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Developing new materials can involve a dizzying amount of trial and error for different configurations and elements. Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a surge of popularity in energy materials research for its potential to streamline this time-consuming process. However, fully autonomous workflows that connect high-precision experimental knowledge to the discovery of credible new energy-related materials remain at an early stage.

Toyota is finally selling electric vehicles in the US, thanks to the new and improved bZ. After sales shot up in January, the bZ was among the best-selling EVs in the US, outpacing the Hyundai IONIQ 5. more…

While the final build process is just around the corner, BMW still hasn't shown the new electric 3-series without camouflage.

The new i3 is a drastic improvement over the outgoing model as BMW’s first Neue Klasse electric sedan. After the first pre-series models rolled off the production line, BMW is preparing to begin mass production by the end of 2026. more…

I recently put my cold-weather threshold to the test in Baudette, Minnesota, about as close to the US/Canada border as you can get with Lucid Motors, where we performed some awesome winter testing in a slew of EVs, including the Air Pure, Sapphire, and Gravity. Check out my full video review below to see us towing the Sapphire out of the snow bank with the Gravity. more…

Polestar built a BMW-fighting faux-SUV with no rear window and a lot of horsepower. Nobody asked for it, but we're glad it's here.

The company is now signaling that it may blow past its original target. Here's the new delivery timeline.

Earlier this year, the European Commission rolled out a €650 million package to shore up cross-border hydrogen infrastructure and electricity…

Plus: Volvo says EVs will be cheaper than gas cars soon, and Rivian's robotics venture takes shape.

Full-scale i3 production will begin in Munich in the second half of 2026.

Tesla’s struggles in Europe have reached the UK, with January 2026 registrations plunging more than 57% year-over-year to just 647 vehicles, according to new data. The decline was the steepest among major automakers and far exceeded the 6.4% drop in overall UK battery-electric vehicle sales for the month. more…

Electric vehicle deliveries in mainland China slumped by more than 40 per cent in January, darkening the outlook for a sector grappling with rising production costs and the gradual withdrawal of government support. The country’s roughly 50 electric carmakers sold about 900,000 vehicles last month, down 42.3 per cent from 1.56 million units in December, according to preliminary data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Wednesday. The figures, which include retail sales,...

Tesla reported January wholesale sales of 69,129 China-made vehicles, as per data released by the China Passenger Car Association. The post Tesla China January wholesale sales rise 9% year-on-year appeared first on TESLARATI.

The facelifted Model 3 was left outside in the freezing Canadian winter, and the owner didn’t precondition the interior or the battery.

We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s flying car makers aim for deliveries this year as passenger use nears China could see its first flying car begin carrying paying passengers in 2026, as government backing and a growing pipeline of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle makers push the country’s...

Elon Musk says Optimus humanoid robot could build civilizations on distant planets amid SpaceX's plans to launch 1TW of AI compute per year. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Toyota has expanded its electric portfolio in Japan with the launch of a battery-electric version of the Pixis Van kei commercial vehicle. Sales begin on 2 February 2026, with prices starting at..

Scout's South Carolina EV factory has reportedly gone over its budget by $1 billion.

Korea's electric vehicle (EV) exports to the United States plunged nearly 90 percent last year, hit by Washington's auto tariffs and the rollback of subsidies under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, industry data showed Wednesday. According to the data from the Korea Automobile & Mobility Association, Korea's EV exports to the U.S. totaled 12,166 units in 2025, down 86.8 percent from 92,049 units the previous year. It marks the lowest annual figure since 2022, when EV shipments began gaining momentum. The trend intensified near the end of the year, with Korea exporting just 13 EV units to the U.S. in November alone, logging the lowest monthly figure on record. As a result, the share of U.S. shipments among Korea's total global EV exports shrank to 4.6 percent last year, compared with 35 percent in 2024. Industry watchers expected EV exports to the U.S. to remain sluggish for the time being due to the tariffs and Washington's rollback of related subsidies. "Korean

The 2026 Chevy Equinox EV was already one of the most affordable electric cars, but with a new $10,000 discount, it’s even more tempting. more…

The January sales numbers are in, and they're not good. Meanwhile, at Hyundai, EV sales are still growing.

Reports suggest Porsche could cancel electric 718 models amid spiraling costs, software woes, and weaker EV sales, raising questions about the future of electric performance cars globally. The post Porsche might shelve plans for electric Boxster and Cayman sports cars appeared first on Digital Trends.

Norway, the world’s leading country in EV market share, still managed to maintain high EV market share right after retiring EV incentives, showing the world a path to resilient electrification of the auto industry. more…

The company already uses U.S.-made batteries. But now it's investing in sourcing American lithium and cathode active materials, too.

This PV5 test car was driving around Ann Arbor, Michigan, with the side-marker lights and reflectors required for a vehicle to be sold in the United States.

Audi is set to unveil the new entry-level luxury EV by the end of the year. The new model will likely carry on the A2 name, but the electric version will bring a unique new design and more. more…

GIMPO, Gyeonggi Province — The third-generation Peugeot 5008 family SUV has made a striking return with a lively yet composed driving feature that sets the vehicle apart from its rivals. After a decade, the vehicle has undergone a complete overhaul. Stellantis Korea hopes to jump on the booming SUV bandwagon by making the three-row family car its most strategic lineup this year. Peugeot has balanced the essentials of a large family SUV — flexible seating, usability and reasonable fuel efficiency — with a sense of refinement and unique driving dynamics. When the vehicle was taken for a round-trip drive between Gimpo and Incheon, with a distance of some 60 kilometers, the 5008 SUV dispelled the perception that a vehicle of this size would be relatively weak in responsiveness, compared to smaller, more typical sedans. However, the vehicle constantly delivered a breezy driving feel, powered largely by its well-balanced hybrid system. The 5008 SUV is equipped with a 1.2-liter PureTech

Plus, SpaceX acquires xAI and California's new EV incentive program proposal is actually really smart.

Tesla has added a fifth Model Y variant to its US lineup: a new Standard All-Wheel Drive model priced at $41,990. For just $2,000 over the base rear-wheel drive version, buyers get dual motors and significantly better acceleration without having to pay for all the “premium” features. more…

So, just a few weeks ago, HRS—Europe’s go-to team for designing and building hydrogen refueling stations—dropped some exciting news about…

We’re thrilled to share that Gasunie, via its new offshoot Hynetwork, and our friends at Plug Power Inc., have just…

Picture a row of sleek shuttle buses parked under a bright Incheon sky, each one humming along on nothing but…

There’s a growing consensus in the electric motorcycle world that the key to success when considering the constraints of today’s technology is to target smaller, simpler, more urban electric motorcycles. While much of today’s attention goes to high-tech, high-price electric motorcycles and e-bikes, the real opportunity for electrification may lie at the opposite end of the spectrum: ultra-simple, ultra-affordable machines designed for the masses. more…

Ever wondered if our offshore rigs could hum along on hydrogen power? On January 29, 2026, a trio of industry…

The combination of SpaceX and xAI will create a rocket-and-A.I. giant. But investors and experts have concerns about the consequences of the deal.

The move followed a yearlong investigation into X and escalated a wider standoff between European officials and American tech companies over the regulation of social media.

The Paris prosecutor says its cyber-crime unit is conducting a search of X's offices.

Skoda Auto closed 2025 on a high, producing 1,065,000 vehicles globally—its best manufacturing result in six years and a healthy 15 percent jump over the previous year. The brand’s backbone remains..

Tesla listed a $41,990 Model Y AWD trim in the U.S., adding a new step above the Standard rear-wheel drive model as buyers face higher effective costs and tougher EV competition. The post Tesla adds a new Model Y AWD option, and a new price point for you appeared first on Digital Trends.

New chemistry overcomes drawbacks that have hampered this promising class of battery

The Paris prosecutor says its cyber-crime unit is conducting a search of X's offices.

Jaguar has begun the latest phase of winter testing for its upcoming all-electric luxury four-door GT, pushing prototypes to their limits in the Arctic Circle at temperatures plunging to minus 40°C...

Well, that didn’t last long: the most affordable Model Y and Model 3 are no longer called “Standard.”

arXiv:2602.01261v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure introduces complex challenges to urban distribution networks, particularly under extreme demand events. A critical barrier to resilience assessment is the scale gap between micro-level charging physics and city-scale planning: minute-resolution deliverability constraints remain invisible in hourly aggregated datasets, causing purely data-driven models to exhibit non-physical behavior in high-stress regimes. This paper develops a five-stage scientific machine learning framework bridging this gap through physics-informed knowledge transfer. Stage 1 learns a temperature-pressure deliverability surface from Swiss DC fast-charging telemetry with monotonicity constraints. Stage 2 performs cross-scale injection via anchored quantile mapping. Stage 3 deploys a dual-head spatio-temporal graph neural network for joint forecasting of demand and service loss rate. Stage 4 simulates backlog dynamics under

Musk's space exploration company and his AI start-up are merging.

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Tesla has launched another new affordable Model Y configuration in the United States, now adding a fifth version of the all-electric crossover to its lineup, diversifying the car’s options and giving consumers more choices at the time of purchase. Tesla launched the Model Y All-Wheel-Drive on Monday night, pricing it at $41,990. It features 294 […] The post Tesla launches new affordable Model Y configuration in the U.S. appeared first on TESLARATI.

California revealed more details of its $200 million EV incentive program.

There may have been a time when it felt like the only decent electric vehicles on the market were Teslas, but thankfully, that's no longer the case.

Musk's space exploration company and his AI start-up are merging.

On today’s island-hopping episode of Quick Charge, we have to talk about Elon Musk’s cringey appearance in the Epstein files amid Tesla’s rapid sales decline in Europe, as well as the ultra-fast Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and its own rapid sales decline. more…

The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.

The deal further intermingles Mr. Musk’s companies and creates the most valuable private company on earth.

From crossovers to hatchbacks to sedans, there are a lot of Chinese EVs that would work well in the Great White North.

Chinese EV battery giant CATL has developed a new battery that supports ultra-fast charging while preserving long-term battery health. The post This new battery tech will let you fast-charge your EV without hurting battery health appeared first on Digital Trends.

And the rest of the world is about to take notice.

The next-generation Porsche 718 was supposed to be EV-only by 2025. But its plans may be changing.

LAPD may lack full Tesla video in the D4vd case due to storage limits and handling, leaving key footage unseen as investigators probe teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez's death.

The Tesla Model Y Performance was in my hands for seven days after the company reached out and got me a brand new unit. As a Premium All-Wheel-Drive owner, I was really interested to see if the Performance trim was worth the $11,000 difference, and what I learned might be a surprise. The only “performance” […] The post Tesla Model Y Performance Review: The Best Trim of the Best Vehicle? appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Kia introduced a series of new electric GT vehicles in Korea. The EV3 GT, EV4 GT, and EV5 GT are the latest to join Kia’s growing performance EV lineup. more…

Tesla confirmed in its Q4 and FY 2025 update letter that it is now producing 4680 cells whose anode and cathode were produced during the dry electrode process. The post Elon Musk explains why Tesla’s 4680 battery breakthrough is a big deal appeared first on TESLARATI.

Jaguar wanted to squeeze in a ton of range without intruding on passenger space. Here's what it came up with.

With its official debut in just a few days, Toyota unveiled the interior of the new SUV for the first time, revealing three rows of seating. more…

Tesla's new cheap variants fail to lift its fortunes in Europe. Plus: Is Ford really teaming up with Xiaomi?

The automaker has teased the interior of its all-new SUV ahead of its debut next week.

Starlink-enabled drones have been linked to a number of recent deadly attacks by Russia on Ukraine.

Ford is not planning to build electric vehicles in the US with China’s Xiaomi, despite a report claiming the partnership would “pave the way for Chinese carmakers to gain a foothold in the US.” more…

We're looking at China's ban on pop-out door handles, Tesla's continued European collapse, as well as an NHTSA investigation into F-150 transmission issues.

New chemistry overcomes drawbacks that have hampered this promising class of battery

As Tesla CEO Elon Musk pleaded for more battery infrastructure in America, we toured Porsche’s incredibly advanced Smart Battery facility in Slovakia. more…

I’ve been tracking the EU’s big push to modernize and decarbonize its energy setup, and let me tell you, the…

This month, ACCIONA, the Spanish firm championing sustainable energy and industrial decarbonization, hit a new high: they fired up Chile’s…

This month, Vinssen, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Amogy made waves by announcing a joint project to install a 1…

Daihatsu’s first mass-produced EV has an LFP battery that can export energy to power tools and even whole houses.

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The new Leaf is a huge improvement over its predecessor, and this highway range test proves it.

India Yamaha Motor has officially entered the electric two-wheeler space with the launch of its first EV scooter, the EC-06, priced at ₹1.67 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Offered in a Bluish White..

arXiv:2601.23226v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D IC) pack-aging and heterogeneous integration have emerged as central pillars of contemporary semiconductor scaling. Yet, the multi-physics coupling inherent to stacked architectures manifesting as thermal hot spots, warpage-induced stresses, and interconnect aging demands monitoring and control capabilities that surpass traditional offline metrology. Although Digital Twin (DT) technology provides a principled route to real-time reliability management, the existing literature remains fragmented and frequently blurs the distinction between static multiphysics simulation workflows and truly dynamic, closed-loop twins. This critical review distinguishes itself by addressing these deficiencies through three specific contributions. First, we clarify the Digital Twin hierarchy to resolve terminological ambiguity between digital models, shadows, and twins. Second, we synthesize three foundational enabling

Chinese automakers BYD and Xpeng saw a decline in stock values on the Hong Kong exchange due to lower January sales. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Samsung SDI said Monday that it has been seeking collaboration with multiple robotics companies looking to use its all-solid-state batteries, which are under development and set for mass production starting next year. The statement fueled speculation that Samsung SDI’s all-solid-state batteries could be used to power Hyundai Motor’s Atlas humanoid robot, given the partnership between the battery manufacturer and the carmaker. “Thanks to the application of physical artificial intelligence technology, the robotics market has grown rapidly and demand for all-solid-state batteries is increasing, considering the limited space for batteries in such devices and the need for high safety and power,” Park Jong-sun, head of Samsung SDI’s battery strategic marketing office, said at a conference call on the company’s earnings during the fourth quarter of last year. Samsung SDI’s quarterly operating loss from its battery business reached 338.5 billion won ($231 million). Despite the disappointing

Major Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers got off to a bumpy start in 2026 as they reported falling deliveries in January due to softening government support. Shares of Hong Kong-listed BYD, Xpeng, Li Auto and Nio plummeted on Monday morning, battered by a bearish delivery outlook in the cutthroat mainland EV market. “Lacklustre [sales] data in January represented a rude reminder that the industry will face a difficult year,” said Ivan Li, a researcher at Loyal Wealth Management in Shanghai....

Tesla CEO Elon Musk hails the EV maker's new electrode process breakthrough in lithium battery manufacturing. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Xiaomi's SU7 Ultra EV sales plummeted to just 45 units in Dec. 2025, after reaching 2k-3k in previous months. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Tesla has unveiled its newest energy product during and the buzzy new item is, in fact, a rooftop solar panel, launched at a tumultuous moment for the EV maker. The post Tesla unveils its newest energy product – a rooftop solar panel appeared first on Renew Economy.

SEJONG —Online shopping sales in Korea rose 6.2 percent from a year earlier to a new monthly high in December, driven by strong sales of Tesla vehicles and rising demand for food services, government data showed Monday. The value of online shopping transactions stood at 24.29 trillion won ($16.68 billion) in December, up 1.42 trillion won from a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The figure marked the highest level since 2017, when the ministry began compiling the data. Spending on automobiles and auto accessories surged 66.4 percent from a year earlier, supported by strong sales of Tesla models sold through online ordering systems. Sales of food services climbed 9.1 percent from a year earlier, largely due to promotional campaigns by food delivery platforms. Sales of food and beverages jumped 10.2 percent on-year, the data showed. Purchases made through smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices rose 6.2 percent from a year earlier to 18.8

New York City’s largest food rescue organization is helping Bronx residents breathe a little bit easier with the recent acquisition and upcoming deployment of three brand-new, zero emission Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks. more…