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For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about how much Electrek readers think gas would need to cost to convince the most dedicated anti-EV hysterics to switch to a plug-in car. After receiving over 2
Tesla launched its “Robotaxi” service in Dallas and Houston yesterday — expanding to two new cities for the first time since Austin. There’s just one problem: there are virtually no cars available. Data from Robotaxi Tra
A YouTuber driving a Tesla Model X the entire length of the Americas ran out of battery in Chile’s Atacama Desert — the driest place on Earth — and had to deploy emergency solar panels on the side of the highway to survi
Quilt claims that its heat pump system is the “most intuitive, advanced, and efficient ductless heat pump on the market.” One wonderful aspect of the system is it allows room-by-room control. “Quilt’s indoor unit, outdoo
Rinnai America Corporation (aka Rinnai) is one of the USA’s top energy‑efficient tankless water heaters. The company recently got more recognition of that when its REHP Series Electric Heat Pump Water Heater won a 2026 G
Vattenfall, Energy Bank, and Volkswagen are collaborating on a new bidirectional EV charger project in Sweden. Vattenfall is Sweden’s state-owned power company. Two hundred bidirectional EV chargers will be installed in
MG Philippines used the 2026 Manila International Auto Show to move beyond the image of a value-oriented brand, pivoting instead toward a tech-heavy future. While the floor was filled with high-gloss displays, the real s
A whistleblower has filed a criminal complaint alleging Donut Lab has misrepresented material facts about is solid state battery claims. The post “Fraud, He Wrote!” Whistleblower Takes On Donut Lab Battery Claims appeare
Food systems around the world could be the model for low carbon production processes. Decarbonizing agricultural as in so many other sectors means to methodically transition from reliance on fossil fuels to low carbon en
Tesla announced today that its “Robotaxi” service is now rolling out in Dallas and Houston, marking the company’s first expansion beyond Austin and San Francisco. The company shared maps of the two new service areas, whi
A YouTuber bought a completely stripped-down Tesla Model 3 for just $2,000 — no body panels, no windshield, no seatbelts — and took it off-roading, drifting, and even jumping it. The wildest part? It still showed 212 mil
Packing just over 1,380 hp and up to 255 miles of all-electric range, the new, tri-motor, extended-range hybrid Zeekr X8 is redefining what buyers could and should expect from their next SUV – and parent company Geely’s