Xpeng says the GX became its fastest model to surpass 10 billion yuan in revenue. Read more…
YES-EU and CATL open a battery service center in Norway
YES-EU and CATL open a new battery service center in Norway to support battery lifecycle management and repairs for European fleets and OEMs. Read more…
Europe loosens its 2035 combustion ban – legacy automakers buy more time
Have you bought a new car in Europe over the last five years? You have probably gone through a showroom experience that felt much like a lecture. Salespeople trying to steer us away from petrol engines and toward battery power, warning that the old ways had an expiry date… For ordinary drivers who do not have a driveway to plug… Read more…
Tesla energy revenue drops 16% as it refunds customers over tariffs
Tesla’s energy business deployed more batteries in Q3 2026 but brought in less money. Energy generation and storage revenue fell 16% year-over-year to $2.88 billion, even though storage deployments rose 10% to 13.7 GWh. Read more…
China advances second batch of Level 3 approvals after Changan and BAIC
An MIIT official said work on the second batch is underway, without disclosing the automakers, models or approval timeline. Read more…
Texas transit agency electrifies two bus lines with Camber Charging EVSE
CapMetro electrifies two bus lines with Camber Charging’s pantograph EVSE, enabling frequent service and extended range for electric buses. Read more…
The second-gen BYD Seagull grows up, but keeps its price under $10,000
There’s an obvious pattern whenever a carmaker releases a second generation of its cheap-n-cheerful city car. The original model hits the streets as a scrappy, compromised runabout with thin door cards, four seats, and just enough power to keep up with urban traffic. Then a rival builds something slightly bigger for the same money, buyers walk across the street, and… Read more…
It’s finally here: Porsche puts wireless charging into production [UPDATE]
Buried in a press release titled, “Even more colours and even greater convenience for the Cayenne Electric” was news that Porsche, for the first time, would be offering electrically wireless inductive charging on its impressively powerful Cayenne Electric SUV. Read more…
Tesla pushes unsupervised FSD to Q2 2027, and only inside Robotaxi zones
Tesla now says unsupervised “Full Self-Driving” in customer-owned cars will arrive in Q2 2027. It’s the latest date on a promise Elon Musk has been making to FSD buyers for the better part of a decade. Read more…
Tesla wants to sell you a useless car with no steering wheel this year
Tesla said today it will sell Cybercab to consumers by the end of this year, raising questions of what end users would do with a vehicle with no steering wheel and no self-driving software. Read more…
Rio Tinto eyes a giant hot-brick battery to cut fossil fuel use
Rio Tinto wants to put Australia’s cheap midday electricity to work at its Yarwun alumina refinery – by storing it in hot bricks and using that heat battery to make steam after the sun sets. Read more…
Honda develops underlying technology for in-motion wireless EV charging
Honda, Taisei, and Taisei Rotec develop in-motion wireless EV charging tech for commercial fleets, with public road tests planned in Japan by 2027. Read more…
Kia’s electric SUV and van are getting a new job as police cars
Kia’s electric vehicles could soon be the ones pulling you over. Kia converted the EV5 and PV5 into patrol vehicles as part of its push for greener police cars. Read more…
Save up to $389 on Heybike Mars 2.5 + Ranger S 2.0 e-bikes at exclusive new lows from $799, Segway E2 Pro e-scooter, more
Our midweek edition is dominated by electric vehicles, starting with two exclusive deals from Heybike to score $289 savings on its upgraded Mars 2.5 Folding Fat Tire e-bike with a FREE large front basket at a new $799 low or $389 savings on the Ranger S 2.0 Folding Fat Tire e-bike with the same FREE bundle at a new $899 low. We also have a returning low price on BougeRV’s Electric Utility Cart with a 660-pound carrying capacity, as well as a deal for Segway’s budget-friendly E2 Pro Electric Scooter, and more for you below. Don’t forget about yesterday’s hangover deals at the bottom of the page, like the the Segway launch deal for the new E3 Go Electric Scooter, the 4-Day Bluetti Member Sale lineup, and others.. Read more…
Rivian expands Redwood partnership to recycle battery scrap and end-of-life packs
Rivian expands partnership with Redwood Materials to recycle battery scrap and end-of-life packs, recovering critical minerals for energy storage. Read more…
Vilnius secures major loan for public transport electrification
VVT, the public transport operator for Vilnius, continues to electrify its fleet. Thanks to €110 million from the CEB and EIB, the city can introduce 161 emission-free buses and the requisite charging infrastructure. Read more…
Mercedes launches its MB.Drive Assist Pro autonomous driving system in Germany
Mercedes will start offering its latest MB.Drive Assist Pro autonomous driving system to compatible vehicles in early 2027. The new ADAS got the UNECE clearance for Level 2 autonomous driving, but unlike the Drive Pilot available on the latest EQS, which got a Level 3 approval for certain highways, the MB.Drive Assist Pro will work in urban environments as well… Read more…
Belgian Post fleet now features 4,165 electric delivery vans
The Belgian national postal company Bpost now operates 4,165 electric delivery vans, accounting for 42 per cent of its entire delivery transporter fleet. According to the company, 1,100 new electric delivery vans have been ordered for this year alone, most of which have already been integrated. Read more…
CREED project: how EVs can become power grid assets
Nine European partners are exploring approaches to intelligently integrate EVs, heat pumps, batteries, and other flexible technologies into the energy system. A central component of the project is the practical testing of these approaches. Read more…
BYD adopts same partner as BMW for CKD assembly in Malaysia
BYD has decided to collaborate with contract manufacturer Inokom on local assembly of electric cars in Malaysia. The decision is likely due to significantly tightened import conditions. Inokom is also the local manufacturer of the BMW i5 for the Malaysian market. Read more…
