The Yuan Plus, sold overseas as the Atto 3, is among BYD’s best-selling vehicles. After launching the third-generation model with a longer driving range and Flash Charging, BYD said the new EV received over 30,000 orders in one week. more…
Elon Musk has firmly denied recent media reports suggesting that SpaceX has reduced its target valuation for an upcoming initial public offering. The denial came directly from the SpaceX and Tesla frontman on his social media platform X, where he responded with a single word, “False,” to a post from Read more
We’re closing out this week’s Green Deals (and May as a whole) with some notable last-of-the-month additional sales, with everything here and from weeks past still available to shop in our updated Memorial Day Green Deals hub through the weekend. Speaking of the weekend, Anker SOLIX currently has a large Read more
Rivian says the tremendous progress of AI-powered voice assistants will make CarPlay a thing of the past.
It’s a truck and SUV. GM said the Hummer X “redefines what a mid-size EV can do off-road,” previewing the new concept for the first time. more…
Graphite One has secured a site in Conneaut, Ohio for its planned Active Anode Materials facility. The site offers direct access to Lake Erie and the Great Lakes shipping corridor, multi-line CN rail connectivity and an existing on-site substation. The company aims to complete construction in Q4 2027. Phase One Read more
Tesla’s dreams of operating a fully autonomous ride-hailing platform just took a massive step toward reality, as two separate events have indicated the company is perhaps closer than ever to achieving self-driving as a product. On Thursday, Tesla was granted authorization by the State of Texas to operate driverless vehicles Read more
Peninsula Clean Energy, the official electricity provider for the California communities of San Mateo County and Los Banos, recently installed 92 EV chargers at Middlefield Junction, a new 179-unit affordable housing community in North Fair Oaks. The chargers include 76 Level 1 chargers and 16 Level 2 chargers, which can Read more
China’s updated GB 38031-2025 battery safety standard takes effect in July 2026, tightening requirements for how well high-voltage battery systems must contain the corrosive gases, heat and pressure generated during a thermal runaway event. Battery housing seals are one of the interfaces now under sharper scrutiny. WEVO-CHEMIE has developed WEVOSIL Read more
Is there room in the market for another Class 8 electric truck? Well, legacy OEMs such as Volvo, Daimler Truck and Traton all make electric trucks, but they seem more interested in lobbying and litigating to stall the EV transition than competing in the electric truck market, while upstarts such Read more