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While the 2024 Porsche Panamera Turbo E-Hybrid isn’t exactly the most environmentally-friendly plug-in hybrid you could choose, there’s an updated version of the Stuttgart super-sedan on the way next year, and it packs a 25.9kWh battery. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s 1.8kWh more capacity than an entire first-generation Nissan Leaf gave you. Not bad.

Nissan is announcing a major series of investments and plans for electrification today, many of which have been long rumored but are now being concretely defined. In summary, plan on two new CUVs and a brand-new version of the Leaf, all three of which will be produced in the UK at Nissan’s Sunderland plant. In support of those plans, Nissan will also be adding another gigafactory at Sunderland to enable production.

Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has installed its massive 16 megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine in a “record-breaking” 24 hours.

Thanksgiving Day is giving you a chance to score a series of all-time lows on Rad Power’s cargo e-bikes. Two models right now are $400 off at $1,599 each, with the holiday savings also carrying over to tons of Anker portable power stations from $119. Plus, the early Black Friday deals carry over to plenty of other e-bikes and EVs.

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.

VanPowers sent us its top-of-the-line UrbanGlide-Ultra bike last month, which is touted to be a Dutch-style e-bike and top spec in its Urban Glide lineup. But with Black Friday prices starting under $1,000, how close to a real Dutch “Gazelle”-type bike is this? You might be surprised…

Elon Musk is reportedly taking a zealot stance against a union strike in Sweden that is expanding and potentially now crippling operations for Tesla in the country.

Just over a month after Volta Trucks announced it was filing for bankruptcy, shareholder and lender Luxor Capital Group looks to breathe new life into the commercial EV startup, potentially salvaging hundreds on jobs in the UK.

Tesla has won a court order against an owner in China who tormented the company with protests at stores and events over an alleged “brake failure” that was proven nonexistent.

The oil and gas industry is banking on carbon capture as its “fix” for climate change. The IEA’s new report dispels that idea and offers real solutions.

Electric motorcycles are notorious for their impressive torque and the ability to access that torque instantaneously. It’s why an e-motorcycle with less total power than a combustion engine motorcycle can still cross the finish line first in a head-to-head drag race. It’s also why an Energica rider recently got into a bit of hot water after being “too fast” on a race track.

Nissan plans to build electric versions for two of its best-selling crossovers in the UK. According to a new report, Nissan will build an electric Juke and Qashqai at its Sunderland factory.

Tesla has made its original Roadster design and engineering “fully open source” and released R&D documents accessible to everyone.

If you’re looking to get behind the wheel of Chevy’s new all-electric SUV, now may be the time. The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV is now available for a 36-month lease with promotional rates.

Hyundai’s fastest street-legal vehicle is due out soon as the brand expands its all-electric N models. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N could be the fastest, most powerful Hyundai vehicle we’ve seen so far.

Through the end of the day, Aventon’s Pace 500.2 e-bike is just $999. It comes joined by the best price of the year on Rad Power’s RadExpand 5, which takes $350 off. Plus, Anker’s PowerCore 24K power bank hits $92 alongside some Greenworks cordless electric tools.

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.

Audi’s high-performance EV is getting an upgrade. The Audi e-tron GT was caught testing for the first time, revealing the electric car’s sporty new facelift.

Elon Musk says he plans to discuss Tesla investing in xAI, his new AI startup, with the automaker’s board of directors.

According to a local media outlet in China, Geely-owned EV brand ZEEKR is quickly following up with an encore to its first mass-market sedan, which debuted last week. According to the report, ZEEKR already has a new mass-market SUV in development, which could arrive as early as next year and offer some competition to Tesla’s’ Model Y – currently the world’s bestselling EV.

If you had to read that headline twice, let me assure you: I had to read Kitepower’s website a few times myself. The concept of harnessing the wind for power is positively ancient, but it usually comes in the form of a fixed wind-catching surface rotating a driven mass (aka a windmill). Kitepower is doing something very different. The best way to describe it is probably a “wind winch.”

Amid an intensifying EV price war in China, Volkswagen is launching a new flagship electric sedan. VW’s joint venture (JV), FAW-Volkswagen, officially opened ID.7 Vizzion pre-orders in China starting at 237,700 yuan ($33,200).

After years of expanding autonomous robotaxi rides throughout China, self-driving specialist Pony.ai continues to scale its technology in another segment – commercial trucks. Today, the company announced it has acquired the first ever license in Guangzhou, China to begin testing its autonomous truck technology on open roads in packs formations.

McDonald’s, or “McDo” as the French say, is installing 2,000 new fast charging points across 700 car parks in France by 2025. Each McDonald’s charging station will offer 150-200 kilowatts of power, so you can recharge your car in about the time it takes to inhale a Big Mac and extra-large frites.

Tesla has started discounting new inventory Model Y and Model 3 vehicles again in an apparent new end-of-quarter delivery push.

Serial 1, the premium electric bicycle brand originally started by Harley-Davidson, announced today that it has been acquired by a Florida-based manufacturer of light electric vehicles. The shake-up lays the groundwork for Serial 1 e-bikes to be produced in the US, according to a joint statement.