Two weeks left to win your dream EV in Climate XChange’s raffle. Enter before tickets sell out!
Climate XChange’s 9th Annual EV Raffle is your chance to win the electric car of your dreams – but with just two weeks left and fewer than a third of tickets remaining, now’s the time to grab yours!
Imagine designing your dream EV precisely how you want it – every detail customized, up to $120,000, with all taxes covered. That’s the reality for the Grand Prize winner – and it could be you.
Republican districts lose billions as clean energy cancellations surge
Clean energy investments took a serious hit in January, sinking to their lowest point since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) supercharged the industry with tax credits and incentives. Growing uncertainty around the future of these policies – especially with the Republican-majority Congress debating potential rollbacks – has led to a sharp drop in new projects and an increase in cancellations, reports E2.
Cox: EVs are America’s future, but policy will set the pace
The US EV market closed out 2024 on a high note despite swirling uncertainty about the future of federal tax incentives. Cox Automotive’s newly released Q4 data shows a record 365,824 EVs sold – up 15.2% from the previous quarter – and annual EV sales of 1.3 million, a 7% increase from 2023.
We spoke with Stephanie Valdez Streaty, strategic planning director at Cox Automotive, about how these strong numbers underscore growing consumer interest in electrified transportation, even as key federal policies remain in flux.
Chevy’s Equinox EV is cheaper to finance than the gas model with up to $8,500 in savings
The Chevy Equinox EV is now available to finance at 0% APR with up to $8,500 in savings. At that rate, it’s even cheaper to finance than the gas-powered model right now.
Podcast: GOP moves on EV tax credit, Tesla takeover/takedown, $20,000 VW EV, and more
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the GOP’s move to kill the EV tax credit, Tesla takeover/takedown, $20,000 VW EV, and more.
Here’s a better look at the $20,000 Volkswagen ID.1 EV ahead of its debut next month
In less than a month, Volkswagen will unveil its smallest and most affordable electric car from its ID lineup. The new EV is expected to hit the market as the ID.1, starting at around €20,000, or just over $20,000. With its world premiere just around the corner, Volkswagen is giving us a closer look at ID.EVERY 1 show car.
Rad Power’s latest sale drops RadRunner Plus e-bike to new $1,499 low, Bluetti and Jackery Valentine’s offers take 60% off units, more
Today’s Green Deals are seeing three separate sales with new low prices in each, starting with Rad Power’s Presidents’ Day sale that is offering up to $500 in savings across a massive lineup of e-bikes, with its RadRunner Plus Utility e-bike dropping to a new $1,499 low. Keep in mind for this sale though – some of the offers are ending February 17 while others continue to February 26. Next, Bluetti’s Valentine’s Day sale is taking up to 60% off its power stations, like the popular AC180 model that is hitting a new $436 low, among others. Bringing up the rear is Jackery’s Valentine’s Day flash sale that is running alongside its Tax Season Savings sale and dropping select offers to lower rates through the weekend, like the Explorer 2000 Plus Solar Generator bundle with two 200W panels at a new $1,799 low. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Lectric Xpeak 1.0 clearance sale, the EGO Power+ snow blower discounts, 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.
Big Oil is mad the candidate it bought is raising its costs with tariffs
The oil industry is asking for carveouts from tariffs which will raise its cost of doing business – and your cost of energy – after spending tens of millions in bribes on a candidate that promised to raise everyone’s costs.
