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Hyundai’s electric SUV is still one of the most affordable EVs available, starting at $35,000. The IONIQ 5 is a bit more expensive to lease this month, but it’s hard to pass up with 0% APR financing or up to a $5,000 discount.

NHTSA has ordered Tesla to prove that its Cybercab is even legal to sell. The agency issued a formal Special Order on September 10 demanding that the company show, under oath, how a vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no mirrors complies with federal safety standards written for human drivers.

Tesla has until September 30 to respond. Failing to answer fully and truthfully carries penalties of up to $139 million.

BYD calls it the industry’s first AI-powered smart luxury SUV. The new Denza N8L EV is an all-electric version of the current plug-in hybrid (PHEV), starting at 299,800 yuan, or about $45,000.

Tesla will finally unveil its new Roadster on October 1, more than eight years after it first showed the car in 2017. And a teaser this weekend suggests the production version is getting Tesla’s “Cyber” design treatment.

The teaser shows SpaceX cold gas thrusters firing out the back, and Elon Musk has promised “radical design changes.” But the Roadster never needed a redesign. It needed to ship.

We’ve got a nice mix in our Tuesday Green Deals, headlined by the latest Velotric Adventure Season Sale with up to $550 discounts, like the Summit 1 Multi-Terrain e-bike with SensorSwap tech down at $1,699, among others. We’ve also got Jackery’s Member Sale Event with a small collection of power station offers, like the new 2,048Wh HomePower 2000 Plus V2 Power Station with 2x 200W solar panels for $1,649. From there, we spotted a rare discount to the best price in two years on Husqvarna’s Power Axe 225i Cordless Electric Chainsaw with a 4.0Ah battery at $265, as well as the DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless 7-1/4-inch Miter Saw with a 4.0Ah battery at $329, the expanded 572Wh EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus Power Station back at its Amazon low, and more waiting for you down below. There’s also all the hangover deals from yesterday at the bottom of the page, like the Anker eufy Solar Wall Light Cam S4 launch deal, Anker’s extended SOLIX Hurricane-Ready power station sale with exclusive savings, 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.

A new interface preview for GM’s updated trucks shows a split-screen CarPlay/Android Auto solution coming to the 2027 Sierra and Silverado. The update even suggests it’s coming to electric vehicles… but GM has not confirmed whether it will.

A year after it went on sale, BMW said the new iX3 has received over 100,000 orders in Europe alone, accounting for about 1 in 3 EV orders.

Shortly after Kia officially unveiled the PV7, the new electric van was spotted testing in the US.

Africa’s electric motorcycle market is about to get an interesting new combination of Chinese manufacturing scale and homegrown battery-swapping infrastructure.

Yadea, the Chinese electric two-wheeler giant that has sold more than 100 million vehicles globally, has announced a new strategic partnership with African electric mobility company Spiro. The two companies plan to work together on electric motorcycles and scooters specifically tailored to African markets while integrating those vehicles into Spiro’s rapidly growing battery-swapping network.

First Student is adding 40 electric school buses in New York City after completing the first phase of a charging project that cut infrastructure costs by 20%.

Volvo introduced the new XC60 and XC90, its first long-range plug-in hybrids. With up to 78 miles on a single charge, the new models are now America’s longest-range electric PHEVs.

July 2026 was the worst month on record for Tesla driver-assist crashes. Tesla reported 236 of them to federal regulators, the most it has ever filed in a single month.

Four of those crashes killed someone. In every one, Tesla’s own data says Autopilot or “Full Self-Driving” was engaged, and in every one, the public was never told the system was involved. This is the latest from our ongoing investigation matching Tesla’s redacted NHTSA reports to real, named crashes.

Stark Future has already turned its ridiculously powerful electric dirt bike into a street-going supermoto – upon which I recently got to cruise the streets and cities around Barcelona (more on that experience coming soon). But now the company is taking that concept in an even darker direction with the new Stark VARG SM Sköll, a limited-edition, nearly completely blacked-out version of the 80 hp electric supermoto.

New York City has chosen Brooklyn-based it’s electric to supply the hardware for its permanent curbside EV charging network, which will bring nearly 700 Level 2 charging points to all five boroughs over the next three years.

Segway is giving its compact MUXI utility e-bike a fairly significant upgrade, adding everything from automatic electronic shifting to front suspension and a higher Class 3 top speed.

The EPA finalized a proposed policy on Monday to eliminate limits on power plant pollution, saddling Americans with trillions of dollars in long-term health and environmental costs and thousands of deaths per year, in the latest step of Trump’s assault on America.

Update: This article has been updated to reflect the finalization of the rule, and with updated estimates of its cost to Americans.

On today’s long-awaited and often delayed episode of Quick Charge, we talk up the reveal of a revolutionary, world-beating, and record-setting new sporty EV, as well as the “new” Tesla Roadster that’s going to hover around a parking lot (allegedly) in October.

Kia unveiled the PV7 for the first time, its larger electric van with room for nine passengers or plenty of cargo. Here’s our first look.

The electric Highlander was set to go on sale soon as the current gas-powered SUV is phased out, but Toyota’s delay is creating a bigger headache.

With the Ford F-150 Lightning no longer available, the Chevy Silverado EV is now the most affordable full-size electric pickup you can get your hands on.

Leading our Monday Green Deals this week is the launch deals on Anker’s new HomeKit-ready and solar-charging Wall Light Cam S4, with the 2-pack bundle down at $400, for example. Right behind that, we have Anker’s extended SOLIX Hurricane-Ready power station sale with continuing Labor Day pricing, exclusive bonus savings, and FREE gifts – all starting from $231. There’s also the Monarc Marker All-Terrain Smart e-bike with a FREE extra battery and stem bag ($609 value) for $1,999, while the sibling Tracer Urban Commuter Smart e-bike gets the same FREE bundle at $1,899. Lastly there’s EcoFlow’s latest 48-hour flash sale, with four power station bundles starting from $1,379 – plus, all the hangover deals from last week are at the bottom of the page, rounded up together in our latest Electrified Weekly edition.

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.

A Tesla Cybercab rider in Austin says a 10-minute trip turned into a 70-minute ordeal after the driverless taxi took a long detour across the city.

The reason is a limitation Tesla still hasn’t solved. Its robotaxis can’t drive on highways, so a quick hop that a human would take up the freeway becomes a winding surface-street tour.

BYD is in “the leading position,” according to executive vice president Stella Li, with plans to introduce its first EV equipped with solid-state batteries in 2027.

I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with real-world e-bike testing has helped me find the best electric bicycles on the market for just about any budget.

Below are some of the top e-bikes I’ve hand-tested for every price range, current as of September 2026. Fall weather is just around the corner, so it’s a great time to hop in the saddle and get out there riding! Check out the awesome e-bikes below, any one of which could become your next electric bike.