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updated @ 10/04/2026 05:15:02

After months of delays, missed delivery windows, and increasingly impatient reservation holders, Rivian spinout ALSO is finally putting its electric bikes into the hands of actual customers.

Decommissioning humanoid robots that are packed with proprietary tech is a tricky thing – you want to make sure none of the expensive raw material goes to waste, but you also need to make sure no one else gets a hold of your tech. The solution? Have your robots hurl themselves into a vat of molten steel, Terminator 2-style.

Elon Musk says the main thing holding back Tesla Robotaxi’s night hours is that the cars have a hard time seeing pets in the dark. His example was “grey kittens on grey tarmac.”

That’s a low-light, low-contrast detection problem, which is the textbook weakness of cameras and the exact thing lidar and radar handle. Musk has spent years calling those sensors a “crutch” and a “fool’s errand.”

The Ride1Up Roadster V3 is, for all intents and purposes, is a budget-focused daily driver urban bike. It’s not really a gravel bike. Maybe if you stand back a bit and squint, you could give it a bit more of a gravel bike interpretation. But ultimately, it’s a lightweight, affordable urban e-bike with decent multi-role tires that I mostly use for cruising around bike lanes and city streets.

So naturally, yesterday I took it on a 38 km (24 mile) ride where I spent most of the time off-road.

In a record-setting commercial truck deal, international shipping giant FedEx has placed an order for 2,000 all-electric box trucks from American startup Harbinger in a deal that’s reportedly worth more than $300 million – but the ROI could be much higher.

Swedish heavy equipment brand HUDDIG has given its 1370 hybrid wheel loader platform a major battery upgrade for the new model year, boosting its battery capacity from 44 kWh to fully 61 kWh – an impressive, 40% upgrade!

With the new EV3 now arriving at dealerships, Kia is throwing some extra savings into the mix with up to $10,000 off in customer cash on select EVs.

Detroit-based energy company DTE Energy has completed construction of a 100-megawatt (MW) solar farm near Coldwater, Michigan, that will help Ford power its home-state factories with cleaner electricity.

The Jeep Recon EV has removable doors and packs 670 horsepower combined, but it’s less efficient than advertised.

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 the Tesla Roadster delay, EV deliveries in the US, battery swap coming back, and more.

The world’s tallest wind turbine has reached its full height in Germany, and its developer says the extra altitude could roughly double its electricity output.

We’re closing out this week with another jam-packed early fall Prime Day deals edition, starting with the Yozma IN 10 Pro Electric Dirt Bike back at its exclusive $1,699 low, while the IN 10 Electric Mini Dirt Bike is down at $999. Right behind that are EcoFlow’s 192Wh and 288Wh TRAIL 200 and 300 Power Station deals starting from $109, as well as Bluetti’s 288Wh Elite 30 V2 Power Station at an exclusive $237.50. We also have Worx’s 13A Electric Leaf Mulcher back at a $125 2026 low, as well as a 40V Greenworks mower and blower combo annual low, solar pathway lights, a collection of permanent outdoor smart lighting deals, a portable projector that pairs well with power stations, and much more waiting for you below. You can also find the hangover deals from across this week down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s up to $905 Tenways e-bike savings, the 2,048Wh Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 power station at $900, 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.

UK EV sales hit a new all-time record in September. The country registered 99,199 battery-electric cars last month, up 36.3% from a year ago and good for 28.3% of the market, according to preliminary data released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Tesla’s Model 3 was the best-selling EV and the second best-selling car overall. And yet the auto industry’s own lobby group is using the record month to argue that the UK’s EV targets are too hard.

Mercedes-Benz is revamping its electric vehicle lineup. The new CLA and GLB are now on sale, while a few EVs are on the way out in 2027.

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Transportation’s moves to lower fuel economy standards, which the Department of Energy says will increase gas prices by 76 cents a gallon.

The Ford Fathom is set to go on sale in early 2027, starting at about $30,000. Meanwhile, Ford’s US EV sales dropped 80% in the third quarter.

Tesla says its new “Emergency Drive Away” feature can do up to $25,000 in damage to a Supercharger every time someone uses it, and the car needs a mandatory service visit too.

Tesla has since released more details about the feature in response to owner questions. But Tesla hasn’t said who gets that bill.

Kia is crushing it in Europe with a full lineup of electric vehicles, ranging from entry-level models to the three-row flagship SUV. Thanks to its new EVs, Kia is now Europe’s fastest-growing top 10 passenger car brand this year.

Tesla (TSLA) delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, down 2.1% from the record 497,099 it delivered in the same quarter last year.

That’s still about 25,000 more than Wall Street expected, with the consensus at 461,974 deliveries. Tesla also delivered about 22,000 more vehicles than it built.

Rivian posted its third-quarter production and delivery numbers this morning and, with the R2, remains on track to meet its annual targets despite some headwinds across the US electric vehicle sector.

There are cheap e-bikes, and there are good mid-drive e-bikes. Those two circles on the Venn diagram don’t overlap nearly as often as we’d like. But Ride1Up’s newly launched Prodigy V2 Eco is doing its best to smash them together with a surprisingly low $1,295 price tag.

And this isn’t a $1,300 bike with some no-name mid-drive motor you’ve never heard of. At the heart of the Prodigy V2 Eco is a German-made Brose TF Sprinter mid-drive motor pumping out 90 Nm of torque, paired with a 504 Wh battery using Samsung cells.

Tesla is now putting its larger 16-inch center touchscreen in every Model 3 sold in the US, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, a day after it rolled out the same upgrade in China.

The Model 3 Performance also gets a black headliner, 316 miles of range, and 528 hp, while the Premium AWD now does 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds. But there’s still no word on the US Model 3 getting vehicle-to-load.

Tesla launched a new feature called “Emergency Drive Away” that lets drivers shift into Drive and leave while still plugged into a Supercharger.

The update comes two months after a gunman shot three people in Teslas at a Supercharger station in Twin Falls, Idaho. And Tesla is limiting it to the US.

Californians who can’t install rooftop solar are getting another way to tap into the sunshine. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill opening the door to small plug-in solar, also known as balcony solar, alongside two laws designed to get more out of home energy devices and the grid California already has. All three were signed on September 30.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is still one of the EVs Americans are buying the most, with more than 31,000 sold through September.

Toyota’s new electric vehicles are selling surprisingly well, even as many automakers report fewer EV sales in the third quarter.

Our thursday Green Deals is led by the Tenways Holiday Season Warmup Sale with up to $905 savings, like the AGO X Mid-Drive All-Terrain e-bike with a $405 FREE bundle at $1,999. Behind that is the Anker SOLIX C2000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station down at $900, as well as Hiboy’s Fall Ride Event Sale with up to 44% EV discounts starting from $180, the Greenworks 40V 12-inch Cordless Dual-Line String Trimmer down at a $90 annual low, and more early Prime Day deals. You can find the hangover deals from the last few days down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s EcoFlow flash sale lineup that will be ending tonight, among others.

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.

A new interactive tool shows the thousands of manufacturing projects that have been cancelled, stalled, delayed, or lost support as a result of attacks on US manufacturing by Congressional republicans.

The Chevy Equinox EV’s run as GM’s top-selling electric car is quickly coming to an end after sales dropped 92% in Q3.

BMW joins the growing list of luxury brands planning to introduce an entry-level electric vehicle. The new model will be the most affordable Neue Klasse EV.

The Ford Fathom is expected to go on sale in early 2027, starting at $28,350. Ford CEO Jim Farley admitted, “It’s going to be a heck of an effort to launch this at scale, at cost, on time.”

Aptera (SEV) now says it needs only about $25 million to start production of its Solar EV, down from the $40 to $45 million it quoted just seven weeks ago.

It’s good news on paper. But the market didn’t buy it: Aptera’s stock fell about 15% on the announcement, leaving the solar car startup with a market cap of roughly $69 million.

With the 2027 EV3 now on sale and another record sales quarter, Kia said it’s “the brand to watch” in 2027.

Gazelle has spent much of its recent e-bike development pushing its premium Ultimate platform toward faster Class 3 commuters, but now the Dutch bicycle maker is filling out the other side of the family.

Geothermal’s upfront cost can be a dealbreaker for affordable housing. A Vermont gas utility is helping get past that hurdle by paying for the underground infrastructure at a new development.

A fresh batch of battery-electric forklift reveals from Hyundai completes the brand’s heavy forklift range, allowing Hyundai dealers to confidently offer a high-voltage electric counterbalance forklift in 4-to-18 tonne capacities, extending electric forklift availability into applications traditionally reserved for big, diesel-powered trucks.

Update: A day after this article was published, Tesla brought the 16-inch screen to every Model 3 in the US. Here’s what changed, and what the US Model 3 still doesn’t get.

Tesla China is upgrading every Model 3 it sells with a larger 16-inch touchscreen and a new light gray interior option, and it’s turning on up to 2.2 kW of AC power export across its entire Model 3 and Model Y lineup in the country.

The US Model 3 gets none of it. Tesla’s American Model 3 still has a 15.4-inch display, and it’s shut out of the vehicle-to-load feature Tesla launched stateside in August.

NIO delivered 109,178 electric vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, a 25.4% increase over last year and right inside the 108,000 to 111,000 range it guided for in September.

But the quarter ended on a weak note. September deliveries grew just 7.7% year-over-year to 37,408 units, the slowest pace of 2026, as the ONVO brand fell 43%.

Metra’s diesel-engined commuter trains are familiar sights in and around Chicago, and so is the smell of spent diesel that surrounds them – but a new battery-electric FLIRT locomotive from Stadler is about to change all that, and it’s set to arrive this week.

Commercial delivery operator Gateway Fleets ordered 100 medium-duty electric box vans from Workhorse earlier this year. That experiment seems to be going well, because the company just ordered 200 more.

Toyota tried crushing its new electric truck with a 1,675-pound caravan to prove it’s still “the world’s toughest pick-up,” and it drove off as if nothing had happened.

BYD is giving its $10,000 EV a major overhaul. New images of the second-gen Seagull reveal a larger, more upscale design with a few surprise luxury features.

We have a jam-packed midweek Green Deals for you, with a bunch of these deals coming from Amazon’s early fall Prime Day sale. Starting off today’s edition is the limited-time chance to score a larger-than-ever $838 FREE bundle (extra battery, smart helmet, stem bag) with Monarc’s Tracer Commuter e-bike and Marker All-Terrain e-bike starting from $1,899. Right behind that is the latest EcoFlow 48-hour flash sale returning the 2x bundle of DELTA 3 Classic Power Stations to $938, and more from $599. We also spotted the Worx Nitro 20V Cordless Wet/Dry Vacuum at a $117 2026 low, as well as the continuing and exclusive low prices on Anker’s SOLIX E10 Whole-Home Backup System for early Prime Day deals starting from $3,799. From there, we have a Greenworks trimmer and blower combo kit, a 2x SKIL battery bundle, cooler deals, smart floor lamp savings, and more down below. You can find the hangover deals from the last two days down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Mango Power E early Prime Day Sale with up to 72% discounts, 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.

If you’ve spent any time reading local neighborhood social media groups lately – and for your mental health, I hope you haven’t – you’ve probably encountered a familiar complaint: teenagers on e-bikes.

Rivian’s first R2s with LiDAR and its in-house RAP1 autonomy computer will go to employees before the end of 2026. Paying customers will have to wait until 2027. It could be interpreted as a delay compared to previous communications.

The automaker laid out the timeline at an investor conference in New York this week, along with updates on point-to-point driving, its Uber robotaxi deal, and what LiDAR now costs it: “a few hundred dollars.”

BMW opened orders for the 2027 i3 early after strong initial demand. The all-new electric sedan can drive up to 468 miles on a single charge, but it’s not exactly cheap.

Tesla’s planned solar factory in Texas has landed in the middle of a US patent lawsuit between two Chinese solar equipment makers, both chasing the ingot-growing furnaces Tesla needs to hit its 100 GW goal.

Linton Crystal Technologies, a Rochester, New York company wholly owned by China’s Dalian Linton, sued Zhejiang Jingsheng in a Texas federal court last week. Chinese industry reports say Jingsheng won a roughly 3 billion yuan (about $420 million) Tesla order for crystal pullers earlier this year.

The Range Rover Sport EV is bringing new levels of performance with an all-electric powertrain, but it isn’t cheap.

A Nasdaq-listed company worth about $2.4 million says it wants to buy 500 Tesla Robotaxis. KIDZ AI, formerly an online coding school for kids, announced today that it sent Tesla a “procurement inquiry” for the vehicles and plans an “Autonomous Fleet Operations Strategy.”

If the name doesn’t ring a bell, the playbook should. Tesla’s Robotaxi is turning into what bitcoin treasuries were for failing micro-caps in 2025: a buzzword you bolt onto a dying business to get the stock moving.

Just last week, Geely announced it would roll out 2.2 megawatt chargers, able to charge an EV in under 5 minutes. Those chargers are now already in service in 5 cities, with 15,000 charging sites planned by the end of next year.

Meanwhile, the fastest upcoming charger in the US, a respectable 750kW, is coming sometime next year, after being pushed back from 2026.

Rapidly expanding DC fast charging company IONNA now has more than 180 sites open across the US, and EV drivers of four of its founding automakers’ brands can now get discounts when they plug in.

Tesla opened $30 billion in lines of credit according to a regulatory filing today. The loans come as company profits have dropped in recent years, and as Tesla guides for more spending in upcoming quarters.

BYD said the flagship sedan will feature “unprecedented disruptive technology” and will reportedly be the first EV to use its solid-state batteries.

GM said it will be the world’s first to mass-produce prismatic LMR battery cells. The new battery tech can deliver 33% higher energy density than LFP at a comparable cost.

Lucid Air owners are finally getting the Gravity’s interface. Lucid started pushing Air UX 3.0 today as part of software version 2.11.0, its biggest Air software overhaul in years.

Owners of 2025 and newer Airs get it for free over the air. But if you bought a 2022, 2023, or some 2024 Air, you’ll first need a $950 infotainment processor upgrade at a Lucid service center.

An 11-year-old boy in Florida has found himself with a traffic citation, a towed electric motorcycle, and a court date after police caught him riding a high-powered electric dirt bike in lieu of an electric bicycle on public roads.

As Amazon’s early fall Prime Day deals are in full swing, we have a bunch of Amazon deals being led by the Mango Prime Fall Sale with up to 72% discounts on its Power E bundles, like the 14kWh setup with 2x Power E CATL stations, 2x batteries, and an mSocket Pro at its $4,199 2026 low. Right behind that is Segway’s Navimow i105N Robot Lawn Mower at its $669 annual low, as well as a roundup of Tapo security devices starting from $32, like the C660 4K Wireless Outdoor Solar Security Camera at its $107 low. There’s also a solar bundle for Jackery’s 1,070Wh Explorer 1000 V2 power station, and a bunch more early Prime Day deals waiting for you below. You can find the hangover deals from yesterday down at the bottom of the page, like the massive Anker SOLIX Early Prime Day Sale lineup, Lectric’s 3-day Tailgating e-bike flash sale lineup, 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.

Tesla (TSLA) got the SEC’s blessing today to let retail shareholders sign up for a standing instruction that automatically votes their shares the way Tesla’s board recommends, at every meeting, until they cancel it.

The timing is hard to ignore. Tesla still hasn’t scheduled its 2026 annual meeting, and Elon Musk keeps teasing a SpaceX merger that could hand him a big chunk of his $1 trillion pay package without hitting a single operational goal.

Kia introduced the new PV5 Chassis Cab, an open-bed model with “endless” conversion options, including a tipper, food truck, or even a camper.

EVgo has previewed a new DC fast charging system capable of delivering up to 750 kW. The system will share power among charging stalls, adjusting the amount delivered to each EV as its battery’s needs change. That, of course, will be subject to what power is available across the system.

Hyundai has officially launched the Ioniq V in China, starting for a limited time at under $15,000 – a budget EV, but without budget specs. The Chinese rollout comes ahead of a planned global launch.

But, as usual, if you’re reading this from America, you can’t have it.

A five-stop concert tour in Quebec ran entirely on two Chevrolet Silverado EVs and a 150 kWh mobile power plant this summer. No diesel generator, and no hookup to the grid.

I went to the final show, held in a grocery store parking lot in Montreal’s Saint-Henri neighborhood, and everything from the speakers to the stage lights to the kitchen was running off batteries.

Hyundai is preparing to introduce two new electric SUVs, the IONIQ 4 and IONIQ 7, filling two key gaps in its EV lineup.

Tesla was just granted a patent for an “Electric Fan Car,” a system that uses four electric ducted fans in the rear diffuser to suck the car down to the road at any speed. The car in the drawings is a Model S, which Tesla stopped building in April.

It’s Tesla’s second fan car patent in just over a year, and it arrives two weeks before the company’s latest attempt at a Roadster demo.

On today’s completely predictable episode of Quick Charge, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the weather looks like it’ll be too rough to show off his new “flying” Roadster 2.0 on October 1st, so he’s pushing the reveal back another two weeks – but after 9 years of moving goal posts and broken promises, what’s a few more weeks?

The US lost 36,949 clean energy jobs in 2025, ending four straight years of growth. That’s the direct impact of the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress rolling back federal support for clean energy and EVs, which led companies to cancel or scale back projects.

Lexus confirmed the 2027 TZ will go on sale later this year with prices starting under $65,000. The electric SUV will offer up to 315 miles of range on a single charge.

New York City lawmakers are preparing this week to consider a sweeping new package of micromobility legislation, with more than 20 bills aimed at e-bikes, electric scooters, mopeds, delivery apps, and enforcement.

Renewables and battery storage are projected to add about 82.7 gigawatts (GW) of new generating capacity in the US in the next 12 months, while total fossil fuel and nuclear power capacity will fall by more than 1.4 GW, according to new data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign.

Tesla has officially pushed its Roadster demo from October 1 to October 15, blaming “severe conditions” in the forecast for central Texas.

It’s the latest in a long line of delays for the next-gen Roadster, and this one moves the event back two full weeks for what Tesla describes as a weather problem.

Kia is preparing to introduce a new interior setup for its upcoming vehicles. The setup includes a larger center display and Hyundai’s advanced new infotainment system.

Kickstarting this week’s Green Deals is the newly launched Anker SOLIX Early-Access Fall Prime Deals Sale with up to 40% discounts, FREE gifts, refurbished deals, and exclusive bonus savings, like the 2,010Wh S2000 Power Station with a 400W solar panel down at an exclusive $1,102 ($2 above low), among many others. We’ve got Lectric’s 3-Day Tailgating Flash Sale, with increased savings on the XP4 750 Long-Range Folding Utility e-bike and a FREE $474 bundle for $1,299, as well as others. There’s also up to 37% savings on Greenworks chainsaws and pole saws starting from $100, as well as a one-day-only deal for Jackery’s 1,070Wh Explorer 1000 V2 Power Station down at $449, and more waiting for you below. As we do with every Monday edition, all the hangover deals from last week can be found down at the bottom of the page within our latest Electrified Weekly roundup.

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.

Wall Street can’t agree on how many cars Tesla (TSLA) sold in Q3 2026. Estimates from major banks range from 421,758 to 482,000 deliveries ahead of Friday’s report.

That’s a 60,000-unit spread. And after the Street missed Tesla’s Q2 deliveries by 74,000 units, nobody has much credibility on this one.

The Department of Transportation has finalized new fuel economy standards that will raise gas prices by 76 cents a gallon and fuel use by 44%, right as the world struggles with the effects of a war of choice that has spiked energy prices globally, reaching all-time highs in the US.

Update: This article was originally published on September 2, when DoT said the change would be announced “soon.” The rule is now finalized, officially putting US on a path towards irrelevance for the US auto industry and much higher fuel costs for Americans.

Chery’s Omoda and Jaecoo brands have launched a Canadian website confirming that their “premium electric SUVs” will arrive in Canada in late 2026.

The site doesn’t name a single model, price, or dealer yet. But the Chinese automaker’s global lineup gives a pretty clear idea of what Canadians could get, and it’s heavy on plug-in hybrids.

Volkswagen is taking its best-seller electric. The ID. Tiguan will replace the ID.4 and ID.5 as part of Volkswagen’s revamped lineup in 2027.

Update 9/28: Tesla has since confirmed that it’s rescheduling the Roadster event to October 15, citing “severe conditions predicted.” We have more on the two-week delay here.

Tesla is warning guests invited to its October 1 Roadster event that the long-delayed demo could get pushed back again, and this time it’s the weather.

In an email to invitees, Tesla says the event “must be held outdoors” and may need to be rescheduled. And the forecast for central Texas on Thursday calls for an 82% chance of rain, with thunderstorms.

The deployed fleet of ultra heavy-duty trucks and mining equipment assets powered by Volvo Autonomous Solutions reached a major milestone last week, hauling their 3 millionth tonne of material out of the mines without a human driver.

Geely is buying into NIO’s battery swap network. NIO announced definitive agreements on Sunday that hand a Geely Holding subsidiary 30% of NIO Power, the unit running its swap stations and chargers, at a post-money valuation of about RMB16 billion ($2.4 billion).

Most of what Geely is paying isn’t cash. It’s contributing its own commercial battery swap business plus RMB640 million ($94 million), while NIO takes 10% of Geely’s charging arm in a parallel deal.

For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about whether our Electrek readers who should be held responsible when AI fails, and people get hurt. After nearly 3,000 responses, here’s what you told us.

Mazda’s CX-6e just got a major tech update in the form of a new LiDAR suite that makes the sporty electric SUV capable of delivering “advanced L2” autonomy, navigation on autopilot (NOA), and automated parking.

The all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona may not have been a stunning sales success with either EV fans or the Mopar faithful, but that didn’t change the fact that it’s one of the most competent straight-line performance cars ever built – and now, Hallmark is making it easier than ever to park one under a Christmas tree.

Back in April, we ran a sidebar survey about how much Electrek readers think gas would need to cost to convince the most dedicated anti-EV hysterics to switch to a plug-in car. After receiving over 2,800 responses, here’s what you told us.

UPDATE 26SEP2026: a gallon of BP ultimate 93 octane is $7.19 in Chicago.

The latest leaf vacuum, mulcher, and blower three-in-one from electric tool brand EGO promises fully 210 mph of blowing power and enough mulching mayhem to turn 16 bags of autumn leaves into just one for easy fall cleanup.

The Finnish EV charging experts at Kempower are bringing high-speed electric vehicle charging infrastructure to all of Canada’s DP World Canadian terminal operations – and the first two sites are online NOW.

Renault has been dropping jaws with its all-electric retro redos in recent years, and someone over there has seem committed to keeping the party going with the launch of this all-new Renault Gordini 8 concept EV.

You-know-who might be grabbing headlines by rolling a few trucks off the assembly line, but fleets overseas have been putting electric semi trucks to work for years – and shipping fleet JUNA just announced the deployment of its 110th (!) big BEV.

BYD announced its new flagship electric sedan will launch next month with over 1,000 km (621 mi) of range on a single charge. Pre-orders opened last month, starting at around $37,000.

Drive Electric Month continues this week with over 150 online and in-person events celebrating electric vehicles through most of September and the start of October. Events will be held for the next few weekends, with events in most US states, and one in Canada.

And in the midst of a global oil price spike with US prices at record highs, there couldn’t be a better time to learn how to become energy independent.

(Update: We’re updating the article to add some new upcoming events each weekend over the course of the month)

We’re closing out this week with a bunch of Prime Day deals, starting at Bluetti’s recently launched Early Prime Day Sale with FREE gifts and our exclusive bonus savings code, offering deals like the 2,765Wh Apex 300 Portable Power Station down at $1,424. Speaking of power stations, we also secured two exclusive deals on Jackery’s 3,584Wh HomePower 3600 Plus Power Station to $1,299, while the 2,048Wh HomePower 2000 Plus V2 Power Station is down at $799, undercutting the brand’s current sale by hundreds. We also have roborock’s RockMow X115H and X130H Robot Lawn Mowers at new lows starting from $1,400, and one-day-only deals on the Anker eufy SoloCam S220 2-Cam Kit with HomeBase 3, as well as Greenworks’ 60V 16-inch Attachment Capable String Trimmer. Don’t forget about all the hangover deals from this week that can be found down at the bottom of the page, like the yesterday’s Anker eufy Early Prime Day Sale lineup of security and cleaning deals, the EcoFlow weekend EcoCredits flash 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.

The Genesis GV90 has a pretty cool trick up its sleeve. Its pop-up 24.6″ OLED display can transform the cabin into a private luxury movie theater, complete with a 25-speaker Bang & Olufsen 3D Sound System.

The EU won’t vote on Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” on October 6. The draft agenda for the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV) meeting lists only a 25-minute “continuation of discussions” on the Dutch request to extend its FSD approval EU-wide.

The committee doesn’t meet again until December, so that’s now the earliest a Tesla FSD EU vote can happen. And Tesla had been pointing to October 6.

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 the Tesla Semi launch, Geely’s battery healing fast-charging, Rivian R3, and more.

Volkswagen is marking down 2025 ID.4 models with a $12,500 customer cash discount to move inventory.

A new Tesla patent application describes a two-piece active rear wing that hides flush in the bodywork and can produce up to 700 kg of downforce once deployed. The car in the drawings looks a lot like the next-generation Tesla Roadster.

The USPTO published the filing on September 24, a week before the Roadster unveiling Tesla has scheduled for October 1 in Texas.

Tesla is now building several hundred Optimus humanoid robots per week at Fremont, roughly 10 times its Q2 output, according to a new report. But the robots coming off the line still can’t handle generalized tasks – limiting their usefulness.

The report also describes fragile hands, misaligned parts on the assembly line, and suppliers that can’t hold quality at volume. Those are the two problems that decide whether humanoid robots make money: generalization and reliability.

The 2027 Lexus TZ is the first purely electric three-row SUV from Toyota’s luxury brand. Ahead of its upcoming launch, the electric TZ was spotted driving in public for the first time.

Geely says its new AI-powered fast charging system can reverse some of the battery damage caused by fast charging, using micro-pulse currents to add up to 20% more cycle life.

Charging a car in under 5 minutes is great, but not if it wears the battery out years early. Geely claims that its ‘Smart Charging’ addresses that and it is using something that sounds like sorcery.

The developers and electricians at Green Water & Power are celebrating a significant EV charging milestone this month with the deployment and energization of its 10,000th electric vehicle charging port – in just three years. (!)

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 Segway and Honda, South Park takes on e-bikes, Rivian’s e-bikes are rolling out to everyone except for customers, Royal Enfield’s e-moto gets a Western price, and more.