Right after taking delivery of our brand new BMW iX3 50 xDrive, we put its range claims to the test. From the dealership, we headed straight to the seaside, covering almost 400 km in one go. After spending some time there, we started the return journey from an even more distant location, this time surpassing the 400 km mark. Our… Read more…
Survey Sunday: will Cybercab transform mobility, or be just another car?
For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about whether our Electrek readers believed the new Cybercab would be a transformative new technology, or – not. After nearly 2,700 responses, here’s what you told us. Read more…
Rivian Just Made The R1S And R1T Feel A Whole Lot Newer For Free
Rivian just rolled out its newest software update across its older R1 fleet, bringing new features to its R1 platform. Read More…
Tesla’s Cybercab Is Finally Here. So Is The Competition.
The Cybercab launch is a big moment for a company that’s spend a decade promising self-driving cars. Rivals haven’t been sitting still. Read More…
Jeep Wagoneer EREV Production Delayed By 6 Months: Report
The Jeep Wagoneer EREV will start production in November, Automotive News reported. The Ram 1500 EREV is coming next year. Read More…
Here’s How Tesla FSD Handles Europe’s Tight City Streets
The driver stays off the controls through tricky Brussels traffic, even during a maneuver the occupants describe as illegal. Read More…
The story of SONDORS’ new mystery e-bike just got even weirder with just two words
Just when it looked like we were about to find out what Storm Sondors has been cooking up for his return to the e-bike world, the story has taken another strange turn. Read more…
More Plugs, Less Power? The Surprising Math Behind Better EV Charging
Ultra-fast EV chargers make for great headlines, but they won’t survive long if the companies installing them aren’t making any money. Read More…
Sales Of Hybrids Are Soaring. That’s Bad News For EVs
Americans are turning to hybrids to get away from rising gas prices. So, is there still hope for EVs? Read More…
Volkswagen is halving its lineup and shuttering its fortress
The ghost of Ferdinand Piëch must be pacing the offices in Wolfsburg, cursing into the fluorescent lights. The gospel according to Volkswagen used to be simple, quite arrogant for sure, but very effective: conquer every conceivable niche, buy every badge not bolted down, and build an industrial machine so monstrous it could literally steamroll the whole planet. Whether you wanted… Read more…
E-quipment highlight: BLUETTI Pioneer 5000 E-Generator
BLUETTI says its new Pioneer 5000 E-Generator is built for the “Next Generation of Real Work,” as the brand expands into professional job site power delivery with a battery-backed and noise-free alternative to conventional ICE-powered generators. Read more…
One Detroit-area Hyundai dealer wants $400 to charge your car
Drivers opening an EV charging app for the first time today will be presented with thousands of so-called “public” chargers at local car dealers. Once they arrive, however, the store’s customers, store hours, security gates, and Wild West pricing can turn what should be a routine charging stop into a frustrating ordeal. For first-time EV drivers, that doesn’t just reflect poorly on the dealer – it reflects poorly on the EV, itself. And we need to fix it. Read more…
Answering random Redditor’s questions with professional backup: home solar edition
Earlier this week, a home solar shopper took to Reddit looking for a home solar panel + home backu battery system that could intelligently manage solar and grid power, auto switch in a power outage, and accept ICE generator input in a prolonged grid power failure. I reached out to some home energy experts to get them an answer. Read more…
Dr. Tim Meyer: “The electric car is a gift from the powertrain transition to the energy system”
Electric cars could link both the energy and transport transitions, but the right framework remains absent. However, energy expert Dr. Tim Meyer sees bidirectional charging as the “sleeping giant” of the energy system. Ahead of the CharIN Testival & Conference Europe 2026, Dr. Meyer explains why both regulation and the energy industry are lagging behind the technology. Read more…
Thessaloniki receives 50 electric buses from Yutong
In the Greek city of Thessaloniki, 50 new e-buses have entered service. The 18-meter-long articulated buses from Chinese manufacturer Yutong are operated by OASTH, the city’s public transport authority, on four routes. OASTH now has around 160 electric buses. Read more…
Voyah Dream 9 MPV begins pre-sales in China, starting at about $63,420
The Voyah Dream 9 features Huawei ADS 5 and HarmonySpace 6, along with 4 LiDARs. Read more…
The Golden Wedge has arrived
The whole world watched a golden wedge glide silently across the sunbaked Austin tarmac yesterday, its butterfly doors opened up against the Texas sky, and we all felt that familiar chill every car enthusiast gets when confronting the death of the steering wheel. No helm, no pedals, not even a rudimentary stalk to flick an indicator. Just two contoured buckets… Read more…
Glencore reaches new milestone at all-electric Sudbury copper mine
There’s an impossible amount of good-looking girls in Sudbury, Ontario, and an equally impressive wealth of high-grade nickel and copper ore living “just” 8,500 feet below the town’s surface, too – and Glencore Canada is sending a bunch of big EVs down to get it. Read more…
University at Buffalo adds electric buses to Stampede Fleet
The University at Buffalo is celebrating the deployment of eight new 40-foot electric transit buses, which are now quietly transporting students, staff, and campus visitors per day. The buses are the first in UB’s Stampede fleet to ditch diesel, kicking off a four-year effort to electrify the university’s campus transportation system. Read more…
Princeton NuEnergy wins $50-million DOE grant to build cathode-recycling plant
Princeton NuEnergy wins $50M DOE grant to build a cathode-recycling plant using plasma-assisted tech to rejuvenate battery materials. Read more…
