Nio Inc recorded retail sales of 20,736 vehicles in Shanghai in the first half of 2026. Read more…
Charging is logistics: why electrification only works as a system
Mercedes-Benz reportedly halts CLA L production in China
BYD launches Seal 05 DM-i plug-in hybrid sedan in Mexico under BYD King name
The plug-in hybrid sedan features BYD’s fifth-generation DM technology and offers a combined range of up to 1,680 km. Read more…
Geely Galaxy Cruiser 700 with 1,113-hp tri-motor system to debut on July 24
The rugged plug-in hybrid SUV delivers a combined system output of 830 kW, or 1,113 hp, and can wade through water as deep as 800 mm. Read more…
Tesla puts Starlink antenna in Cybercab
Tesla and Starlink say SpaceX’s satellite internet is now “directly integrated” into the Cybercab, Tesla’s dedicated robotaxi. Read more…
Circontrol’s EV charging products to be marketed under the Circutor brand
Circontrol merges its EV charging products under the Circutor brand to unify market presence and enhance global service quality. Read more…
This is the Smart #2 on the streets being tested ahead of its launch
Back in April, Smart revealed that it would be going back to its roots, working on an EV that would be the spiritual successor to the original Smart ForTwo city car. Then, the company presented the Concept #2 a few weeks later in order to give us a better idea of what the production car would be based on. Today… Read more…
The US’s first UL 3700 balcony solar microinverter is here
Hoymiles has launched the HiFlow Pro, the first US microinverter certified to meet UL 3700, North America’s new safety standard for plug-in balcony solar. Read more…
The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is flying off dealer lots, and it’s getting harder to find
The IONIQ 5 is a hot seller right now, and Hyundai dealers are reportedly running out of inventory. Read more…
Are California’s new EV purchase incentives better-designed than the federal tax credits they replace?
California launches MyFirstEV program with $270M funding, offering better EV purchase incentives than federal credits, backed by 13 major automakers. Read more…
I Was Going To Go Back To Gas. Here’s Why I Just Couldn’t Give Up My EV
A used EV isn’t just a better deal than a used gas car—it’s a better experience, too. Read More…
PSA: Don’t Use An Old Charging Adapter For Your Rivian R2. It May Melt
Since Rivian stuck with 400 volts to keep costs down, the R2’s high-amperage charging can be too much for some older adapters. Read More…
Allego migrates its 16-country European public charging network to the AMPECO charging management platform
Allego migrates its 35,000-point European EV charging network to AMPECO’s scalable management platform for improved driver experience and operations. Read more…
Geely’s new ultra-integrated Thunder drive unit exposes the myth of the big battery pack
The auto industry’s obsession with stuffing electric cars with heavy battery packs to fix range anxiety sounds a bit like a lazy engineering shortcut. It seems automakers believe that making an EV heavier is the only way for it to go farther – an approach that is painfully counterintuitive. Adding weight increases rolling resistance, needs stiffer suspension components, and in… Read more…
Hyundai’s $5B battery plant opens with enough capacity to power 300,000 EVs a year
Hyundai opened its new $5 billion EV battery plant in Georgia with enough capacity to power about 300,000 electric vehicles a year. The first of which will be used in the three-row IONIQ 9. Read more…
Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ got me a speeding ticket, and Tesla killed the fix
I got a speeding ticket this weekend while using Tesla’s Full Self-Driving. The car was driving itself in Standard mode on FSD when it took me up to 78 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. Read more…
Volkswagen’s E-Bike Tries To Keep You Safe With A Rearview Camera And Smart Helmet
The Smart Helmet pairs with Smart Glasses to give the rider live navigation, traffic, and safety alerts. Read More…
Altilium to deploy ReGenTrace platform across its UK battery recycling operations
Altilium deploys ReGenTrace AI platform to optimize UK EV battery recycling with advanced analytics and digital traceability technology. Read more…
The EV paradox: why they are getting cheaper and yet sticker prices keep rising
It seems that the slow-burning EV revolution that we are witnessing, is going through a curious corporate shell game. On paper, things look spectacular. In the German market, which basically is Europe’s automotive barometer, battery-electric vehicle registrations climbed to a solid 19.1% market share by the end of 2025, rebounding beautifully after the government unexpectedly pulled the plug on consumer… Read more…
