EV charging company Voltpost‘s “first-of-a-kind” lamppost EV charger is now commercially available in major US metro areas.
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EV charging company Voltpost‘s “first-of-a-kind” lamppost EV charger is now commercially available in major US metro areas.
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Expand Expanding CloseIf you or someone in your household owns or leases a Tesla, you can get up to $10,000 off a new 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E lease.
Expand Expanding CloseSolar is forecast to displace natural gas in the middle of the day and in the summer on the Texas grid, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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Expand Expanding CloseTesla maintains an 87% brand retention rate, with Lexus (68%) and Toyota (54%) trailing, according to a new Bloomberg Intelligence survey.
Expand Expanding CloseOklahoma approved more than $8 million in federal funds for Tesla and two other companies to build DC fast chargers along its interstates.
Expand Expanding CloseA total solar eclipse will bring complete darkness to 12 US states today – watch live to see its effect on solar power and the grid across all 50 US states.
Expand Expanding CloseAn old wind farm in Texas just got a second life, and its capacity has gone from 160 megawatts (MW) to 182 MW.
Expand Expanding CloseSolar topped coal’s output in Texas for the first time in any month, sending 3.26 million megawatt-hours (MWh) onto the grid vs. coal’s 2.96 million MWh in March.
Expand Expanding CloseToyota has made its fully electric 2024 bZ4X – which only just landed on dealers’ lots – available to lease with a $10,000 discount.
Expand Expanding CloseVolvo Cars’ global BEV sales are up 43% year-over-year in March – here’s how its monthly and quarterly EV sales break down.
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Expand Expanding CloseEV battery maker StoreDot says its silicon-dominant battery cells are the world’s first to achieve more than 2,000 consecutive extreme fast charging (XFC) cycles.
Expand Expanding CloseThe State of Maine just opened its first National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program-funded EV charging station – a Tesla Supercharger with CCS compatibility.
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Expand Expanding CloseKia’s rebate on the 2024 EV9 increased from $5,000 to $7,500 today, the largest discount on the EV model to date, reports CarsDirect.
Expand Expanding CloseThe all-electric BMW i4 is currently the most affordable car to lease in the German automaker’s lineup – gas cars included.
Expand Expanding CloseVirginia has approved over a dozen new solar projects that will significantly boost Dominion Energy’s clean energy capacity.
Expand Expanding CloseSolar capacity additions hit the ground running in 2024, pushing renewables’ installed generating capacity past coal, according to new US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data.
Expand Expanding CloseBoth of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US.
Expand Expanding CloseAll US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal.
Expand Expanding CloseHyundai just released the IONIQ 5 N’s price just a couple weeks ago, and a California dealer has already marked the MSRP up on the automaker’s newest, most powerful EV by $20,000.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Jersey just signed a law approving a punitive new EV registration fee – and at $250, it’s the highest in the country.
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