The Recon’s boxy body and stubby wheels are made for off-roading, but drivers still need to drive on the highway to get to trails. Read More…
The Jeep Recon Was Driven On The Highway Until It Died. Its Range Fell Short
UK apparently considering special tariffs on Chinese EVs
Just days after a report that the EU is allegedly pushing for higher tariffs on Chinese electric cars, the British government is now apparently drawing up a corresponding regulation. This is presumably the only way the UK can be eligible for the EU’s upcoming “Made in Europe” initiative. Read more…
Renault to invest more than €10 billion with primary focus on electric mobility
Renault intends to invest more than ten billion euros in France over the next five years. The funds will primarily flow into electric vehicles and more affordable models. However, the company is tying these plans to political and social framework conditions. Read more…
Mazda’s New EV SUV Can Tell Pedestrians Whatever You Want—Even Naughty Words
The automaker had good intentions with the feature, but it forgot to put some guardrails in place. Read More…
Siemens and OMV deploy high-power electric truck charging in Austria
Siemens eMobility and OMV deploy high-power SICHARGE FLEX electric truck charging system in Austria, enhancing freight transport electrification. Read more…
Microchip’s LAN8679 and LAN8680 transceivers extend 10BASE-T1S to zonal edge nodes
Microchip Technology expands its 10BASE-T1S Ethernet portfolio with LAN8679 and LAN8680 transceivers for zonal vehicle and industrial edge nodes. Read more…
Tough times for Audi, VW, and Porsche could make October a great time to buy
Volkswagen Group is going through some tough times these days. Labor disputes, increased competition in China, and a few market misses on big swings are all playing a part, but that doesn’t mean the EVs themselves aren’t great – and with all the big rebates and incentive offers on Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen EVs this month, they’re definitely worth a look. Read more…
Rivian’s delayed ALSO e-bikes are finally arriving to first customers, with mixed early feedback
After months of delays, missed delivery windows, and increasingly impatient reservation holders, Rivian spinout ALSO is finally putting its electric bikes into the hands of actual customers. Read more…
Autonomous Orange: YMX adds Outrider self-driving tech to its electric yard trucks
The logistics experts at 3PL provider YMX know a thing or three about running an efficient fleet, but even they are feeling the nationwide shortage of qualified yard operators. To help keep the goods moving and the wheels turning, the company is turning to self-driving, zero-emission yard trucks at customer sites as part of a new pilot with AI startup Outrider. Read more…
Here’s What’s Good (And Bad) About Owning An Audi E-Tron GT
Here’s what Tommy and Roman from TFL think after one month with Audi’s coolest EV. Read More…
The Genesis GV60 Magma Is One Of The Quirkiest Performance EVs On Sale
Doug Demuro loves his quirks and features, and the GV60 Magma has a bunch of them. Read More…
Hasta la vista, baby – Figure F.02 humanoid robots decommissioned, T2-style
Decommissioning humanoid robots that are packed with proprietary tech is a tricky thing – you want to make sure none of the expensive raw material goes to waste, but you also need to make sure no one else gets a hold of your tech. The solution? Have your robots hurl themselves into a vat of molten steel, Terminator 2-style. Read more…
China Wants Mass-Produced Solid-State Batteries By 2030. CATL Knows That’s Hard
Beijing wants large-scale production, but the world’s biggest EV battery maker warns that making the technology affordable is another matter. Read More…
Watt’s up, doc? Huddig hybrid loader gets a big battery boost [video]
Swedish heavy equipment brand HUDDIG has given its 1370 hybrid wheel loader platform a major battery upgrade for the new model year, boosting its battery capacity from 44 kWh to fully 61 kWh – an impressive, 40% upgrade. Read more…
FedEx believes $300M electric truck spend will save them $800M in diesel
In a record-setting commercial truck deal, international shipping giant FedEx has placed an order for 2,000 all-electric box trucks from American startup Harbinger in a deal that’s reportedly worth more than $300 million – but the ROI could be much higher. Read more…
I tried taking the budget-priced Ride1Up Roadster V3 e-bike off-roading. Here’s what happened next
The Ride1Up Roadster V3 is, for all intents and purposes, is a budget-focused daily driver urban bike. It’s not really a gravel bike. Maybe if you stand back a bit and squint, you could give it a bit more of a gravel bike interpretation. But ultimately, it’s a lightweight, affordable urban e-bike with decent multi-role tires that I mostly use for cruising around bike lanes and city streets. Read more…
The 2027 Cadillac Escalade IQ Gets A NACS Port And Faster Home Charging
All 2027 GM EVs will come out of the factory with a Tesla-style charging port, but the Escalade EV gets a little extra. Read More…
LG Energy Solution to supply 46,100 round cells to Mercedes
According to a media report, LG Energy Solution will supply round cells with a diameter of 46 millimeters and a height of 100 millimeters – a novel format – for Mercedes-Benz’s next-gen EVs. Deliveries are set to begin in 2028. Read more…
Renault opens UK orders for updated Scenic and Megane E-Tech
Renault has opened UK orders for updated versions of its Scenic E-Tech and Megane E-Tech electric models, with prices starting at £33,245 and £28,245 respectively. These include the full £3,750 UK Electric Car Grant (ECG). Read more…
South Korea: Water to open 23 fast-charging sites with 400 kW chargers
Water, the EV charging brand of South Korean renewable energy company Brite Energy Partners, has announced plans to open 23 new fast-charging sites along highways across the country. It has already opened the first site ahead of the scheduled October start. Read more…
