Chinese automaker BYD is squaring up against Europe’s premium brands with its latest high-performance offering. The company revealed its new Denza Z supercar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, seemingly ready to compete with high-end sports cars from Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. This premium model expands the reach of the company’s dedicated sub-brand, Denza, into the global luxury segment. Unfortunately… Read more…
Elon Musk quietly buys a $1 billion gas turbine company to power Grok
Elon Musk has quietly bought APR Energy, a Jacksonville-based company that operates a fleet of mobile gas and diesel turbines totaling more than 1 GW of generation capacity. Read more…
SwRI and SMU to deposit nanoscale films on solid-state battery anodes
SwRI and SMU develop nanoscale films to stabilize solid-state battery anodes, improving safety and performance for EV energy storage. Read more…
U.S. Energy expands Volt Vault portfolio with a new battery-integrated EV charging solution
U.S. Energy expands Volt Vault with a battery-integrated EV charging solution featuring ElectricFish Energy tech for fleet and commercial use. Read more…
Volkswagen and Xpeng’s ID.Unyx 09 pops up in Chinese regulatory filings
In a recent regulatory filing at the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the VW ID.Unyx 09 was left almost fully exposed. We have pictures and key specs of the fully-electric, high-performance coupe that Xpeng and Volkswagen co-developed. VW ID.Unyx 09 The filings mention two drivetrain options – RWD with one motor or AWD with two motors. The first… Read more…
ChargePoint is bringing ultra-fast EV chargers to 12 busy highway travel plazas
ChargePoint and travel plaza chain Onvo plan to install ultra-fast EV chargers at 12 highway locations across Pennsylvania and New York, making EV road tripping a little more convenient. Read more…
Nissan recalls nearly 4,000 new Leaf EVs after CR test finds seat belt issue
Nissan is recalling nearly 4,000 new 2026 Leaf EVs after a Consumer Reports test found the rear seat belt assemblies failed to meet federal requirements. Read more…
EV prices just fell again – here’s what US buyers paid in June
If you’ve been waiting to buy an EV, the latest Kelley Blue Book June price data may give you another reason to wait a bit longer. Read more…
BYD’s new Qin Max EV with Flash Charging spotted for the first time
The Qin Max is a “completely different new B-segment fast-charging sedan,” according to BYD. Shortly after previewing it for the first time, BYD’s new electric sedan was spotted driving in public. Read more…
‘We Will Not Survive’: Toyota Boss Wants Japanese Automakers To Team Up To Beat Chinese EVs
Toyota boss has a radical solution to catch up to Chinese automakers. Will it work? Read More…
‘Completely False’: Lucid Denies Report That It’s Weighing Bankruptcy After Shares Crash
A report that Lucid was considering bankruptcy triggered a massive selloff and an official denial from the automaker. Read More…
eliso wins contract to deploy 25 electric truck charging stations in Germany
eliso, a VINCI Concessions subsidiary, wins contract to deploy 25 electric truck charging stations with up to 180 charge points in Germany. Read more…
Exclusive: We Finally Know The Slate Truck’s Destination Fee. Here’s The Final Price
Slate’s destination charge will be the lowest for any pickup truck in the U.S., which is pretty on-brand. Read More…
Nearly 10,000 EVs Were Tested For Battery Degradation. These 2 Models Won Out.
A Swedish analysis of nearly 10,000 battery tests found that two EVs retained more than 97% of their capacity after 62,000 miles. Read More…
BYD says demand is ‘booming’ for the new Denza Z EV as global pre-orders top 1,000
The Denza Z is not your average supercar. With three electric motors packing over 1,500 hp combined, it can hit 62 mph in under 2 seconds. Global pre-orders are “booming,” according to BYD, with over 1,000 in five days. Read more…
Lucid (LCID) stock halted, crashes 40% on bankruptcy report it denies
Lucid (LCID) stock was hit with multiple volatility halts and crashed more than 40% on Tuesday after a report claimed the EV maker was weighing Chapter 11 bankruptcy or going private. Read more…
California introduces a new EV $3,500 incentive to replace the discontinued federal tax credit
Back in September 2025, the federal EV tax credit in the US expired, and the Trump Administration refused to renew it. It was part of the Inflation Reduction Act introduced by the Biden Administration and shaved off $7,500 from some EVs, helping first-time EV owners get their vehicles at a significantly lower price. Since then, California vowed to introduce an… Read more…
Walmart EV Charger Deployments Exploded In Q2. Only Tesla Installed More Plugs
America’s big-box giant installed more DC fast chargers than Electrify America, EVGo, or Ionna. Read More…
The Company Behind TikTok Could Get Into The Autonomous Car Race: Report
TikTok’s parent company is more massive than you might think, it’s reportedly eyeing up self-driving. Read More…
BYD tests high-performance appeal as Denza Z pre-orders pass 1,000
The Denza Z electric supercar began pre-sales in China on Monday, with a starting price of 680,000 yuan ($100,300). Read more…
