The Home Depot is putting rooftop solar on its stores
The Home Depot is going to install 13 megawatts of rooftop solar on 25 of its stores.
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GM sees a compact electric pickup truck as its next opportunity after Silverado EV
General Motors (GM) is contemplating releasing a compact electric pickup that would make the Silverado EV look like a giant.
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Tesla ramps up communications as Elon Musk becomes more controversial
Data shows that Tesla has significantly ramped up its own external communications over the last few months as Elon Musk becomes more controversial.
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Audi defeats NIO in court over electric vehicle naming scheme
Audi took Chinese EV maker NIO to court and won over the naming of its electric vehicles. The Munich Regional Court ruled that the name of NIO’s EV models were too similar and could be confused with an electric Audi.
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Enjoy 60W USB-C and three 110V AC ports on BougeRV’s protable power station at $600 in New Green Deals
Are you tired of not being able to charge your phone, laptop, or just run a hairdryer when the power goes out? Well, has you covered with three AC outlets, a 60W USB-C PD port, and up to 1,200W of sustained output. Right now it’s on sale for $300 off, too, coming in at $600 from its normal $900 going rate. Ready to power your off-grid cabin, or just provide backup power when the grid goes down, a portable power station is something just about everyone should have on hand. 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.
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Polestar 3 proves EVs don’t need front grilles, going from ‘breathing to seeing’
Polestar is defying the odds in the new era of electric vehicles. The company’s first electric SUV, the Polestar 3, is, indeed, a vehicle for the modern era, proving EVs don’t need a front grille with what it calls the “SmartZone.”
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Hertz just launched a major EV rollout program for US cities
Hertz is rolling out its EV fleet to cities across the US in a program called Hertz Electrifies, and it’s kicking off in Denver.
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Alpine CEO sees US as crucial market, will bring two ‘Porsche-like’ EV models stateside
Renault’s revived sports car brand Alpine could make a huge resurgence this decade through ambitious production and sales goals under the marque’s CEO Laurent Rossi. Rossi sees the US as a crucial market in reaching its sales targets and intends to bring two bespoke Alpine EVs to the US market that will be positioned similarly to Porsche’s two SUV models. It may take a few years though.
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Chevy Bolt cheap? This Chinese knockoff is a third the price, readying for export
The BYD Seagull looks a lot like the venerable Chevy Bolt EV, but comes in at a literal fraction of the price… but with a fraction of the specs as well. As BYD expects to pass Tesla in Global EV sales this year by expanding its markets with significantly lower-priced vehicles, will we start seeing these hyper-cheap products outside of BYD’s home market of China?
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ZeroAvia successfully completes first flight of world’s largest hydrogen-electric plane [Video]
Less than a month after receiving a permit to fly from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), hydrogen-electric plane developer ZeroAvia has successfully completed the first flight of its 19-passenger aircraft. It’s maiden flight marks the record for the largest aircraft in the world to be powered by a hydrogen-electric engine, representing a huge moment for clean aviation.
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