Toyota’s new bZ electric SUV is nearly outselling the Prius this year. With an extra $3,000 off if you trade in your old EV in California, it might be worth checking out. Read more…
The Winners And Losers In EVs In 2026 So Far
On this week’s Plugged-In Podcast, we talk about the EV shakeout of 2026, Tesla’s big comeback, and a new EV called Chip. Read More…
Isuzu tests battery swapping for electric refuse trucks
Isuzu is testing the use of swappable batteries for electric refuse trucks in Japan. As part of a pilot project in Yokohama, the batteries can be exchanged within minutes to reduce downtime and increase vehicle availability. Read more…
Hungary: Former foreign minister joins BYD
Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó is moving into the private sector – joining BYD. The appointment is likely to prove controversial, as Szijjártó played a key role in bringing the Chinese carmaker to Hungary. Read more…
China introduces consumption tax on lithium-ion batteries
China will end the tax exemption for lithium-ion batteries that has been in place since 2015. From September, the country will levy a consumption tax on lithium-based batteries, while sodium-ion and solid-state batteries will remain exempt for the time being. The move is intended to encourage the development and adoption of next-generation battery technologies. Read more…
BYD Wants To Overtake Toyota, And It Says It Doesn’t Need America To Do It
BYD wants to be the top-selling car company in the world within the next five years—with or without selling in the U.S. Read More…
‘Completely Insane’: China Has 650 New Car Models So Far This Year
China is averaging around 30 brand-new cars every single month—the U.S. does that in a year. Read More…
Forsee Power’s ZEN 55 LFP RAIL battery to equip KONCAR trains in Croatia
Forsee Power’s ZEN 55 LFP RAIL battery powers KONČAR’s new battery-electric trains in Croatia, enabling efficient regional rail service. Read more…
Wheel-E Podcast: New Tern HSD, 65 MPH ‘e-bike’, Segway Xaber review, more
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bike launches from Tern, Trek, Momentum, and Ariel Rider, reviews of the Infinite Machine Olto and Segway Xaber, and more. Read more…
Tesla launches in Latvia and Uruguay, expanding on two continents
Tesla opened two new markets in less than 24 hours, launching in Latvia and Uruguay in back-to-back announcements this week. Read more…
Volkswagen’s new ID. Polo EV secured 25,000 orders in weeks — Now, it’s even cheaper
Volkswagen opened pre-orders for the ID. Polo with the smaller 37 kWh battery, starting at under $30,000. The lower-priced model arrives after Volkswagen’s new EV received 25,000 orders weeks after it went on sale. Read more…
How getting a Garmin watch changed my e-biking (and my fitness lifestyle)
I’m not usually the kind of person who gets excited about wearing a watch. But I am apparently the kind of person who paces around my living room at a quarter to midnight because a tiny computer on my wrist informed me I was 200 steps short of today’s goal. Read more…
Avatr starts 07L pre-sales in push for greater sales scale
The Avatr 07L has a starting pre-sales price of 249,900 yuan ($36,900) and will officially launch on August 8. Read more…
ChargePoint expands charging network in eastern US
ChargePoint has announced two new charging infrastructure partnerships in the US. The agreements will add more than 200 public charging ports in the Southeast and deploy ultra-fast charging stations at 12 highway travel plazas across Pennsylvania and New York. Read more…
Nio chip unit showcases multiple chips at WAIC 2026 in Shanghai
Shenji displayed several chips including the NX9031X, NX9031U and NX9031C, covering assisted driving, embodied intelligence and agent inference. Read more…
MG Is Putting Semi-Solid Batteries In Its Next Plug-In Hybrids
The company had already announced that it will soon also introduce its first pure EV with a semi-solid-state battery in Europe. Read More…
BYD Denza previews Z9S sedan, expanding product lineup
Denza shared the first official images of the Z9S, which is expected to compete with the Xiaomi SU7. Read more…
MAN starts electric truck production in Kraków
MAN Truck & Bus is investing €1 billion in its Kraków plant in Poland to expand production capacity and prepare the site for the next generation of trucks based on the TRATON Modular System (TMS). At the same time, Kraków will become MAN’s second production site for electric trucks, with series production of the eTGL set to begin in mid-July, followed later this year by the new eTGM. Read more…
GM Wants To Lower EV Owners’ Energy Bills With Smarter Home Charging
General Motors Energy partnered with WeaveGrid, enabling access to managed charging programs and utility programs. Read More…
China to impose consumption tax on lithium batteries, exempting sodium-ion and solid-state cells
Lithium-ion batteries will be subject to a 2% consumption tax from September 1, 2026, with the rate rising to 4% from September 2027. Read more…
