Researchers now estimate how much “white gold” could be found in the lithium deposits of southern Arkansas: up to 19 million tons, or enough to meet the world's projected 2030 demand nine times over. Researchers from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) are using water testing and machine learning to estimate what may be found …
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Kia remembers 14,163 EV9 electric SUVs because their digital instruments may be blank while the vehicles are being driven. Cars, a mix of 2024 and 2025 modelsreceived an over-the-air software update in August that may have introduced a software logic error, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This can cause the instrument-cluster screens …
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Ahead of a possible refresh for the 2026 model year, the 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid SUV continues unchanged. Jeep confirmed the lack of changes on Monday, and a base price $62,285 (once the mandatory $1,795 destination charge is calculated) on a limited-distance basis. That makes it a plug-in hybrid A whopping $15,585 …
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For today it's spooky episode of Fast ChargingTesla is pushing back on the Cybertruck range extender, Ford is revising the Mustang Mach-E, and now you can volunteer to help get people to the polls in an electric car. We also got a truck dressed as an SUV, an important update for Ford owners on the …
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Photo: FirstEnergy A 5.5-megawatt (MW) solar farm recently came online in Rivesville, West Virginia, on a brownfield site next to a shuttered coal-fired power station. Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE), completed their second solar farm in West Virginia 10 months after bringing their first online solar farm, the 18.9 solar …
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Elon Musk has repeatedly denied that the fact that he went “all in on Donald Trump,” the controversial former president, is negatively affecting his businesses. Now, he went so far as to say that Tesla's sales are 'at a high level.' During X Space yesterday, Tesla's CEO was asked what he thought about claims that …
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Hyundai continues to make EVs more affordable. After launching a new Battery Care Lease program in Korea, Hyundai says the Casper EV calls gas-powered models in its class. The Casper Electric is already one of the cheapest Korean cars (gas powered or EV), starting at just $20,000 (27.4 million won). Launched last week, Hyundai's new …
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It looks like a VW Bus at first glance, but what does it compete with? And will its allure last? The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz, the electric remake of VW's 1960s Microbus, is finally here. After a seven-year wait, the super-stylish 3-row box with wheels will be available in stores in November and December—most importantly going …
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The H2020 SOLiDIFY consortium, coordinated by the Belgian research organization Imec, has developed a solid-state lithium-metal battery with high energy capacity. The prototype battery pack cell, produced by Imec at the assembly lab in EnergyVille, Belgium, has a processed “liquid-to-solid” solid electrolyte, developed jointly by Imec and its 13 consortium partners. The cell has an …
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Ford is telling some electric car customers that stop using North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters provided for charging at Tesla Supercharger stations. Ford led the industry last year in announcing a change to Tesla's charging port, and in February announced it would ship free adapters to customers in late March. But last week the …
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