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BYD built this low-cost PHEV specifically for global markets — And it gets +1,000 km range

Published: May 26nd 2026 2:39am on Electrek

The Dolphin G will go on sale soon as BYD’s first car developed specifically for global markets. BYD said its “game-changing” plug-in hybrid system will offer over 1,000 km (621 miles) of combined range at an affordable price.

Ferrari (RACE) stock plunges 6% on Luce EV backlash — don’t panic!

Published: May 26nd 2026 1:24am on Electrek

Ferrari (RACE) shares dropped 6.27% in Milan trading on Tuesday, falling to €290.55 and wiping out roughly £3 billion in market cap a day after Maranello unveiled the Luce, its first all-electric car.

The reaction online was overwhelmingly negative — the design got compared to a Honda Accord, an Apple Store minivan, and a luxury toaster. Investors clearly took the temperature of the internet and ran. But we’ve seen this exact movie before — when Ford put the Mustang badge on an electric SUV.

Why New York’s push to regulate e-bikes just slammed on the brakes

Published: May 26nd 2026 5:58am on Electrek

New York lawmakers had been pushing for increased e-bike regulations this year, including potential registration and even licensing for e-bikes. But now it looks like the sails propelling the movement have run out of wind, at least for now.

Ferrari Luce first look: going where combustion can’t follow

Published: May 25nd 2026 8:10am on Electrek

Ferrari unveiled the Luce today in Rome, completing a three-act reveal that started with specs last October and continued with the Jony Ive-designed interior in February. The Italian automaker flew me to Rome for the launch, and I got about 30 minutes to explore the vehicle up close, though I couldn’t drive it.

What I found was a car that challenges just about every assumption of what a Ferrari should look like, who should sit in it, and how it should sound, while being unmistakably, stubbornly Ferrari in the ways that matter most: emotions.

Honda’s affordable EV hot hatch is ‘selling like hotcakes,’ priced at $21,000

Published: May 25nd 2026 6:17am on Electrek

Starting at about $21,000, Honda said the electric hot hatch is already exceeding expectations with over 7,000 preorders.

Bluetti exclusive Memorial Day power station lows from $237, EcoFlow 48-hour flash sale on 716Wh to 12.2kWh power stations, more

Published: May 25nd 2026 6:00am on Electrek

It’s Memorial Day, and as such, we have a larger number of Green Deals that you can shop from today through the rest of the week, with some new additions down below, as well as those and all the other Green Deals from past weeks collected into our one-stop-shopping hub here. Among the new additions, we have Bluetti’s official Memorial Day Sale lineup, with plenty of exclusive yearly lows, thanks to our bonus savings codes – all starting from $237. There’s also EcoFlow’s 48-hour Memorial Day flash sale that is part of the ongoing RV Season Sale, with four power station units of 716Wh to 12.2kWh capacities starting from $349, as well as Jetson’s compact Bolt Pro e-bike at a new $350 low, the Autel MaxiCharger AC Lite Home 40A Level 2 EV Charger at its $319 low, 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.

These Dutch students are bringing a world champion solar car to the 2026 Electrek American Solar Challenge

Published: May 25nd 2026 3:59am on Electrek

This July, the 2026 Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and American Solar Challenge (ASC) head north to Minnesota, and one of the 46 registered teams is making the trip for the very first time. The Delft Solar Team is flying in from the Netherlands, and they aren’t exactly showing up empty-handed.

I caught up with Rosa Van Wijngaarden, who runs PR for the team, to talk about who they are, what they’re driving, and what it’s like to prep for a race on a continent the team has never set wheels on.

BYD turned its luxury EV into a Swiss auto piece of jewelry, and it sold for a record $800,000+

Published: May 25nd 2026 3:41am on Electrek

The Denza Z9 GT Chopard Edition is infused with gold accents, rare gemstones, and BYD’s new Flash Charging system, enabling it to recharge as quickly as refueling.

What is a bike bus and why are parents loving them so much?

Published: May 25nd 2026 3:24am on Electrek

For years, the school drop-off line has been one of the defining rituals of suburban life: a long queue of idling SUVs inching toward the curb while stressed parents try to make it to work on time and kids stare at their phones in the back seat.

But in a growing number of communities around the world, another option is starting to catch on: the bike bus.

And parents are absolutely loving it.

Musk abandoned his own ‘solar electric economy’ to burn gas for an AI chatbot no one uses

Published: May 25nd 2026 2:54am on Electrek

Elon Musk spent years telling the world that solar power was the obvious answer to Earth’s energy needs — that a small patch of desert could power the entire United States. Now, he’s burning millions of tons of fossil fuels to run an AI chatbot that has lost 60% of its downloads, selling the unused compute to a company he called “misanthropic and evil” three months ago, and pitching space-based solar panels right as SpaceX files for a $2 trillion IPO.

The contradictions are stacking up faster than xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines.