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Its solid-state batteries have already proven capable of delivering over 745 miles (1,200 km) of real-world driving range. Now, US-based solid-state battery maker Factorial Energy is tapping into public markets to fund i
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BYD released the first images of the Da Han, a new flagship luxury electric sedan equipped with its ultra-fast Flash Charging. more…
China’s rapid switch to electric and other new energy vehicles cut urban air pollution enough to prevent an estimated 262,000 premature deaths, according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Nature Health. It’s some
I’m going to say something that may make me sound old, but I just don’t care. E-bike throttles used to be better in the old days. Not every e-bike throttle, of course. There have always been good ones and bad ones. But i
After checking almost every mainstream vehicle brand’s official website looking for the lowest monthly payments with the least amount of money due at signing, one EV stood out as the most affordable new electric car you
Technically, batteries are always being used for energy storage. However, in this industry, saying they will be used for “energy storage” means for stationary energy storage systems rather than in electric vehicles. Anyw
The online used car sales platform Carvana is selling a lot of used EVs these days, and now rumor has it that the firm is nailing down a foothold in new EVs through the startup Slate Auto. The post Rumors Swirl As Carvan
In writing a recent article on the Iran War, I did some research on how the Tesla Model Y, the new Nissan Leaf, and the new Chevy Bolt are selling and I was surprised that in the first quarter the Tesla Model Y was achie
A couple of months ago, I wrote this article on the new war in Iran’s impact on global auto sales, and today I’m writing this to update those observations. Iran War Update Little has changed in the last two months. We ap
With festivities scheduled in many communities to heighten awareness about the important role that the seas play in our lives, I had several choices for ways I could participate in World Ocean Day. One event stood out, t
For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about what Electrek readers think it would take to convince the most EV-resistant fleet operators to realize that electric vehicles are ready for work TODAY. Af
Mexico has reached another renewable energy milestone. From 600,368 installations across the country, Mexico reached 5,164.98 MW (5.165 GW) of small-scale, distributed solar power capacity by the end of 2025. All power p