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A California judge has deemed Tesla liable for fraud in a Solar Roof lawsuit, after the company repeatedly failed to hand over evidence. Tesla had already admitted it breached the contract, broke its warranty, and was negligent on the job.

The homeowner says fixing the damage will cost “well over $2.5 million.” Tesla once offered him $5,000.

Electric truck maker Harbinger has been racking up wins in recent months, and after scoring a $300 million order from international shipping giant FedEx and a defense contract with the US military, the company has drummed up another $240 million in Series D funding.

Yamaha is expanding its electric scooter lineup with the new XENTER E, a 125cc-equivalent electric scooter designed specifically with European city riding in mind.

Electric truck brand Workhorse is bringing its W56 Class 5 and 6 electric trucks to Canada thanks to a new agreement with a Canadian dealer group and fleet management provider offering truck and trailer sales, parts, repair, and 24/7 roadside assistance and towing services across the Northern nation.

Honda makes just about everything with a motor, from lawnmowers and generators to cars, motorcycles, and even airplanes. Now the Japanese giant is adding another electrified vehicle to the list – a premium electric mountain bike.

Amazon isn’t just electrifying its American delivery operations. The virtual big box stores that Bezos built understands the benefits of EVs as well as anyone, and they’re working hard to deploy electric vehicles everywhere they can. And now, that global push is extending to India.

Apollo has spent the last several years carving out a spot for itself toward the more premium end of the electric scooter market. Now the company is trying something different: going after the mass market with its least expensive model yet.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is the most popular EV in America outside of Tesla, but its larger three-row sibling looks like the better deal right now.

EVgo has opened its first Supercharger station, and it’s in a Chicago grocery store parking lot. The site has 12 fast-charging stalls with both NACS and CCS plugs, and it’s the first of hundreds of Tesla Supercharger stalls EVgo plans to add across the US.

BYD’s luxury brand, Denza, calls it “the king of large 5-seater pure electric vehicles.” The new Denza N8 electric SUV will launch next week, offering an impressive CLTC driving range of over 1,000 km (621 miles), massive digital screens, and plenty of premium extras.

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we’ll discuss Tesla killing the Cybertruck, EVs surging in several key markets, and more.

This week’s closing Green Deals edition is packed with some great Early Black Friday savings, starting with the freshly launched Bluetti holiday lineup, which includes the new Apex 200 2,560Wh Power Station that just hit the market with an exclusive $1,044 starting price. That’s not all, as we also have Jackery’s early Black Friday offers, too. There’s also Velotric’s best prices of the year, with a bunch of first-time discounts, like the 2026 Discover 3 Ultimate Comfort Commuter e-bike with a FREE $136 bundle at $1,899 + more from $1,199, as well as a spotlight on Segway’s F3 Electric Scooter at its $650 annual low. You’ll also find Worx’s 40V 20-inch cordless snow thrower, AeroGarden’s Trio grow light, and more – plus, all the deals from across this week at the bottom of the page, including yesterday’s EcoFlow DELTA Gen4 power station launch deals, the full Lectric Black Friday Sale lineup, 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.

BMW introduced a new public charging package for those who buy or lease the new 2027 iX3, i5, or i7 electric vehicles.

BMW’s new iX3 outperformed the Volvo EX60 and Mercedes-Benz GLC EV, driving well over 400 miles during a real-world range test.

Kia is expanding its electric van lineup with the PV7, a larger PV5 sibling that can carry nine people or a whole lot of cargo.

Tesla has raised Cybertruck prices in the US by up to 10% and stopped taking orders for the base Dual Motor AWD trim. The cheapest Cybertruck you can actually order now costs $92,490.

The move comes right after Tesla confirmed it will end Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around mid-2027.

Lucid has released a new teaser video of what looks like the Cosmos, its upcoming sub-$50,000 midsize electric SUV and the car that’s supposed to turn Lucid into a volume automaker.

The clip gives us the clearest look yet at the Cosmos’ lighting, front and rear, after months of camouflaged prototype sightings. But the car itself is still about a year away.

It takes some seriously heavy equipment to make an ultra-class mining truck look little, but that’s exactly what German equipment giant Liebherr does best, and its newest, 250-tonne production excavator keeps that tradition alive – only this time, it’s electric.

Chinese equipment brand Zoomlion showed up to this week’s China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition with a new ultra-high-horsepower hybrid tractor that sets a new benchmark, offering more than 1,600 hp while cutting back on both fuel and fumes.

BYD’s Yangwang U9 Xtreme just reached 503.17 km/h (312.66 mph) on a closed highway in Abu Dhabi, making it the first production car ever to go faster than 500 km/h.

The FIA and Guinness World Records both recognized the run. It’s the all-electric hypercar’s second top-speed record in just over a year, and the one it broke was its own.

Tesla is ending Cybertruck production. CEO Elon Musk announced early Friday that the automaker will “wind down” the electric pickup at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of 2027, about three and a half years after the first deliveries.

Musk says it’s to make room for more Cybercab production. But Giga Texas isn’t short on space. The Cybertruck is short on buyers, and it sells at roughly a tenth of the 250,000 units a year Tesla built its line for.

Energica is officially back.

The Italian electric motorcycle maker, which ceased operations in 2024 after entering judicial liquidation, has announced a major revival under new international ownership. And while the Energica name is returning, the company behind it is going to look quite different this time around.

Australian conversion specialists Janus Electric have been celebrating a growing slate of orders for their Class 8 electric truck conversions, which ditch diesel in favor of advanced battery-swap electric power – but exactly how they’d deliver all those trucks was still a question. Now, we have an answer: Electrovaya will supply the batteries.

Like many equipment brands, German forklift maker Jungheinrich has been struggling to crack the Asian industrial markets – but the company is set to change all that with the launch of a new line of 1.6- to 3-ton class electric forklifts designed specifically to navigate the region’s tight warehouses and factories.