10 ways to get the best out of your electric car on a holiday road trip

Taking your electric car on a holiday road trip? Reduce your costs and carbon footprint, and make your trip safer with these 10 quick tips.

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EV fleet startup Gravity begins passenger pick-ups in NYC with custom Mach-E yellow taxis

This holiday season, New Yorkers will be able to visit friends and loved ones around the city in a new fleet of bright yellow Mach-E taxis, provided by EV fleet startup Gravity, Inc. The Mustang Mach-E’s were customized with monitors and panoramic roofs for NYC passengers along with AI for driver safety. The fleet represents a new electrified generation of the Big Apple’s iconic yellow taxis.

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Tesla (TSLA) rises back to over $1 trillion valuation; Elon Musk says he’s still selling shares

Tesla’s stock (TSLA) has surged 7% today to rise back to over $1 trillion in market valuation. The reason behind the surge appeared to be Elon Musk saying that he is done selling the stock, but the CEO actually corrected his statement.

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Prep for spring with this Greenworks Pro 80V 26-in. hedge trimmer at $237, more in New Green Deals

Though you might not be heading outside to trim your hedges this winter, it’s inevitable that once spring rolls around you’ll need to do some cleanup work. For that, we recommend picking up the Greenworks Pro 80V 26-inch cordless hedge trimmer kit that includes a 2Ah battery and charger for $237 right now. Down from its $275 normal going rate, today’s deal marks the third-best price that we’ve seen all year. You’ll also find discounts on electric lawn mowers and much more below, as well. We also have a wide selection of Tesla, Greenworks, and other e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

Head below for other New Green Deals that we’ve found today, more on why going electric for your yard tools like the mower on sale is important, 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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NHTSA launches official probe into Tesla drivers playing video games on onboard computer

The NHTSA confirmed that it has now launched an official probe into Tesla drivers playing video games on its vehicles’ onboard computers.

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Tesla has submitted final documents for Gigafactory Berlin production approval

Tesla and others have now submitted all documents needed for the environmental approval that would allow Gigafactory Berlin to start production.

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BMW’s new partnership should bring more affordable electric motorcycles

Electric motorcycle prices may be dropping slightly, but they still cost a premium over gas-powered motorcycles. That could be changing, though, at least at BMW. The German manufacturer has just announced that its partnership with Indian motorcycle maker TVS will expand to include work on electric motorcycles.

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These were the top 5 biggest electric motorcycle news stories of 2021

You may not have known it, but 2021 was a huge year for electric motorcycles. While Asia has traditionally been responsible for many of the electric motorcycles we’ve seen before, 2021 welcomed several new US entries in the market.

We counted millions of views across our electric motorcycle coverage this year, and these are the top five stories that our readers voted on with their eyeballs.

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Elon Musk says he sold enough Tesla (TSLA) shares after exercising another $1.9 billion worth in options

Elon Musk says he sold enough Tesla (TSLA) shares to “get around to 10%” – which was the amount he said he would sell as part of his controversial Twitter poll.

The CEO is actually far from 10%, but the whole situation is murky.

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Gogoro is silently crushing the domestic electric scooter competition, and it’s not even close

New figures show that that battery swapping network leader Gogoro is running away with the electric scooter market in its domestic sales. Now the company is setting the stage to expand that dominance overseas.

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