Tesla showroom opens in Romania, but Tesla isn’t running it

A new Tesla showroom in Romania is opened today, giving citizens the opportunity to see any of the company’s four all-electric vehicles in real life. However, Tesla isn’t running the operation; a company called Teslounge Bucharest is. Showrooms have been opened by Tesla worldwide in an attempt to spread the message of the automaker. For […]

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Green Deals: Automatically turn lights off when leaving with a Wi-Fi dimmer switch at $25, more

Today only, Woot is offering the Eaton Wi-Fi Smart Dimmer Switch for $24.99 Prime shipped. Non-Prime members will be charged a $6 delivery fee. For comparison, this switch goes for $55 at Lowe’s and around $46 at Amazon right now, depending on t…

Electric tanker ship to be powered by a 3.5 MWh battery pack


Cargo ships, powered by heavy fuel oil with a high sulfur content, are some of the largest and most polluting vehicles on the planet, so electrifying them could be very cost-effective in terms of reducing air pollution. Last year, a consortium of Japanese companies announced a collaboration to develop an all-electric oil tanker. Now Asahi… Read more »

Karma GS-6 pricing, Alpha Jax EV rally car, Mirai and Toyota EVs: Today’s Car News

Alpha Motors shows us how retro-cute EVs can be styled for America. Karma prices the GS-6 plug-in hybrid. Virginia signs on with California standards. And the Toyota Mirai has us thinking about the brand’s upcoming EVs. This and more, here at Gre…

Laser applications for structural components of EV battery pack (whitepaper)


Sponsored by TRUMPF This whitepaper provides guidelines to select laser welding and cleaning equipment, as well as process control, in the context of battery box manufacturing for battery electric vehicles (BEV) in mass production. The battery box, as an integral part of the chassis of a BEV, not only protects the battery and BMS, but… Read more »

Jay Leno checks out low-cost SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle in its first public outing

The SONDORS Metacycle was first unveiled just over a month ago, and so far, all of its appearances (that we know of) have been carefully orchestrated. Now, we’re getting a chance to see the first public showing of the low-cost electric motorcycl…

GAC Group’s novel graphene-based battery tech will debut in a vehicle this year


Graphene, a crystalline allotrope of carbon, is reported to be a better electricity conductor than copper, 200 times stronger than steel, and six times lighter. Metal oxides can be attached to its surface to improve its energy storage functions. Now China’s GAC Group has announced “breakthrough progress” with a graphene-based super-fast-charging battery, which the company… Read more »