China’s overall passenger vehicle retail sales were 317,000 units on August 1-9, down 22% year-on-year. Read more…
Kia EV3 arrives in America with a sub-$30,000 sticker and big ambitions
Not that long ago, you could honestly class the affordable EVs as penal colony transport – appliances designed by bean-counters who thought fun was an unnecessary option. Then Kia changed the rules. After storming the stage with the slick EV6 and the family-hauling EV9, the South Korean brand turned its sights to democratizing electric power – the 2027 Kia EV3… Read more…
Volvo Wants To Make You A Safer Driver—And Lower Your Insurance Bill
An optional app will provide a safety score based on the driver’s behavior, and higher scores could lead to lower insurance rates. Read More…
Luxeed RX to open pre-orders on August 20 with 4 LiDAR sensors
The Luxeed RX is Huawei HIMA’s first SUV with a letter-based name and will target the Xiaomi YU7. Read more…
India: TVS Vehicle Mobility Solutions to deploy 57 electric heavy-duty trucks
India’s TVS Vehicle Mobility Solutions (TVS VMS) plans to deploy 57 electric heavy-duty trucks on a primary logistics route in Chhattisgarh, a state in central India. The deployment marks TVS VMS’s entry into heavy-duty electric trucking. Read more…
DAF and Einride bring autonomous driving to battery-electric trucks
DAF Trucks and Einride want to jointly bring autonomous electric trucks to the road. For this, Einride’s driving system ‘Einride Driver’ is to be integrated into DAF’s e-truck platform. The goal is commercial use at SAE Level 4, with the first tests starting in 2026. Read more…
GM And LG Restart EV Battery Production In Ohio After Seven-Month Shutdown
The Ultium Cells factory in Warren, Ohio, was idled at the beginning of 2026 due to a drop in EV demand. Read More…
They Bought A 78,000-Mile Tesla With An Unknown Past. Then They Tested The Battery
Its past charging habits are a mystery. A battery test returned a healthy, though hardly exceptional score. Read More…
BYD Fang Cheng Bao adds lower-priced Tai 3 variant, cutting entry price
Fang Cheng Bao launched a 510-km rear-wheel-drive flash-charging version of the Tai 3, priced from 143,800 yuan ($21,180). Read more…
BCP to install more than 500 on-street EV chargers
More than 1,100 public charging sockets will be added across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole over the next three years. The rollout forms part of a £16.5 million project backed by the UK government’s LEVI fund and private investment. Read more…
Jaguar Type-01 uses architectural drama to escape the EV appliance trap
I used to have a soft spot for Jaguar. The XF especially was a proper West End theater – you pressed the start button, and after a brief pause, the gear selector rose out of the center console and the hidden climate vents rotated open as if they were stage props. As long as it all worked, it was pure… Read more…
Automakers’ share of China NEV exports in July: BYD leads with 32.2%, Tesla rises to No. 3 with 12.3%
BYD continued to dominate China’s NEV export market in July with 173,721 vehicles, while Tesla China exported 66,330 units. Read more…
Automakers’ share of China’s NEV market in July: BYD leads with 23.5%, Tesla falls out of top 10
Nio’s retail sales surged 70.5% year-on-year in July, keeping it at No. 8 in China’s NEV market. Read more…
Hybrid aircraft makes historic flight across Utah
Ampaire’s hybrid electric aircraft completes first Utah flight, showcasing battery tech by EP Systems in a public-private aviation initiative. Read more…
Xiaomi delivered 31,267 EVs in July, yearly target looks tricky
Xiaomi’s latest accounting problem feels like the company is trying to sprint up the escalator that is going down – let me explain. After storming out of the gate with the SU7 and YU7, the Chinese electronics titan now finds itself staring at a scorecard that does not look good. Delivering 31,267 vehicles in July sounds impressive, but that’s only… Read more…
Power Integrations rates PowiGaN technology at 2,200 V for high-voltage systems
Power Integrations rates its PowiGaN GaN technology at 2,200 V, enabling higher efficiency and power density for EVs, data centers, and HVDC systems. Read more…
Global EV sales rose in July – except in North America
Global EV sales rose 9% in July, but the growth map couldn’t look more uneven. Read more…
Trump is right: EV range anxiety is a disease – THIS is how we cure it!
On today’s time-sensitive episode of Quick Charge, we revisit the idea that even a broken clock is right twice a day as we examine US President Donald Trump’s takes on electric vehicles, range anxiety, highway road signs, and why he’s absolutely right. Read more…
Study: DC Fast Charging Satisfaction Is Up, And Ionna Takes The Top Spot
JD Power’s Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Public Charging Study says that people are getting more satisfied with public charging. Read More…
Kemplink—new company develops cables and connectors for EV charging
Kemppi Group launches Kemplink to develop high-power DC fast charging cables and connectors for EV passenger and heavy-duty transport charging. Read more…
