A new study shows that 35% of owners who bought a new car with a passenger screen have never even used it. Read More…
Passenger Screens Are Everywhere. A Third Of Owners Never Even Use Them
2026 Zeekr 7GT Privilege AWD real life range test with 20-inch wheels and summer tires
Zeekr is rapidly expanding across Europe, and its models are becoming an increasingly common sight on the road. With a growing and diverse lineup, the brand now offers something for any kind of buyer. Today, we are testing the Zeekr 7GT Privilege AWD, the quickest and most luxurious version in the lineup. Neither advantage helps much in an efficiency test… Read more…
Li Auto launches new-generation Mega at lower price to revive flagship MPV
The new-generation Li Mega comes only in the Home version, priced at 509,800 yuan ($75,160), 50,000 yuan less than the previous Home version. Read more…
Multiphysics Modeling Of Transport Phenomena In Cells With Gas Diffusion Electrodes (Webinar)
Henkel introduces LOCTITE SOLVE, an AI-powered virtual adhesives hub to accelerate EV component design and optimize battery manufacturing simulations. Read more…
Circle K deploys Plugsurfing for roaming offering
The petrol station chain Circle K is expanding the public charging offering of its eMobility platform beyond its own network. Thanks to Plugsurfing, customers are set to gain access to more than one million charging points across Europe in future. Read more…
Polestar 4 SUV variant announced, starting from €57,900
The Swedish-Chinese EV manufacturer has unveiled the Polestar 4 SUV. Unlike the Polestar 3, the new body variant of the 4 retains the 400-volt platform, like the coupe. In Germany, the SUV can now be ordered starting at €57,900. The first deliveries are planned for the fourth quarter. Read more…
Kempower signs fast charging agreement with DP World Canada
Finnish charging solutions firm Kempower has signed a framework agreement with DP World to supply DC fast-charging infrastructure across its port operations in Canada. Read more…
$500 million for São Paulo electric buses
Sao Paulo has secured two international loans totaling US$496.6 million to electrify its public bus fleet. The funds could finance more than 1,100 additional e-buses. Read more…
Polestar 4 SUV launches at €57,900 — and it finally has a rear window
Polestar launched the Polestar 4 SUV today, a new body style of its compact executive electric SUV that starts at €57,900 and delivers up to 630 km of WLTP range. Read more…
Range Rover’s first luxury electric SUV costs $140,000 and delivers V8 power [Images]
The Range Rover Electric is now on sale with prices starting at about $140,000. It’s expensive, but the electric SUV is “the most accomplished Range Rover ever,” offering a quieter, more refined drive. Read more…
Zero will soon add the main feature its electric motorcycles have always lacked
Zero Motorcycles just announced that coming in 2027 is a much requested feature that the company has yet to include on its electric motorcycles: DC fast charging. Read more…
Toyota is delaying its 3-row electric SUV again: Here’s when it’s expected to launch now
Toyota is pushing back the launch of its first three-row electric SUV, the Highlander BEV, even further. Here’s when it’s now expected to go on sale. Read more…
Nio’s Shenji M97 chip may enter Geely’s supply chain, report says
Geely is evaluating the M97 chip, jointly developed by Nio and Axera, for a dual-chip L3 autonomous driving system. Read more…
ROHM releases automotive-grade 650 V IGBTs for EV compressors and heaters
ROHM launches 4th-gen automotive-grade 650 V IGBTs for EV compressors and heaters, improving efficiency with lower conduction loss and high reliability. Read more…
Alexander Dennis brings AD Repower in-house
Alexander Dennis has announced plans to bring its AD Repower bus conversion programme in-house after its original engineering partner KleanDrive entered administration and was subsequently acquired. Seven former KleanDrive engineers have joined Alexander Dennis where they will continue the programme. Read more…
Battery health of used EVs varies significantly
While the battery health of used EVs has an undeserved reputation, an evaluation of over 500,000 battery tests by Aviloo demonstrates that the capacity loss of used traction batteries varies widely. A manufacturer-independent battery test should therefore precede any purchase decision. Read more…
The rear window redemption – the cheaper, boxier Polestar 4 SUV cures Swedish stubbornness
SUV Coupé – a curious breed of vehicle engineered to solve a riddle nobody asked for. It usually comes about by chopping off rear headroom and ditching visibility in the name of athletic posturing. Polestar applied that avant-garde dogma to its absolute extreme with the Polestar 4 coupé, deleting the rear window entirely and insisting that an HD roof camera… Read more…
Donut Lab hits 409 Wh/kg in battery lab test, but credibility is gone
Donut Lab has published a new independent test claiming its battery reached an energy density of 409 Wh/kg and 805 Wh/L, the first energy-density figure the company has put on record after months of scrutiny. Read more…
Tesla’s new Model Y L is having suspension problems in China
Several Chinese owners of Tesla’s new Model Y L, the larger 3-row version of the popular Model Y, are going to Chinese social media to complain about suspension collapse issues – and it’s enough of a problem that fans have developed a “finger method” to test whether a vehicle is affected. Read more…
Tesla settles fatal Autopilot fire truck lawsuit, avoiding jury trial
Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2023 crash in which a Model S on Autopilot slammed into a parked fire truck, killing the driver and seriously injuring his brother. Read more…
