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Less than a month ago, BYD introduced its second-generation "Flash" charging system, which delivers unheard-of EV charging speeds.

The Geely Galaxy M9 PHEV impressed Edmunds, cruising 101 miles on electric power while accelerating to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds.

Mr. Musk is requiring Wall Street firms to purchase subscriptions to his A.I. chatbot if they want to advise on one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

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Australian supercharger whizzes Sprintex Limited just scored a game-changing win by locking in an exclusive distribution pact with a South…

When you land at Cochin International Airport these days, you’ll probably spot something out of the ordinary parked by the…

Recently, the Australia’s Hydrogen Transport Forum (HTF) was pretty quick off the mark to applaud the National Cabinet’s fresh push…

The American EV brand’s sales rebounded in the first quarter, but a new problem is making its presence felt.

Ford’s EV sales cratered in the first quarter, leaving room for Rivian to sweep in with a double-digit increase.

Tesla has regained the global pure electric vehicle (EV) crown for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2024, after its deliveries rose 6.5 per cent year on year in the three months ending March. The modest increase was enough for the US carmaker to beat China’s EV king BYD, which posted a 25.5 per cent drop in sales during the first quarter of 2026. Tesla’s deliveries worldwide between January and March hit 358,023 units, it said in a statement on Thursday. Tesla builds only pure electric...

Sales of imported vehicles in Korea rose 34.6 percent in March from a year earlier, supported by more working days and robust demand for electric vehicles (EVs), industry data showed Friday. New registrations increased to 33,970 units last month from 25,229 a year earlier, according to the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA). The three best-selling models in March were all from U.S. EV maker Tesla – the Model Y, Model 3 Long Range and Model 3. Tesla's sales more than quadrupled to 11,130 units last month from 2,591 a year earlier. Sales at BYD Korea surged to 1,664 units from 10 over the same period. The unit of China's BYD began local operations in January last year, with sales first reported in March. By powertrain, fully electric vehicles accounted for 47.8 percent of total registrations, or 16,249 units, followed by hybrids at 42.9 percent, gasoline models at 8.7 percent and diesel vehicles at 0.5 percent. Three German automakers — Volkswagen Group Korea,

The Toyota bZ is on track to be America's top-selling EV not made by Tesla in the first quarter.

"Against other rumors, there's a consistent offer in the market," said Kjell Gruner, VW Group of America's CEO.

The PV5 WAV New York EV is a new electric taxi and rideshare concept Kia introduced at the New York Auto Show. more…

The refreshed Mercedes EQS will be available with optional steer-by-wire, and it completely changes driving.

It's rough out there for the pure EV companies, but despite all the challenges, Rivian says its on target for a historic year. Ahead of the launch of the company's more affordable R2 electric SUV, Rivian released its sales and production report for the first quarter of 2026. And the numbers were surprisingly good. Rivian sold 10,365 vehicles in the first three months of the year, a 20 percent increase year over year. And it produced 10,236 vehicles at its factory in Normal, Illinois, which represents a 30 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The company also reaffirmed its prediction that it will sell 62,000-67,000 vehic … Read the full story at The Verge.

After scaling back EV plans, Ford (NYSE: F) is losing ground in the US. With fewer than 7,000 EVs sold in the first quarter, Toyota’s bZ electric SUV outsold Ford’s combined lineup. more…

These are a few of the EVs that the audience thinks should be canceled next.

The first quarter of last year wasn’t a high bar to begin with.

Tesla's first quarter sales report is out, and depending on how you look at it, the numbers are good but also bad. The company's sales are up a modest 6 percent year over year, but that's probably not the best way of looking at it considering the extraordinary circumstances surrounding Tesla - Elon Musk's Nazi salute, DOGE, Tesla Takedown protests - at the start of 2025. Tesla's sales were down a whopping 13 percent that quarter, so a modest increase was expected. Instead analysts are looking at how this quarter stacks up against the previous one, and they're not finding a lot to like. Tesla said it delivered 358,023 vehicles to customers, … Read the full story at The Verge.

It's become an American truism: Once you buy an SUV, there's no going back. And our love affair with pickups has been documented in a million country songs and TV commercials. But a brutal spike in gasoline prices - nipping $4 nationwide for a gallon of unleaded, up from $3 when the bombs first began to fall on Iran - has some car shoppers considering energy-saving alternatives. Tomi Mikula is the founder of Delivrd, a car-buying consultancy that's built a following through hardball negotiations with dealers on behalf of buyers. Among customers, "We've seen a big transition to hybrids especially in just the past few weeks," Mikula says. "T … Read the full story at The Verge.

Tesla is coming off a year of declining deliveries due in part to increased competition from rivals in China offering lower-cost models.

Despite the recent EV slowdown, the American-made Ioniq 5 is winning hearts left and right, with double-digit sales increases.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA)China-made EV sales grew 8.7% in March, marking a second straight quarterly rise. Read the latest. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Eligible Uber drivers across the U.S. can now get a $4,000 grant to switch to an EV, plus other perks.

All Gravity SUVs manufactured before February 14 will be inspected and repaired at no cost.

Stellantis-backed Leapmotor delivered 110,155 new energy vehicles in the first three months of 2026, exceeding 100,000 deliveries for a fourth-straight quarter.

Plus, does every middle schooler really need a laptop?

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Rivian sales fell for 4 consecutive months in the U.S. as the company prepares to launch the upcoming launch R2 Crossover SUV. Importance Rank:  1 read more

BraunAbility and Kia have come together to created an ADA-compliant, wheelchair accessible van designed for taxi and rideshare use.

An initial public offering of Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company would most likely be a generational wealth event and one of the largest offerings ever.

Even Thailand’s Prime Minister is driving a BYD EV amid surging gas prices. As overseas sales continue to rise, BYD said it’s “highly confident” it can sell 1.5 million new energy vehicles (NEVs) in overseas markets in 2026. more…

Miss the EV tax credit? Well then, good news, because Honda has slashed the price of the Prologue by $7,500

Volkswagen's capacitive controls and funky model names are going away, the brand's CEO says.

  In mid-March 2026, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), along with two other departments, issued a joint circular that laid down a clear marker for the future of mobility. The target is unequivocal: by 2030, China aims to have 100,000 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in operation nationwide—doubling the fleet size from 2025 […] The post China’s Hydrogen Horizon: The Ambitious Push for 100,000 Fuel Cell Vehicles by 2030 first appeared on Hydrogen Cars Now.

Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio said he would introduce legislation to ban partnerships that could bring Chinese cars into America.

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The IONIQ 5 is on a hot streak after another record US sales month in March, helping push Hyundai to its strongest first quarter yet. more…

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Subaru’s most powerful production model can sprint to 60 mph in less than five seconds—and carry up to seven people.

Xiaomi has recruited Kong Yanshuang, formerly Tesla’s General Manager for the China region, to take charge of its growing automotive sales operations. The hire signals a significant professionalization of Xiaomi’s EV retail strategy as the company targets 550,000 deliveries in 2026. Kong joined Xiaomi in early March and is currently in a work handover phase, replacing Li Xiaorui, the former director of Xiaomi’s automotive division, according to a report from Jiemian News. more…

Other powertrain options include a naturally aspired four-cylinder engine and a smaller, more powerful turbocharged engine.

Jim Farley went on record saying that the American automaker wants a piece of the Model 3 and Model Y’s pie.

Kia’s affordable urban crossover is finally coming to the U.S. to battle it out with the new Chevy Bolt EV.

Land Rover is reviving Freelander as a standalone EV brand with six models planned. The first launch lands this year in China, signaling a fast, tech-heavy push into the premium electric market.

Geely’s new Boyue EREV starts at just $14,900 in China, and it is another reminder that the most aggressive electrified vehicle pricing in the world is happening far away from US buyers.

The electric sector is standing at a pivotal moment. Utilities are no longer observers in the renewable transformation but instead are becoming direct owners and operators of technologies that were once primarily developed, financed, and managed by third-party developers. Among these technologies, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are moving to the center of long-term generation […] The post Battery Storage Is Reshaping the Grid; Integration Strategy Will Shape the Outcome appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Mirai is not exactly a best-seller, but Toyota believes there’s still a place for hydrogen–just not in cars.

Tesla records growth in European sales during March as Elon Musk announces the end of production for the Premium Model S and X vehicles. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Guess what? STORAG ETZEL GmbH and Gasunie have just nailed the hydrogen filling phase of their pilot H2CAST Etzel project…

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At first glance, a plain roll of tape hardly seems like the poster child for clean energy. But over at…

It’s the end of the road for the cars that set the standards for truly modern EVs, with plenty of range, comfort, and performance.

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Land Rover and Chinese automaker Chery resurrected the name 'Freelander' for a new premium global EV brand.

Also, the micromobility company that spun out of Rivian last year, struck a deal with DoorDash to develop self-driving vehicles.

Iran could target U.S. tech companies that have military contracts. Here's a list of 18 companies on Iran's list. Importance Rank:  1 read more

BMW’s new rear-drive iX3 40 cuts battery size and price, yet still delivers 395 miles of WLTP range.

The Verge TS Pro would also be the world's first production vehicle with solid-state batteries, if the big claims pan out.

Wall Street is expecting a Q1 sales bump for Tesla. But projections for 2026 and the rest of the decade have been sharply lowered.

Toyota’s first purely electric pickup, the Hilux BEV, is on its way to dealerships, but prices are slightly higher than expected. more…

Maybe there's a certain EV that never made sense to you, or maybe you even owned one and hated it.

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Factory Zero in Detroit assembles GM’s big electric pickups, as well as the Cadillac Escalade IQ SUV.

arXiv:2508.00947v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Robotic middleware is fundamental to ensuring reliable communication among system components and is crucial for intelligent robotics, autonomous vehicles, and smart manufacturing. However, existing robotic middleware often struggles to meet the diverse communication demands, optimize data transmission efficiency, and maintain scheduling determinism between Orin computing units in large-scale L4 autonomous vehicle deployments. This paper presents RIMAOS2C, a service discovery-based hybrid network communication middleware designed to tackle these challenges. By leveraging multi-level service discovery multicast, RIMAOS2C supports a wide variety of communication modes, including multiple cross-chip Ethernet protocols and PCIe communication capabilities. Its core mechanism, the Message Bridge, optimizes data flow forwarding and employs shared memory for centralized message distribution, reducing message redundancy and minimizing

Australia setting battery records across the market as home energy rebate passes a new milestone and Bowen credits storage for shielding grid from overseas shocks. The post Home battery rebate numbers surge pass 300,000 as storage shields grid from overseas shocks appeared first on Renew Economy.

The venerable British automaker is staking its future on a grand six-figure electric sedan. Is that what the market wants?

China's BYD believes that over half of its total business could eventually come from sales outside of China.

Kathaleen McCormick, a judge in Delaware's Court of Chancery, is reassigning cases involving Elon Musk to other judges in the state's business court.

The feature will take the guesswork out of planning an EV road trip for over 350 models across at least 15 brands.

Google Maps EV trip planning, which predicts battery usage and recommends charging stops, is getting an Android Auto expansion today. more…

The EV2 is now available to order in Europe, with the first customer deliveries starting next month. Kia opened EV2 orders last week at lower prices than expected. more…

You wouldn’t think of hydrogen when you hear “brick manufacturing,” right? Yet Wienerberger UK & Ireland is about to change…

This March, DNV has rolled out its DNV-RP-F123 Hydrogen Pipeline Systems, the industry’s first all-in-one playbook for offshore hydrogen pipelines.…

Setting the Scene in Baden-Württemberg This month, right in the heart of Germany’s industrial powerhouse, Baden-Württemberg, the H2Sky project consortium…

The huge battery and comfortable ride make the Silverado EV one of the best tow vehicles out there. The problem is with the dealer.