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Toyota tried crushing its new electric truck with a 1,675-pound caravan to prove it’s still “the world’s toughest pick-up,” and it drove off as if nothing had happened. more…
BYD is giving its $10,000 EV a major overhaul. New images of the second-gen Seagull reveal a larger, more upscale design with a few surprise luxury features. more…
We have a jam-packed midweek Green Deals for you, with a bunch of these deals coming from Amazon’s early fall Prime Day sale. Starting off today’s edition is the limited-time chance to score a larger-than-ever $838 FREE
If you’ve spent any time reading local neighborhood social media groups lately – and for your mental health, I hope you haven’t – you’ve probably encountered a familiar complaint: teenagers on e-bikes. more…
Rivian’s first R2s with LiDAR and its in-house RAP1 autonomy computer will go to employees before the end of 2026. Paying customers will have to wait until 2027. It could be interpreted as a delay compared to previous co
BMW opened orders for the 2027 i3 early after strong initial demand. The all-new electric sedan can drive up to 468 miles on a single charge, but it’s not exactly cheap. more…
In the first two parts of this series, I explored the XPENG L03 with VLA 2.0 and the Tesla Model 3 with FSD from my recent test in Amsterdam. The focus of those two articles was on each intelligent driving system. Howeve
Politics in Germany is turning ugly, as neo-nazi interests like AfD gain traction with voters, especially in parts of the country that were once part of East Germany. AfD and similar political groups are vehemently oppos
I came across a compelling editorial the other day as I reviewed the morning inbox. A writer from Iowa City was concerned about how fake news is subsuming the US midterm elections. “President Donald Trump says that CNN,
When Norwegian transit authority Ruter put a Chinese Yutong electric bus through cybersecurity testing inside an isolated mine, the investigation started with two very different concerns. One was geopolitical: could the
I just read Paul Fosse’s article on the rapid rise of Chinese cars and electrification in Brazil, where the share of pure electric vehicles (BEVs) has almost caught up with the BEV share in the United States. Then we’ve
Last week, I traveled to southern Brazil to visit my wife’s family and took the opportunity to visit 4 dealers in Sao Paulo selling Chinese brands of cars (although some are assembled in Brazil). At CleanTechnica, we hav