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This tiny EV that’s selling for under $12,000 in Europe is coming to the US

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 7:08am on Electrek

Is this the tiny “kei” car everyone is talking about? Not exactly. Jeep maker Stellantis announced plans to bring the tiny Fiat Topolino EV, which sells for under $12,000 in Europe, to the US.

EcoFlow Christmas Sale offers up to 68% power station savings + flash sale, Aventon e-bikes up to $500 off, Anker security lows, more

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 7:00am on Electrek

Leading the pack of today’s Green Deals is EcoFlow’s newly launched Christmas Holiday Sale with up to 68% initial discounts, extra savings, FREE gifts, and two segments of giveaways. Among the bunch, we’re seeing the DELTA 2 Max Portable Power Station bundled with two 220W solar panels and getting a FREE Power Hat for its second-ever $1,139 low + there is separate coverage of the event’s first 48-hour flash sale with returning low prices there, too. We also have Aventon’s entire e-bike lineup getting up to $500 discounts – plus, getting orders in by December 10 ensures they’ll be delivered by Christmas – all starting from $999. There’s also a collection of Anker eufy smart security devices – including solar cameras – back at lows starting from $50, and much more waiting for you below. And don’t forget about the hangover deals collected together at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Lectric Christmas e-bike sale with a December 15 shipping deadline for the holiday, 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.

XCharge NA just launched New England’s fastest charging site

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 6:49am on Electrek

XCharge NA and Cellerate Power have brought online what they say is New England’s fastest EV charging site in Vermont, right at the base of Stratton Mountain Resort.

The ‘world’s first flying car’ is now being hand-made in California

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 5:50am on Electrek

Flying cars are no longer just for the movies. Alef Aeronautics has begun building the first electric flying cars for customers, which are being hand-made in California.

Ford finds a new partner for affordable EVs amid a ‘fight for our lives’

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 4:06am on Electrek

Ford is promising that more affordable EVs are coming soon. A new partnership will include two Ford-branded electric vehicles, but that’s just the start.

Tesla China retail sales slip in November, facing impossible task to avoid first annual decline

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 3:43am on Electrek

Tesla’s November numbers out of China are in, and they confirm what we’ve been suspecting for a while now: the growth story in the world’s most important EV market has officially stalled for the year.

While Giga Shanghai is still churning out vehicles, the local appetite for them seems to have hit a ceiling, and the company is now facing a mathematical impossibility if it wants to avoid a year-over-year decline in 2025.

QuantumScape (QS) continues to scale up solid-state cell production, a key goal for 2025

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 3:19am on Electrek

Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape is approaching the end of 2025 with all of its key goals achieved. The latest development is the installation of key equipment to enable higher-volume QSE-5 cell production – the foundation for QuantumScape’s scaled solid-state battery manufacturing.

Electric motorcycle sets new world record… on top of an active volcano

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 2:24am on Electrek

Electric motorcycles are already known for their instant torque and quiet performance, but now one electric dirt bike has proven it can do something gas bikes can’t: breathe where combustion engines can’t. Stark Future and Swiss mountaineer-rider Jiri Zak just made history by setting a new high-altitude world record on the world’s highest active volcano, riding a fully electric Stark VARG EX up to an astonishing 6,721 meters (22,051 feet) above sea level.

US solar tops 11.7 GW in a huge Q3 despite political roadblocks

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 5:01am on Electrek

The US solar industry just delivered another huge quarter, installing 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in Q3 2025. That makes it the third-largest quarter on record and pushes total solar additions this year past 30 GW – despite the Trump administration’s efforts to kneecap clean energy.

It’s happening: Chevy Spark EUV production kicks off in Brazil

Published: Dec 9nd 2025 2:24am on Electrek

The spiritual successor to the beloved Chevy Geo Tracker, production of the new-for-2026 electric Spark EUV has officially begun in Brazil with more than 200 miles of range.