Here comes the world’s first offshore wind seaweed farm

E-commerce giant Amazon is funding the world’s first commercial-scale offshore wind seaweed farm that will sit between turbines – and this project has the potential to achieve a lot of great things.

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Nissan LEAF EVs will power evacuation centers in Japan when disaster strikes

This week, Nissan Motor and Kotohira Town announced a new agreement to utilize electric vehicles, including the Nissan LEAF, as “driving storage batteries” to power evacuation centers in the event a natural disaster strikes Japan.

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New Jersey will now require all-electric car sales by 2035

All new cars sold in New Jersey will have to be zero emissions from 2035, Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) announced yesterday.

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Tesla tries to get owners of older Model S/X vehicles to upgrade with enticing offer

Tesla is attempting to get owners of older Model S and Model X vehicles with unlimited Supercharging to upgrade to a new car with an enticing new offer.

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Get ready for spring with Greenworks’ 24V 13-inch cordless electric mower at $176 in New Green Deals

Spring is just over a month away, so it’s time to start looking at ways to overhaul your yard care setup this year. Ditching gas and oil is on many people’s agendas for 2023, and the is a great way to do just that. It features a 13-inch deck, comes with a 4Ah battery, and requires zero gas or oil to function. On sale for 20% off right now, you can finally start replacing your gas-powered lawn tools with electric for , when normally this kit would run you $220. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either.

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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Tesla is forced to ‘recall’ all Full Self-Driving Beta with update, NHTSA says may cause crash

Tesla has been forced to ‘recall’ all vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta as NHTSA believes it may cause crashes.

The fix is a software update.

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AddMotor M-340 review: A fat-tire electric trike that can do burnouts?!

Electric trikes are a quickly growing segment of the e-bike market in the US, largely thanks to recent high-profile launches of popular new models. But the AddMotor M-340 electric trike has been around for years as a staple of the fat tire e-trike segment. It recently received some nice upgrades, so we decided to put the newest version of the e-trike to the test.

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Volkswagen says its best-selling SUV will go electric as the ID.Tiguan

Volkswagen’s best-selling SUV, the Tiguan, will live on in the electric age. The electric SUV will be built at its main plant in Wolfsburg and is tipped to be called the ID.Tiguan.

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Tesla opening up Supercharger network is upsetting some owners, but in line with the mission

Tesla’s move to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric car owners is splitting the Tesla owner community in two, with some owners being upset and feeling that it will negatively affect their ownership experience.

But the move is 100% aligned with Tesla’s mission.

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Toyota drops bZ4X prices in competitive China market, now starts at under $25K

Toyota China is slashing prices on its first electric SUV, the bZ4X, in an effort to boost sales in an increasingly competitive market. In China, prices for the bZ4X now start at less than $25,000 (169,800 RMB).

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