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2026-07-20 17:14:23 CEST

Toyota’s next-gen Corolla EV takes center stage as a ‘sense of crisis’ reshapes the company https://electrek.co/2026/07/20/toyota-next-gen-corolla-ev-crisis-grows/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-07-15 14:01:16 CEST

New normal? The US has suffered a major power outage EVERY month of 2026 https://electrek.co/2026/07/15/new-normal-the-us-has-suffered-a-major-power-outage-every-month-of-2026/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-07-06 02:50:20 CEST

Last week's heat dome pushed power grids to the brink.
Instead of adding to the strain, 230 electric school buses in fully deployed vehicle-to-grid projects fed 8 MWh back to utilities at peak demand.
That is enough to power roughly 1,600 US homes for four hours.
Critics who warned EVs would overwhelm the grid got the opposite result.
Full story https://electrek.co/the-grid-was-melting-down-in-last-weeks-heat-until-evs-came-to-the-rescue/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-06-15 19:38:21 CEST

Tesla’s self-driving safeguards fooled by $30 doll heads https://electrek.co/2026/06/15/chinese-drivers-plastic-heads-fool-tesla-autopilot-camera/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-06-08 21:22:39 CEST

Donut Lab’s ‘solid-state’ battery exposed as regular li-ion in damning investigation https://electrek.co/2026/06/08/donut-lab-solid-state-battery-exposed-lithium-ion-fraud/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-06-03 19:46:36 CEST

Tesla expands ‘Robotaxi’ to entire Austin metro — but still has only ~20 vehicles https://electrek.co/2026/06/03/tesla-robotaxi-expands-entire-austin-metro-only-20-vehicles/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-20 16:24:13 CEST

California startup Alef Aeronautics says its Model A is the world's first real electric flying car, and plans to begin hand-built customer deliveries from its Silicon Valley facility by the end of 2026.
Full story https://electrek.co/2026/05/19/electric-flying-car-jumps-over-tesla-cybertrucks-coming-soon/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-13 19:18:37 CEST

Data centers are cutting power to homes, driving homeowners to solar and batteries https://electrek.co/2026/05/13/data-centers-grid-strain-driving-residential-solar-battery-demand/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-05-02 16:21:39 CEST

1966 Ford Mustang converted into a Tesla with working ‘Full Self-Driving’ https://electrek.co/2026/05/02/tesla-1966-mustang-ev-conversion-full-self-driving/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-26 04:33:15 CEST

This fleet is going electric, and sharing their real-world results (and savings) online https://electrek.co/2026/04/25/this-fleet-is-going-electric-and-sharing-their-real-world-results-and-savings-online/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-04-22 03:39:17 CEST

GM suspends next-gen electric truck indefinitely as it retreats to gas https://electrek.co/2026/04/21/gm-suspends-next-gen-electric-truck-refresh-indefinitely/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2026-02-02 19:27:23 CET

China finalizes proposed ban on Tesla-style hidden door handles for safety https://electrek.co/2026/02/02/china-finalizes-proposed-ban-on-tesla-style-hidden-door-handles-for-safety/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-12-30 23:11:42 CET

Elon Musk’s top 5 Tesla predictions for 2025 that didn’t happen https://electrek.co/2025/12/30/elon-musk-top-5-tesla-predictions-2025-didnt-happen/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-12-23 21:08:35 CET

We’ve been lied to – electric bike motors CAN do regen, at least with this genius trick https://electrek.co/2025/12/23/weve-been-lied-to-electric-bike-motors-can-do-regen-at-least-with-this-genius-trick/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-12-20 00:04:16 CET

Tesla rental fleet that bought into Elon Musk’s self-driving lies goes bankrupt due to depreciation https://electrek.co/2025/12/19/tesla-rental-fleet-bought-elon-musks-self-driving-lies-bankrupt-depreciation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-12-16 18:10:15 CET

EU bends to automakers’ pleas to let them lose the EV race to China https://electrek.co/2025/12/16/eu-bends-to-automakers-pleas-to-let-them-lose-the-ev-race-to-china/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-11-26 20:19:38 CET

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has work crew in Nashville walks off job over unpaid bills and safety https://electrek.co/2025/11/26/elon-musk-boring-company-work-crew-nashville-walks-off-job-over-unpaid-bills-safety/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-10-15 15:40:39 CEST

Waymo is expanding to London with public robotaxi rides coming soon https://electrek.co/2025/10/15/waymo-is-expanding-to-london-with-public-robotaxi-rides-coming-soon/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-08-29 17:53:36 CEST

The first EV with a semi-solid-state battery launches for under $15,000 https://electrek.co/2025/08/29/first-ev-semi-solid-state-battery-launches-for-15000/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-07-02 16:16:38 CEST

Toyota is still struggling to sell EVs so it’s back to gas-powered SUVs https://electrek.co/2025/07/02/toyota-still-struggling-to-sell-evs-turning-back-to-gas-suvs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-06-22 15:19:12 CEST

Republicans can’t stop wasting money – they want to scrap USPS’ awesome EVs https://electrek.co/2025/06/22/republicans-cant-stop-wasting-money-they-want-to-scrap-usps-awesome-evs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-06-07 03:04:11 CEST

Tesla’s head of Optimus humanoid robot leaves the ‘$25 trillion’ product behind https://electrek.co/2025/06/06/tesla-head-optimus-humanoid-robot-leaves-trillion-product/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-05-15 19:49:04 CEST

Company returns entire Tesla vehicle fleet because of Elon Musk https://electrek.co/2025/05/15/company-returns-entire-tesla-vehicle-fleet-because-of-elon-musk/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

2025-05-13 14:46:06 CEST

A cop nearly smeared me across the bike lane. Here’s what went wrong [Video] https://electrek.co/2025/05/13/a-cop-nearly-smeared-me-across-the-bike-lane-heres-what-went-wrong-video/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-05-02 01:05:34 CEST

Minnesota defies NEVI freeze with $10M EV charger expansion https://electrek.co/2025/05/01/minnesota-defies-nevi-freeze-with-10m-ev-charger-expansion/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-04-25 04:21:37 CEST

Slate emerges with customizable EV pickup available for under $20k [Video] https://electrek.co/2025/04/24/slate-emerges-modular-2-seat-ev-pickup-available-under-20k-video/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-04-23 03:13:37 CEST

Musk complains about handouts when Tesla was only profitable due to credits https://electrek.co/2025/04/22/musk-complains-about-handouts-when-tesla-was-only-profitable-due-to-credits/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-04-10 20:38:08 CEST

China just won the EV race due to Trump – it’s now negotiating closer trade with EU https://electrek.co/2025/04/10/china-just-won-the-ev-race-due-to-trump-its-now-negotiating-closer-trade-with-eu/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-04-09 23:32:08 CEST

UK unveils largest curbside EV charger installation of 6,000 ports https://electrek.co/2025/04/09/uk-largest-curbside-ev-charger-installation-6000-ports/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-04-04 20:41:35 CEST

Hyundai is vowing not to raise US vehicle prices, at least for now https://electrek.co/2025/04/04/hyundai-vowing-not-to-raise-us-vehicle-prices-but-for-how-long/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-02-04 17:33:14 CET

Here’s an up-close look at the new Tesla Model Y, now in 17 showrooms across US https://electrek.co/2025/02/04/heres-an-up-close-look-at-the-new-tesla-model-y-now-in-17-showrooms-across-us/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2025-01-10 12:30:34 CET

World’s largest EV maker unveils new sodium battery electric motorbikes https://electrek.co/2025/01/10/worlds-largest-ev-maker-unveils-new-sodium-battery-electric-motorbikes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2024-12-30 17:48:08 CET

Tesla replaced laid off US workers with foreign workers using H-1B visas that Musk want to increase https://electrek.co/2024/12/30/tesla-replaced-laid-off-us-workers-with-foreign-workers-using-h-1b-visas-that-musk-want-to-increase/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2024-12-19 17:53:07 CET

Tesla (TSLA) sales in Europe are down 14% year-to-date and it’s time to worry https://electrek.co/2024/12/19/tesla-tsla-sales-in-europe-are-down-14-year-to-date-and-its-time-to-worry/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2024-12-16 17:29:36 CET

Trump transition team has fleshed out its plan to destroy the US EV market https://electrek.co/2024/12/16/trump-transition-team-has-fleshed-out-its-plan-to-destroy-the-us-ev-market/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2024-12-16 17:16:08 CET

BYD’s largest production plant has already built 1 million EVs in 2024 as annual sales soar https://electrek.co/2024/12/16/byds-largest-production-plant-built-1-million-evs-2024-annual-sales-soar/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2024-11-29 18:36:07 CET

Anti-Elon bumper sticker business give insights into Tesla owners turning against him https://electrek.co/2024/11/29/anti-elon-bumper-sticker-business-give-insights-into-tesla-owners-turning-against-him/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2024-11-06 16:42:34 CET

Tesla (TSLA) soars as investors believes Musk will get things out of Trump, but what? https://electrek.co/2024/11/06/tesla-tsla-soars-as-investors-believes-musk-will-get-things-out-of-trump-but-what/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2024-10-23 17:34:15 CEST

Harvard develops a solid state battery that charges in minutes [update] https://electrek.co/2024/10/23/harvard-solid-state-battery-charges-in-minutes/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2024-09-22 14:33:13 CEST

IVECO announces new electric cargo van, will it come to US as a Nikola? https://electrek.co/2024/09/22/iveco-announces-new-electric-cargo-van-will-it-come-to-us-as-a-nikola/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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2024-09-09 20:32:08 CEST

Polydrops introduces electric travel trailer with solar panels from Aptera, priced under $40K https://electrek.co/2024/09/09/polydrops-electric-travel-trailer-solar-panels-aptera-priced-under-40k/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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