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Kia is recalling over 21,000 EV9 SUVs over a faulty airbag issue

Kia issued a recall affecting more than 21,000 EV9 SUVs because the airbag system may fail to detect a child in the front seat.

1 in 7 US students now goes to a solar-powered school

Solar power now powers more than 10,800 US K-12 schools – that means 1 in 7 students goes to a school powered by the sun – but battery storage hasn’t quite caught on yet.

Podcast: Tesla Cybercab launch, Cybertruck prices rise, VW launch electric camper, and more

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 Tesla announcing the Cybercab launch, Cybertruck prices rising, VW launching an electric camper, and more. Today’s …

Porsche Cayenne Turbo EV first drive: Most Powerful Porsche ever … is an SUV

After chomping on the bit for literally years, we finally got to drive – and I mean really drive – the Porsche Cayenne Electric, and it was everything we’d hoped for, and more. Porsche flew us out to Aspen, Colorado, and gave us a 250-ish-mile mountain road (…

Rooftop solar takes a huge hit — This Week in Cleantech

On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Dan Gearino from Inside Climate News lays out how new tariffs and the phaseout of federal tax credits have dealt a heavy blow to the rooftop solar industry.

Hyundai is launching a new electric SUV that will sit above the IONIQ 5

Hyundai has several new electric SUVs coming, including a new global D-segment SUV positioned slightly above the IONIQ 5 .

My Tesla Cybercab launch predictions

Tesla holds its Cybercab launch event in Austin on September 3 , and it’s being sold as a milestone. Here’s my prediction: it’s going to look a lot like the last time Tesla launched this car, back in October 2024. Expect a big robotaxi fleet number as the hea…

Renewables’ installed capacity to beat natural gas within a year – EIA data

Including new small-scale solar, renewables’ capacity is likely to surpass natural gas by summer 2027 or sooner, according to new data just released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign.

Volkswagen unveils the first California EV camper, and it’s based on the ID. Buzz [Images]

The ID. California Cruise is Volkswagen’s first fully electric California camper. Based on the ID. Buzz, the camper van comes with a bed, window blinds, and other camping gear.

Private equity bribed Trump $1M, then got a $900M payday from taxpayers

The largest benefactor of the Interior Department’s most recent illegal wind buyout is an Australian-American billionaire whose private equity firm will receive $900 million in exchange for a stake in a methane gas terminal in Louisiana. The near-billion-doll…

Banking on a connection: Europe’s 1,700 GW grid backlog

Europe’s electricity grids are not modernizing fast enough to accommodate the rapid build-out of renewable capacity, turning access into a key economic constraint for new projects, affecting development timelines, financing structures and investment decisions.

Wheel-E Podcast: Powerful Bafangs, cops on Sur-Rons, Qronge, more

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 new e-bikes from Flit and SONDORS (yep, that one), testing a battery charg…

Qronge X1 Spark L Review: Does a $1,299 Sur-Ron Light Bee alternative cut the right corners?

If you are late to the pre-teen suburban e-moto scene, we’ve been wading through the exploding market of low-cost Sur-Ron competitors over the past months. While we can all debate the safety and legality issues these bikes bring, the reality is that they are …

Seaway Alfa Lift to Start Installing Inch Cape Jacket Pin Piles, Cadeler’s Wind Mover to Begin Turbine Installation in November

Seaway7 is set to begin installing the pin piles for the jacket foundations at […]

BW Ideol’s Eight-Year-Old Floatgen Turbine Produces 40 GWh

BW Ideol’s 2 MW Floatgen floating wind turbine has been in operation for eight […]

Encomara’s Squid Floating Wind Connection System Reaches Commercialisation

Encomara’s Squid connection system for floating offshore wind has reached Technology Readiness Level 7/8 […]

Kia’s new EV3 is the same price as the Niro Hybrid, and nearly $10,000 less than the Niro EV

The new Kia EV3 is essentially an upgraded version of the now-retired Niro EV, and it’s about $10,000 cheaper.

BYD’s cheapest EV is about to get a ‘big’ sibling: Here’s what it looks like in person

BYD is preparing to launch a new electric hatch, positioned between the Dolphin and Seagull (Dolphin Surf) in terms of size.

Tesla Full Self-Driving likes trains a bit too much

A Tesla running the latest version of “Full Self-Driving” failed to stop at an active railroad crossing this week and nearly drove straight into a passing train, according to the driver and as evidenced in dashcam footage. The kicker: it was running FSD v14.3…

Segway Navimow X430 robot mower $2,249 in Labor Day Sale, EcoFlow Monthly Madness power station flash sale, Worx, EVs, more

Leading today’s Green Deals is the Segway Navimow Labor Day robot sale , with offers like the advanced X430 Robotic Lawn Mower down at its second-lowest $2,249 price , among others starting from $669. We also have the EcoFlow August Monthly Madness flash sale…

Aptera solar EV makes up to 4.75 kWh a day, independent test shows

Aptera’s solar electric vehicle can pull more than 4 kWh of usable energy out of the sun in a single day, and now an independent testing house has put its name on the number. TÜV Rheinland, the 150-year-old German testing and certification firm, ran three day…

BMW’s new iX3 EV is racking up orders, even in China, despite selling only an image

With global orders for the new iX3 near 100,000, BMW dealers in China are reportedly overwhelmed by demand, with tens of thousands of pre-orders coming in in less than a week after it went on sale.

Waymo takes a shot at Tesla’s self-driving: it’s a ‘false summit’

Waymo published a list of “10 AI lessons” from driving more than 200 million fully autonomous miles, and several of them read as a direct rebuke of Tesla’s self-driving strategy — without ever naming Tesla. The sharpest: trying to turn a driver-assist system …

Storm Sondors is back, teasing mysterious new electric bike [Photo]

Just when you thought the SONDORS story was over, Storm Sondors appears to be mounting another comeback. The entrepreneur behind one of the most influential – and eventually most controversial – electric bike companies in the US has resurfaced with a mysterio…

APM announces massive electrification program for Port of NY and NJ

96 electric terminal trucks from Orange EV, 34 electric rubber-tired gantry cranes from Konecranes, and massive investments in modernization and workforce development – and that’s just part of what APM Terminals Elizabeth is bringing to the Port of New York a…

Trianel’s Borkum I Offshore Wind Farm Enters German Balancing Market

Trianel Windpark Borkum I (TWB I) has prequalified around 70 MW of capacity for […]

Supporting the grid with managed EV charging and V2G technology | Factor This Policycast

On this episode of the Factor This Policycast, presented in partnership with Advanced Energy United, Elizabeth Stears and Leah Brams outline the policy reforms needed to unlock V2X's potential and identify the roadblocks to wider adoption.

F.lli Righini Delivers Secondary Structure Installation Tools for Offshore Wind Applications

F.lli Righini S.p.A., a leading engineering and manufacturing company specialized in offshore equipment, has […]

NextOcean to Equip Esvagt SOV with WavePredictor Technology

NextOcean has secured a contract to equip Esvagt’s service operation vessel (SOV) Esvagt Njord […]

JFE Engineering Rolls Out First ‘Made in Japan’ Monopile for Oga–Katagami–Akita Offshore Wind Farm

Tokyo-based JFE Engineering Corporation has produced what it says is Japan’s first domestically manufactured […]