Tesla has filed for a $10.1 billion solar cell factory in Fort Bend County, Texas, under the codename “Project Crystal Sun,” according to a tax-incentive application posted by the Texas Comptroller.
The filing pegs the plant at 9,712 permanent jobs, roughly 3,050 acres near Richmond, and commercial production starting in the first quarter of 2029. It’s the largest US manufacturing investment Tesla has ever put on paper.
Sinopec, China’s biggest fuel retailer, just gutted one of its Shanghai gas stations and swapped the pumps for BYD’s 1,500 kW flash chargers.
And this wasn’t a case of bolting a couple of chargers onto the edge of the forecourt. Sinopec pulled the underground gasoline tanks out of the ground and turned the whole site into an EV-only charging hub.
Audi’s midsize electric SUV drove further than advertised. The 2027 Audi Q6 e-tron has an EPA-estimated driving range of up to 301 miles, but in the real world, it traveled even further.
Samsung SDI is taking full control of its Indiana battery plant. The South Korean cell maker is buying out General Motors’ 49.99% stake in their joint venture, according to a regulatory filing, ending GM’s ownership in the $3.5 billion factory.
That turns the New Carlisle, Indiana plant into Samsung SDI’s first wholly owned battery factory in North America.
On today’s super simple episode of Quick Charge, we talk about GM’s new Energy Pass, SpaceX’s big bet on fossil fuels, and Tesla’s long-promised Roadster set to arrive “real soon.” Again. For what is nearly the tenth year in a row.
The all-electric 2027 Lexus ES returns for the 2027 model year, with prices starting under $50,000.
Range Rover is adding a fifth member to its lineup, but this one is a bit of an outlier. The new GT brings a sharp, fastback design that looks even sportier on the road.
Tesla’s chief designer says the new Roadster is coming “very soon.” We are talking about the same car Tesla revealed in 2017 and promised to build by 2020.
Franz von Holzhausen said it on the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. When Leno pressed him on it, he doubled down: “very soon.” Leno’s deadpan reply, “10 years… just shy of 10 years,” said the rest.
We’ve got two big electric dirt bike deals leading our Green Deals out of the gates this week, starting with the early access launch promotion on ENGWE’s new Eagle Electric Dirt Bike. Right behind it we have Heybike’s Back to School Sale lineup, which includes the Villain Electric Dirt Bike down at a new $1,259 low. Next, Bluetti has launched an Emergency Backup Sale with up to 38% discounts on power stations, our exclusive bonus savings code, three tiers of bonus savings thresholds, and FREE gifts – all starting at $899. There’s also the 24V 4-inch and 6-inch Greenworks Cordless Electric Mini Chainsaw bundles starting from an $80 low, and more waiting for you down below, including the hangover deals from last week at the bottom of the page that are collected together in our latest Electrified Weekly roundup edition.
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.
Tesla ran through its entire share of California’s new MyFirstEV rebate program in just five days.. The rebate only went live for Tesla buyers on August 3.
Buyers claimed roughly half of Tesla’s allocation in the first three days and drained the rest by August 8, spending an estimated $18 million in state and matching rebates on Tesla vehicles alone.