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Used electric vehicles under $25,000 surge as new EV sales crash
10+ hour, 45+ min ago (552+ words) Traffic may have dried up at EV dealerships after the end of federal purchase incentives, but sales of used electric cars and trucks have only accelerated. Almost 89,000 used EVs changed hands in the last three months of 2025, up 13.5% from a…...
Rivian finds a way to shine even as the EV market struggles in the dark
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (551+ words) Rivian shocked the market with strong earnings results, proving itself an outlier in the electric vehicle market, which has been struggling with the end of government subsidies and cooling consumer excitement. The shares of the Irvine-based high-end EV manufacturer skyrocketed…...
Santa Cruz air taxi maker Joby gets manufacturing boost from Toyota
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (610+ words) Toyota Motor Corp. is safeguarding its nearly $1-billion investment pledge to air taxi maker Joby Aviation Inc. by troubleshooting production processes and mulling a deeper manufacturing role. The Japanese automaker, which last year became Joby's largest shareholder, has a team…...
Electric vehicles emerge as emergency power sources during winter blackouts
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (624+ words) As ice, snow and bitter cold stressed America's power infrastructure in recent weeks, electric vehicles have filled in as emergency power sources, shifting from transportation to 6,000-pound backup batteries for a growing share of drivers. At the moment, about 14 of…...
More EV models can power your home in emergencies during blackouts
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (642+ words) We were like, screw it," he explained. We got electricity and we can run all day long." As ice, snow and bitter cold stressed America's power infrastructure in recent weeks, electric vehicles have filled in as emergency power sources, shifting…...
California reserved $165 million for Tesla to electrify its trucking industry. The result may stifle EV innovation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1725+ words) A California clean-air program, designed to rapidly electrify the state's truck and bus fleets, has recently faced intense criticism for reserving its largest-ever tranche of funding to subsidize Tesla's all-electric semi-truck, a largely unproven vehicle with a dubious production timeline....
California wanted to buy e-bikes for residents. Glitches, funding short-circuited the effort
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1448+ words) Amid a statewide push to take cars off the road and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, California embraced a novel alternative: electric bicycles. The thinking went that the devices, which have grown increasingly popular in recent years, would give residents a…...
Prueba: Toyota Corolla Cross del 2026, un SUV económico y práctico
2+ week, 1+ day ago (416+ words) No todo en la vida tiene que ser emocionante. A veces, solo quieres algo accesible, funcional y fiable. Ah" es donde entra en juego el Toyota Corolla Cross del 2026. Este peque'o SUV de Toyota no es divertido de conducir ni…...
Dream of owning a flying car? This California company is already selling them
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1096+ words) A future with flying cars is no longer science fiction " all you need to order your own is about $200,000 and some hope and patience. The Palo Alto-based company Pivotal has been developing the technology since 2009 and is nearly ready to…...
Helix Water District Partners with BetterFleet for Model Zero-Emission Hub
2+ week, 4+ day ago (316+ words) Advanced charge management software enabling reliable, secure and scalable EV operations for a model utility fleet facility BetterFleet has been selected to provide the Charge Management System (CMS) for Helix Water District, supporting the District's transition to a zero-emission fleet…...