Transmission lines Searchlight, Nevada, March by U.S. National Archives is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 The massive Greenlink West Transmission Project in Nevada got the final green light this week by the US Department of the Interior. The project will create a new 525 kV transmission line that will stretch 350 miles from Las Vegas to […]
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Conference in Miami on June 4, 2021. CFOTO | Nurphoto | Getty Images MicroStrategy shares jumped more than 8% on Friday after founder Michael Saylor said the company purchased another $1.1 billion worth of bitcoin. The stock jumped 24% for the week and is now up […]
With more options than ever, driving an electric vehicle has never been more affordable. As new EVs hit the market, the lease deals are heating up. Here are all the EVs you can lease for under $300 a month this September. A record 330,463 electric vehicles were sold in the US in the second quarter. […]
A new Toyota electric crossover SUV is about to hit the world’s largest EV market. The Toyota bZ3C leaked in China on Friday, showing a familiar look. The new electric crossover SUV was developed with China’s leading EV maker, BYD. Toyota bZ3C leaked, revealing new electric SUV in China Toyota introduced the bZ3C concept at […]
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss a Tesla Robotaxi prototype being spotted, the Porsche Macan range, Lucid teasing its next-gen, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll […]
The company said that the site would close indefinitely and that it would permanently stop making liverwurst. Union officials said the plant’s 500 workers would be given severance and offered relocation.
The Hague. Photo by Takeaway on Wikimedia Commons The Hague, Netherlands’ third-largest city, has passed a local ordinance banning fossil fuel advertisements and ads for other highly-polluting services in the city, becoming the first city in the world to do so. The ban encompasses not just fossil fuel advertising, but also for highly-polluting services like […]
Closing out this week’s Green Deals, we have new fall savings offers from Rad Power that has dropped the RadExpand 5 Folding e-bike to $1,299, along with additional e-bike and battery discounts, as well as an accessory promotion on one of its newest micromobility models. We spotted the best deal yet of 2024 on Greenworks’ […]
China’s BYD now has the world’s largest R&D workforce of any automaker after its latest hiring spree. With over 900,000 employees, BYD aims to continue climbing the global sales charts as it advances new tech to promote longer-range, more affordable EVs. BYD becomes world’s largest automaker by R&D staff After selling more vehicles than Honda […]
Photo: Stafford County Public Schools A 1.8-megawatt (MW) school rooftop solar array, the largest in Virginia, is now online – and the US needs to do a whole lot more of this. School rooftop solar in Virginia Stafford County Public Schools partnered with New York-based Madison Energy Infrastructure (MEI) to install the rooftop solar array at […]