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West Palm Beach is replacing its Ride WPB vans with an all-electric, on-demand transit system
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (611+ words) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. " The city of West Palm Beach is about to change the way people get around, and it's going electric. At the end of this month, the city will retire its familiar blue Ride WPB vans and…...
Honda records its first-ever annual loss on a costly EV strategy
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (123+ words) TOKYO " Honda says it racked up a full-year loss for the first time ever, losing $2. 7 billion in the last fiscal year due to a costly electric-vehicle strategy. The Japanese automaker abandoned many of its plans for EV models, including those…...
'Totally inappropriate': Mom blasts congresswoman's response to son's letter
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (403+ words) A 10-year-old North Carolina boy wrote his member of Congress in hopes of persuading the representative to support funding for electric vehicles. RELATED STORY | EV chargers still scarce as states leave most federal money on the table Instead, he got…...
Treasure Coast families say solar panel promises left them trapped in costly 25-year loans
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1070+ words) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. " Two Port St. Lucie families say promises of lower electric bills never materialized after buying rooftop solar panels " leaving them with monthly loan payments on top of their utility bills. The families turned to WPTV's "Let's…...
Why gas-only cars just got left out of a major 'best of' 2026 autos list
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (144+ words) Consumer Reports released its annual list of the top 10 cars for the 2026 model year, with multiple Ford, Toyota and Subaru models making the list. RELATED STORY | Steps to take if your car is repossessed amid rising loan defaults Here are…...
Electric aircraft company demos 'Tesla for the air' at Indiantown airport
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (199+ words) INDIANTOWN, Fla. " A local company demonstrated its vision for personal electric aviation at the Indiantown Airport, showcasing a two-seater aircraft that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter but flies like a traditional winged aircraft. AIR, the company behind…...
Larry Ellison takes the title of 'world's richest person' from Elon Musk
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (279+ words) Elon Musk is no longer the "world's richest person." That title now belongs to Larry Ellison, cofounder and chairman of the technology company Oracle. According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, Ellison's wealth jumped to $393 billion " a $101 billion gain overnight " on Wednesday…...
Are electric cars really more environmentally friendly?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (968+ words) You've heard about the perks and maybe balked at the costs, but with demand'higher than ever, it seems like everyone is racing to get their hands on an electric vehicle. "It's very inexpensive to operate. There are no maintenance costs…...
Tesla awards Musk millions of shares valued at about $29 billion
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (616+ words) Tesla gave Elon Musk a stock grant of $29 billion on Monday as a reward for years of "transformative and unprecedented" growth despite a recent foray into right-wing politics that has hurt its sales, profits and its stock price. In giving…...