Chevy is dropping this popular Equinox EV option for the 2026 model year

The Chevy Equinox EV is “America’s most affordable 315+ mile range EV” for a reason, right? For the 2026 model year, buyers will have one less exterior color option to choose from.

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Kia’s electric hot hatch or fastback: Which EV are you buying? [Images]

The Kia EV4 is available as a hatchback and fastback, both of which are due for a GT upgrade. Which one would you choose?

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Bluetti 3,014Wh Elite 300 power station launch with up to $1,873 exclusive savings from $1,011 + Spring Sale lineup from $349, more

We’re kickstarting this week’s Green Deals with headliners from Bluetti – both a brand-new launch alongside a packed sale event lineup – both featuring exclusive bonus savings of 5% to 8% for our readers only. To start, there’s the launch of Bluetti’s Elite 300 Portable Power Station and bundles with up to $1,873 savings that start from $1,011. Right behind it is Bluetti’s Spring Forward Sale with up to 55% discounts (and extra savings) on power stations starting from $349, like the Apex 300 Versatile Power Station with a B300K Expansion Battery at $2,374 (best price since Black Friday/Cyber Monday). We also have Velotric’s latest Spring e-bike sale with up to $512 savings, Greenworks’ popular 24-inch compact chainsaw kit, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget the hangover deals from last week at the bottom of the page, collected together in our latest roundup edition of Electrified Weekly.

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.

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Another automaker joins BYD with ultra-fast 1,500 kW EV chargers

BYD’s Flash Chargers can charge an electric vehicle just as fast as filling up at a gas station, but it’s not the only automaker with ultra-fast 1,500 kW EV chargers.

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Genesis GV90 appears at a Tesla Supercharger ahead of its big debut [Image]

A covered Genesis GV90 appears to be charging at a Tesla Supercharger ahead of its expected debut later this year.

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Tesla loses software director who built its OTA and Robotaxi infrastructure

Thomas Dmytryk, the director who led the team that built Tesla’s over-the-air update infrastructure and the software backbone of its Robotaxi ride-hailing service, has announced his departure after 11 years at the automaker.

The departure adds to a relentless exodus of experienced engineering talent at Tesla over the past two years — this time hitting the team directly responsible for the company’s most critical growth narrative.

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Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ drives through railroad crossing barriers in viral video

A viral video shows a Tesla Model 3 on “Full Self-Driving” driving straight through railroad crossing barriers in the Los Angeles area, failing to detect the crossing gate entirely.

The incident comes on the same day as NHTSA’s deadline for Tesla to turn over critical data from its investigation into FSD traffic violations — an investigation that specifically includes railroad crossing failures.

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Rad Power Bikes says it will soon build e-bikes in the US. But can it really?

Rad Power Bikes’ new ownership says the brand is about to be reborn after being bought out of bankruptcy – and part of that rebirth includes building e-bikes in the United States.

But if that sounds familiar, it’s because we’ve heard similar promises before. And while the idea of American-made e-bikes is appealing, the reality of the industry makes it far more complicated than it sounds.

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Donut Lab solid-state battery retains 97.7% charge after 10 days in third test

Donut Lab has released its third independent test report from VTT, the Finnish Technical Research Centre, and it confirms another claim: the solid-state battery retains 97.7% of its charged capacity after sitting idle for 10 days.

The new report (VTT-CR-00125-26) adds self-discharge performance to the growing list of independently verified specs — but three reports in, the two most extraordinary claims remain completely untested.

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Porsche may launch a Panamera EV after all, but there’s a caveat

Porsche is considering introducing the next-generation Panamera with EV, plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and ICE powertrains, but it may take the name of another model in its lineup.

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