Aventon’s newly launched Soltera ADV looks almost perfect – I’d only change one thing

Aventon has just pulled the wraps off the Soltera 3 ADV, and on paper, it looks like one of the cleanest, most thoughtfully designed lightweight urban e-bikes the company has released yet. Announced this week, the Soltera 3 ADV builds on Aventon’s minimalist roots with a refined single-speed setup aimed squarely at city riders who value simplicity, low maintenance, and easy handling above all else.

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InspireNOLA Charter Schools deploys state’s largest electric bus fleet

With the recent deployment of fully 42 battery electric school buses, InspireNOLA Charter Schools is providing smooth, quiet, and emissions-free transportation for thousands of students in and around New Orleans.

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Contrary to popular belief, EV sales growth continued to accelerate in 2025

In 2025, the world sold 20.7 million EVs – 3.6 million more EVs than it did in the previous year, according to a new report by Rho Motion. That’s a larger increase than last year’s 3.5 million increase, which was also higher than the previous year, showing that EVs keep growing despite unprecedented attacks against them by governments and by the automakers themselves.

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Transformers get real: Kubota brings electric tractor concept to CES [video]

Kubota showed up to CES 2026 with a number of advanced, autonomous, and electric agricultural equipment meant to make farming cleaner and greener. The best part? The company’s latest farm robot is called Transformer, and it’s just begging for an action figure!

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Kelley Blue Book: EV incentives hit record highs in December

EV prices edged down in December just as incentives surged to record highs, a one-two punch that helped drive the strongest monthly EV sales since federal incentives were axed.

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Mercedes opens EV charging hubs in Canada with CCS + NACS at every stall

Mercedes-Benz has launched its first DC fast-charging stations in Canada, starting with three new sites in British Columbia, as it rolls out a broader fast-charging network around Metro Vancouver.

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Kia takes aim at an even smaller, more affordable EV beneath the EV2

The EV2 is tiny, but Kia’s designer believes the company should go even smaller, hinting the EV1 is in the pipeline.

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Canada and China near deal to drop EV tariffs as Trump pushes allies away

As a potential reversal of a significant policy implemented just over a year ago, the Canadian government is reportedly in advanced talks with China to remove or significantly reduce the 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

The reversal comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to stabilize trade relations with Beijing while navigating an increasingly hostile trade war initiated by the Trump administration against… well, everyone.

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Ford F150 Lightning outsold Tesla Cybertruck and was then canceled for not selling enough

The Tesla Cybertruck program is in shambles. The latest data indicate production is running at roughly 10% of its planned capacity. Meanwhile, the Ford F150 Lightning outsold the Tesla Cybertruck in 2025 and was then canceled for not selling enough.

Is this what is coming for the Cybertruck?

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The White House just said your life is worth nothing. Yes, literally.

The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer consider how much pollution costs to human health or the amount of lives saved when setting air pollution rules, according to a report by the New York Times. Instead, it will ignore benefits and only consider costs in its cost-benefit analyses.

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