The Department of Transportation has removed five proven safety mechanisms from its guidance to transportation agencies, which seem focused on making roads less safe for bicycles, when cyclist deaths are already at an all time high. The changes would also increase vehicle traffic.
Chevrolet is the second most popular EV brand in the US behind Tesla, while Cadillac carved out a market in the luxury space. With essentially zero new or updated EVs now planned over the next few years, GM is leaving the door wide open for rivals to take the lead.
Leading today’s Green Deals is the launch deal on roborock’s new RockMow X120H LiDAR AWD Robot Lawn Mower for $699 savings. Right behind that, we have Bluetti’s short-term July Member Day Sale event with exclusive discounts on power stations, batteries, solar panels, and more – all starting from $189. There’s also the Velotric Summer Sale e-bike lineup, which has dropped the price on the Discover 2 Comfort Commuter e-bike to its $1,699 low, as well as Eve’s 2-pack of Aqua HomeKit Smart Water Controllers at a $180 low, a 2026 low on a popular portable area light/power bank, the second-lowest price on an electric smoker, and more. As always, you can find all the hangover deals from this week down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s new low price on the EGO electric Select Cut and Touch Drive mower with 2x batteries, Jackery’s 50% off Summer Sale power station lineup, and more.
Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.
Electra is putting $850 million into its first aircraft factory, and it picked Springfield, Ohio to build the EL9 Ultra Short, its nine-passenger hybrid-electric plane that can take off in as little as 150 feet.
The plant will eventually build up to 800 aircraft a year and create nearly 2,000 jobs, the company said Tuesday. That’s a big commitment for a plane that hasn’t flown yet.
Electronics recycler ERI and rare earth recycling company Cyclic Materials have signed a global partnership agreement to recover rare earths and other critical minerals from high volumes of e-waste. The companies say the deal will create one of the largest commercial portfolios of rare earth recycling feedstock in the US.
Audi is bringing back the A2 as an affordable electric car, and it could have one big advantage over the competition. Ahead of its official debut, the EV was spotted with minimal disguise as new details reveal it will deliver more than 400 miles of driving range.
Tesla switched on its “Robotaxi” service in Tampa and Orlando on Monday, adding two Florida cities to a driverless network that still runs on a couple dozen cars. The company’s @robotaxi account announced it in a four-word post: “Robotaxi now in Tampa & Orlando!”
The timing isn’t subtle. Tesla reports second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, and Robotaxi is the story Elon Musk keeps selling to investors. Two new city names the day before make for a nice slide. The fleet behind them tells a different story.
Tesla started rolling out its 2026 Summer Update, and the automaker published the full release notes on X.
The headline additions: Grok can finally control more of the car, Caraoke now keeps score, navigation learns your routine, and several features move to the mobile app. Here’s every item in the release notes, with some context on each.
Volkswagen is expanding its presence in the e-bike world with a new lineup of premium electric bicycles developed under license by n+. But instead of chasing ever-bigger motors or batteries, the new models are leaning heavily into automotive-inspired safety technology, packing in an impressive suite of connected features aimed at making urban riding safer.
Tesla and Starlink say SpaceX’s satellite internet is now “directly integrated” into the Cybercab, Tesla’s dedicated robotaxi.
The reveal came through a pair of posts on X on Monday, with a cutaway diagram showing a Starlink antenna sitting in the vehicle’s roof. Neither company explained why a car that drives itself on its own computer needs internet from space.