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Stellantis partners with Pony.ai to accelerate the development and deployment of robotaxis in Europe

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Stellantis is today announcing a partnership with Pony.ai to jointly develop and test SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles. In case you don’t know, Level 4 means hands-off, eyes-off autonomy – ‘the dream’, practically, the one that’s always been ‘right around the corner’ if you listen to people with financial incentives to say that. The Stellantis and Pony.ai partnership will interestingly… Read more…

The Leapmotor D19 brings flagship power, 720 km range, and an oxygen supply

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Chinese automaker Leapmotor officially unveiled its new flagship – the D19, marking the brand’s latest effort to push the boundaries for large electric cars. The D19 is a full-sized, six-seat SUV built on the company’s dedicated D platform. Leapmotor will offer consumers two versions: a pure battery EV and an extended-range EV (EREV). This way, the company targets buyers who… Read more…

Electrify America brings real-time charger availability to Google Maps

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Electrify America has announced that real-time availability information for its EV chargers can now be found inside Google Maps. So you get up to the minute information about charging stations across the Electrify America network, right inside the most used mapping and navigation app. With the real-time availability data, you can make faster decisions about where to charge and how… Read more…

Waymo’s self-driving electric taxis are coming to the UK

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The iconic black cabs of London may soon have some high-tech competition. Waymo has announced it is bringing its fleet of all-electric robotaxis to the busy streets of the United Kingdom’s capital. Waymo is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. and has been steadily growing its presence across the United States. This year, Waymo launched its services in Austin, Texas, and… Read more…

Global electric car sales hit record highs in September, but US market lags behind

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The world bought more electric cars in September 2025 than in any other month in history. A new report shows that 2.1 million EVs were sold last month. This huge milestone was driven by strong government incentives and consumer demand in China, Europe, and North America. The global trend points upward, but the party may be coming to an abrupt… Read more…

Tesla’s South Korean meltdown: failing batteries, angry owners, and a government showdown

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According to local reports, thousands of Tesla owners in South Korea are fighting with a battery error that is crippling their vehicles and leaving them with half the driving range, not to mention the five-figure repair bill. The growing scandal has sparked consumer outrage and has now caught the attention of the South Korean government, which is threatening to pull… Read more…

Mercedes-Benz unveils Vision Iconic: looking at its past to design the electric car of the future

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Mercedes-Benz is an automaker with a history stretching back to the very first cars, but the company faces a unique challenge in the 21st century: how to build the electric car of the future without forgetting its celebrated past. After some of its initial electric vehicles, like the EQE and EQS, were criticized for their generic, rounded shapes, the company… Read more…

Xiaomi’s CEO shares photos of the YU9 prototype during high-altitude testing

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Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun, shared a series of photos from what appears to be the high-altitude Tianshan mountain range, with several photos containing the what appears to be the full-sized Xiaomi YU9 SUV. The first rumors about the upcoming SUV surfaced last year, and we got a glimpse of the vehicle mid-summer with camouflage on top. Now, we have even… Read more…

Gotion’s “Jinshi” solid-state battery with 1,000 km range enters pilot production

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A Chinese battery manufacturer, backed by automotive giant Volkswagen, has announced that its new all-solid-state battery is now ready for small-scale production. The “Jinshi Battery” could allow future EVs to travel 1,000 km on a single charge – a major leap from what most electric cars offer today. After eight years of quiet development, Gotion first revealed the Jinshi Battery… Read more…