Residents of the German city of Karlsruhe are enjoying quieter mornings these days. Waste collection agency Team Sauberes Karlsruhe (Clean Karlsruhe Team) recently added seven new Mercedes-Benz eEconic electric waste collection vehicles to its fleet. TSK used a test vehicle for over a year to gather experience and test the practicality of the electric drive… Read more…
Tesla settles another lawsuit over Autopilot crash, 4th since losing first trial
Tesla has settled another lawsuit involving its Autopilot driver-assist system, which is alleged to have caused a crash. This time, a 2020 Model Y on Autopilot crashed into a stationary police vehicle in Texas. Read more…
Bluetti launches Elite 400 ‘luggage’ power station starting from exclusive $1,409, Rad Power RadWagon 4 e-bike at $1,299 low, more
We’re kicking off this week’s Green Deals with the launch of Bluetti’s Elite 400 Portable Power Station and bundles with exclusive savings, starting from $1,409. Right behind it, we have Rad Power’s RadWagon 4 Cargo e-bike dropping back to its $1,299 low for the first time since its 2020 launch, as well as EcoFlow’s latest early Black Friday flash sale that is offering the new DELTA 3 Max Plus Portable Power Station with a FREE TRAIL 200 DC Power Station at $1,099, among other offers (all ending tonight). We also have tools from Worx, Greenworks, and SKIL, and more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals from last week that are collected together at the bottom of the page, rounded up in our latest edition of Electrified Weekly.. Read more…
Toyota’s 1,850-acre EV battery plant is live, but the company says this is just the start
Toyota’s $14 billion US battery plant is now up and running. The mega site spans 1,850 acres, or about 121 football fields, but Toyota is saying it will be even bigger. Read more…
This GM EV1 Is Going Back On The Road. It May Be The Only One That Can
It is the only EV1 in existence that can legally be made roadworthy again, so it’s pretty special. Lire la suite…
ChargePoint launches next-generation EV charging software platform for fleet and site management
ChargePoint has launched the latest generation of its ChargePoint Platform, a comprehensive software platform designed to manage EV charging infrastructure. The re-engineered solution aims to optimize charging networks of any size, from single sites to global deployments, while integrating with a range of energy systems. The platform, designed for use by fleet operators, automotive manufacturers,… Read more…
BMW iX3 gets hands-off Motorway Assistant certified in Europe for highway speeds
BMW has just received international approval for its driver assistance systems. The company’s first model to incorporate the newly approved Motorway Assistant will be the iX3, which will come with the feature in Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. The Motorway Assistant lets you take your hands off the wheel “for longer periods” at speeds… Read more…
Hyundai goes all-in with record $86B push to beat US tariffs, more than double EV exports
Hyundai and Kia are pouring a record $86 billion into Korea to re-energize the auto industry and turn it into a global EV export hub. The move comes on the heels of the new US-South Korea trade agreement. Read more…
Chicago suburb deploys 27 Blue Bird electric school buses
Together with its with its partners at Highland Electric, Blue Bird, and local Exelon utility ComEd, the West Aurora school district kicked off this week by deploying 27 fully electric school buses — the largest such deployment in the state. Here’s how they made it happen. Read more…
You can now buy certified pre-owned Ford vehicles, including EVs on Amazon Autos
Shopping for your next car is almost too easy nowadays. You can now skip the dealership and buy certified pre-owned Ford vehicles, including EVs, directly on Amazon. Read more…
Toyota Pushes Forward With New EVs in 2026, Even As Rivals Retreat
As others pull back on EVs with no tax credits and stiff tariff bills, Toyota’s electric trio is still set to go on sale next year. Lire la suite…
A closer look at capacitor precharge and inrush current control
The vast majority of power converters used in the EV space—from battery chargers to traction inverters—are classified as voltage-fed, meaning they expect to be supplied from a source whose voltage varies little with changes in current draw (i.e. has a low impedance), and the best way to ensure this condition is with a capacitor across… Read more…
Wolfspeed unveils new 1200 V silicon carbide power modules for high-efficiency EV inverters
Wolfspeed has announced the release of its 1200-volt silicon carbide (SiC) six-pack power modules, targeting high-power inverter applications for electric vehicles and industrial machinery. The new modules utilize Wolfspeed’s Gen 4 SiC MOSFET technology combined with updated packaging to deliver what it claims is three times the power cycling capability at operating temperature compared to… Read more…
First Ora innovation in two years: GWM launches pre-sales of the Ora 05 in China
Great Wall Motor subsidiary Ora has unveiled its first compact SUV. The Ora 05 is set to compete with the Leapmotor B10, among others, and has a range of up to 580 kilometres thanks to its 58.3 kWh LFP battery. Read more…
Chinese EV Maker Plans 620-Mile Solid-State Battery Cars In 2026
Dongfeng is also working on an ultra-high-voltage EV platform capable of charging at a whopping 2 megawatts. Lire la suite…
Solaris to build six electric buses for San Francisco
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has ordered six electric buses from Solaris – three solo buses and three articulated buses. The order is special in that Solaris has not yet sold many electric buses to the United States. Together with the six buses now ordered, there will soon be ten Solaris units on the road in the US. Read more…
South Korea increases electric car subsidies by 20 per cent in 2026
South Korea is significantly increasing its subsidies at the turn of the year. The new ‘K-mobility global leadership strategy’ aims to prepare the domestic supplier and automotive industry for the AI and electric age and open up new markets. Read more…
Arval offers its own Arval Route Planner for fleet vehicles
Leasing provider Arval has teamed up with Chargetrip to introduce route planning for more than 300,000 electric fleet vehicles across Europe. The new Arval Route Planner, based on Chargetrip’s routing engine, is available in the first markets and is set to be expanded later this year, for example, to Germany. Read more…
Kempower supplies electric bus chargers to Lippe, Germany
Public transport operator Kommunale Verkehrsgesellschaft Lippe (KVG) has opted for a solution from Kempower for its first electric bus depot. The Finnish manufacturer has supplied a system with twelve DC charging points and a total output of 1,350 kW and further locations will follow. Read more…
2026 Nissan Rogue Plug-In Hybrid: a Mitsubishi SUV with Nissan labels
Well, we didn’t see this one coming: The 2026 Nissan Rogue Plug-In Hybrid isn’t actually a Nissan Rogue. It’s a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV with a Nissan grille and badges slapped on. When Nissan announced more than a year ago it would sell a plug-in hybrid Rogue in the U.S., the industry assumption was that it… Read more…
