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VinFast prepares to enter the world’s largest motorcycle market

Published: Apr 5nd 2026 3:48am on Electrek

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is setting its sights on a major new frontier: India’s massive two-wheeler market. After already laying groundwork for its electric car business in the country, the company is now preparing to launch a lineup of electric scooters as part of a broader push into India’s fast-growing EV sector.

Port of LA turns to electric terminal trucks to to slash dwell times

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 7:07am on Electrek

APM Terminals has been electrifying its operations at the Port of Los Angeles over the last few years – and they’ve been able to effectively decarbonize and cut their fuel costs substantially. Those efforts have yielded another unexpected benefit, too: they’ve slashed truck idle times at the port by almost 85%.

Biggest ever Komatsu PC9000-12 electric excavator goes global

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 1:14am on Electrek

The new electric-drive Komatsu PC9000-12 is the largest hydraulic excavator in the brand’s storied history, capable of moving a massive, 80 tons of material, per pass – at a rate of more than 8,000 tons per hour of operation.

This new Ohio solar farm is powered by Ohio-made panels

Published: Apr 3nd 2026 9:36am on Electrek

A new utility-scale solar farm just came online in Ohio, and it’s generating power with panels manufactured in-state.

XCharge NA + JOJO launch EV fast chargers in Illinois – first sites live

Published: Apr 3nd 2026 8:18am on Electrek

XCharge North America and JOJO Superfast are rolling out a new EV fast-charging network across Illinois, starting with nine locations and more to come.

Podcast: EV deliveries from Tesla, Rivian, Toyota electric pickup truck, and more

Published: Apr 3nd 2026 7:51am on Electrek

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss EV deliveries from Tesla, Rivian, and others, Toyota’s electric pickup truck, and more.

Lectric April Showers e-bike sale offers up to $720 savings, EcoFlow + Anker SOLIX flash sales with up to 67% power station savings, more

Published: Apr 3nd 2026 6:00am on Electrek

We’re ending this week’s Green Deals with many sales, starting with the newly launched Lectric April Showers e-bike sale that is offering up to $720 savings, like the XP Lite2 JW Black Long-Range Belt-Drive Folding e-bike with $405 in FREE gear at $1,099, among others. There’s also EcoFlow’s Easter weekend 72-hour flash sale that has cut up to 58% off power stations and a 220W solar panel starting from $284, as well as a shorter-term 24-hour flash sale from Anker SOLIX with up to 67% power station discounts (and exclusive bonus savings) to lows starting from $699. We also spotted two of Worx’s latest Landroid Vision Cloud RTK robot lawn mowers – both a standard and 4WD model – at return and new lows, Segway’s budget-friendly E2 Plus II Electric Scooter at its second-best price, and continuing spring sale deals waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the other hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s new low price on the EGO Z6 42-inch Cordless Electric Zero-Turn Riding Mower bundle with six batteries and a wall charger, the Segway e-scooters seeing bigger savings at Amazon, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

The oil crisis is making drivers realize they can’t afford not to drive electric

Published: Apr 3nd 2026 3:47am on Electrek

The national average gas price hit $4.09 per gallon this week — up 33% from a year ago — as yet another oil crisis hammers American drivers. But this time, the math on switching to electric is so overwhelmingly clear that millions of drivers are doing the calculation and reaching the same conclusion: they can’t afford not to drive electric.

Electrified vehicle consideration jumped to 23.8% of all car shopper research activity in mid-March, the highest weekly level of 2026, according to Edmunds data. Online searches for EVs surged 17% in a single week as gas prices spiked.

Home solar + battery + EV, one GMC Sierra EV driver shares their experience

Published: Apr 3nd 2026 12:55am on Electrek

You’ve finally got the full trifecta – a rooftop solar panel system feeding a home backup battery that charges your EV. Heck, you’ve even got a bidirectional EV that can send power back to the house when you need it. Now the real question: are you actually saving any money?

Lectric heads north – Canadians get access to the US’s best-selling e-bikes

Published: Apr 3nd 2026 5:27am on Electrek

Lectric eBikes is officially rolling into Canada, setting the stage to shape the future of cycling north of the border.