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Dig it: Volvo is offering 0% interest financing on EC230 Electric excavator

Published: Jan 26nd 2026 2:03am on Electrek

The groundbreaking EC230 Electric excavator has spent the last few years proving its worth on job sites around the world – now, Volvo is making it easier than ever to help it prove itself on your job site with an aggressive 0% financing deal.

Volvo parent Geely set to produce its first solid-state battery this year

Published: Jan 25nd 2026 8:40am on Electrek

Volvo parent company Geely is set to complete production of its first in-house solid-state battery pack in 2026, becoming the latest Chinese electric automaker to announce progress with this next-generation battery tech.

Electric school buses arrive in Long Island with latest Zenobē launch

Published: Jan 25nd 2026 7:44am on Electrek

Zenobē is teaming up with the Trans Group and Educational Bus Transportation (EBT) to electrify the Copiague Public Schools bus fleet in Long Island, NY, helping the district’s 4,500 students to cleaner, healthier transportation.

The clever way food trucks are now using e-bike batteries

Published: Jan 25nd 2026 8:03am on Electrek

New York City’s food carts are part of the city’s soul. They’re loud, fast, fragrant, and everywhere – serving up everything from tacos to kebabs on street corners that somehow never sleep. But for all their charm, there’s one thing almost everyone agrees could disappear tomorrow without being missed: the rattling, smoky gas generators that keep those carts powered.

Now, in a twist that feels peak New York, some of those carts are starting to run on the same batteries that power the city’s e-bike delivery fleet.

Home solar in rural America: how much battery do you need in a winter storm?

Published: Jan 24nd 2026 10:34am on Electrek

There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar and battery system, but most of it assumes a suburban home with city services and outages measured in hours, not days. Rural homes play by different rules, especially during major winter storms. When ice and snow take down lines and your utility prioritizes restoring power to urban neighborhoods, having a home battery isn’t about convenience — it’s about damage control.

Hybrid and electric semi truck sales topped 231,000 units 2025 – in China alone

Published: Jan 24nd 2026 9:20am on Electrek

While some companies are making promises, other companies are building hybrid and electric semi trucks. In fact, more than 231,000 electrified work trucks rolled off assembly lines 2025 – and that’s just in China!

FSD is for chumps: SC01 is an EV that BEGS to be driven – and it’s coming to Europe

Published: Jan 24nd 2026 5:47am on Electrek

Weighing in at just 1,356 kg and packing a 320 kW (~430 hp) electric motor, the Xiaomi-backed JMEV SC01 ditches the extras and keeps the essentials – so if you’re the kind of person that dreams of a self-driving future that lets you pay more attention to your Twitter X feed than the road ahead, this one’s not for you.

But if it is for you, I have fantastic news: this electric roadster is being sold in Europe (and it won’t stop there).

Harbinger launches standalone battery business with new Airstream deal

Published: Jan 24nd 2026 4:49am on Electrek

Commercial truck brand Harbinger is spinning its battery technology into a standalone business, supplying other manufacturers with dependable, US-made energy storage at tariff-free prices – and iconic RV brand Airstream is their first customer.

Ford joins the electric semi truck fray with new 2026 F-Line E

Published: Jan 24nd 2026 12:47am on Electrek

Ford is getting into the MD- and HDEV game with the new Ford F-Line E electric semi truck that will be rolling onto Westerm European roads in either 4×2 or 6×2 configurations this summer, with 26-ton ratings and up to 1,820 lb-ft of Earth-moving torque!

ChargePoint turns rental car lots into public EV charging stations

Published: Jan 24nd 2026 12:14am on Electrek

ChargePoint is adding public EV chargers at rental car locations in Wisconsin, a small but notable expansion of charging access at airports and neighborhood branches in Appleton and Madison – and not just for people renting EVs.