Alfa Romeo is a brand renowned for its extravagance, design heritage and racing pedigree. All Alfas incorporate iconic styling cues to always stand out in traffic and as the brand recently delved into the world of electric vehicles we were lucky enough to get one for a test drive. The Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica Veloce we are testing today is… Read more…
A Major Tesla Cheerleader Thinks It Can’t Hang With Xiaomi
“China may have already won the EV battle,” a team of Morgan Stanley analysts said in a note to investors. Read more…
Opinion: it’s time to start recommending some Tesla alternatives
For years, Tesla has been the go-to EV recommendation for “normals” looking for a painless, low-effort experience from their first electric cars. In light of questionable recalls and its CEO’s recent involvement in controversial politics, however, people are starting to distance themselves from the trailblazing company. Read more…
Infineon to supply Rivian’s R2 platform with power modules for EV traction inverters
Infineon Technologies, a producer of semiconductors for power systems and IoT applications, will supply Rivian’s R2 platform with power modules for traction inverters. The R2 platform will use silicon carbide (SiC) and silicon (Si) modules from Infineon’s HybridPACK Drive G2 family. Infineon expects to start delivering the components in 2026. HybridPACK Drive is Infineon’s power… Read more…
Congress pumps brakes on US electric car momentum with policy overhaul
The US Congress is about to change the EV landscape, potentially slowing down the electric car adoption and shaking up the nation’s clean energy goals. Two major decisions – one in the House of Representatives and another in the Senate – have sent ripples through the automotive world. In a bid to enact widespread tax cuts and reduce federal spending,… Read more…
Congress Is On Track To End America’s Battery Boom
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act could slash EV battery manufacturing and destroy thousands of jobs, experts say. Read more…
Heavy equipment space race heats up with new Vermeer lunar excavator
International equipment manufacturer Vermeer has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Interlune excavator, a machine designed to ingest 100 metric tons of rocks and dirt per hour, extracting valuable helium as it makes its way across the surface … of the Moon. Read more…
Republicans won’t defeat EVs – but in fighting them, may kill US auto industry
Republicans launched multiple attacks against EVs, clean air and American jobs this week, at the behest of the oil industry that funds them. These attacks won’t be successful, and EVs will continue to grow regardless, and inevitably take over for outdated gasoline vehicles. Read more…
The Xiaomi YU7 Looks Even Better In The Real World
The YU7 may be lacking in interior room, but it still looks to be a very desirable crossover. Read more…
Exclusive: 2026 BMW iX3 interior revealed
The all-electric BMW iX3 SUV first graced showrooms in 2021, and now the second generation is ready for a major overhaul. We have spotted another camouflaged test vehicle in Germany and this time we were lucky to get close enough to have a look at its interior. Rumors and spy shots, including recent glimpses from Munich, Germany, suggest the official… Read more…
Volkswagen ID. Buzz Owners, Rejoice: Cupholders Coming In June
The add-on accessory is expected to cost less than $100 per set and will work with both bench seat and captain’s chair-equipped models. Read more…
Bollinger Motors circles the drain as court cases, debts pull it down [update]
A federal court judge in Michigan has placed the once-promising electric truck brand Bollinger Motors’ assets into receivership following claims that the company’s owners still owe its founder, Robert Bollinger, more than $10 million. Read more…
Humans step up as Texas steps back from autonomous trucking
Texas technology firm Aurora made headlines earlier this month by launching the first fully autonomous freight service in the US – but those celebrations may have been premature. According to the company’s CEO, human operators are back in the saddle. Read more…
Fastned brings fast-charging to west Scotland
Fastned has just opened a new EV charging hub in Greenock close to Glasgow – a key location for anyone travelling along Scotland’s west coast. The charge point operator says it will be a ‘lifeline’ for EV drivers due to a lack of ultra fast chargers in the area. Read more…
Daimler Truck launches Remote 3.0 app for its electric trucks
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has unveiled its Remote 3.0 mobile app, a digital interface giving drivers of the eActros 600 real-time access to key vehicle and charging data. The manufacturer will extend the service to other models from summer 2025. Read more…
California renews e-bike voucher scheme
The new California E-Bike Incentive Project is reopening its second application window and is set to provide up to 1000 people with a $2,000 voucher towards the cost of a new e-bike. The vouchers will be distributed to ‘income-eligible’ Californians selected at random from a state-wide list of applicants. Read more…
BYD offers wide-ranging price discounts, raising price war risk in China
BYD has made wide-ranging price cuts to its Dynasty and Ocean series models, offering discounts of 10 percent to 30 percent.
Analysts believe this could lead to further price competition in China and spark more rivals to follow suit.
Compact active suspension power for EVs by Hongfa and Vicor
Hongfa has introduced what it claims is the smallest and highest performing active suspension power system yet developed for automotive applications, targeting the migration of this long-standing luxury feature into the mid-range EV segment. The system is built around Vicor’s BCM6135 fixed-ratio DC-DC bus converter modules, which enable direct conversion from the vehicle’s 800V traction battery down to a 48V power delivery network. Read more…
11 states launch coalition to expand clean cars in face of federal attacks
Hot on the heels of Congress illegally attacking clean air, a coalition of 11 states has launched an Affordable Clean Cars Coalition to expand access to clean cars even as the federal government tries to raise costs for Americans and drag down the US auto industry during the all-important transition to EVs. Read more…
Tesla Full Self-Driving veers off road, flips car in scary crash driver couldn’t prevent
A Tesla vehicle on the latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) Supervised update suddenly veered off road and flipped the car upside down – creating a scary crash that the driver said he couldn’t prevent. Read more…
