In a rare bit of good news for the e-bike industry, manufacturers, importers, and advocacy groups have successfully fought off a potentially painful round of new tariffs on bicycles and e-bikes in the US. Read more…
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Tesla (TSLA) down 20% in 2026 — JPMorgan sees another 60% downside
Tesla stock is down roughly 20% year-to-date in 2026, and JPMorgan thinks the bleeding is far from over. Analyst Ryan Brinkman reiterated his Underweight rating this week and stuck with a $145 price target — implying another ~60% downside from where TSLA trades today. Read more…
Sneak peek of Rove’s 2nd ‘full service’ EV charger in Costa Mesa, open Wed
Rove, a company founded to improve the EV charging experience by building “full service” EV charging centers with access to amenities you can use while charging, has now opened its second charging plaza in Costa Mesa, CA, and we got a sneak preview. Read more…
Ford is heavily discounting EVs and offering free chargers
Ford is offering free EV chargers through its Power Promise program and discounting models by up to $9,000 this month. Read more…
Tesla FSD v14.3 rolls out with MLIR rewrite, 20% faster reactions
Tesla has started rolling out Full Self-Driving (Supervised) v14.3 to HW4 vehicles, and the headline change is under the hood: Tesla rewrote the AI compiler and runtime from scratch on MLIR, which the automaker says delivers a 20% faster reaction time. Read more…
Used EVs just hit a sales record – a much bigger wave is coming
Used EV sales are picking up serious momentum in the US – and now there’s hard data to back it up. Read more…
Royal Enfield reveals first electric motorcycle specs and they’re ridiculous
Royal Enfield has officially pulled the wraps off the full specifications of its first electric motorcycle, the beautifully designed Flying Flea C6, ahead of its April 10 launch in India. And while there’s a lot to like about the bike on paper, one particular number stands out so much that it almost overshadows everything else. Read more…
Tesla driver passes out drunk on Autopilot — arrested for DUI
A Tesla driver was found passed out behind the wheel of his car as it drove itself through busy streets in Vacaville, California. Police caught up with the vehicle and arrested the driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana. Read more…
Tesla won’t really build its own chip fab — Intel is going to do it
Tesla is not actually going to build its own chip fab. Intel is going to do it for them. Read more…
Volkswagen may bring back another familiar name for a new luxury electric SUV
Volkswagen is retiring the Touareg after a 23-year run, but the company is now looking into bringing it back as a purely electric luxury SUV. Read more…
Radio Flyer launches new compact cargo e-bike designed to make family riding easier
Radio Flyer is back with another electric bike, and this time the iconic American brand is taking aim at one of the biggest barriers in the cargo e-bike space: intimidation. Read more…
US war in Iran is pushing up gas prices and making a case for home solar
On today’s independent episode of Quick Charge, we take a look at refining and distributing our own fuel supply with home solar as America’s war in Iran rages on, shooting gas prices (and EV sales) into the stratosphere. Read more…
Orange EV electric terminal tractors clean up in Canada
GLS Canada has become one of the first major parcel and freight carriers in the country to deploy heavy-duty electric yard hostlers at its logistics terminals – and they’re helping the company clean up in a big way. Read more…
BYD is winning the energy crisis as EV orders surge to ‘another level’ overseas
BYD expects soaring oil prices to drive overseas sales to “another level” as EV orders are already surging across several markets. Read more…
Michigan just unlocked $51M to fix EV charging gaps
Michigan just hit a key milestone in its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, unlocking the remaining funds for the state’s EV charging buildout. Read more…
Kia launches its most affordable EV at lower prices than expected
The EV2 is now available to order in Europe, with the first customer deliveries starting next month. Kia opened EV2 orders at lower prices than expected. Read more…
Broken EV chargers? This program replaces them for free
Everged is rolling out a new program aimed at fixing one of the EV industry’s most persistent problems: broken and outdated chargers that never seem to get repaired. Read more…
Xiaomi poaches Tesla’s delivery operations manager in Europe ahead of 2027 launch
Xiaomi has hired Dieter Lorenz, Tesla’s Senior Manager of Delivery Operations for Central Europe, as its new Head of Delivery & Logistics Europe. The move signals that Xiaomi is aggressively building an operations infrastructure on the ground in Europe well ahead of its confirmed 2027 market entry. Read more…
NHTSA closes Tesla Smart Summon probe after 159 incidents
NHTSA has closed its investigation into Tesla’s “Actually Smart Summon” feature after documenting 159 incidents, all involving minor property damage.. Read more…
VinFast prepares to enter the world’s largest motorcycle market
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is setting its sights on a major new frontier: India’s massive two-wheeler market. After already laying groundwork for its electric car business in the country, the company is now preparing to launch a lineup of electric scooters as part of a broader push into India’s fast-growing EV sector. Read more…
