While Tesla is thinking about a utopian future populated by a self driving van and shuttle bus, autonomous software company Oxa has fully electric Ford E-Transit vans and shuttles that are operating on UK and US roads today.

Yamaha has announced to its dealers that it will be pulling its e-bikes out of the North American market at the end of this year. In the meantime, the brand says that it will offer sales of up to 60% off for its remaining inventory and continue to support its e-bikes already sold in the US for at least five more years.

Enbridge, a Canadian energy company, just announced it’s moving forward with an 815-megawatt (MW) solar project called Sequoia in Texas. When it’s done, it’ll be one of the largest solar farms in North America. The project’s price tag is a hefty $1.1 billion.

With its new electric SUV rolling out, NIO’s (NIO) sales topped the 20,000 mark again in Oct, its sixth straight month hitting the milestone.

Velotric Ebikes are designed by some of the most brilliant minds in the business. And now, you have the opportunity to own one (or two!) of these high-performance, elegant, reliable rides. You won’t want to miss these fantastic early-bird Black Friday deals running from November 1-14, and, also get a sneak peek at special offers that start on November 8.

Read on to find the right model for you and learn how you can donate $5 to get up to $550 off a superb Velotric electric bike.

Dominion Energy has hit a major milestone in the construction of its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The company has put in place 78 monopile foundations and four offshore substation foundations during the first installation season, surpassing its initial target of 70 monopiles.

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 an update to Tesla’s self-driving roadmap, Lucid Gravity orders, F150 Lightning production pause, and more

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Despite what many media outlets are saying, EV sales are not down, nor is demand. The Costco Auto Program has shared similar insights, saying that more and more members are requesting EV models. To support this demand, Costco has significantly expanded its Q4 EV deals from two models to ten, with up to $2,000 in savings through early January, 2025.

Hyundai’s all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV set a new sales record in the US last month, driving the brand to its best-ever October performance. With the upgraded 2025 model just around the corner, Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 continues to exceed expectations.

It’s finally November and you know what that means – more and more Black Friday events! We’ve got three big e-bike brands all dropping savings this morning, led by Lectric’s Black Friday event that is taking up to $781 off its e-bike bundles, and also giving folks plenty of varying options at extra savings – 25% off accessories, discounted extra battery bundles, and even periodic Deals of the Day too – all starting from $999. The biggest news though, is MOD’s month-long event that has permanently dropped the prices across its e-bike lineup to provide affordable accessibility on top of the Black Friday discounts, with up to $1,300 in total savings starting from $1,799. Bringing up the rear is Aventon’s early savings event that offers the Pace 500.3 Cruiser e-bikes with free extra batteries for 120-mile travel at $1,599, among other models. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals are in the links at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Tenways Black Friday sale 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.

BYD sales topped the 500,000 mark in October, its first time achieving the feat. After its fifth consecutive record sales month, will BYD take the global EV lead over Tesla this year?

A new report based on interviews with former test drivers who were part of Tesla’s internal self-driving team reveals the dangerous extremes Tesla is willing to go to test its autonomous driving technologies.

The first Polestar 3 electric SUVs, built in South Carolina, are now being delivered to customers. Polestar (PSNY) said the new premium electric SUV will play a “pivotal role” in North America.

Tesla has hired a celebrity ambassador, a departure from Elon Musk’s policy of not paying for celebrity endorsements.

Kia just broke its October sales record as its impressive US sales run continues. After another record-breaking month, Kia said the growth is fueled by “strong demand” for its electric vehicles.

After getting a hefty $5.6 billion in fresh capital last week, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit Waymo is now reported to be valued at more than $45 billion.

This summer, General Motors moved its electric van company BrightDrop into Chevy to boost sales and better compete with Ford, Rivian, and others in the electric van space. And now the Chevy-branded version of the van has a new deal in place with Walmart.

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time that includes a new e-bike designed to replace golf carts, a five person cargo e-bike from Decathlon, Tenway’s new CGO 600Pro Chain Version, police-edition electric bikes, Bingo wants to take on Gogoro’s battery swap system, and more.

Rivian will power its DC fast-charging network with renewable energy company RWE’s Champion Wind farm in Texas.

Rivian is bringing back its “All-Electric upgrade offer” from now until November 30th, but with some changes to the program.

Hyundai’s new low-cost EV is getting a bold design upgrade. The Hyundai Casper EV Cross was spotted for the first time in public, revealing new design elements.

The Korean automaker is charging ahead toward a cleaner future. Hyundai just signed the largest renewable energy supply contract in Korea. The massive clean energy supply is enough to fully charge its all-electric IONIQ 5 SUV over 7 million times.

Elon Musk has snapped at Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson over his critical comments about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving program.

It’s official. BYD’s new luxury electric sedan, the Denza Z9, will hit the market next month. Ahead of its November 15 debut, BYD released the first look at the interior of its new luxury EV. Check out the images below.