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NHTSA orders Tesla to prove its Cybercab is legal to sell, under oath

NHTSA has ordered Tesla to prove that its Cybercab is even legal to sell. The agency issued a formal Special Order on September 10 demanding that the company show, under oath, how a vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, and no mirrors complies with federal safety standards written for human drivers.

Tesla has until September 30 to respond. Failing to answer fully and truthfully carries penalties of up to $139 million.

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Tesla’s new Roadster teaser hints at a ‘Cyber’ redesign it doesn’t need

Tesla will finally unveil its new Roadster on October 1, more than eight years after it first showed the car in 2017. And a teaser this weekend suggests the production version is getting Tesla’s “Cyber” design treatment.

The teaser shows SpaceX cold gas thrusters firing out the back, and Elon Musk has promised “radical design changes.” But the Roadster never needed a redesign. It needed to ship.

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Velotric Summit 1 multi-terrain e-bike $300 off, Jackery 2,048Wh HomePower V2 400W solar bundle, rare Husqvarna deal, more

We’ve got a nice mix in our Tuesday Green Deals, headlined by the latest Velotric Adventure Season Sale with up to $550 discounts, like the Summit 1 Multi-Terrain e-bike with SensorSwap tech down at $1,699, among others. We’ve also got Jackery’s Member Sale Event with a small collection of power station offers, like the new 2,048Wh HomePower 2000 Plus V2 Power Station with 2x 200W solar panels for $1,649. From there, we spotted a rare discount to the best price in two years on Husqvarna’s Power Axe 225i Cordless Electric Chainsaw with a 4.0Ah battery at $265, as well as the DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless 7-1/4-inch Miter Saw with a 4.0Ah battery at $329, the expanded 572Wh EcoFlow RIVER 3 Plus Power Station back at its Amazon low, and more waiting for you down below. There’s also all the hangover deals from yesterday at the bottom of the page, like the Anker eufy Solar Wall Light Cam S4 launch deal, Anker’s extended SOLIX Hurricane-Ready power station sale with exclusive savings, 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.

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The world’s largest EV company just partnered with an African electric motorcycle company

Africa’s electric motorcycle market is about to get an interesting new combination of Chinese manufacturing scale and homegrown battery-swapping infrastructure.

Yadea, the Chinese electric two-wheeler giant that has sold more than 100 million vehicles globally, has announced a new strategic partnership with African electric mobility company Spiro. The two companies plan to work together on electric motorcycles and scooters specifically tailored to African markets while integrating those vehicles into Spiro’s rapidly growing battery-swapping network.

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Tesla’s record month: 4 fatal Autopilot and Full Self-Driving crashes

July 2026 was the worst month on record for Tesla driver-assist crashes. Tesla reported 236 of them to federal regulators, the most it has ever filed in a single month.

Four of those crashes killed someone. In every one, Tesla’s own data says Autopilot or “Full Self-Driving” was engaged, and in every one, the public was never told the system was involved. This is the latest from our ongoing investigation matching Tesla’s redacted NHTSA reports to real, named crashes.

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Stark turns its 80 hp electric supermoto into a titanium-loaded blacked-out beast

Stark Future has already turned its ridiculously powerful electric dirt bike into a street-going supermoto – upon which I recently got to cruise the streets and cities around Barcelona (more on that experience coming soon). But now the company is taking that concept in an even darker direction with the new Stark VARG SM Sköll, a limited-edition, nearly completely blacked-out version of the 80 hp electric supermoto.

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EPA just raised health costs by $2.8T, will kill thousands per year (upd.)

The EPA finalized a proposed policy on Monday to eliminate limits on power plant pollution, saddling Americans with trillions of dollars in long-term health and environmental costs and thousands of deaths per year, in the latest step of Trump’s assault on America.

Update: This article has been updated to reflect the finalization of the rule, and with updated estimates of its cost to Americans.

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