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Mangrove Lithium has opened what it says is North America’s first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery, a 1,000-tonne-per-year plant in Delta, British Columbia, aimed at strengthening the continent’s EV battery supply chain.

With gas prices surging, driving an EV sounds even more attractive right about now. This month, several automakers are offering discounts of up to $10,000 or more on popular EVs, including the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and Chevy Equinox EV.

Vestas finished installing its wind turbines at Pattern Energy’s SunZia, the largest clean energy project in the US, last month, and the wind farm has now come online.

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla having its HW3 reckoning, Ford reshuffling its EV unit, Donut Lab being in hot water, and more.

The Santa Fe will launch as Hyundai’s first extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) in 2027. With its official debut coming up, the Santa FE EREV was spotted with a unique design.

We’re closing out this week’s Green Deals with plenty of amazing sales – some of which even have exclusive bonus savings for our readers only. Things start with Aventon’s expanded Spring Sale that has added the premium Aventure M Mid-Drive All-Terrain Smart e-bike to the mix at a new $2,699 low, among other newly included models. We also have Anker’s eufy Earth Day Sale with up to 30% exclusive combined savings using our code, like the eufyCam S3 Pro 2-Cam Solar Security Camera Kit with a 16GB storage hub at $385, with many other security devices and robot cleaners able to benefit from the extra savings too. There are also two 72-hour weekend flash sales from EcoFlow and Anker SOLIX to check out – the latter of which has our continuing exclusive bonus savings code available on orders over $1,000. All those and more await you below, and don’t forget about the other hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Navee Earth Day EV Sale with up to 50% e-scooter savings, the ongoing Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus flash sale lows, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals 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.

The Dutch Tesla owner who launched a collective claim against Tesla over FSD on HW3 cars called Tesla to ask about the €6,400 he paid for “Full Self-Driving” in 2019. After 7 years of waiting, Tesla’s answer was to “just be patient.”

It’s an almost comically tone-deaf response that perfectly encapsulates Tesla’s approach to the HW3 problem — and it’s only going to fuel the growing legal pressure in Europe.

Volkswagen launched the ID.UNYX 08, starting at under $35,000 in China. The fully connected electric SUV is Volkswagen’s first EV co-developed with XPeng.

Toyota has no plans to launch an EV version, but the RAV4’s chief engineer said you can try its updated electric SUV instead.

Donut Lab’s miraculous solid state battery, promising energy density, charging and durability numbers unseen by the industry, has been subject to a criminal complaint in Finland from an insider who says it doesn’t live up to the public promises Donut Lab has made.

But the company says that the insider didn’t work on the battery project, and denies any fraudulent behavior.

It’s that time of year again, time for events across the country to show off electric vehicles at Drive Electric Earth Month. And it couldn’t come at a better time, as gas prices are spiking through the roof worldwide – which EV drivers haven’t had to worry about.

The EV5 is expected to be among Kia’s best-selling vehicles. Following its initial success, Kia revealed plans to introduce a new high-volume electric SUV. Here’s what we know about the new EV so far.

Late last year, I had the chance to check out the world’s first semi-solid-state batteries designed for electric bicycles. At EICMA 2025, I visited T&D, an electric mobility company that was spun out of e-bike component maker Bafang (and founded by the same co-founder of Bafang, Sunny He). There I saw the first production-destined semi-solid-state e-bike batteries.

At the time, it was a big secret which company would be the first to put them into e-bikes and get those new batteries on the road. But now we’ve finally learned who will claim the title: Giant.

Volvo is expanding its electric trucking lead with the launch of new and improved line of FH, FM, and FMX Electric HD and semi trucks with up to 700 km (~430 miles) of range.

California Senate Bill 1213 is calling out truck makers for playing games with zero emission truck pricing by requiring manufacturers to make truck pricing public if they want access to the state’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) and Clean Transportation Programs.

US community solar just cleared 10 GW, and that’s a big deal, but the growth story just got a lot more complicated.

Hyundai will unveil the IONIQ 3 during Milan Design Week in less than a week. Ahead of its debut, the electric hot hatch was spotted racing down the streets of South Korea.

Tesla is currently fighting on more than 20 active litigation fronts, ranging from Autopilot wrongful death suits to securities fraud and racial discrimination — with total potential financial exposure reaching as high as $14.5 billion. The company’s “hardcore litigation department” and its “corporate puffery” defense strategy have failed to stem the tide.

The situation is not stabilizing, it is accelerating. And what makes it truly alarming for Tesla is that the most dangerous lawsuits are still to come.

The bZ3X, Toyota’s fully electric SUV, is a hit in China. After delivering over 80,000 units in its first year on the market, the bZ3X has now remained the best-selling EV from a joint venture in China for 7 months straight.

Power outage? Your fridge freezer is one of the first things at risk, along with everything inside it. BLUETTI’s new FridgePower is built to solve that problem fast, and it’s launching on Kickstarter on April 16 with limited-tier early-bird pricing. It’s a true plug-and-play backup designed to keep your fridge running without installation, complexity, or hassle.

We’ve got plenty of low prices filling our Thursday Green Deals this week, starting with Navee’s Earth Day EV Sale that is seeing up to 50% combined discounts (thanks to the sitewide 15% bonus savings code) on e-scooters, like the budget-friendly V25 Electric Scooter back at its $221 low, among many others. We also spotted Jackery having a flash sale on its Explorer 2000 Plus Portable Power Station at a $999 low, as well as two additional expanded solar bundles and an expansion battery price cut. From there, we have ECOVACS’ new Goat A2000 LiDAR PRO Robotic Lawn Mower down at its $1,699 low in a second-ever discount, as well as EGO’s 56V 2.5Ah Battery at $129, which happens to be the best tracked price since June, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the other hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Velotric Earth Day e-bike sale with up to $562 savings, the massive $6,822 savings on EcoFlow’s DELTA Pro Ultra + Ultra X power stations and bundles at some of their best prices, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals 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.

The new all-electric C-Class is “the sportiest C-Class ever,” according to Mercedes-Benz. With its debut just days away, Mercedes offered a first look at the interior, and it’s loaded with massive screens.

Ohio is adding 64 more EV fast-charging sites as it ramps up its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) buildout again.

The Insight will live on as an electric crossover SUV. Honda is opening orders in Japan on Friday, starting at about $35,000, but the new EV will be extremely limited.