Photo: National Express LLC Compton, California, has unveiled 25 new electric school buses – the school district’s first – and 25 Tellus 180 kW DC fast chargers. Compton Unified School District (CUSD) in southern Los Angeles County is putting 17 Thomas Built Type A and eight Thomas Built Type C electric school buses on the […]
After cutting lease prices by $200 this month, the Rivian R1S is now surprisingly affordable. It may even be a better deal than the new Tesla Model Y. Rivian cuts R1S lease prices by $200 per month Rivian’s R1S is one of the hottest electric SUVs on the market. If you haven’t checked it out […]
Tesla says it can deliver new orders for the refreshed Model Y within two weeks in China. Is the automaker already experiencing a demand problem with the new Model Y? Last month, Tesla launched the new Model Y in China. The vehicle features an updated design and new features that bring it closer to the […]
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 announcements made at Kia’s EV Day 2025, TSLA stock crashing, VW ID.4 surging, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an […]
Patrick Collison, chief executive officer and co-founder of Stripe Inc., left, smiles as John Collison, president and co-founder of Stripe Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 television interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Friday, March 23, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stripe has once again shown why sometimes it’s better to […]
Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia, doesn’t expect to launch solid-state EV batteries until 2030, at the earliest. The company said there’s “a lot of uncertainty” around the promising new battery tech. With others, including Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Stellantis, Honda, and Chinese battery giants CATL and BYD, who will be the first to get the “holy grail” […]
Headlining today’s Green Deals is the spotlight we’re shining on the rare discount hitting Rad Power’s RadTrike for $1,499 for the first time in over a year, which comes as part of the brand’s latest sale offers. After yesterday’s bundled flash offer, we have a new exclusive deal for our readers on EcoFlow’s standalone DELTA […]
In the stretch of rural Kentucky that borders West Virginia, voters reliably send Republicans to Congress. Representative Hal Rogers, who represents the area, did not even face a Democratic challenger in 2024. More than 40 percent of the population there relies on Medicaid, the public health insurance plan for low-income Americans. In eastern Louisiana, where […]
(Source: Tesla) Tesla has partnered with Steak ‘n Shake to deploy Superchargers at up to more than 100 restaurant locations. The partnership between Tesla and the American fast food chain has been revealed through a strange series of posts on X. First, Tesla CEO Elon Musk commented on Steak ‘n Shake’s announcement that it is […]
Every day, as Dr. Wendell Parkey enters his clinic in Seminole, a small city on the rural western edge of Texas, he announces his arrival to the staff with an anthem pumping loudly through speakers. As the song reaches a climax, he throws up an arm and strikes a pose in cowboy boots. “Y’all ready […]
