South Dakota just approved its largest wind farm ever

South Dakota just approved what will become its biggest wind farm yet — a 333‑megawatt (MW) project planned across 68,300 acres in Haakon County, about 85 miles east of Rapid City.

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A UK energy giant is investing $1B in California clean tech

Octopus Energy Generation is investing almost $1 billion in California clean tech projects, the latest move by the UK‑based renewable investor as it scales up its presence in the US market.

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BYD’s first electric kei car is almost here, and it already looks like a hit

The Racco, BYD’s first electric kei car, will go on sale this summer, but it’s already generating hype. BYD declared that a “small EV revolution” has begun after revealing the interior and a few more details ahead of its launch.

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Tesla rolls first steering wheel-less Cybercab unit off the line before solving autonomy

Tesla shared today that the first Cybercab production unit has rolled off the assembly line at Gigafactory Texas. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no pedals. It is entirely dependent on autonomous driving software that, based on every available data point, Tesla has not solved — and is nowhere close to solving.

Even the name “Cybercab” is not set in stone.

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Anker SOLIX F3800 power station at second-best $1,899, Aventon Pace 500.3 e-bike 1,499, Autel 40A smart lvl 2 EV charger low, more

Headlining today’s post-Presidents Day Green Deals is the versatile Anker SOLIX F3800 Portable Power Station and its Plus variant that are seeing up to 50% savings starting from the second-lowest price of $1,899. We also noticed Aventon’s Pace 500.3 Step-Through Cruiser e-bike being the last of the legacy models in stock keeping to its $1,499 yearly low, as well as Autel’s MaxiCharger AC Lite Home 40A Smart AI Level 2 EV Charger back at its $319 low. From there, we have also have a popular e-bike from Hiboy with $220 savings, one of the best prices on EGO’s 26-inch cordless electric hedge trimmer kit, a one-day-only Worx electric mulcher offer, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s new low price on the premium Segway Xyber e-bike, the price cut on Jackery’s latest Explorer 1500 Ultra power station from CES 2026, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Toyota reveals prices and more details for its newest electric SUV, the 2026 bZ Woodland

Toyota’s newest electric SUV is set to arrive at dealerships next month. The 2026 bZ Woodland is bigger and comes with standard AWD, but is it worth over $10,000 more than Toyota’s first electric SUV?

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Ford’s $30,000 EV pickup beats every other truck in one key area

Ford offered a closer look at how its most important project ever, the Universal EV Platform, will drastically cut costs and deliver more driving range. The first vehicle based on the platform will be a mid-size electric pickup, which Ford said will start at around $30,000.

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Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month — 4x worse than humans

Tesla has reported five new crashes involving its “Robotaxi” fleet in Austin, Texas, bringing the total to 14 incidents since the service launched in June 2025. The newly filed NHTSA data also reveals that Tesla quietly upgraded one earlier crash to include a hospitalization injury, something the company never disclosed publicly.

The new data comes from the latest update to NHTSA’s Standing General Order (SGO) incident report database for automated driving systems (ADS). We have been tracking Tesla’s Robotaxi crash data closely, and the trend is not improving.

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Toyota’s best-selling car in Europe is going EV

The Yaris, Toyota’s best-selling vehicle in Europe, will finally be available as an EV. Following the Corolla, the Yaris is next in line for an electric upgrade.

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Chinese state media amplifies viral Tesla failure amid 45% sales crash

Chinese state media outlet China.com has published a report about a Tesla Model Y that lost all power on a highway despite showing 72 km of remaining range, and the story has gone viral across Chinese social media. The incident is drawing attention not just for the failure itself, but for the fact that state-controlled media chose to amplify it, a potential signal of shifting government sentiment toward Tesla in China.

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