Joby flexes military muscle with $500 million defense acquisition
Joby flexes military muscle with $500 million defense acquisition

Joby Aviation announced it was acquiring Dayton, Ohio-based defense firm Resonant Sciences in a $500 million deal, in a bid by the electric aircraft company to expand further into the military industrial complex. Joby says it expects to finance the deal with $450 million in cash and $50 million in equity. After the deal closes, […]

GM makes charging easy while Elon bets big on fossil fuels and Leno talks Tesla
GM makes charging easy while Elon bets big on fossil fuels and Leno talks Tesla

On today’s super simple episode of Quick Charge, we talk about GM’s new Energy Pass, SpaceX’s big bet on fossil fuels, and Tesla’s long-promised Roadster set to arrive “real soon.” Again. For what is nearly the tenth year in a row.

Lexus undercuts luxury rivals with 2027 ES prices starting under $50,000
Lexus undercuts luxury rivals with 2027 ES prices starting under $50,000

The all-electric 2027 Lexus ES returns for the 2027 model year, with prices starting under $50,000.

Range Rover’s next EV breaks cover, and it’s not an SUV [Images]
Range Rover’s next EV breaks cover, and it’s not an SUV [Images]

Range Rover is adding a fifth member to its lineup, but this one is a bit of an outlier. The new GT brings a distinct fastback design to the family. Here’s our first look at it on the road.

Tesla design chief says new Roadster coming ‘very soon’ — sure
Tesla design chief says new Roadster coming ‘very soon’ — sure

Tesla’s chief designer says the new Roadster is coming “very soon.” We are talking about the same car Tesla revealed in 2017 and promised to build by 2020.
Franz von Holzhausen said it on the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. When Leno pressed him o…

Bluesky now lets you hide reposts from that annoying person you follow
Bluesky now lets you hide reposts from that annoying person you follow

Bluesky has added a new feature that lets you hide reposts from a specific person in your feeds. The tool might be helpful if you want to stop seeing reposts from that one person who clogs up your feed with reposts of things you don’t care about. If you follow me, I may be that […]

Tesla exhausts its California MyFirstEV rebate allocation in 5 days
Tesla exhausts its California MyFirstEV rebate allocation in 5 days

Tesla ran through its entire share of California’s new MyFirstEV rebate program in just five days.. The rebate only went live for Tesla buyers on August 3.
Buyers claimed roughly half of Tesla’s allocation in the first three days and drained the rest b…

Kia EV3 caught driving in New York as its US launch inches closer [Images]
Kia EV3 caught driving in New York as its US launch inches closer [Images]

The EV3 is finally almost here. With its US launch just around the corner, Kia’s electric SUV was captured driving around New York.

Tesla unveils first Cybercab with Starlink antenna integrated
Tesla unveils first Cybercab with Starlink antenna integrated

Tesla’s robotaxi account posted photos today of what it’s calling the first Cybercab with a Starlink antenna built into the vehicle.
The pictures show a gold Cybercab parked at Gigafactory Texas, with a low-profile satellite antenna integrated into the…

ENGWE Eagle electric dirt bike launch promotion, Heybike Villain eDB at new $1,249 low, Bluetti power station sale, more
ENGWE Eagle electric dirt bike launch promotion, Heybike Villain eDB at new $1,249 low, Bluetti power station sale, more

We’ve got two big electric dirt bike deals leading our Green Deals out of the gates this week, starting with the early access launch promotion on ENGWE’s new Eagle Electric Dirt Bike. Right behind it we have Heybike’s Back to School Sale lineup, which …