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Ishmael Reed, provocateur and playwright, has a few words for the billionaires of Silicon Valley.

The electric Golf was supposed to debut in 2028. Now, VW’s CEO said the company “doesn't need it” that quickly.

Japan’s second-largest carmaker reported its first annual loss in nearly 70 years after scrapping its EV plans.

Price, quality, and value for money are the main reasons Canadians lean toward buying a Chinese car, a new survey shows.

Gavin Newsom unveils $1B EV rebate program in California aimed at fleet vehicles amid rising fuel costs and Trump's pro-gasoline policies. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Juiced Bikes is officially back – and now it’s bringing its aggressive value pricing strategy to the electric dirt bike market. The newly revived company, now backed by the same leadership team behind Lectric eBikes, has just launched Juiced Powersports, a new expansion focused on high-performance electric off-road motorcycles. And its first model, the Juiced Nomadix, looks like it’s a shot across the bow of the Sur Ron-style market with pricing that could seriously shake things up. Or perhaps more accurately, with these specs and pricing, it’s a shot right through the bow and out the other side. more…

Australia's growing throng of solar panels, batteries and electric cars will be managed by a new regulator in a multimillion-dollar budget commitment welcomed by investment and climate groups.  The post Australia’s growing throng of solar panels, home batteries and electric cars to be managed by new regulator appeared first on Renew Economy.

Top Microsoft executives testified in Musk v. Altman this week, spelling out concerns they had in the early days of the partnership with OpenAI.

Kia officially entered the forbidden land after launching its first EV in Japan. The PV5 will spearhead Kia’s “full-scale attack” on the Japanese market as it looks to take on Toyota, Honda, and Nissan on their home turf. more…

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After five decades, Volkswagen confirmed the first electric GTI, the ID. Polo GTI will make its debut on Friday, May 15. more…

A new AI-powered battery management system can squeeze thousands of extra miles out of EV batteries.

You’re 12 miles from home. The battery icon flashes orange. And the nearest fast charger is offline. Sound

Tesla has quietly logged an impressive 93,000 miles (roughly 150,000 km) of autonomous driving at its Giga Berlin factory—using Full Self-Driving (FSD) in a country where the technology remains unavailable to consumers on public roads. The post Tesla gathers 93,000 FSD miles in a country where FSD isn’t approved – here’s how appeared first on TESLARATI.

IQIP has launched a new hybrid offshore foundation installation system designed for offshore wind […]

The Jaguar EV will be revealed later this year, making over 986 horsepower and 958 pound-feet of torque from a tri-motor powertrain.

Musk has accused Altman and another OpenAI co-founder of trying to "steal a charity"

Global EV demand surged in April amid high gas prices, uncertainty over the end of the Iran war. North America sees demand fall. Importance Rank:  1 read more

For a car that’s billed as the most advanced Jaguar ever, we were expecting something a little more lavish.

arXiv:2605.11173v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Nonlinear optical processes in low dimensional materials are often weak or symmetry forbidden, limiting their use in nanoscale light sources and on chip frequency conversion. Here, we show that combining two weakly nonlinear systems, anisotropic borophene and excitonic zinc oxide, yields an enhanced and resonant nonlinear response. In borophene ZnO heterostructures, cathodoluminescence reveals a two orders of magnitude enhancement at 400 nm and 800 nm, due to an enhanced two photon absorption process. Under tunable near infrared excitation, a clear second harmonic signal emerges with quadratic power dependence and strong resonance near 800 nm. We attribute this to nonlinear plasmon exciton coupling, which reshapes the excitonic response and enables efficient hybrid pathways for frequency conversion. These results establish anisotropic plasmon exciton hybridization as a route to controlling nonlinear optical responses in low dimensional

Android Auto will now fill every inch of a car’s screen. HD videos and uninterrupted playback are also coming.

Global EV sales reached 1.6 million units in April 2026, bringing total sales for the year so far to 5.6 million, according to new data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. more…

A new spiritual successor to the Stinger isn't off the table, says Kia. There's just one tiny matter to address first.

  Deepak Ahuja, the chief financial officer who took Tesla public in 2010 and served two terms steering its finances through the most volatile period in automotive history, has joined Redwood Materials as CFO. He told TechCrunch it is “too early” to talk about an IPO. Companies that are not thinking about an IPO do […] This story continues at The Next Web

Mr. Altman, the C.E.O. of OpenAI, said on Tuesday that he worried Elon Musk wanted control of the A.I. lab.

Want a vacation car for your upcoming trip to the beach? Renault has some ideas.

Detailed in US 2026/0110320 A1 and published on April 23, the patent re-engineers the humble trim clip—the small plastic fastener that secures interior panels to the vehicle’s body structure. Traditional clips are single-piece plastic parts designed for one-time installation. The post Tesla patent aims to make massive change to common automotive part appeared first on TESLARATI.

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The Seagull is now the first A00-class EV with a roof-mounted LiDAR. BYD launched the 2026 Seagull with a LiDAR starting at about $13,000, bringing smart-driving tech to its most affordable EV. more…

It looks like a beach buggy with an open top and has a bed like a pickup truck. The Renault 4 JP4x4 concept is a “chick and modern beach car” with an all-electric AWD powertrain. more…

The company just delayed its first EV project by two years. In doing so, it admitted that it had barely started on the hard part.

The Rivian Assistant hits the R1S and R1T via the startup's latest software update. The R2 is next.

Tesla is now testing a virtual waitlist feature at five Supercharger locations, allowing drivers to join a queue through the Tesla app instead of physically lining up at crowded stations. The pilot comes over a year after Tesla promised the feature following a viral video of a fight between Tesla owners at a full Supercharger station. more…

Tesla announced today that it will invest almost $250 million more in battery cell production at its Grünheide factory outside Berlin, more than doubling planned capacity to 18 gigawatt hours per year and creating over 1,500 battery-related jobs. The investment comes just two months after the automaker successfully scared workers away from IG Metall in a contentious works council election — a vote where CEO Elon Musk explicitly threatened to halt expansion if the union gained control. more…

The majority of operators praised the reliability, cost savings, and comfort of EV trucks. However, some challenges persist.

arXiv:2605.10530v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Deep Research agents driven by LLMs have automated the scholarly discovery pipeline, from planning and query formulation to iterative web exploration. Yet they remain constrained by a static, ``one-size-fits-all'' retrieval paradigm. Current systems fail to adaptively adjust the depth and breadth of exploration based on the user's existing expertise or latent interests, frequently resulting in reports that are either redundant for experts or overly dense for novices. To address this, we introduce Personalized Deep Research (PDR), a framework that integrates dynamic user context into the core retrieval-reasoning loop. Rather than treating personalization as a post-hoc formatting step, PDR unifies user profile modeling with iterative query development, dual-stage (private/public) retrieval, and context-aware synthesis. This allows the system to autonomously align research sub-goals with user intent and optimize the stopping criteria for

Ford Energy’s LFP-powered DC block was designed to last 20 years and packs over 5 megawatt-hours of energy.

Ford has unveiled a new subsidiary, Ford Energy, to manufacture Energy Storage systems at Kentucky facility. Importance Rank:  1 read more

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Tesla has launched a new solution to a rare but relevant Supercharger problem with a new Virtual Waitlist, a remedy that will solve sequencing confusion when there is a line to charge at one of the company’s locations. Teslarati reported on what we called the Virtual Queue last month. In rare occurrences, there were physical altercations […] The post Tesla launches its solution to rare but relevant Supercharger problem appeared first on TESLARATI.

BYD just launched the 2026 Seagull with a starting price of $10,300 and an optional LiDAR driver-assist package that puts features usually reserved for premium EVs into one of the world's most affordable electric cars.

With a small blue crane, four researchers hoist a cylindrical fuel cell, which looks like a stack of flattened silver and gold soda cans bundled together, into the air and lower it into a rectangular cart on wheels. A tangle of tubes and wires spirals away from the system, where nearly 270 sensors and 1,000 components are nestled inside.

A computational method combining generative AI with atomistic simulations can identify promising platinum alloy catalyst structures for hydrogen fuel cells, report researchers from Science Tokyo. Their approach addresses a longstanding challenge in catalyst design and consistently produces high-performing candidates from several material combinations.

The 2026 ES will come with Toyota’s latest Arene software platform and a long overdue native route planning feature that will make road trips a breeze.

The final Tesla Model S and Model X rolled off the assembly line this weekend. That marks the end of an era.

Ford has officially unveiled Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary that will manufacture and sell U.S.-assembled battery energy storage systems (BESS) for utilities, data centers, and large industrial customers. The new unit plans to produce 20 GWh of energy storage annually from its Kentucky gigafactory. The move formalizes what has been months in the making — Ford’s pivot from struggling EV battery overcapacity to the booming grid-scale energy storage market, where demand is surging thanks to AI data centers and renewable energy buildout. more…

After two years, its LFP pack shows measurable degradation. But the number is less alarming than it looks.

BYD launched its new Flash Charging system, enabling EV charging in as little as 5 minutes, in luxury vehicles like the Denza Z9 GT. Now, it’s rolling out to some of its best sellers. more…

The delegation includes business leaders across a wide range of industries, including Tim Cook of Apple and Elon Musk of Tesla.

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Before joining Redwood Materials, Ahuja served as chief financial and business officer at the drone delivery startup Zipline for about three years.

Elon Musk named Microsoft as a defendant in his lawsuit against OpenAI

The tech leaders, with combined net worths exceeding $670 billion, have brought props to court and traded icy stares as their legal dispute reaches a denouement.

Before joining Redwood Materials, Ahuja served as chief financial and business officer at the drone delivery startup Zipline for about three years.

Trump invited Tesla's Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook and Blackrock's Larry Fink to join his China trip for talks with Xi Jinping on trade, AI and geopolitics.

The ID. Polo GTI Clubsport is set to feature Hyundai N-style simulated gearshifts, after VW said it wasn’t interested.

Ever skim through hydrogen news or green hydrogen news and think, “We’re still ages away from real-world uses”? Well, hold…

Instead of doing things the old way, Hyundai Mobis standardized and modularized several key components of the EV powertrain.

Tesla’s actual retail sales in China fell 10% year-over-year in April to just 25,956 vehicles, according to new data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) — despite widespread reports last week that Tesla’s China sales had surged 36%. The discrepancy is the same one we’ve been flagging for months: the 36% figure is based on wholesale numbers from Giga Shanghai, which include exports. The retail figure, which reflects what Chinese consumers actually bought, tells a very different story. more…

Hertz just slashed over $20,000 off its ultra-rare Shelby Mustang Mach-Es.

Chery and Geely have shipped their first EVs and PHEVs to Canada, with thousands more scheduled to land on Canada’s shores.

Chinese authorities launch probe into EV makers after owners report reduced range following software update. Importance Rank:  1 read more

GMC has launched the GMC Hummer EV SUV in Korea, marking the first debut of the brand’s flagship all-electric SUV in the local market. Built on General Motors' (GM) dedicated electric vehicle platform, the Hummer EV combines the rugged identity of the iconic Hummer brand with advanced electrification technologies, targeting consumers seeking both premium performance and outdoor versatility, the carmaker said. The model is equipped with a dual-motor system producing 578 horsepower and offers a driving range of up to 512 kilometers on a single charge. A key highlight is GMC’s electronically controlled four-wheel steering system designed to enhance maneuverability in both urban and off-road environments. Other features, such as CrabWalk, allow the rear wheels to turn in the same direction as the front wheels at low speeds, enabling diagonal movement in tight spaces or rough terrain. King Crab mode further sharpens handling by increasing rear-wheel steering response for improved agility

arXiv:2605.07657v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Direct electric drivelines without power-split open new design freedom for frame and suspension design, along with often lower energy losses. This paper focuses on self-propelled agricultural machinery (combine and forage harvest-ers, root crop harvesters), equipment carriers, propelled trailers and field robots. For a typical vehicle with four driven wheels, the electric motors can be packaged as two axle modules or four wheel modules, both defined herein as self-contained mechatronic units with integrated power electronics, distributed control intelligence and steering. Axle module and wheel module concepts are compared in detail against engineering requirements including loads, effi-ciency, steerability, controllability, braking, suspension, structural load support, asymmetric wheel loading and manu-facturing cost. The wheel module offers maximum design freedom, redundancy and controllability, while the axle module provides lower

arXiv:2605.06684v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Tree-involved crashes represent a critical subset of run-off-road (ROR) collisions, often resulting in fatal or severe injuries due to high-energy impacts. This study develops a comprehensive analytical framework to identify and quantify risk factors contributing to crash severity in tree-involved collisions using the Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS) database spanning 2020-2023. The modeling framework follows a multi-step process. First, a machine learning based classification model (CatBoost) identifies key factors associated with binary crash injury severity (KA: fatal or incapacitating injury versus BC: non-incapacitating or possible injury). Second, SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) tool is used to quantify and visualize the marginal effects of top influential factors on crash severity. Third, a binary logistic regression model estimates factor effects and validates SHAP-derived importance measures. Finally, SHAP interaction

The global electric vehicle (EV) market excluding China posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of this year, driven by strong demand in Europe and Asia. Amid intensifying overseas expansion by Chinese automakers, Hyundai Motor Group maintained its position as the world’s fourth-largest sell

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Elon Musk-led Tesla's headlines this week were dominated by talks of European growth, a NHTSA recall and the Semi receiving a big order. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Owner of Australia's most successful big battery developer says storage costs have plunge 65-70 pct in last two years, and are solving the grid's biggest problems. The post “They solve the problem:” Leading storage developer says battery costs have plunged 70 pct in two years appeared first on Renew Economy.

It will look German, may be built in Spain, but with Leapmotor’s EV architecture and battery tech.

Delivering a fresh splash of color to its lineup, Tesla is giving U.S. buyers two stunning new blue options that are already turning heads. The post Tesla expands its mass-market color palette in the U.S. appeared first on TESLARATI.

Both Chinese and non-Chinese car companies brought their best to what's become the world's most important auto show.

The Beijing Auto Show had more than 180 debuts this year, making it the largest and most important auto show in the world.

Cadillac has sold more than 100,000 new EVs, and three-quarters of those buyers are new to the brand.

Woven City, Toyota's "proving ground for mobility" recently opened up. Here's what I saw on a visit there.

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Tesla recalls some Cybertrucks for wheel issue and more than 200,000 other cars for camera failure  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosTesla Recalls Cybertruck Because Wheels May Fall Off  Kelley Blue BookCybertruck recall warns that its wheels may fly off  Popular ScienceTesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off  The VergeTesla’s Latest Recall? Wheels May Fall Off Cybertrucks  WIRED

Tesla recalls some Cybertrucks for wheel issue and more than 200,000 other cars for camera failure  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosTesla Recalls Cybertruck Because Wheels May Fall Off  Kelley Blue BookCybertruck recall warns that its wheels may fly off  Popular ScienceTesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off  The VergeTesla’s Latest Recall? Wheels May Fall Off Cybertrucks  WIRED

Chevy resurrected Spark EUV nameplate with the launch of the all-new, affordable Chevy Spark EUV for 2026, with the hopes that its new, 220-mile range EV would be a “game changer” that helps accelerate the company’s EV transition in developing markets – and it’s now officially the best selling electric SUV in Brazil! more…