The US Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council has announced the federal permitting of two DOE-supported lithium processing projects. The projects—Kings Mountain and Liberty Owl—are aimed at increasing lithium processing capacity in the US in order to develop more secure domestic supply chains. The Kings Mountain, NC Project, owned by chemical Read more
AVILOO has released an update to its FLASH battery test platform with a more detailed and accessible certificate for used electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. The new version introduces additional metrics, benchmarking capabilities and a visual format designed to improve transparency and trust in the EV remarketing process. The updated Read more
The electric crossover is headed to the plastic surgeon’s office for a nose job. It will also get a revamped interior.
Aventon, one of the main electric bike makers in the US market, is quietly leveling up the power of its e-bike line, all without needing to buy a new bike. The brand announced yesterday that an over-the-air firmware rollout would activate a new Boost Mode on all its ACU-equipped hub-drive Read more
BYD is coming off its best sales month of the year after slashing EV prices in late May. However, it may not be enough, as several sources claim BYD is cutting production in China due to slowing sales. more…
Federal auto safety regulators are already looking into erratic Robotaxi driving. Plus: BYD is slowing down. Here’s what it means.
The City of Memphis has released initial air quality test results from three sites across the city, including one near Elon Musk’s xAI data center in South Memphis. According to city officials, the results showed no dangerous levels of pollutants. “At every site and for every pollutant tested, levels were Read more
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in funding for electric vehicle chargers.
A man in California has sued Amazon as well as the maker of an electric bike that he purchased on Amazon after he claims that the bike malfunctioned, resulting in a crash that left him severely injured. more…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has teased new progress on the company’s humanoid robot, Optimus. In a brief post on X, Musk shared that he had an “excellent review” with the Tesla Optimus team. He also confirmed that Optimus V3 is already using Grok voice assistant in a later reply. Musk’s Read more