These Dutch students are bringing a world champion solar car to the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge
This July, the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and American Solar Challenge (ASC) head north to Minnesota, and one of the 46 registered teams is making the trip for the very first time. The Delft Solar Team is flying in from the Netherlands, and they aren’t exactly showing up empty-handed.
I caught up with Rosa Van Wijngaarden, who runs PR for the team, to talk about who they are, what they’re driving, and what it’s like to prep for a race on a continent the team has never set wheels on.
Memorial Day Green Deals hub – EVs, power stations, electric tools, devices, and much more
If you missed the nationwide memo, today is Memorial Day, and as we spend this time with family and friends, remembering our fallen service members, so too are our favorite brands for a wide variety of eco-friendly tech offering tons of seasonal discounts across e-bikes, electric scooters, power stations, tools, appliances, smart devices, and more – many of which are at their best prices to date. We’ve collected all the ongoing deals together into this one-stop shopping hub to make things easier to find, and we will continue to update this hub for the next couple days, too. So head on down below to browse through all these Green Deals while they’re still around.
LiveWire’s 125cc-equivalent electric fun bikes begin revealing their secrets
We’re finally starting to learn more about LiveWire’s upcoming S4 Honcho electric motorcycles as the company begins showing off pre-production prototypes around the US ahead of launch.
Tesla now calls FSD ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in China – a more truthful name
Tesla has once again changed the name of its “FSD” system in China, using a more truthful name for the system in the world’s largest auto market.
Solar surprise: rare cloud condition pushed this solar panel system OVER 100%
One Redditor got a big surprise this week, when they checked their rooftop solar app and saw something incredible – their 880 W PV system seemed to break physics by making more than 1,050 W of power!
New bill could change how e-bikes are labeled and sold
A new bill in Delaware could change how electric bikes and other small electric vehicles are marketed and sold, aiming to crack down on what lawmakers see as growing confusion between legal e-bikes and higher-powered electric mopeds or motorcycles.
Charging ahead: Kuala Lumpur, Penang beat EVSE deployment goals
While some nations and their Boomer leaders cling to some imagined past, the rest of the world is charging towards a zero-emission future. Now, you can add Malaysian states Kuala Lumpur and Penang to the latter list, as both states exceeded their annual EV charger deployment goal … and they did it in March!
Cadillac expands into Brazil as GM’s global ambitions and F1 plans converge
GM’s global ambitions will take center stage ahead of the next Brazilian Grand Prix, with its flagship luxury brand Cadillac announcing plans to open three brand-new “Experience Centers” in the South American nation as part of the lead-up to the race.
E-quipment highlight: SANY SY375E packs a SWAPPABLE 550 kWh battery
Chinese multinational equipment brand SANY says its new, SY375E electric excavator will redefine heavy-duty performance and job site sustainability with its impressive range of capabilities – but one item leaps off the spec sheet: the massive, swappable 550 kWh CATL battery!