fully-loaded Cybertruck ‘Foundation Series’ for $120,000 to customers in the US.
At a delivery event last week, Tesla delivered the first 10 Cybertrucks to customers.
There was a fear that Tesla might pull a “Tesla Semi” – meaning doing…
First drive in the electric Jaguar E-Type from ECD Automotive Design: A welcomed upgrade
December 6, 2023
Just over a year after my last visit, I recently got the chance to visit my friends at ECD Automotive Design down in central Florida and take their latest EV conversion – the all-electric Jaguar E-Type for a spin. As always, there were tons of new and exciting happenings…
Ford Mustang Mach-E to lose EV tax credit
December 6, 2023
If you are thinking about buying Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E, you may want to do so before the end of the year. Ford expects the Mach-E will no longer qualify for the federal EV tax credit.
Ford Mach-E will no longer qualify for the EV tax credit
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is due for drastric changes at the end of the year that will affect which EVs will qualify for the tax…
New York’s South Fork Wind has become the first utility-scale offshore wind farm to generate power in the US.
The first operational wind turbine at South Fork Wind sent clean power to Long Island today. The project has completed the installation of two turbines around 35…
A new breed of electric vehicles is drawing inspiration from Japanese kei cars, tiny cubes-on-wheels that are highway-legal but not likely to pass muster with US or EU safety standards. But what if we loosened up those standards to help lower prices, enabling broader…
We currently sit three weeks away from NIO Day 2023, the annual event held by one of China’s leading EV automakers that caps off the year with new and exciting technologies to come. We know NIO intends to unveil a new flagship model during the event, and it’s rumored to be the automaker’s top-of-the-line sedan, possibly named the ET9. Here’s what we know.
NIO Day is an event we look…
