Wisconsin gets 26 new fast-charging stations with $14M of grants

Wisconsin is getting another boost in DC fast charging thanks to $14 million in recovered federal grants for 26 sites statewide. The funding comes through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, part of President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Electric big rigs get a new fast-charge pit stop in California

Terawatt Infrastructure has switched on its newest commercial EV charging hub in Rialto, California, giving electric truck fleets a new high-speed charging stop along one of the US’s busiest freight routes.

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Hyundai is cooking up a new off-road SUV, and it sure looks electric

Hyundai is bringing “something big” to the LA Auto Show this week, and the teaser points to a slick new off-road electric SUV. Here’s our first look.

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Toyota’s 1,850-acre EV battery plant is live, but the company says this is just the start

Toyota’s $14 billion US battery plant is now up and running. The mega site spans 1,850 acres, or about 121 football fields, but Toyota is saying it will be even bigger.

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Bluetti launches Elite 400 ‘luggage’ power station starting from exclusive $1,409, Rad Power RadWagon 4 e-bike at $1,299 low, more

We’re kicking off this week’s Green Deals with the launch of Bluetti’s Elite 400 Portable Power Station and bundles with exclusive savings, starting from $1,409. Right behind it, we have Rad Power’s RadWagon 4 Cargo e-bike dropping back to its $1,299 low for the first time since its 2020 launch, as well as EcoFlow’s latest early Black Friday flash sale that is offering the new DELTA 3 Max Plus Portable Power Station with a FREE TRAIL 200 DC Power Station at $1,099, among other offers (all ending tonight). We also have tools from Worx, Greenworks, and SKIL, and more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals from last week that are collected together at the bottom of the page, rounded up in our latest edition of Electrified Weekly.

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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Tesla settles another lawsuit over Autopilot crash, 4th since losing first trial

Tesla has settled another lawsuit involving its Autopilot driver-assist system, which is alleged to have caused a crash. This time, a 2020 Model Y on Autopilot crashed into a stationary police vehicle in Texas.

This is Tesla’s fourth known settlement in lawsuits involving Autopilot crashes since losing its first trial earlier this year.

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You can now buy certified pre-owned Ford vehicles, including EVs on Amazon Autos

Shopping for your next car is almost too easy nowadays. You can now skip the dealership and buy certified pre-owned Ford vehicles, including EVs, directly on Amazon.

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Hyundai goes all-in with record $86B push to beat US tariffs, more than double EV exports

Hyundai and Kia are pouring a record $86 billion into Korea to re-energize the auto industry and turn it into a global EV export hub. The move comes on the heels of the new US-South Korea trade agreement.

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Chicago suburb deploys 27 Blue Bird electric school buses

Together with its with its partners at Highland Electric, Blue Bird, and local Exelon utility ComEd, the West Aurora school district kicked off this week by deploying 27 fully electric school buses — the largest such deployment in the state. Here’s how they made it happen.

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Tesla pushing suppliers to cut all China-made parts for US cars

Tesla is reportedly telling its suppliers to remove all China-made components from parts bound for its US-based factories, a significant acceleration of its effort to decouple its US supply chain from China.

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