By Joey Klender Posted on February 14, 2025 Tesla’s already-resolved contract to provide the U.S. Government with $400 million worth of armored electric vehicles has been called out by Senator Richard Blumenthal. Earlier this week, we reported on Tesla’s name coming up in the U.S. Department of State’s Procurement List, where it was expected to
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The oil industry is asking for carveouts from tariffs which will raise its cost of doing business – and your cost of energy – after spending tens of millions in bribes on a candidate that promised to raise everyone’s costs. Unfortunately for America and the world, the current occupier of the White House is convicted
By Joey Klender Posted on February 12, 2025 Tesla is projected to win what would be a $400 million contract from the U.S. Department of State for the purchase of armored electric vehicles to be used for government purposes, according to the Procurement Forecast from the agency for 2025. The document states that the automaker
On today’s downright giddy episode of Quick Charge, at least one Cybertruck owner is sick of people making fun of his ride – but Tesla won’t let him trade it in. Plus, the Associated Press reports that Tesla is suing its own customers, and Nissan is adding AI to its EVs to its record time. Bloggers
By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 11, 2025 Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s passage of tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports this week, Ford and General Motors (GM) are evaluating how to handle expected cost increases—with the two companies thus far having responded a little bit differently. The Trump administration on Monday officially imposed
Today’s Green Deals are headlined by Heybike’s early bird preorder sale on its latest ALPHA All-Terrain e-bike, a first from the brand’s Galaxy eDrive System, at $1,599. Next, we have Aiper’s Valentine’s Day sale with up to 40% discounts across its autonomous pool cleaners, like the Surfer S1 Cordless Solar Robot Pool Skimmer that has
By Maria Merano Posted on February 9, 2025 T-Mobile Starlink Beta was officially announced in an ad played during Super Bowl LIX. The Beta program is open to everyone, including Verizon and AT&T customers. Anyone interested in joining the T-Mobile Starlink Beta program may register for free access until July 2025. “T-Mobile Starlink is the
Picture by Jonathan Challinger A Tesla owner reported that he crashed his Cybertruck into a pole after hitting a curb while using Full Self-Driving, Tesla’s advanced driving assist system that Elon Musk claims will be unsupervised this year. The post is going viral. Jonathan Challinger, a Florida-based software developer working for Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, reported
By Joey Klender Posted on February 7, 2025 The Trump Administration announced today that it would be pausing the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI) in an effort to realign federal spending with the priorities of the new White House. It is the latest move that President Donald Trump has made to essentially put tax
They may not purr like a well-tuned diesel, but Pet Valu has added two brand-new, whisper-quiet Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks to its growing logistics fleet as part of the company’s ongoing effort to transform its supply chain into one that’s more efficient, and more sustainable. Pet Valu is one of Canada’s leading specialty retailers,
By Joey Klender Posted on February 6, 2025 Tesla has revealed some new features on the new Model Y “Juniper” through an interview conducted at one of the company’s Northern California showrooms. Nathan Di Giusto, Tesla Vehicle Engineering Head for the 3/Y platform, and Emmanuel Lamacchia, the Model Y’s Program Manager, sat down with owners
Photo: @TeslaCharging/Twitter Trump’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a memo ordering states to suspend all state EV infrastructure deployment plans under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. Trump’s FHWA orders NEVI suspension The $5 billion NEVI program is the big rollout of EV charging infrastructure across the US that was funded by
By Joey Klender Posted on February 4, 2025 Tesla has landed a huge break for the Cybertruck as the company announced that the all-electric pickup truck now qualifies for the IRA EV Tax Credit, enabling more affordability and accessibility for consumers. However, it is uncertain whether the tax credit will be sticking around as the
Photo: Heliene A coalition of clean energy groups – representing over 2,000 companies and hundreds of billions in private investment – is holding more than 100 meetings today with bipartisan members of Congress to underscore the critical role of IRA clean energy tax credits. As part of the lobbying blitz, more than 1,850 clean energy
By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 3, 2025 Tesla’s Megapack grid-scale batteries have been selected to back an energy storage project in Japan, coming as the latest of the company’s continued deployment of the hardware. As detailed in a report from Nikkei this week, Tesla plans to supply 142 Megapack units to support a 548
On what feels like the first-ever February episode of Quick Charge, we explore the rapid decline of Tesla fortunes in Europe and California, the rapid rise of BYD plug-in vehicles, and talk through the latest round of Canadian trade tariffs as President Trump’s North American trade war hits its stride. We’ve also got some great
By Zachary Visconti Posted on February 1, 2025 Tesla Energy broke multiple records for energy storage deployments and margins in 2024, and as the company recently revealed in its latest earnings call, it’s also looking to establish yet another factory for its grid-scale Megapack batteries. On Wednesday, Tesla held its Q4 2024 earnings call, during
As we enter the second month of 2025, Honda is inching closer to commencing BEV production at its long-standing US plant in Marysville, Ohio, later this year. That $1 billion transition will begin with the assembly of the recently confirmed Acura RSX EV, followed by the first two models in Honda’s 0 Series lineup. Before