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Charging giant Qmerit reports its best quarter ever for Level 2 home plug installations. Thank automakers for getting the message.

Commercial robotaxi company Waymo held a launch event in Japan last week, as the company prepares to enter early manual testing on its first international roads. After Waymo shared plans to start testing vehicles in Japan in December, the Google-owned firm detailed the launch event in a press release on Read more

Tesla insurance premiums are increasing at more than twice the rate of the rest of the US auto market due to higher repair costs and amid increased instances of vandalism on Tesla vehicles. more…

We’re kicking off this week’s Green Deals with a bunch of savings that will only last through the rest of the day, starting with the final hours of Lectric’s April Showers Sale with up to $654 in e-bike bundle savings, like on the XP Trike for $1,499 that comes with Read more

Chip manufacturer Nvidia has officially started production of AI supercomputers at multiple U.S. factories operated through partnerships, marking the first such hardware to be built within the country. On Monday, Nvidia announced that its Blackwell chips have begun production at a factory operated in partnership with TSMC in Phoenix, Arizona, Read more

Simply knowing what chargers are available and how well they’re working goes a long way for EV adoption.

Sponsored by Chroma. Electric vehicle battery voltage ratings are trending upward from 400 V to 800 V, while those of large energy storage systems are increasing from 600 V-900 V toward 1,500 V. As test engineers evaluate hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) requirements for the battery management systems that manage these batteries, they Read more

California is set to shake up how out-of-class electric two-wheelers are regulated, as a newly proposed bill, SB 586, aims to clarify the status of electric bikes without pedals, officially dubbing them “eMotos” and classifying them as off-highway vehicles. more…

The automaker has allegedly assembled a special “task force” to begin developing its own battery cells.

How the car companies navigate the next few months may determine their future. Plus: Waymo is a hit for Uber, and GM’s BrightDrop retrenches.