The new electric SUV from Audi’s Chinese AUDI brand is being billed as the most important launch in the young company’s history, and it’s set to make its official debut in production form this April – but thanks to the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), you can see it right now.
Refrigerated trailers are critical for hauling your fresh food and flowers from the farm to your local market – the problem is that they pollute like crazy, powered by red-dye diesel gensets that run around the clock, even when the truck pulling them is fully electric. To help solve that problem, one company come up with an idea so obvious you’ll hate yourself for not coming up with it on your own: rooftop solar.
The London Borough of Harrow is installing 500 new curbside EV chargers across the borough, targeting residents who don’t have access to off-street parking. The chargers are being deployed in partnership with UK charging provider char.gy and will primarily be mounted on existing lamp posts along residential streets.
TotalEnergies just landed a massive solar deal to power Google’s expanding Texas data centers. The company signed two long‑term power purchase agreements (PPA) totaling 1 gigawatt (GW) of capacity, or about 28 terawatt‑hours of electricity over 15 years.
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 Tesla Semi, Toyota Highlander EV, Rivian R2, Ferrari Luce, and more.
Australian company VE Motion has taken the wraps off its first commercially available battery powered trailer system for heavy trucks, offering fleets a low-cost path to electrification that can cut drivers’ fuel use by up to 50%.
We’ve got some big deals leading our end-of-the week Green Deals, with Lectric launching its official Presidents Day Sale that has increased e-bike savings up to $893 – all starting from $999. Right behind that, we have Segway Navimow officially launching its newest i2 series and X4 series robot lawn mowers with up to $300 savings and FREE gear starting from $899. There’s also EcoFlow’s 72-hour Valentine’s Day flash sale closing out the overall event with the weekend, offering the DELTA 2 Portable Power Station at $399, among others, as well as sales on Hiboy EVs, NIU e-bikes, and more waiting for you below. And don’t forget the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s massive $1,500 exclusive savings on the Gendome Home3000 Portable power Station to a new $799 low, and more.
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A company called Glydways is marking two significant milestones in bringing its Automated Transit Network (ATN) of autonomous vehicles to the masses. Glydways has announced new public transit projects in the US and the United Arab Emirates, where it plans to introduce its unique form of guided autonomy.
