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Octopus Energy has launched a new smartphone app that integrates over 200,000 individual EV chargers in North America. The Octopus Charge app offers information on the charger’s speed, compatibility, pricing, and live availability. It eliminates the need for over a dozen individual apps, and there’s no markup on energy costs. A new smartphone app that integrates over 200,000 individual EV chargers in North America is now available to electric car drivers. Octopus Energy’s Octopus Charge aggregates information from over 10,000 charging stations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, eliminating the need for individual apps for over a dozen operators.…
Hyundai revealed the exterior and interior design of the all-new Tucson for the first time, and it already looks like a big upgrade. Meet the new Hyundai Tucson It’s been six years since Hyundai launched the current fourth-generation Tucson. For the fifth-gen model, Hyundai is taking the SUV to the next level. The new Hyundai Tucson has grown up and now looks more like a traditional SUV, with a wide, boxy stance. The new look is based on Hyundai’s “Art of Steel” design, the same design philosophy behind the off-road Boulder Concept from the New York Auto Show earlier this…
The city of London has released a report showing drastic drops in air pollution since it expanded its Ultra Low Emission Zone, an area within the city where polluting vehicles must pay a fee to visit. (Update 8/19/26, original article 5/15/25: A new study shows that children in London have significantly better lung function than before the zone was implemented) The London Ultra Low Emissions Zone is an area within London where vehicles that do not meet modern emissions standards must pay an additional charge to drive. The charge is £12.50 (~$16) per day, and the restriction is enforced 24…
Aston Martin hasn’t ruled out bringing back a manual gearbox, but making one work with modern safety technology is proving to be a major challenge. Speaking during Monterey Car Week, Aston Martin CEO Adrian Hallmark explained that the issue isn’t sourcing a manual transmission itself. The bigger problem is integrating it with the electronics and advanced driver-assistance systems used in modern production cars. “The problem we have is not getting a manual gearbox; it’s getting an electronic and modified system to be able to work with a manual box. Why? Because when you’ve got ADAS—because this car’s got all the…
Genesis just cranked its luxury up to 11. Its new electric three-row flagship, the GV90, isn’t only the most luxurious electric car in the lineup, it’s the most luxurious car in the entire Hyundai Group. And it’s also the most impressive EV, with the biggest battery and most advanced powertrains. The new model comes in two flavors, the normal GV90 and the GV90 Neolun. The latter is the uber-luxury version, complete with coach-style doors. It looks like something royalty will be driven around in. Or international crime bosses. Or both. Photo by: Genesis All GV90s are built on the same new…
Genesis unveiled its first full-size flagship SUV, the GV90, and it’s about as over-the-top as they come. The ultra-luxe electric SUV packs coach doors, a built-in refrigerator, massive digital screens, air suspension, and plenty of other high-end touches. Meet the Genesis GV90, a true flagship luxury SUV It’s been nearly two and a half years since Genesis unveiled the Neolun concept, a preview of its full-size “ultra-luxe” SUV, the GV90. We were lucky enough to be invited to the GV90’s debut on Wednesday at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, where Genesis finally took the covers off its…
When our spy photographers first caught the Fabia 130 testing on the Nürburgring in late summer 2025, our minds were whirring as to what could power this sporty new Skoda hatchback. The turbocharged 2.0-litre EA888 engine from Volkswagen Polo GTI (detuned from the version in the Golf GTI) seemed like a good bet, given that the Polo and Fabia sit on the same MQB A0 platform. What we didn’t expect was Skoda tuning the EA211 1.5-litre unit from the standard Fabia. Among the bespoke parts are hardened rocker arm pins, new air pipes and a more heat-resistant intake manifold, plus…
The tiny Fiat Topolino isn’t technically a car at all. A free kit will help turn it into a street-legal, low-speed vehicle, but that’s still not the target audience. Instead, the real buyers of the Topolino are communities where micro mobility is already king. Fiat’s adorable Topolino EV has come to America. The tiny low-speed quadricycle—that’s right, it’s not technically a car—is a huge attention grabber. But if you can’t legally drive it on the road, it raises a pretty big question: what are you supposed to do with it? It is, after all, something more comparable in size to a…
Our midweek Green Deals is being led by an incredible exclusive deal on the Heybike Hero 750W Mid-Drive Carbon-Fiber All-Terrain e-bike at a new $1,049.50 low. Right behind that, we have EcoFlow’s latest 48-hour flash sale with up to $2,200 savings on four units, like the DELTA 3 Max 2,048Wh Portable Power Station with a 500W modular solar panel at $1,399. There’s also the lineup of Best Buy 60th Anniversary Sale EV deals on models from Segway, Lectric, Hiboy, NIU, and more starting from $284, the Anker eufyCam E40 Solar Security Camera 2-pack bundle with a HomeBase hub at $180,…
Photo: Electrify America Wawa launched self-branded Tesla Superchargers earlier this year, and now it’s doing the same with Electrify America EV fast chargers. The convenience store chain will roll out Wawa-branded DC fast charging stations at eight Pennsylvania stores this year. Electrify America is supplying its white-label charging platform, which lets Wawa operate the stations under its own brand while Electrify America provides the equipment, software, and network support. Five of the sites will offer both NACS and CCS connectors with charging speeds of up to 400 kW. The other three will feature CCS chargers capable of up to 350…