Plans for a fourth electric vehicle battery plant from the GM and LG Energy Solution partnership are on hold “indefinitely” after executives ended discussions without agreeing to move forward. The automaker is now consulting with at least one other battery supplier for its next US facility.
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Nucor, the largest steel producer in the US and the biggest scrap recycler in North America, has announced that it will manufacture sustainable steel plate especially for the US offshore wind industry.
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A team at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a utility-scale solar and storage project that can provide power to both AC and DC high-voltage lines, and thus shore up grid stability – here’s how it works.
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Aptera Motors has inched closer than ever to customer deliveries of its flagship solar EV donning the company name. During a webinar presentation earlier today, the California-based startup unveiled new details its Launch Edition solar EV – a unified configuration that includes all-wheel drive and 400 miles of range, but Aptera still has a few financial and infrastructural hurdles to overcome before it can start delivering these solar EVs to the masses. More below.
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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss the potential EV price war, Tesla’s demand booming, cheaper EVs, and more.
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Spring cleaning isn’t that far away, so now’s a great time to start figuring out how you’ll get rid of winter grime. One great way to clean your home after a long winter is with a pressure washer, and Sun Joe has you covered with a on one of its newer models. Delivering up to 1,500 PSI and coming with three nozzles plus a foam cannon, the Sun Joe SPX1050 electric pressure washer is a solid buy at on Amazon. This is a 22% discount from its normal going rate and delivers a new all-time low that we’ve tracked. 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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General Motors (GM) announced today that it will invest nearly $1 billion in four US facilities to produce V-8 engines and EV components. Despite GM advertising it’s going “all in” on electric vehicles, less than 10% of the investment is going toward EV development.
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Tesla has just started what could become a major EV price war, and it could change the landscape as the automaker is in a great position to win that war.
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It’s not that we haven’t seen our fair share of some weirdly named e-bikes before, but there’s something confusing about an electric bike named after an engine. I know that technically motors and engines can be the same thing, but it still feels weird to associate engines with e-bikes in American English. I’ll give Engwe a pass on the confusing and barely pronounceable name for thefor the sole reason that it’s actually quite a good deal when you consider the performance to dollar ratio here.
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EarthCruiser, an Oregon-based adventure vehicle manufacturer, is designing a slide-in camper specifically for electric trucks to instantly upgrade your next adventure.
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