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America’s First UL-Certified Plug-In Balcony Solar Microinverter Is Here
Hoymiles has introduced the first plug-in solar microinverter in the U.S. to meet the new UL 3700 safety standard. The HiFlow Pro is designed to take energy from a solar panel and funnel it directly into a 120-volt outlet. Eight…
Don’t Use An Old Charging Adapter For Your Rivian R2. It May Melt
What happens if you use a subpar charging adapter to plug your Rivian R2 into a CCS charge station? Just ask, journalist Tom Moloughney, host of the State of Charge YouTube channel, who tested out the R2's charging capabilities using…
Volkswagen’s E-Bike Tries To Keep You Safe With A Rearview Camera And Smart Helmet
Automotive-branded e-bikes aren't anything new, especially when they're tied into specific car launches. If anything, car companies that don't have their name slapped on an electric bike are outliers at this point. So making an e-bike that stands out from…
The 2027 BMW i5 Gets More Range Just As The Tesla Model S Fades Away
The 2027 BMW i5 electric sedan is not on sale in the United States. All i5 EVs sold in the U.S. now come with a NACS charge port. The base version is more efficient than the outgoing model, boosting the…
Pilot’s EV Charging Network Isn’t Slowing Down. It Just Hit 300 Locations
Pilot Company has significantly upped the number of EV charging stations at its travel centers. The company added 50 sites across 25 states in the first half of 2026 alone. In less than a year, the number of Pilot’s EV…
EVs Just Beat Gas And Diesel In Europe’s Biggest Car Market For The First Time
Electric cars outsold every other fuel type in Europe’s biggest car market for the first time. Germany’s new car registrations saw EVs climb to the top spot last month. It’s a historic shift in a country that’s long been associated…
Bentley’s EV Will Use an Orchestra to Replicate the Sound of a V8
Electric vehicle manufacturers have been throwing everything they can at solving the biggest problem for performance EVs: character. Since EVs are silent, many argue they lack the emotion and character of combustion-powered performance cars. T o replicate the sound of…