California is trying to close the last major electric bike loophole
California lawmakers are once again taking aim at the gray areas of electric bike regulation, this time by targeting what has quietly become one of the biggest loopholes in the state’s e-bike laws.
Home solar in rural America: how much battery do you need to run a well pump?
There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar system, but most of it assumes a suburban house with city water and a long list of optional loads. Rural homes play by different rules, and when your water comes from a well, keeping the lights on is optional — but keeping the well’s pump running isn’t.
Here’s what it really takes, in solar and battery terms, to keep your home’s water flowing even when its electrons aren’t.
Texas-sized 10-4, good buddy: 40 electric semi trucks set to hit Texas’ highway
LA-based logistics firm Nevoya is doing its part to reduce air pollution on Texas’ highways by deploying fully forty (40) battery-electric semi trucks on their new Houston-Dallas commercial trucking route.
Plug-in Porsche models outsold ICE in Europe for the first time in 2025
Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid Porsche models outsold its ICE-powered models on its home continent in 2025 – and nearly 1 in 3 Porsches sold was 100% electric.
Even oil states know EVs are the future: UAE opens 60-stall DCFC hub
Middle Eastern petrostates aren’t known for betting against an ever-increasing demand for oil – but the UAE does have a reputation for being able to read the room. So, when a massive and highly visible DC fast-charging hub opens on a key UAE highway, it looks less like a pilot project and more like a clear signal that EVs are here to stay.
Updated ZEEKR 007 gets 900V system, better ADAS, Q2 release date
The Geely-owned ZEEKR brand is earning a reputation for building fast, stylish, and tech-forward EVs – and its latest 007 model is no exception. The ZEEKR 007 is getting even better in 2026, however, with 900V system architecture and improved ADAS equipment.
Elon Musk says Tesla ‘almost done’ with AI5 design, 6 months after saying it was ‘finished’
Elon Musk took to X today to announce that the design for Tesla’s next-generation self-driving computer, the AI5 chip, is “almost done” – 6 months after he announced that it was “finished.”
The CEO also made a wild claim about accelerating Tesla’s chip development to a 9-month cycle for future generations, starting with AI6.
Mercedes is offering a secret G-Wagen rebate worth up to $10,000
Discounts on a brand-new Mercedes G-Wagen are hard to come by, but if your in the market for an electric G-Wagen you’ll want to pay attention: Mercedes is offering a hidden rebate deal on 2026 Mercedes G 580 with EQ Technology SUV that’s worth thousands.
Ford’s EV racecar is back for revenge, will again try to win Pike’s Peak in 2026
Ford will bring its Super Mustang Mach-E – an EV racecar that bears little resemblance to its namesake road car – back to Pike’s Peak after having its race win thwarted by inclement weather last year.