After unveiling the Cadillac Lyriq, GM’s first next-gen electric vehicle, last week, the automaker has now confirmed that the electric SUV is going to start at less than $60,000.
That’s a surprisingly low price for the premium SUV.
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Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD is similarly efficient to the Model 3 Long Range AWD.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
Too bad we already know it has 30,000 reservations so far.
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Tesla has slashed the price of its CCS retrofit — making many owners of older Model S and Model X vehicles in Europe happy, but there’s still no word on a launch in the US.
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Amazon offers the TP-Link Kasa Edison-style Smart LED Light Bulb for $14.99 Prime shipped. That’s down 20% from the regular going rate and a match of our previous mention. Notable features here include compatibility with Google Assistant and Alexa. You’ll receive an Edison-style LED bulb, which functions without a hub, and allows users to illuminate their space with various hues. Full app control also makes it easy to change up settings if your voice assistant isn’t handy. Rated 4.5/5 stars.
Head below for more deals on Wemo Smart Light Switches, and of course Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals.
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As someone who travels almost entirely by two-wheeled electric vehicles, I’ve found that major GPS navigation apps can sometimes be just as precarious as they are helpful. Usually intended for cars, most GPS navigation apps can occasionally send us micromobility users onto unfriendly streets. But now ScootRoute is solving that problem with a highly customizable navigation app designed specifically to help riders of e-bikes, e-scooters, and other micromobility devices stick to safer roads.
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Source: Charge Forward
Research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie is forecasting a 32% drop in commercial solar installations in 2020. Yet the potential to use commercial buildings, such as businesses, schools, and government facilities, to host solar panels is huge. So why is the US missing such an opportunity?
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It’s estimated that some 87,500-94,000 Teslas were sold in the U.S. during the first six months.
Source: Electric Vehicle News
What has a claimed top speed of 221 mph, 0-60 mph acceleration faster than 2.2 seconds, a range of up to 1,016 miles, no tailpipe emissions, and could only be practically run in one state at present? The answer is the Hyperion XP-1, an exclusive hydrogen fuel-cell supercar that “was partially designed to function as an educational tool for…
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