Final Call: Lock in up to $7,500 EV & 30% Home Energy Tax Credits Before They Expire

Consumers have until Sept. 30 to lock in federal EV tax credits—up to $7,500 for new vehicles and $4,000 for used models—and until Dec. 31 to claim 30% credits for rooftop solar, battery storage, heat pumps and home efficiency upgrades.

Experts warn against rash buying: potential buyers should confirm charging-system costs, check local inventory and secure installation guarantees for solar by year-end. Only the 30% EV home-charger credit (up to $1,000) survives through June 2026, leaving little time for major energy investments.

Cybertruck owner AJ Esguerra returned from a two-week trip to find his EV dead despite continuous charging in Arizona's heat. Concerned that soaring temperatures and constant trickle power might have ruined his six-figure truck, he reached out to Tesla service. Within hours, technicians remotely revived the vehicle, towed it to a service center at no cost and pinpointed a failed power converter as the culprit.

Key Facts:

• Tesla confirmed heat and charging weren't to blame.


• The automaker covered all repairs under warranty.


• Owners are advised to leave Cybertrucks plugged in indefinitely—the system stops charging when full.

WJ Group has introduced the world's first fully electric thermoplastic road marking truck, showcasing it at the LCRIG Innovation Festival. Designed to complete a full shift on a single charge and priced around £500,000, the vehicle marks a milestone in decarbonizing highway maintenance.

Key features include:

• An all-new chassis conversion by Electra Commercial Vehicles and in-house engineering


• A custom electric heating system and applicator prams for thermal consistency


• Alignment with WJ's Science Based Targets to achieve net-zero scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2032

With local authorities under pressure to meet net-zero goals, WJ's innovation offers a fully electric, end-to-end solution for road marking contracts.

A social-media creator has taken on the male-skewed EV market with a TikTok ad tailored to women. Brittany Gibbons highlights five Hummer EV features she believes will resonate with female buyers, from its 3.5-second 0-60 mph sprint and 300-mile range to the removable roof and "crabwalk" mode. She peppers her pitch with humor—calling the safety cameras "more cameras than an influencer trip to Tulum"—and even demonstrates the truck's cavernous storage, rating it "14 out of 10 on the TJ Maxx bag scale."

Her campaign arrives against a backdrop in which 71 percent of EV owners and 74 percent of EV shoppers are male. Research shows women often seek in-person answers about charging logistics—questions many dealerships struggle to address—leaving female buyers less confident in making the switch to electric.

Slate Auto, the startup developing an all-electric Ford Maverick rival slated for 2027, has launched a secret 3D-printing promotion called Slatelets. These clip-in dash badges can be downloaded, 3D-printed at home using a 0.2 mm nozzle, and affixed with a simple clip and superglue.

Key points:

• Four prototype designs are available: a wrapped model, a manual-crank motif inscribed "Be Hold!", an 8-bit rendering, and a graffiti-style badge.


• Slate envisions owners trading and sharing Slatelets to expand the brand's reach.

The initiative complements Slate's broader customization strategy for its no-frills pickup, which will offer over 100 accessories, optional battery packs (52.7 kWh/150 miles or 84.3 kWh/240 miles), and a transformable SUV kit.