Nissan hits 1 million EV sales 12 years after launching the LEAF

After launching the iconic LEAF compact electric car in December 2010, Nissan announced Tuesday that it finally surpassed 1 million in global EV sales.

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Nissan hits 1 million EV sales 12 years after launching the LEAF

After launching the iconic LEAF compact electric car in December 2010, Nissan announced Tuesday that it finally surpassed 1 million in global EV sales.

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Chevy’s Ultium Bolt will need these 5 things to be successful

After dropping hints earlier, today GM CEO Mary Barra announced that Chevy would be re-release its popular Chevy Bolt after it gets an Ultium makeover. The Boltium! After owning two Bolts from 2017 until today, along with other popular EVs from Tesla and others, I feel like I have a good idea of what GM needs to succeed here.

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Tesla now outsells Toyota in California

Tesla has the two bestselling cars in California by a ridiculous margin – and we are not just talking about electric vehicles. It even outsells longtime bestseller Toyota overall in Q2. Oh and Rivian almost catches Land Rover in Q2.

It is helping push the market shares of battery-electric vehicles to a record high in the state.

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Tesla now outsells Toyota in California

Tesla has the two bestselling cars in California by a ridiculous margin – and we are not just talking about electric vehicles. It even outsells longtime bestseller Toyota.

It is helping push the market shares of battery-electric vehicles to a record high in the state.

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Jackery’s Explorer 500 solar power station now $150 off in New Green Deals, Matter smart plugs, more

Today’s the day to add a little solar power into your setup, with the best environmentally-friendly discounts of the day coming headlined by a $150 discount on Jackery’s Explorer 500 power kit. It comes joined by some Matter smart plugs for automating your energy usage at home at $15 each, as well as rechargeable Panasonic battery kits and more. Just don’t forget about all of the other best e-bike discounts around.

Head below for other New Green Deals that 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.

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ROAM opens East Africa’s largest electric motorcycle plant during visit from Kenya’s president

A mere few months after announcing a move to a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Nairobi, electric mobility company ROAM inaugurated the new space in a ceremony attended by the president of Kenya, William Ruto. As operations officially kick off, ROAM now occupies the largest electric motorcycle assembly plant in East Africa.

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The largest grid interconnector project in history just took a big leap forward

The EuroAsia grid interconnector – the longest and deepest in the world – will connect Greece, Israel, and Cyprus. 

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The largest grid interconnector project in history just took a big leap forward

The EuroAsia grid interconnector – the longest and deepest in the world – will connect Greece, Israel, and Cyprus. 

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Envo Stax is a $2,000 almost-perfect e-bike that looks like a regular bike

Today, we take a first look at the Envo Stax, a $2,000 almost-perfect e-bike that looks like a regular bike. It might have just become my new favorite electric bike.

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