Two Tesla Cybertrucks were destroyed and several other Tesla vehicles were damaged after a fire broke out on the rooftop of a seven-story parking garage in Santa Monica on Wednesday. Neither truck was plugged in to charge at the time. Read more…
Zeekr completes 1st deliveries in Germany, targets France next

Zeekr has completed its first deliveries of the Zeekr 7X in Germany and launched sales operations in three Southern European countries.
The Chinese EV maker plans to enter France next.
Lotus For Me is the new hybrid Eletre for China – here is its interior

The days of Lotus building tiny, lightweight sports cars are well over. Under Geely ownership, the company has moved fast into the world of larger vehicles. Their latest creation is called the Lotus For Me. While it looks a lot like the all-electric Eletre SUV, this new model uses a mix of gas and electricity to reach incredible speeds and… Read more…
Jackery Explorer 1500 v2 power station new exclusive $499 low, Tenways Wayfarer e-bike gets $666 savings to $1,899 low, Anker, more
We’re closing out the week with a jam-packed Green Deals that are especially filled with power stations and tools. Among our top three mentions, you’ll find an exclusive deal on Jackery’s Explorer 1500 v2 Portable Power Station at a new $499 low, as well as Tenways’ newest Wayfarer Cruiser e-bike with its largest $366 FREE bundle package at its $1,899 low, and an Anker SOLIX 72-hour flash sale that includes the expanded 6,144Wh F3000 Portable Power Station bundle back at a $1,999 low, among others. From there, we have EcoFlow’s latest 72-hour flash sale, and a nice collection of EGO and Greenworks tool deals – plus plenty more waiting for you below. And don’t forget the hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Lectric St. Paddy’s e-bike sale, the full lineup of EcoFlow Spring Sale power station offers, and much more.. Read more…
Chevy is offering 20% off its best-selling EV this month
The Chevy Equinox EV is already one of the most affordable electric vehicles, but with a 20% discount, it’s even more tempting. Read more…
GE Vernova is about to upgrade 1.1 GW of US wind turbines
GE Vernova has landed orders to repower 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind turbines across the US. Read more…
US Customs delays force solar giant Qcells to furlough 1,000 workers [update]
In early November 2025, solar panel giant Qcells announced that it was temporarily furloughing 1,000 US workers – 25% of its workforce – and reducing pay and shifts at its Georgia factories due to supply chain delays caused by US Customs. Today – four months later – Qcells announced that its solar panel output is finally back to normal production. Read more…
Forget about X, AI and robots—Tesla is quietly building a complete EV battery supply chain

For many a year, a certain California carmaker dominated the headlines in the EV press—so much so that I created a keyboard shortcut for the company’s name. Despite a relentless tide of naysaying, the company went from strength to strength for almost two decades. Then, coincidentally (?) around the time of Covid, the innovation engine… Read more…
Renesas’ 28 nm RH850/U2C MCU targets ASIL D vehicle control, BMS and zonal architectures

Renesas has added a new low-end member to its RH850 automotive MCU family with the 28 nm RH850/U2C, aimed at chassis and safety systems, battery management systems, lighting, motor control and other ASIL D applications. The 32-bit MCU combines four RH850 CPU cores running at up to 320 MHz—including two lockstep cores—and up to 8… Read more…
Tesla finally catches a break in Europe

Tesla shared its newest registration numbers for the European market. In February 2026, the company saw a 10% increase in sales across 15 major countries. This might sound like a major victory for the American carmaker, but the context tells a different story. To understand these numbers, we have to look at how poorly the company performed last year. When… Read more…
Podcast: Cybertruck price increase, BYD makes everyone look bad, and Donut Lab update
In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss the Cybertruck price increase, BYD making everyone look bad, and a Donut Lab battery update. Read more…
Next year, your luxury Uber robotaxi may be a Lucid; how it all came together

From the sensor-packed ‘tiara’ on the roof to the Nuro software stack providing autonomous driving, the Lucid Gravity met all the qualifications for a self-driving luxury Uber. Lucid’s robotaxi is ready for the road—except for one small detail. It still needs to fit the microsprayers that will clean its various sensors to ensure they work… Read more…
Horse Powertrain’s amorphous-steel hybrid motor reaches 98.2% efficiency

Horse Powertrain has unveiled a new hybrid transmission motor that uses amorphous steel in the stator and, the company says, reaches 98.2% efficiency while delivering 140 kW and 360 Nm. The company says the motor’s stator uses amorphous steel alloy layers just 0.025 mm thick—about one tenth the thickness of steel used in conventional motors…. Read more…
Rivian’s R2 Production Target For 2026 Is Mighty Ambitious

Only the Tesla Model Y hit 20,000 units quicker than Rivian is planning for the R2, TechCrunch found. Lire la suite…
Holyvolt acquires Wildcat to pair high-throughput battery materials discovery with water-based cell manufacturing

Sweden’s Holyvolt has completed its $73 million acquisition of Wildcat Discovery Technologies, bringing together Wildcat’s high-throughput battery materials R&D platform and Holyvolt’s screen-printing, water-based manufacturing process. The companies say the combination is meant to bridge a familiar gap in the battery business: promising lab results that never make it efficiently into scalable production. Wildcat has… Read more…
Webinar: Applying functional safety to eMobility battery systems

Functional safety requirements are applied across Industrial and Electrical System control and safety systems. In battery standards and certifications, functional safety requirements have become more and more stringent, reducing the reliance on single-fault testing schemes, but often adding confusion and complexity to “legacy” testing and safety certification standards. Join this webinar at our March Virtual… Read more…
Tesla sends Canadian Model 3 inventory to the US as it expects Chinese EVs back
Tesla has wiped its entire Canadian Model 3 inventory, and according to sources familiar with the matter, the automaker sent the US-built units back to the United States. Read more…
It’s official: Hyundai axes IONIQ 6 from US lineup, Kia EVs remain in limbo
Despite another record US sales month, several Hyundai and Kia electric vehicles are being delayed indefinitely or dropped altogether. Read more…
Watch BYD’s 5-min Flash Charging in action on the new Seal 07 EV [Video]
The Seal 07 EV is one of the first BYD models equipped with its new Flash Charging technology, enabling it to charge from 10% to 70% in just 5 minutes. Read more…
PODCAST: Is The Subaru Trailseeker The Electric Outback We Wanted?

On this week’s show: Mack drove the electric Subaru Outback, we evaluate Donut Lab’s battery claims, and Eclipse’s Jiten Behl joins. Lire la suite…

