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The 1,000hp McMurtry Speirling PURE track car enters production

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The automotive market has its fair share of new startup companies promising incredible performance. Many of these brands show digital drawings of extreme vehicles that never reach real roads or racetracks. Driving enthusiasts hear grand promises about raw vehicle dynamics, but these projects usually vanish before assembly ever begins. McMurtry is breaking this pattern. The small British automaker has officially… Read more…

Standard Hyundai Ioniq 3 revealed with practical design and smart tech

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Hyundai has finally revealed the standard version of its latest addition to the world of electric cars, the compact Ioniq 3. This unveiling follows the official debut in April that focused exclusively on the aggressive, performance-oriented N Line variant. Now, the South Korean brand is showing the version that the majority of everyday drivers will actually buy. This model ditches… Read more…

Rivian beats delivery expectations for Q2, raises its full year 2026 delivery guidance

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Rivian published its Q2 deliveries report, and it beat its initial expectations of 9,000-11,000 vehicles. The company’s facility in Normal, Illinois, produced 12,613 vehicles, and delivered 12,194 in the period. While Rivian remains a somewhat small EV company, it certainly manages to improve on some of its supply chain bottlenecks. It’s also refreshing to see a company under-promising and over-delivering.… Read more…

Tesla shatters Wall Street estimates with 480,126 Q2 deliveries

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Tesla turned its falling sales around in the second quarter of 2026, breaking a long dry spell. The American manufacturer delivered 480,126 electric cars globally between April and June. This is a 25% increase compared to the same period in 2025, when the company delivered 384,122 vehicles. The quarterly volume also jumped 34% from the 358,023 EVs that Tesla handed… Read more…

Hyundai Ioniq 9 Performance review

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Hyundai’s electric offensive shows no signs of slowing down, the Korean company determined to become a name to be reckoned with in the rapidly changing landscape. The brand’s lineup now covers virtually all key segments and provides quality at a great price with little compromises, which explains its rapidly growing market share. The latest addition to the electric range is… Read more…

Xiaomi has a steep sales mountain to climb despite good June EV deliveries

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Xiaomi is learning a painful lesson that building electric cars is very different from building smartphones. The company’s automotive division announced its June 2026 delivery results, showing a steady performance on paper. The young manufacturer managed to deliver more than 30,000 vehicles during the month, and managed a steady delivery rate above the 30,000 mark for three consecutive months. Consistency… Read more…

Google tests Gemini AI feature that lets electric cars see the outside world

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Google has revealed a new experimental feature that allows the AI assistant look at the world outside your vehicle. The company used its popular Gemini system for the demonstration. The new technology connects the AI directly to a vehicle’s built-in forward-facing camera, turning it into a pair of smart eyes. By linking software with physical hardware, Gemini can answer complex… Read more…

Rivian R2 with LiDAR spotted in the wild

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Rivian announced its more affordable R2 model back in February and even opened up its configurator, but we are yet to see shipments start. One notable omission from the configurator, however, is the option to add a LiDAR. Rivian explained that the LiDAR system won’t be included in the R2 for the first few months of production. The reason for… Read more…

Tesla delivers FSD v14 Lite to legacy H3 EVs as the legal pressures grow

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Tesla has officially started to release the Full Self-Driving update for older vehicles. The automaker is deploying firmware version 2026.20.5.1, known as FSD v14 Lite, to vehicles with Hardware 3 technology. Tesla AI software executive Ashok Elluswamy confirmed the rollout publicly. He confirmed the software is heading to early-access drivers first – these are drivers with high safety marks -… Read more…

Ferrari Luce sold out in China despite design controversies

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Courtesy of Ferrari, we are witnessing a sharp divide in how consumers view the latest luxury electric cars. When the Italian automaker revealed its first all-electric model, the Luce, the reaction from Western internet commentators was largely negative. But the commercial reality of the world’s largest auto market tells a completely different story. Wealthy buyers in China are showing strong… Read more…

EVs outsell ICE-powered cars in the United Kingdom for the first time

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Annual EV sales in the United Kingdom have officially outpaced traditional petrol cars over a full 12-month period for the first time. The latest data revealed a major change in consumer preferences across the British Isles. According to a new analysis of vehicle registration data, electric models are no longer a temporary alternative or a brief monthly trend – they… Read more…

Volkswagen now wants to close four German factories, taking its total layoffs to almost 100,000

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Volkswagen’s first round of bad, expensive EVs with terrible usability and software are now coming back to bite the company. A few days ago we reported that CEO Oliver Blume had a plan to cut 50,000 jobs from the group, but apparently things might get even worse. A new report today says the company is now considering closing four German… Read more…

Autonomous EVs outperform human drivers according to Waymo safety data

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The debate around autonomous electric cars tends to focus on whether computers can handle the chaos of city streets better than humans. Technology company Waymo shared its latest safety data through the end of March 2026 to try and answer this question. The company shared this information with independent researchers and the public to ensure transparency, and the latest numbers… Read more…