BYD wants to rake in the big bucks by adding significant markup to its EVs sold in Europe or the Americas. Read more…
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Tesla Axing Its Supercharger Team Puts The Entire Industry In The Dark
Most of Tesla’s Supercharger team was caught up in recent layoffs, leading to countless questions about the future of EV charging. Read more…
Volvo EX30: 9 Things You Might Hate About This Compact Electric SUV
There’s a lot to love about the EX30, but it does have some negatives too. Read more…
California’s Plug-In Car Sales Continued To Increase In Q1 2024
The volume exceeded 105,000, but the growth rate was alarmingly slow. Read more…
Even Chinese EV Companies Are Struggling
BYD’s first-quarter profits were down 47% thanks to a serious EV price war in the Chinese market. Read more…
‘Hardcore’ New Tesla Layoffs Leave You Wondering What Tesla Even Is Anymore
Plus, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving gets tentative approval for China and NHTSA requires cars to have automatic emergency braking by 2029. Read more…
Mercedes Says ‘No Thanks’ To The Apple CarPlay Takeover
But that’s only part of the story. In a new interview, Mercedes’ CEO explains where the German automaker’s software game is headed. Read more…
Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s ‘Scary’ For The Rest Of The Auto Industry
Many EV buyers would buy a Chinese car if it was cheap enough, according to a recent survey. Read more…
Rivian Reveals New Charger Design That Works With Other EVs
The new Rivian charger works with both 400- and 800-volt EVs and features CCS connectors with no native NACS support. Read more…
Tesla Wants To Turn Cars Into ‘Amazon Web Services’ On Wheels. Here’s How
Tesla envisions turning its future cars into mobile distributed data centers where it can monetize a car’s onboard computing power like Amazon AWS. Read more…
2024 BYD Seal Review: If You Could Buy One, You’d Probably Want To
BYD has made a car that’s good to drive, doesn’t cost the earth, looks great, and is a truly viable alternative to what’s out there. Read more…
Watch Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Drag Race A Tesla Model Y Performance
Except for a quirk in the EX30’s throttle response, these two high performance vehicles are very evenly matched at the drag strip. Read more…
The Best Electric Car Chargers Of 2024
We test more EV charging equipment than any other outlet. Here are our top recommendations for 2024. Read more…
Polestar 5 Prototype Charges 10-80% In 10 Minutes At Over 370 KW
The Polestar prototype had a special 77-kWh battery pack with experimental silicon-dominant cells provided by StoreDot. Read more…
Elon Musk Goes To China, Brings Home A Win For Tesla’s Full Self-Driving
Musk’s meeting with officials in China goes a long way toward his autonomy dreams. Meanwhile, Ford faces an investigation too. Read more…
Tesla Model 3 Performance’s $1,000 Price Jump Suggests Strong Demand
The first examples of the 510 horsepower electric sport sedan are expected to arrive this June. Read more…
Watch Porsche’s Portable DCFC Charger Juice Up The Macan Electric
This portable charging trailer has 2.1 MWh of capacity and can charge at up to 320 kW. Read more…
Volvo EX30 AWD Performance Long Distance Driving Test Shows What To Expect
The car completed Bjørn’s 622 miles (1,000 km) challenge in 11 hours but needed eight charging stops. Read more…
Month Of Hell: Tesla Cybertruck Owner Frustrated By Quality Issues
A creaking console, a dangling gear shifter, a busted tailgate and a botched pedal recall fix. What more could go wrong? Read more…
Modded Tesla Cybertruck and Toyota Land Cruisers Explore Death Valley
Their trip was disrupted by landslides, road closures and broken down gas pumps. Read more…
