New York’s largest offshore wind farm officially breaks ground

Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced this week that Sunrise Wind, New York’s largest offshore wind farm, has kicked off construction.

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Check out Hyundai’s new $23K Casper EV spotted out in the wild [Video]

As automakers race to launch affordable electric cars, Hyundai is ahead of the pack. Hyundai’s new Casper EV, starting at under $23,000 (31.5 million won) in Korea, was spotted driving out in public. With incentives, Hyundai says its new Casper EV can be bought for as little as $14,500 (20 million won). Check out Hyundai’s new low-cost EV in the video below.

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Lectric Christmas in July e-bike deals, AeroGarden Bounty Basic at lowest price in years, Best Buy EV sale, more

Closing out this busy week’s Green Deals, we first have a little winter holiday cheer that arrives six months early in the form of Lectric’s Christmas in July sale that is taking up to $393 off its popular e-bike bundles, with the XP Foldable e-Trike leading the pack at $1,499 and coming with $393 in free accessories. It is joined by the lowest price we have seen in years on AeroGarden’s Bounty Basic Indoor Hydroponic Garden that has hit $126, as well as Best Buy’s Back to School EV sale that is taking up to $900 off e-scooters and e-bikes alike. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals that are still alive and well, including ALLPOWERS’ R600 power station hitting a new low and the leftover Prime Day Green Deals – but there’s no telling how long they will last.

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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BYD launches new Yuan Up electric SUV model with more range for under $14,000

In the latest addition to BYD’s seemingly ever-expanding EV lineup, the new Yuan Up model gets up to nearly 250 miles (401 km) CLTC range. Although the new model costs slightly more than the entry-level trim, starting prices are still under $14,000.

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Ford is giving EV owners more time to reserve Tesla NACS adaptors for free

Ford is giving EV owners more time to reserve a free Tesla NACS adaptor. The deadline is being pushed back another two months as Ford EV drivers wait to access Tesla’s Supercharger network.

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Tesla gives free hardware upgrades with Full Self-Driving to qualify for tax credit

Tesla is giving free hardware upgrades for people who order the Full Self-Driving package on Model 3 Performance and Model X to qualify the vehicle for the federal tax credit tax credit.

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Tesla gives free hardware upgrades with Full Self-Driving to qualify for tax credit

Tesla is giving free hardware upgrades for people who order the Full Self-Driving package on Model 3 Performance and Model X to qualify the vehicle for the federal tax credit tax credit.

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Trump says he’ll end the EV mandate. The only problem: there isn’t one.

At tonight’s Republican National Convention speech, Donald Trump declared that he’ll “end the electric vehicle mandate.” The only problem is, there is no electric vehicle mandate.

The regulations he’s talking about are probably the most recent EPA regulations, which notably do not mandate electric vehicles at all. Those regulations were supported by Tesla – whose CEO just committed $180 million to the same person who seems to know nothing about the industry Tesla operates in.

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Trump says he’ll end the EV mandate. The only problem: there isn’t one.

At tonight’s Republican National Convention speech, Donald Trump declared that he’ll “end the electric vehicle mandate.” The only problem is, there is no electric vehicle mandate.

The regulations he’s talking about are probably the most recent EPA regulations, which notably do not mandate electric vehicles at all. Those regulations were supported by Tesla – whose CEO just committed $180 million to the same person who seems to know nothing about the industry Tesla operates in.

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Trump says he’ll end the EV mandate. The only problem: there isn’t one.

At tonight’s Republican National Convention speech, Donald Trump declared that he’ll “end the electric vehicle mandate.” The only problem is, there is no electric vehicle mandate.

The regulations he’s talking about are probably the most recent EPA regulations, which notably do not mandate electric vehicles at all. Those regulations were supported by Tesla – whose CEO just committed $180 million to the same person who seems to know nothing about the industry Tesla operates in.

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