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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,

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…

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

Between January and March, Tesla built 50,000 more cars than it could sell.

The company's deliveries in the first quarter were just 6% higher than last year, and Tesla now faces a third straight year of falling sales.

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 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

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

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…

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…

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…

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

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

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

Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX merged in February, with an IPO planned to raise $75 billion. Prediction market bets on merger with Tesla. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Investor Ross Gerber criticized Tesla's FSD system's capabilities as Gary Black laments the EV giant's lack of marketing for the technology. Importance Rank:  1 read more

The week in autos saw Tesla regain over 50% U.S. EV market share despite a sales slump, Ford Motor Company recall over 250,000 SUVs and more. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Tesla gets good and bad news for the U.S. market for the first quarter. Here's the good and bad news and what comes next. Importance Rank:  2 read more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla coming with minivan but cooler?, used EV sales rising, sodium batteries are coming, and more. more…

The US electric vehicle market has split into two diverging realities. New EV sales cratered 28% year-over-year in Q1 2026 to just 212,600 units, according to new data from Cox Automotive — but used EV sales surged 12% to 93,500 units, with prices now within $1,300 of equivalent gas cars. The data, presented in Cox Automotive’s Q1 2026 Industry Insights call on March 25, reveals the clearest picture yet of how the federal tax credit’s expiration is reshaping the EV market — and creating what may be the best buying opportunity in the history of electric vehicles. more…

Ever wonder what happens when those shiny fuel cell stacks in EVs or backup generators finally call it quits? In…

The new EV market is struggling after the end of the tax credit in September. But that doesn't tell the whole electrification story.

It was confirmed on March 26 that Samsung SDI is pushing to purchase about a 7% stake in Pino, a precursor manufacturer. A precursor is a key raw material for cathode materials, one of the four core battery materials. The move is analyzed as an effort to meet de-China requirements in the battery mat

On today’s van-tastic episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk teases a people-hauling Tesla that’s 10 years late, California says there are ZERO Robotaxis on the road, and the Chinese EVs continue to outsell the brand in Europe. more…

BYD outsold Tesla in Europe for the second straight month, with plans to expand into Canada. Tesla faces challenges in Europe and in product pipeline, hurting its market share and sales. Importance Rank:  1 read more

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Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle (EV) maker, reported that fourth-quarter net profit dropped 27 per cent from a year earlier, as weaker sales cut into margins. Profit fell to 6.5 billion yuan (US$943 million), a 47 per cent plunge from the previous quarter and the lowest quarterly number in a year. It was also the first quarter-on-quarter decline since the second quarter of 2024. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 7.3 per cent from a year earlier and 3 per cent compared with the...

For a little over a year, Tesla’s might has been on the decline in Europe. That stopped in February.

Samsung SDI has signed a 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) supply agreement with L&F for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials, a strategic move to strengthen its presence in the North American energy storage system (ESS) market and diversify its supply chain away from China. The company announced Tuesday that the mid- to long-term deal with L&F, a leading Korean battery materials manufacturer, will span three years starting in 2027. The materials will be used to produce LFP batteries specifically for ESS applications, with the contract including an option to extend the supply for an additional three years. Samsung SDI plans to use the L&F-supplied materials to manufacture ESS batteries at StarPlus Energy (SPE), its joint venture with Stellantis located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Since the fourth quarter of last year, SPE has been gradually converting a portion of its production lines from electric vehicle batteries to ESS batteries. The facility is expected to begin

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Tesla and SpaceX are on track to merge, according to analysis. Musk may fold SpaceX into Tesla instead of an IPO, potentially making him a trillionaire. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Washington state legislators just voted overwhelmingly to allow Rivian and Lucid to sell electric vehicles directly to consumers, ending a 12-year arrangement that gave Tesla exclusive access to direct sales in the state. Senate Bill 6354 passed the House 84-9 and the Senate 47-2 — a bipartisan blowout that now heads to Governor Bob Ferguson’s desk for signature. more…

Tesla's Model Y SUV has been the top-selling vehicle in the world for three years in a row, according to the automaker. Importance Rank:  1 read more

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. Geely beats BYD sales in first 2 months of 2026 to become China’s top carmaker Geely Auto has gained the upper hand in mainland China’s intensifying automotive sector, as its diverse product line-up pays off after electric vehicle (EV) king BYD suffered a setback following partial...

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Among our three headliners in today’s Green Deals, we have a particular focus on Segway. The brand currently has its Spring EV Sale taking hundreds off e-scooters, including the Max G2 Electric Scooter down at $650, as well as its alternate Navimow Spring Sale with up to $1,133 savings on X3 and i1 series robot lawn mowers, with the former series all seeing new low prices. From there, we also have Velotric’s St. Patrick’s Day flash sale (ending tonight) that has increased the number of e-bikes receiving up to $512 savings, like the Nomad 2 Off-Road e-bike with a FREE rack top bag at $1,899, among others. We also have EcoFlow’s latest 48-hour flash sale with three different tiers of power stations included, as well as tool deals on Worx’s 20V JawSaw, DEWALT’s compact portable table saw, and more waiting for you below – especially the increased $1,939+ exclusive savings on the EcoFlow DELTA Pro Ultra X and TRAIL 200 DC power station bundle. And don’t forget the hangover deals at the

Lately, there’s been a noticeable uptick in the global buzz around fuel cell electric vehicles. It’s all thanks to heavy-duty…

EV sales saw a sharp decline in the United States for January, but there were some bright spots among smaller EV manufacturers. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Toyota may deny it, but it’s increasingly relying on local parts to compete in China’s brutal electric vehicle market. With estimates claiming nearly 90% of parts in some Toyota EVs sold in China are sourced locally, it’s having a bigger impact than expected. more…

Investor Gary Black criticizes Tesla's lack of sales growth and advertising, while oil prices surge amid US-Iran conflict. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Almost all car brands suffered from declining sales. However, a handful of companies somehow managed to see their sales increase.

Samsung SDI has secured another major order worth more than 1 trillion won (Around $689 million) in the U.S. energy storage system (ESS) market. As demand for ESS increases rapidly due to the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and the spread of renewable energy, the company appea

Sales of Tesla's China-made electric vehicles rose in the first two months of 2026, from the year before, regaining lost ground to China's BYD.

Rising oil prices may benefit Tesla sales, but inflation could hinder stock performance. Markets may help offset domestic challenges. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors' favorite stocks over the last week — here's a look at some of our top stories. Importance Rank:  1 read more

But it’ll be much more expensive than promised until next year.

Global EV sales hit 1.1 million units in February 2026, according to new data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. But the global market is now splitting sharply by region. more…

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