Bentley has unveiled the Torcal, its first all-electric vehicle, at a global debut in London today. It’s an SUV with up to 888 PS (876 hp), a 113 kWh battery, and up to 375 miles (600 km WLTP) of range. Read more…
Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo gets a stretched version starting at about $60,000
Volkswagen launched the new ID. Buzz Cargo with a longer wheelbase, offering more space and updated software. Prices start at about $60,000, but a cheaper version will go on sale soon. Read more…
Bentley’s First EV Charges Faster Than You Can Finish Lunch
Bentley enters the electric era with an opulent midsize SUV called the Torcal. Read More…
Eight Cheap EVs Were Driven Until They Died. One Was A Clear Overachiever
It may not be the most efficient in the test, but it managed to beat its officially claimed range in a real-world highway range test. Read More…
Four minutes to charge an EV? Geely says its 2.2 MW is the answer
This week has been a proper whirlwind of battery announcements – and the message has never been clearer: you can forget the half-hour charging sessions. We used to tell ourselves that 30 minutes was a reasonable trade-off for zero emissions. It was the price of admission. But in China, it seems nobody got that memo. We heard from Sunwoda about… Read more…
Buick refreshes Electra E7 after just 5 months, adding features and power
The refreshed Buick Electra E7 arrives just 5 months after its initial rollout, underscoring pressure on joint-venture brands to catch up in China. Read more…
Thermal runaway: a guide to its prevention and containment in Li-ion batteries
Sponsored by Bluestar Silicones.Thermal runaway is a growing safety concern for large lithium-ion batteries, especially those used within the EV industry. If a battery cell overheats and reaches a critical temperature, it can trigger a self-heating reaction that can lead to catastrophic failure, fires and even explosion. As the electrification of transport accelerates, the risks… Read more » Read more…
Nio opens its first fully solar-powered battery swap station in China
The battery swap station in Xinjiang uses solar power and energy storage to operate off-grid. Read more…
Slovenia discontinues EV purchase subsidies
Slovenia will no longer provide subsidies for the purchase of EVs and will instead shift its focus to expanding charging infrastructure. This decision is part of a broader energy policy realignment by the new government under Prime Minister Janez Janša. Read more…
Nio closes hubs in Cologne and Weiterstadt
Nio will close its hubs in Cologne and Weiterstadt near Frankfurt at the end of September 2026. After that, Munich will remain the only Nio Hub in Germany and thus the only in-house location with a workshop. For service, the Chinese manufacturer refers to a network of selected workshops. Read more…
Hyundai recalls Ioniq 9 over power-folding rear seat risk
Hyundai is recalling 5,360 Ioniq 9 eSUVs in the US from the 2026 model year. The manufacturer states that the second-row power seats may fail to detect an occupant and continue moving, potentially trapping a person in the rear of the vehicle. Read more…
Donut Lab really wants us to believe its ‘miracle solid-state battery’ is real
An Intertek lab in the UK found just 3.4 ppm of lithium in a sample of Donut Lab’s “solid-state” battery, and the Finnish startup is now using that result to argue its cell is neither lithium-ion nor sodium-ion. Read more…
Tesla’s ‘hardcore lawyers’ went a little too hardcore
Tesla’s racism trial in California opened Monday with a bad day for the company’s lawyers. The first witness testified that a senior Tesla in-house attorney had called him last week and let him believe he was working for the state, according to Law360 (paywall). Read more…
Nissan reveals its newest EV, an affordable electric city cruiser with 259 km of range [Images]
The Pixo is back, but this time it’s an all-electric city cruiser set to become Nissan’s most affordable EV starting under $25,000. Read more…
Toyota is finally taking its best-seller electric
Toyota is preparing to introduce the electric version of its best-selling car of all time, the Corolla. Read more…
The Rivian R2 Just Got Its First Recall
Nearly 99,000 Rivian vehicles—including some new R2s—were recalled this week due to a camera-related safety problem. Read More…
Echion signs MOU with Energy Tech Solution to develop XNO niobium-anode battery cells
Echion Technologies partners with Energy Tech Solution to develop XNO niobium-anode battery cells with high cycle life and fast charging. Read more…
BYD’s Yangwang brand is working on a luxury executive sedan, here it is in spy shots
BYD’s Yangwang brand seems to be very busy working on a new luxury executive sedan, which is allegedly internally codenamed Hu. Yangwang is BYD’s premium luxury brand in China, so this makes perfect sense. The upcoming car has been spotted on the streets of China wearing heavy camouflage. As you can see in the images below, it seems quite massive,… Read more…
Geely’s New EV Charger Is Absurdly Powerful: 2.2 Megawatts
BYD stunned the industry with its Flash chargers. Geely’s 2.25 megawatt system leaves it, and everyone else, behind. Read More…
BYD Denza launches Z9S electric sedan with range of up to 1,100 km
The Denza Z9S starts at 255,800 yuan ($37,910), 64,000 yuan lower than its pre-sales price. Read more…
