Photo: City of San Antonio San Antonio's grid is about to get a major backup with a 120-megawatt (MW), 480-megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage project. CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned US utility and natural gas utility, and San Antonio-based solar and battery developer OCI Energy are bringing a large battery storage system to southeast Bexar …

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Photo: Shutterstock/Pine Gate Renewables The largest US proposed solar and storage project, the 2.4 gigawatt (GW) Sunstone Solar, recently received approval from Oregon regulators. The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council has given its final approval, allowing solar and storage developer Pine Gate Renewables to move forward with building a large 1200 MW solar farm paired …

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Chinese automakers are emerging as a real threat to the global EV market as they expand overseas to grow. For the first time, half of the top ten global EV sales leaders were from China. While BYD is quickly catching up to Tesla, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi sold more EVs than Toyota after launching its …

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The first customer examples of the Lucid Gravity electric SUV started rolling out of the auto plant in Casa Grande, Arizona, on Thursday. The Gravity debuted in production form at the 2023 Los Angeles auto show, and arrives as a 2025 model, initially in Grand Touring form with a starting price of $94,900 before destination. …

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Who said you have to break the bank to drive an electric car? Several EV lease deals are available this December for less than $200 a month, but the savings may not last long. Here are some of the best EVs to consider leasing this month. Electric vehicles accounted for about 9% of all US …

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Austria-based Miba Battery Systems has announced that its FLEXcooler liquid cooling component for batteries will be used in the European OEM's latest electric sports car model from 2026. The small and flexible design of the FLEXcooler ensures a good connection between the heat sink and the battery cells without the need to use heat-insulating materials …

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Import prices from Canada and Mexico can add $2,100 to cars assembled in the US Cars made in Mexico can cost $8,000-$10,000 more It could also drive up the cost of EVs like the $35k Chevy Equinox EV The Trump administration is promising 25% tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico could hit the …

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Toyota's promised high-efficiency EV models will not hit the market in 2026 as expected. Toyota is delaying the launch of its next wave of EVs as it introduces new technology that promises to cut costs and speed up production. Toyota is delaying the upcoming long-range Lexus EVs Toyota joins a growing list of automakers to …

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