The Dutch vehicle authority, known as the RDW, gave Tesla a big “thumbs up,” making the Netherlands the first country in Europe to officially approve the company’s “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) Supervised system. Although the name suggests the car does all the work, it is actually only a smart helper for drivers. The approval means that Tesla owners in the Netherlands… Read more…

Jeep is known for dominating the off-road tracks for decades, producing the toughest vehicles to take on the worst conditions. But when the Jeep Compass was first introduced 20 years ago it actually tried to bridge the gap between those mighty off-roaders and regular volume seller SUVs by delivering the best of both worlds. In late 2025 the Jeep Compass… Read more…

BMW wants to sell more electric cars in China, and it believes the secret is a longer body. The German carmaker got the official go-ahead to build and sell its new iX3 in the Chinese market. This version of the SUV is different – it is much longer than the one sold in the rest of the world. Chinese drivers… Read more…

On April 9, 2026, the public got its first real look at the new XPeng Mona L03. This is the first SUV to join the Mona family – XPeng’s dedicated brand for buyers who want a great car without spending a fortune. The Mona L03 is a five-seat vehicle that takes the sporty style and mixes it with the space… Read more…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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, 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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…