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The IONIQ 5 is one of the most popular EVs right now outside of Tesla, and now Hyundai’s three-row electric SUV is finding its niche.

The first used Rivian R2 has hit the market with just 50 miles on the odometer and a price tag that’s $19,000 above MSRP.

Tesla has issued an open challenge to startups across Europe, inviting them to bring their best battery technology directly to the floor of Gigafactory Berlin. The program, called the JUNI x Tesla Battery Cell Giga Challenge, opened applications this month with a deadline of July 24, 2026, and is targeting Read more

Tesla brought its innovative Cybercab robotaxi to the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Annual Convention in Austin, Texas, on July 3 at the JW Marriott Austin. The hands-on demonstration highlighted the vehicle’s thoughtful design for blind and visually impaired users, underscoring Tesla’s commitment to inclusive autonomous mobility. Attendees, many Read more

EV charging station cable theft is an infuriating problem. By some accounts, repairing and recommissioning a vandalized charging station can cost as much as $8,000 per charger, not including lost revenue and customer frustration—all for $#%&@ thieves to fence a few dollars’ worth of copper. How to deal with this Read more

EVelution Energy is building a commercial-scale, solar-powered plant to make cobalt metal and EV battery-grade cobalt sulfate, in Yuma County, Arizona. Once operational, the facility is expected to process about 24,000 metric tons of cobalt hydroxide feedstock per year. EVelution says it will produce up to 20,000 metric tons of Read more

AZL, a German composites engineering group, has launched a collaborative project to make plastic-based battery casings economically viable for electric trucks, buses and off-highway vehicles. Plastic casings are already used in passenger cars as an alternative to steel and aluminum, where AZL says they cut weight and open new routes Read more

As penance for its sins in the Dirty Diesel Debacle, the Volkswagen Group created EV charging subsidiary Electrify America in 2017. The charging network’s creators wisely arranged for its funding to be released in four 30-month cycles over 10 years, so that it would be able to invest in new Read more

Austria-based Easelink has developed a hands-free, automated conductive charging system. Engineers at Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) have been studying vehicle-to-grid technology for over a decade. Now the two organizations are working together on a UK-based research project that combines bidirectional AC charging with automated conductive charging technology. NTCE’s field Read more

The Seal 08 boasts “the power of a million-dollar vehicle,” but can be bought for under $30,000 in China. After it went on sale last week, locked-in orders for BYD’s new flagship electric sedan reached around 65,000 in its first 30 hours.