Sales of electric cars reached 1.6 million units in April 2026 globally, bringing the total number of EVs sold so far this year to 5.6 million. According to data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, the market grew 6% compared to April last year – though it did drop 9% from a very busy March. The industry looks like a patchwork quilt… Read more…

Mercedes-AMG is moving into a new era where gasoline is no longer the main character. The company is currently testing its upcoming Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door coupe, a car that wants to prove electric cars can excite the senses. The AMG brand built its reputation on the loud, aggressive growl of V8 engines, and as the world shifts toward EVs, engineers… Read more…

Xiaomi is moving up quickly in the auto industry, proving that its transition from smartphones to electric cars is not a fluke. The company is preparing to launch its latest high-performance offering, the Xiaomi YU7 GT. Sightings of the vehicle at the factory, and now on the streets in China, suggest that mass production is already moving forward. Clad in… Read more…

Renault is reminding the world that electric cars can be more than just quiet tools for getting to work. At the 2026 Roland-Garros French Open, the company revealed a new concept called the Renault 4 JP4x4, a colorful mix of a small SUV and a beach buggy. It does not have a traditional roof or full doors – you might… Read more…

Today Rivian has started rolling out the Rivian Assistant, which you definitely won’t be shocked to hear is an AI assistant for your car (novel concept, we know). The Rivian Assistant “is built directly into your vehicle’s hardware and software, providing the unique power to talk to every aspect of the vehicle and get things done for you”, the company’s… Read more…

Until recently, sodium-ion batteries were the subject of research, and you could only find them in labs. However, the commercialization happened faster than we anticipated and now Pret – a company that produces sodium-ion batteries, said that mass production of multiple sodium-ion products has already started. Sodium-ion batteries are now being used for energy storage, backup power, vehicle start-stop systems… Read more…

Renault is reaching back into the past to make its new electric cars a little bit more exciting. The French automaker revealed the Renault 4 E-Tech Plein Sud – this version of their small SUV gets a classic design trick from the 1960s. It replaces the standard metal top with a giant fabric roof that folds away, allowing drivers to… Read more…

The 2026 BYD Seagull, which goes by the names Dolphin Mini and Dolphin Surf, was revealed in China. The visual differences between the new model and the previous one are hard to spot – apart from a surprise it carries on its roof. For the first time in this price range, a car company is offering LiDAR technology. This sensor… Read more…

Voyah shared the first photos of a new car known as the “FE.” This vehicle is a coupe SUV, with a sporty shape, but still sitting high off the ground. After we have seen the photos for the first time, we can say it looks a lot like the Xiaomi YU7. This new model will officially go on sale in… Read more…

The automotive industry has a habit of bringing back old names, and usually, these names come back as something very different from the original – take the modern Ford Capri. This time, the Freelander name is returning to the spotlight and you can forget what you remember about the small SUVs from the past. The new Freelander 8 is a… Read more…

MG is making a seriously bold move – the company finally showed off its new flagship vehicle, the MG 07. This car is clearly designed to look like a high-end luxury sports car from a famous brand, but there is one big difference. It does not come with a luxury price tag. MG seems to believe that drivers can have… Read more…

The German car brand Opel is making some serious changes. The company used to be known for its German engineering but now, that is changing. Opel announced it will cut 650 engineering jobs at its main office in Russelsheim, Germany. As those jobs go away, the company is getting ready to launch a new SUV. The new model will use… Read more…

With the release of iOS 26.4 in late March, Apple enabled support for third-party AI chatbots in CarPlay. However, for the integration to work, the developers of those AI chatbots had to update their apps too. OpenAI was first, making ChatGPT work in CarPlay in early April. Perplexity soon followed suit, and now Grok is the third AI chatbot you… Read more…

Hyundai Mobis revealed a new piece of technology that could change how companies build electric cars. On May 7, the Korean company announced its new 160-kW Power Electric system – the heart and lungs of the vehicle. It combines the motor, the brain that controls the electricity, and the gears into one single box. This new design is for regular… Read more…

Lexus is finally getting serious about big electric cars. The luxury brand revealed its first SUV with three rows of seats that runs only on batteries – the Lexus TZ. This new vehicle will compete with other popular EVs like the Rivian R1S and the Volvo EX90. It looks sleek and fits right in with the rest of the Lexus… Read more…

The days of buttons in car interiors are quickly fading away. If you have looked inside new electric cars lately, you probably noticed that screens are taking over. At the SID Display Week 2026 event, the Chinese company TCL CSOT showed everyone that the “screen takeover” is just getting started. They introduced a new system called the Intelligent Cockpit Display… Read more…

Porsche is sending a loud message to the rest of the automotive world. The company driver Lars Kern took the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT around the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife race track in Germany, and he finished the 20.82-km lap in only 6 minutes and 55.553 seconds. This time makes the car the fastest “production” electric vehicle to ever go around… Read more…

Ford has a huge factory in Valencia, Spain, but it has a problem. The site is underutilized and does not produce enough vehicles to stay profitable. To fix this, Ford is in very advanced talks with Geely, the large Chinese company that owns Volvo. The two companies want to strike a deal that would change how the Valencia plant operates.… Read more…

For a while now, many people thought electric cars were only for saving money on gas or helping the planet. Many EVs seemed a bit boring to drive, but Opel is trying to change that mindset. The company revealed the new Corsa GSE. This small car is what car fans call a “hot hatch” – it is relatively light, and… Read more…

Mercedes-Benz opened the order books for its newest electric cars in Germany. The brand is bringing its most famous nameplate, the C-Class, into the world of battery power. The C-Class has always been a top seller for the German automaker, and now, drivers who want a familiar luxury sedan without the tailpipe can finally get one. The first model available… Read more…