The Freelander 8 will roll off the production line at the joint venture’s Changshu plant in Jiangsu on July 30, with pre-sales set to begin on August 10. Read more…
What is the state of Germany’s HGV charging network? Five key insights
Hyundai Motor India integrates access to 30,000 charging points through app
India: BillionE to deploy over 150 heavy-duty electric trucks for JK Cement
BYD previews 2027 Seal 06 sedan with LiDAR for enhanced driver assistance
The current Seal 06 EV was launched in June 2025 with a starting price of 109,800 yuan ($16,170) and BYD’s LiDAR-free God’s Eye C driver-assistance system. Read more…
Porsche appoints new production chief, reportedly puts more EV projects on hold
China restarts robotaxi licence approvals
China resumes issuing robotaxi licenses after months-long freeze, report says
License issuance is gradually resuming in some cities after the completion of an industry-wide safety review in late June, according to Bloomberg. Read more…
Inside Tesla’s redacted record crash surge
I spent the last couple of days dissecting the news of a Tesla Robotaxi ending its journey abruptly against a tree stump, but it turns out the real story isn’t a lonely not-so-autonomous prototype bending metal in a quiet cul-de-sac. The true jaw-dropper is buried within fresh data mapping out the behavior of ordinary, customer-owned Teslas operating in the wild.… Read more…
Q2 financial results: Tesla posts record deliveries as profits come under pressure
Xpeng launches 4 models in Bahrain, delivers 200,000th G6 globally
Xpeng launched the X9, G9, G6 and P7+ in Bahrain, extending its overseas expansion into the Middle East’s Gulf region. Read more…
IEA: Global power demand is surging – and renewables are passing coal
Global electricity use is growing again, but renewables are expected to overtake coal as the world’s largest source of electricity this year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Read more…
Geely agrees to take over part of Ford’s Spanish factory, report says
Geely will build vehicles on an idle assembly line at Ford’s Almussafes plant near Valencia, which is currently running at less than a quarter of its capacity. Read more…
VW is trading German pride for Chinese code – L3 autonomous driving from 2027
There is a profound (and beautifully ironic) twist unfolding in the global automotive landscape right now. The proud titans of Wolfsburg dictated exactly how cars were built, stamped, and sold to the rest of the planet for nearly a century. If you wanted absolute mechanical perfection, you bought German hardware. But in the ruthless, warp-speed arena of modern electric vehicles,… Read more…
Chery starts iCar V23 production in Malaysia, deepening Southeast Asia push
Chery began construction of the new Malaysian plant in February 2025, with an initial annual capacity of 100,000 vehicles. Read more…
Elon Musk hints at Tesla (TSLA)-SpaceX merger on earnings call
Elon Musk hinted at a merger between Tesla and SpaceX on Tesla’s Q2 2026 earnings call, pointing to “more and more overlap” between the two companies he controls. Read more…
Tesla still has no real plan for Hardware 3 owners promised FSD
Elon Musk was asked directly on Tesla’s Q2 2026 earnings call whether the company still plans to upgrade Hardware 3 (HW3) cars so they can run its latest “Full Self-Driving” software. His answer made one thing clear: Tesla still has no concrete plan. Read more…
Deliveries, automation, and the gateway drug to electrification with BIG JOE
Full autonomy, big delivery numbers, and a push towards electrification that’s moving global markets? We must be talking about electric forklifts! On today’s uplifting episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got Big Joe CMO Martin Boyd here to walk us through some of the ways these battery powered equipment assets are making all our lives better. Read more…
Tesla (TSLA) releases Q2 2026 financial results: record revenue, big profit miss
Tesla (TSLA) released its financial results and shareholders’ letter for the second quarter (Q2) 2026 after market close today. We are updating this post with all the details from the financial results, shareholders’ letter, and the conference call later tonight. Read more…
Subaru is delaying the 3-row Getaway EV, following Toyota
Subaru confirmed that production of the Getaway EV is being delayed, following Toyota’s decision to delay its first three-row electric SUV. Read more…
