Hyundai announced that its famous Ioniq brand is officially entering the Chinese market. Interestingly, the company isn’t simply selling a few new models, though. Instead, it is building what it calls the “Ioniq Universe” – a special plan made just for drivers in China. To show it means business, Hyundai showed off two brand-new concept EVs – the Venus and… Read more…
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Mercedes-Benz GLB: seven seats, 800V tech, and more room for your life
Mercedes-Benz took its newest family of electric cars to the sunny island of Mallorca to show off what they can do. The stars of the show were the new GLB models, specifically the electric versions known as the 200, 250+, and the powerful 350 4MATIC. According to Mercedes, the new SUV is built to be a “hero” for people who… Read more…
Tesla is reportedly working on a smaller SUV that isn’t based on the Model Y
According to a new report from Reuters, Tesla is currently working on a new compact SUV. This will allegedly be an entirely new car, and not one based on the Model Y and Model 3. It will be smaller than both of those, at 4,280 mm in length. It’s said to be in the early development stages, and is meant… Read more…
Nissan NX8 mid-size SUV is official with pure EV and EREV options
Dongfeng Nissan, the Chinese joint venture of Nissan, has now fully unveiled the NX8, a mid-size SUV developed specifically for the Chinese market. It’s priced from CNY 159,900 to CNY 209,900 (approximately €19,900 to €26,200 at the current exchange rates). The NX8 is available as a battery electric vehicle as well as a range-extended electric vehicle. The EV version uses… Read more…
Volkswagen kills the ID.4 in the US
Today, Volkswagen has announced that it’s killing the ID.4 in the US. It will no longer assemble the car at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant in the US starting in “mid-April”. That is the only factory it has in the country. The ID.4 was the only EV the company was still selling in the US, as the ID. Buzz is taking… Read more…
Denza brings super-fast charging to European luxury EV market
BYD, the biggest name in Chinese electric cars, is bringing its high-end brand, Denza, to the European luxury EV market. The company held a big event at the Palais Garnier in Paris to show off its newest EVs. The Chinese car makers are clearly serious about competing with European brands on their own territory. But the company is not just… Read more…
Lynk & Co 10 and 10+ debut with record performance and fast charging
Lynk & Co, one of Geely’s many brands, officially revealed its new electric cars on April 7, 2026. The new models are called the Lynk & Co 10 and the Lynk & Co 10+. They are large, battery-powered sporty sedans, and before the official debut were known as Z10 and Z10+, but the company decided to change the names for… Read more…
Volkswagen ID. Buzz robotaxis start testing on Los Angeles streets
The sunny streets of Los Angeles are looking a bit more like a science fiction movie this week. If you look closely at the traffic, you might spot a colorful, boxy van that looks like a ghost is driving it. These are the new Volkswagen ID. Buzz robotaxis. Volkswagen is now officially testing its fully self-driving electric cars in the… Read more…
BYD scientist says solid-state batteries are almost here
We are only four months into 2026, but it already feels like things are moving at the speed of light. Pretty much every week, a new company claims they have found the “holy grail” of power: the solid-state battery. These batteries promise to make EVs go further, charge faster, and stay safer than the ones we use today. The latest… Read more…
WhatsApp launches dedicated CarPlay app
In late March, WhatsApp was found testing a dedicated Apple CarPlay app, and today this has been officially launched. Previously, you could only use WhatsApp on CarPlay via Siri, but now the new dedicated app has much more functionality baked in. You can read and send messages, receive and make calls, and access your contacts. Basically, everything you may want… Read more…
Tesla FSD v14.3 makes its EVs react faster than ever
Tesla released a major update for its FSD software, and it is more than just a few small bug fixes. This latest version, known as v14.3 (software version 2026.2.9.6), changes the way the car thinks and acts. The biggest news is that the car can now react 20% faster than it did before. For anyone driving a Tesla, that extra… Read more…
The next Opel SUV could be a Leapmotor
According to a new report, Opel owner Stellantis is in “advanced talks” with Leapmotor, of which it owns a healthy chunk, to co-develop an Opel electric SUV. If these talks pan out, the production would start in 2028 at the Stellantis plant in Spain, with a target output of 50,000 units per year. The car would use the Leapmotor B10’s… Read more…
XPeng teases the new GX electric SUV
XPeng gave the world a better look at its newest flagship vehicle. The car is called the XPeng GX, though many people still know it by its code name, G01. The GX is a massive, six-seat SUV designed to sit at the very top of the company’s lineup. XPeng shared new photos of the car on social media this week,… Read more…
Tesla’s parking lots are full as the brand hits a new surplus record
It turns out that Tesla has a lot of extra inventory on its hands. The American company built more electric cars than it could sell in the first few months of 2026 and right now, there are 50,363 EVs sitting in parking lots across the US. This is the highest number of unsold cars the company has ever had in… Read more…
BMW and Rimac join forces to power the new all-electric i7
The automotive world is talking as two very different companies team up for a major project. BMW, the famous German carmaker, is working with Rimac Technology from Croatia. Together, they are building a new version of the all-electric BMW i7, showing that even the biggest names in the car business need a little help from tech experts to stay ahead.… Read more…
Nio’s massive new ES9 is ready for the spotlight
Nio is getting ready for a big party this week – on Thursday April 9, the company will host an event to show off its newest creation: the Nio ES9. This is a very large vehicle that Nio calls a “smart electric executive flagship.” That name might sound like a lot of marketing talk, but it basically means this is… Read more…
Tesla Model Y adds two more seats to win over UK families
Tesla is fighting to keep its spot as a top choice for families in the United Kingdom. The company brought back the seven-seat option for the Model Y, which was only available with five seats for a while now. Parents who need to carry more kids or friends (though they need to be small) have a new choice when looking… Read more…
Smart goes small again with the new #2 electric city car
The Smart car brand is finally remembering what made it famous in the first place. The company’s name used to be synonymous with tiny vehicles that could squeeze into the smallest parking spots on a busy city street, but lately, those cars have been growing much larger. Many fans of the original two-seater design felt like the brand had lost… Read more…
Kia surprises everyone with the new EV2 electric SUV prices
Kia is officially bringing its smallest electric car yet to the streets of Europe. The brand opened the order books for the Kia EV2, a compact crossover that promises to make EVs much more affordable for the average person. Many people worry that electric cars cost way too much, and Kia is trying to prove them wrong by setting prices… Read more…
The Rivian R2 leaked range and efficiency specs reveal a surprising SUV
Electric car fans have a new reason to get excited this week: information about the upcoming Rivian R2 showed up in official government documents. The papers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) give us a clear look at what this new vehicle can actually do. While the R2 is the smaller sibling to the massive R1S, the numbers suggest it… Read more…
