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Kia EV9 (Source: Kia) Massachusetts is launching a first-of-its-kind statewide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) pilot program. This two-year initiative, backed by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), aims to deploy 100 bidirectional chargers to homes, school buses, municipal, and commercial fleet participants across the state. These bidirectional chargers will enable EVs to serve as mobile energy storage

As Hollywood celebrates the film industry at this weekend’s Academy Awards, not far away from where finishing touches are being put to the red carpet, communities are still coming to terms with the impact of the wildfires which ravaged areas of Los Angeles earlier this year.  Prop master Adam Jette – and his wife and

Tonight’s Brit Awards are shaping up to be a big night for female British artists, including Charli XCX and Dua Lipa. The ceremony, which is taking place at London’s O2 Arena, will see artists who are currently dominating the charts come together to celebrate the best in popular music. Leading nominations with five nods is

Headlining today’s Green Deals is the spotlight we’re shining on the rare discount hitting Rad Power’s RadTrike for $1,499 for the first time in over a year, which comes as part of the brand’s latest sale offers. After yesterday’s bundled flash offer, we have a new exclusive deal for our readers on EcoFlow’s standalone DELTA

Japanese oil giant, Idemitsu Kosan, is building a new large-scale lithium sulfide plant that will supply the raw material for Toyota’s upcoming all-solid-state EV batteries. New plant will supply Toyota’s all-solid-state EV batteries Toyota has been promising to launch all-solid-state EV batteries for years, but those plans may finally be coming together. Idemitsu announced on

During a recent trip to Spain for Kia EV Day 2025, I got a chance to test drive the new EV3 compact SUV before it hits the US market. Be sure to check out my video below as well. Table of contents Background on the EV3 The lead-up to to our long-anticipated first drive of

It’s another day of new and returning lows on Green Deals, led by the latest changeup from Rad Power that is seeing the three new RadRunner series e-bike lows continue, along with a rare price cut on the brand’s RadTrike and a free extra battery promotion hitting the RadCity 5 Plus Commuter e-bike (100-mile travel)

After an oil change, a woman found a racial slur printed on the sticker inside her SUV. Now, she’s getting a free electric vehicle. Family Nissan, a dealership nearly 900 miles away, is gifting her a free LEAF EV, saying she won’t need an oil change ever again. The electric car was specifically chosen so

Tesla drivers in China are using the new Full Self-Driving update and are racking up fines as the system drives in bike lanes and makes illegal turns. As we reported earlier this week, Tesla has started to release advanced driver-assist features sold under its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package in China. The feature is called “Autopilot

Tesla has applied for a permit to operate a ride-hailing service in California, but it will be using human drivers rather than the promised robotaxi. Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that Tesla would launch “unsupervised self-driving in Texas and California in Q2 2025.” However, we suspected that this would not be “unsupervised self-driving’

After recent price cuts, Volkswagen’s electric ID.4 now starts at under $20,000 in China. Volkswagen looks to keep up in China’s “fierce price war,” but will it be enough? BYD and other Chinese EV makers are moving quickly. Volkswagen cuts ID.4 prices amid China’s EV price war Volkswagen’s Chinese joint venture SAIC-Volkswagen launched a new

Photo: Camber Camber has delivered an EV fast charging system to CapMetro, Austin’s public transit agency, for its main bus depot – here’s why that’s a big milestone. The EV charging system delivers 2.9 more megawatts (MW) of EV charging power to Austin’s public bus depot. Camber supplied and installed two 1440 kW Camber charging

Another global luxury automaker is cutting jobs after struggling to keep pace as the industry shifts to electric vehicles (EVs). With EVs gaining market share in most major regions, some are starting to get left behind. Aston Martin cuts jobs, delays its first EV (again) Aston Martin announced plans to cut 5% of its workforce

Photo: Clearway Energy Group Renewables increased their output by almost 10% and provided nearly a quarter of US electrical generation in 2024, according to newly released US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. Solar was still No 1 Solar remained the US’s fastest-growing source of electricity in 2024. Utility-scale and “estimated” small-scale (e.g., rooftop) solar combined

Art has imitated life plenty of times at the Academy Awards but perhaps not quite as literally as it has for best picture nominee Conclave. Little did Ralph Fiennes and his co-stars know when they began filming in Rome two years ago, how real-world events would transpire to make the basic premise of this best

Christopher Hughes, who was one of the stars of the hit TV show Eggheads, has died. Hughes was a member of the regular panel of quiz experts on the programme, which was first broadcast in 2003. He passed away at his home in Crewe at the age of 77, according to reports. Hughes was in

To many, he will always be Superman supervillain Lex Luthor, but with a career spanning six decades, Gene Hackman’s acting CV was as varied as it was long. A former Marine, his work on the screen began with an uncredited TV role in 1961. He would go on to become a Hollywood star – despite

Peppa Pig is due to have another sibling soon as Mummy Pig is pregnant for the third time, it’s been announced. The animated hit show will soon be having another character on the set as Mummy Pig said she was “completely delighted” about having another baby. For more than two decades, the show has been

Hollywood legend Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In a career spanning more than six decades, the much-loved actor won a number of gongs – including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, and one Screen Actors Guild Award. Here