Participation can All 2025 GM EVs eligible soon; a mix of 2024 and 2025 models eligible now Additional incentives if owners opt to suspend charging during high-load times Could help lay groundwork for future V2G program General Motors electric vehicle owners in certain parts of California could receive a $4,500 discount on home-backup power hardware … Continue reading “California GM EV owners could see $4,500 off home-backup hardware”
Once car shoppers get an electric vehicle, the odds are very low of them returning to any kind of model that relies on a gas pump. That’s one of the conclusions of J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Ownership Study, which asked 6,164 owners of EVs and plug-in hybrids from model years 2024 and … Continue reading “Study: Only 12% of EV owners consider going back to gasoline”
An early pioneer in the North American electric bicycle market, Juiced Bikes appears to be in collapse. According to many customers, the San Diego-based e-bike company has largely ghosted them and failed to respond to repeated customer service inquiries. At the same time, the company’s website is out of stock on all products and its … Continue reading “E-bike maker Juiced Bikes appears to collapse amid silence from owners”
Rivian has just started rolling out a robust software update that improves several features in both generations of its flagship R1S and R1T BEVs. Updates vary by model, but there are some pretty extensive improvements to the Rivian ownership experience, including the opportunity to show off that tri-motor acceleration with a new “Launch Mode” feature. … Continue reading “Rivian is rolling out a software update to R1 owners new and old, including a new ‘Launch Mode’”
Numerous safety violations have been detected at the fast-growing landfill. It’s part of a larger pattern of problems with how the U.S. handles waste. Isobel Whitcomb is a science and environmental journalist based in Portland, Oregon. In rural Benton County, brigades of waste-collection vehicles lumber through forested hills and wheat fields, each truck trailed by an … Continue reading “A huge landfill in Oregon is spewing methane. Its owners want to expand.”
