At least a couple of presidents have been drivers of electric cars, but they’re not all in the recent past. Our 34th President, Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower, may have been one of the first. Long before Ike became perhaps the 20th century’s most famous general, Eisenhower drove around in an early electric car that belonged … Continue reading “The first electric-car president? Ike Eisenhower liked them”
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Tesla has started offering an “energy boost” software unlock to recent buyers of the Model Y RWD, allowing them to unlock more battery capacity – for a price. The Model Y RWD has been through lots of changes recently. Not only has its price varied quite a bit, but Tesla has introduced and then axed … Continue reading “Tesla starts selling 30-50 miles of extra range if you have a recent Model Y RWD”
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A more affordable electric Chevy Silverado is on its way. Chevy’s Silverado EV LT has shown its face as new images of the electric workhorse emerge. Check out the first images below. Chevy’s electric pickup stole the show at CES after its introduction in January 2022. The Work Truck (WT) edition, with 510 hp and … Continue reading “Chevy’s more affordable Silverado EV LT revealed for the first time in new images”
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The rear-wheel drive Tesla Model 3 Long Range has returned The Model 3 Long Range costs $42,490, which is $5,000 less than the AWD model Tesla says the Long Range Model 3 goes 363 miles—2 miles more than the Hyundai Ioniq 6 SE Tesla has added a rear-wheel drive Long Range version of the updated … Continue reading “Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD returns to top Ioniq 6 in range”
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After a few slower days, we’re starting to see an influx of Green Deals ahead of next week’s Prime Day event, with today’s headliner being a 9to5Toys-exclusive $600 off deal on the ENGWE Engine Pro e-bike for $799. It is joined by EcoFlow’s latest 24-hour flash sale that is offering the DELTA 2 Max power … Continue reading “Exclusive $600 off discount on ENGWE Engine Pro e-bike, EcoFlow 24-hour flash sale, rare Anker EverFrost 40 discount, more”
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The first session topics for the Fall 2024 Charged Virtual Conference on EV Engineering are out now. Just like the content Charged brings you every day, conference topics will span the entire EV engineering supply chain and ecosystem, including motor and power electronics design and manufacturing, cell development, battery systems, testing, powertrains, thermal management, circuit … Continue reading “EV Engineering Virtual Conference September 2024: first session topics announced”
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Southwest Airlines is the latest major airline to explore the possibility of eVTOL air taxi travel and has chosen Archer Aviation’s technology to help get it there. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a network of electric air taxi operations across multiple airports, beginning in California. Electric vertical takeoff … Continue reading “Southwest Airlines signs MoU to develop an eVTOL air taxi network with Archer Aviation”
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Tesla has relaunched the Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel-Drive as a new second cheapest option for the popular electric sedan. Since the HIghland refresh, and even a bit before, Tesla has made several changes to its lineup and stopped selling some versions of the Model 3. Today, Tesla announced that it is bringing back one … Continue reading “Tesla relaunches Model 3 Long Range RWD: 363 miles of range for $42,490”
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EV prices are trending slightly higher in June because of Tesla Cybertruck sales, reports Kelley Blue Book. In June, the average price for a new EV was $56,371, an increase of 0.9% compared to May. However, June EV prices were lower by 2.5% year-over-year. (For context, the average transaction price for a new vehicle in the … Continue reading “Tesla Cybertruck drove US EV prices higher in June”
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Both states have a long way to go to meet their upcoming goals: 9 GW of offshore wind by 2035 for New York and 5.6 GW by 2027 for Massachusetts. Still, they’ve made more progress than other states. Four of the states with offshore wind goals — including California, which aims to build 25 GW by 2045 — currently … Continue reading “Chart: Which US states are leading the way on offshore wind?”