Tesla is continuing to refine and improve its Robotaxi program from A to Z, and it is now going to make some sweeping changes to the smartphone app portion of the suite. The company is aiming to make some sweeping changes with the release of Robotaxi app version 26.4.5, which Read more
Lawmakers have proposed yet another punitive tax on EVs, attempting to balance road budgets solely on the back of the ~2% of vehicles that are responsible for a vanishingly small percentage of road damage. Meanwhile, gas taxes haven’t gone up since 1993… and some are trying to eliminate them entirely. Read more
SpaceX is preparing to fly the most significant version of Starship yet. Flight 12, the debut of Starship V3, is targeted for Wednesday, May 20, lifting off from Starbase in South Texas at 6:30 p.m. ET. It will also mark the first launch from the newly built Pad 2, adding Read more
Electric trucks have passed an inflection point—in many cases, their total cost of ownership is lower than that of legacy trucks. But for a fleet operator, evaluating the economic case for electrification involves some complex calculations involving fuel costs, projected maintenance costs, duty cycles, CapEx vs Opex, etc. Or does Read more
Proterra has announced that its Onyx modular battery platform will be available with a US-sourced cell option, with shipments beginning Q1 2027. Orders are open now. The move is a response to tightening Buy America and Build America, Buy America (BABA) procurement requirements and growing OEM demand for domestic content Read more
Nd-Fe-B magnets have a scaling problem that limits high-power EV motor design: the grain boundary diffusion process that gives them high-temperature coercivity only works well near the surface. As magnets get thicker to handle higher torque and power, the core degrades while the exterior performs, meaning the interior of a Read more
The luxury three-row electric SUV has a driving range of up to 590 miles (950 km) and can recharge in as little as 5 minutes with BYD’s new Blade Battery and Flash Charging system. In China, it starts at under $37,000, but there’s one problem — BYD can’t keep up Read more
Elon Musk claimed that Tesla’s unsupervised “Full Self-Driving” will be “widespread in the US by the end of this year” during a virtual appearance at the Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv today. Tesla currently operates fewer than 30 unsupervised robotaxis across three Texas cities. The claim marks the latest Read more
The XC60 has long been Volvo’s best-seller. Now, the EX60 sets its sights on stealing the top spot from its aging brother.
There’s a sentence that still sounds slightly radical in much of America, even though millions of people elsewhere in the world would barely think twice about it: Every family should own an e-bike. Sure, not every person and not every trip. Maybe not even as a complete replacement for cars. Read more