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Photo: Meyer Burger Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger has pulled the plug on its US solar module factory in Arizona and laid off nearly 300 workers; now, there’s more bad news. June 2, 2025: On Saturday, May 31, Meyer Burger announced that its subsidiaries in Germany have each filed for insolvency proceedings. As we wrote…
Toyota Aygo X Hybrid interior (Source: Toyota) Toyota’s small crossover just got a huge upgrade. The new Aygo X is the first full hybrid in its segment, and according to Toyota, it’s the cleanest of any non-plug-in car on the market. It’s also getting the GR Sport treatment for the first time. Here’s our first look….
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Tesla still has no plan to make things right for millions of car owners with its ‘HW3’ system, more than four months after it finally admitted that the hardware won’t support self-driving. At this point, the automaker is just hoping they buy new cars. We are approaching the 10th anniversary of Tesla’s promise and sale…
With global demand for battery minerals continuing to rise, tech giants ABB, Hitachi, Komatsu, and Sumitomo are working together, developing a clever tech strategy that’s slashed emissions across Japanese mining operations. The collaboration between Hitachi Construction Machinery and ABB Traction to build a massive, fully electric 240 ton haul truck for extreme duty mining operations…
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Hot on the heels of the Fiat 4×4 Grande Panda Manifesto comes another subcompact Stellantis compact with electric drive and off-road ambitions. Meet the Opel Frontera GRAVEL – which might be our best look yet at the next-generation electric Jeep Renegade coming in 2027. Based on a lifted Frontera EV and riding on a set of…
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Year after year, a seemingly endless raft of all-electric concept bikes wearing Honda badges have made their way across the motor show stage without ever making it onto the dealer showroom. But now, it’s here: this unmissable, cafe racer-inspired electric Honda motorcycle is the company’s first – and you can buy it! We got our first…
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Westerners in-the-know look longingly at the affordable, value-packed electric cars rolling out of China – but what could you get if money was no object? If you were to spend 100,000 US American dollars on a Chinese EV, how good could these Chinese cars really get? Huawei’s 852 hp Maextro S800 is the answer. Packing up…
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Rivian is reportedly rolling out its latest update, 2015.18, internally to employees, meaning it should be available to R1S and R1T owners in the next couple of weeks. It includes several new features, like Multi-factor Drive charging optimizations. You can learn more below. Like most software-defined vehicles, Rivians receive occasional updates available over-the-air (OTA). Unlike…
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Rendering: FREYR More than $14 billion in US renewable and EV investments and 10,000 new jobs have been scrapped or put on hold since January, according to a new analysis from E2 and the Clean Economy Tracker. The reason: growing fears that the Republican-majority Congress will pull the plug on federal clean energy tax credits….
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With its new electric SUV arriving at dealerships later this year, Toyota is offering clearance pricing on older models. Until June 2, you can score $19,000 off the Toyota bZ4X, but is it worth it? Toyota bZ4X is available with $19,000 off in lease cash Earlier this month, Toyota introduced the 2026 bZ, an upgraded…
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