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It’s official: The all-electric Kia pickup truck is on its way. Although we had a suspicion, Kia confirmed an EV version of its Tasman pickup is coming soon. Here’s what to expect.

Walkability, electrified transport, free public EV charging – cities earning the top spot in urban mobility include San Francisco and Paris.

Honda just made the Prologue even more attractive with massive deals to close out the year. For the first time, you can buy the electric Prologue SUV with 0% APR and up to $6,000 in savings.

Tesla has lost its long-time head of Autopilot hardware engineering to Amazon’s self-driving company, Zoox.

An electric vehicle from Amazon? That’s right. Starting today, you can buy Hyundai’s top-selling EVs, like the IONIQ 5, right on Amazon. Here’s how you can get your hands on one.

Electric RV specialist Lightship is officially entering the recreation vehicle segment with a renamed version of its all-electric travel trailer, formerly known as the L1. Today, the company unveiled the Lightship AE.1—the production-ready version of its predecessor. It is now on sale as a limited “Cosmos Edition,” of which only a limited supply will be built and sold.

While incoming president Donald Trump aims to cancel contracts for new EVs for the US Postal Service, the postmaster general says he defends its electrification plans and won’t return any funding for EVs – unless Congress forces the issue, of course.

Nextracker just set a milestone in US clean energy manufacturing: It has delivered the first-ever solar trackers expected to meet 100% domestic content requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Once you go electric, you almost never go back to a gas-powered car. According to a new survey from the Global EV Alliance, over 90% of EV drivers plan to buy another electric vehicle after trading in a gas car. Meanwhile, only 1% said they would return to an ICE vehicle.

Costco Wholesale has collaborated with North American EV charging network Electrify America and rolled out a series of DC fast chargers available to all EV drivers at select store locations. The EV chargers are operational at those Costco stores now, beginning in three states.

Real-world driving and charging habits may make EV batteries last longer than researchers previously thought, finds a new Stanford-SLAC study.

Genesis has a new “alter ego” it’s about ready to unleash. The first vehicle from its new high-performance brand, the GV60 Magma, is launching next year. With its official debut just around the corner, we are finally seeing the new Genesis GV60 Magma for the first time after it was spotted out in the wild.

Leading today’s Green Deals further into December savings is Lectric’s Holiday sale that is continuing many Black Friday deals with up to $781 taken off its e-bike bundles and offering a change-up with bonus savings – all starting from $999. Next we have some returning backup power lows, with Anker’s PowerCore Reserve 60,000mAh Power Bank Station back at $80 alongside its descendant models, as well as Bluetti’s Handsfree Backpack Power Stations and bundle options starting from $299. Bringing up the rear we have a great entry-level commuter for teens and adults in the Jetson Eris Folding Electric Scooter that hit a new $203 low. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Aventon Holiday sale, the Anker SOLIX power deal offers, 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.

Deja vu. Tesla (TSLA) is reportedly exploring entering the Indian auto market again after several unsuccessful attempts in the last few years.

Another one of BYD’s best-selling electric cars is due for an overhaul. BYD’s new Dolphin EV just leaked in China, giving us a sneak peek at the updated model for the first time.

According to regulatory filings in China, EV automaker XPeng Motors is planning upgrades to at least two current models. The filings detail facelifts to the XPeng G6 and G9 SUVs and hint at the automaker’s strategy of moving on from LiDAR sensors in favor of pure vision cameras, similar to Tesla.

Europe’s vision of building homegrown EV batteries to cut its reliance on China is dying. But China is more than ready to step in where other companies have failed.

EV battery prices are plummeting, falling faster than most expected. This year will mark the steepest decline since 2017. With new tech and cheaper alternatives hitting the market, electric vehicles will soon be even more affordable than their gas-powered counterparts.

My regular readers may remember that two years ago, I was winning so hard at life that I bought myself a brand-spankin’ new boat as a treat. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still on an independent journalist’s salary here though, so when I say that I had “boat money”, I mean I scraped together enough to buy a $1,000 electric boat directly from China. It’s now been two years since that Alibaba delivery, so let’s see how it’s held up and what it looks like now.

Zero-emissions freight mobility solutions specialist Intramotev continues to expand the use of its technology to new customers in the US. Today, the company shared video footage of its TugVolt battery electric railcar retrofit deployed at a calcium mine in Michigan.

It’s been a four-plus-year journey for Gravity – Lucid Motors’ second flagship SUV. Since it was first unveiled, I’ve followed Gravity’s development closely, itching to get behind the wheel of a full-fledged production version to test drive – and that day has finally come, my friends. Last week, I took a trip to Lucid’s design studio, where I had my most intimate encounter with the Gravity SUV to date, including a brief but informative test drive around the Bay Area. There, I also learned that the official range of the Lucid Gravity is an impressive 450 miles. Check out images and a video of my experience below.

European OEM Stellantis has announced a new joint venture with the world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL, to build a large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant at one of the former’s existing production sites.

Tonight on Quick Charge, we wonder if the upcoming Tesla Cybercab could actually benefit from growing a few pedals. Meanwhile, Tesla Supercharger customers are getting a better deal this week, and there’s a new, $2 billion solar project coming on line in southern California.

Commercial rooftop solar developer Solar Landscape secured a record-breaking $847 million in 2024 to fund its largest-ever portfolio of commercial rooftop solar projects. This windfall will finance over 200 US installations and bring clean energy to the equivalent of more than 50,000 homes.