Sunrun has doubled participation in its Puerto Rico virtual power plant to more than 60,000 customers, and the grid is putting those home batteries to work: It tapped into them for 18 straight days in October.
A South Korean consumer group is asking regulators to stop Tesla from marketing “Full Self-Driving” to customers whose cars can’t legally run it. By Tesla’s own numbers, that covers 99% of the Teslas it sold in Korea last year.
Citizens United for Consumer Sovereignty plans to file the complaint with the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on Thursday, according to Reuters, which reviewed it. It comes just a week after a Seoul court threw out a refund lawsuit from Korean owners who paid for FSD.
After a historic election defeat in one of the most expensive elections in US election history, the state of Texas has turned blue. Along with this come potential implications for Elon Musk and his companies.
Pennsylvania is putting $37 million in federal NEVI funding toward what PennDOT says will be 515 new public EV charging ports across the Philadelphia region, including curbside chargers.
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 remains one of America’s most popular EVs outside Tesla, with October sales up 21%.
We’ve got an exciting collection of Green Deals for you today, headlined by the launch of EcoFlow’s new TITAN Series Whole-Home Backup Ecosystem with up to $2,199 savings starting from $2,374. Right behind that is the three new Lectric Limited-Edition XP4 750 Folding Utility e-bike deals with up to $840 in FREE bundled gear at $1,399, while the Monarc sub-brand is offering the very first price cuts for Black Friday savings on its Tracer Commuter and Marker All-Terrain e-bikes at new lows starting from $1,299. We also spotted Govee’s Matter Outdoor Lamp Post at a new $140 low, as well as some Worx deals for a 2,200 PSI pressure washer and an Aerocart firewood carrier attachment. You’ll find yesterday’s deals down at the bottom of the page, including the rare savings from MOD’s Black Friday e-bike sale, and EcoFlow’s current 72-hour early Black Friday flash sale lineup, among others.
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.
Volkswagen’s new ID. Polo took the overall title of “German Car of the Year 2027,” starting at just €24,995 ($28,000).
Tesla’s driver-assistance system in Europe can no longer be set to drive 50% over the speed limit. The Netherlands’ RDW, which approved the system in April, confirmed today that it signed off on an update capping the speed margin at 10% and officially renaming “FSD Supervised” to Tesla Assisted Driving.
The changes land weeks before EU member states could vote on approving the system across the bloc, and they match the conditions Germany set last month.
