Northern California’s largest non-Tesla fast charging hub is now online
Not-for-profit public power provider Ava Community Energy just brought its first EV fast-charging station online in downtown Oakland, California, and it’s a big one.
If you think Trump will bring kei cars to the US, you might be as dumb as he is
Multiple outlets are reporting on Donald Trump’s apparent effort to change US regulations to bring kei cars to the US, but there’s little reason to think that effort will be serious.
Elon Musk claims Tesla FSD drivers can now text and drive, do police agree?
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system now allows drivers to text and drive, though he added a caveat that it depends on the “context of surrounding traffic.”
This comes just a month after the CEO promised the feature was coming, despite the obvious legal and safety concerns surrounding it.
Does the law agree with this?
Tern’s NYC delivery e-bike fleet crosses 1 million miles, with some bikes rolling past 30k
Urban e-bike maker Tern just hit a major milestone in one of the toughest proving grounds on the planet: New York City. The company announced that its fleet partners have now logged more than one million miles (1.6 million km) using Tern electric cargo bikes for commercial delivery work in the city – a figure that reflects not only enormous demand for e-bike logistics, but also the durability of the hardware behind it.
EcoFlow RAPID + 25W MagSafe power bank Xmas savings at up to 60% off, Anker SOLIX C300 DC 288Wh station at new $135 low, more
Headlining today’s Green Deals is EcoFlow’s special Christmas promotional sale on its latest RAPID Power Banks and 25W MagSafe models – giving you up to 50% initial discounts and bonus 5% or 10% savings (the latter being on orders over $100) – all starting from $55. Right behind it, we spotted Anker’s SOLIX C300 DC 90,000mAh/288Wh Portable Power Station hitting a new $135 low, as well as Autel’s MaxiCharger Home 50A level 2 EV charging stations in multiple colorways at lows starting from $398, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals from the holiday event and this week that are collected together in our Black Friday/Cyber Monday Green Deals hub, which we will continue to update through the rest of the week, like yesterday’s Jackery Black Friday Encore Sale + the increased exclusive savings on four of the brand’s newest power solutions, 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.
Two EV battery players are joining forces to develop all-solid-state batteries
US-based Factorial Energy and South Korea’s POSCO FUTURE M are teaming up on all-solid-state batteries, the “holy grail” of battery tech.
Honda wants to move deliveries off the road and into bike lanes with this quad
Honda is moving forward with its Fastport delivery quadcycle, and we got a chance to see it up close and take it for a quick spin.