BYD posted higher sales growth in May for the first time in eight months, driven by record overseas demand. With orders for new vehicles equipped with its new battery and charging tech surging, BYD is now struggling to meet demand. more…
Hoenle Adhesives (formerly Panacol) has launched Structalit 8205, a board-level underfill designed for flip chips, BGAs and CSP packages in automotive electronics, power electronics and high-performance computing applications. Underfills mechanically reinforce solder joints by filling the gap beneath packaged components and redistributing thermal stress—critical in automotive applications where power electronics Read more
EV charging infrastructure provider PositivEnergy is expanding its work with the city of Philadelphia to deploy some 435 public DC fast charging and Level 2 charging ports across the city. PositivEnergy offers a Charging-as-a-Service model designed to enable municipalities, enterprises, retailers and commercial property owners to deploy charging infrastructure as Read more
Kia credited its growing lineup of mass-market EVs and hybrid SUVs after posting its third straight month of sales growth in May. more…
Lexus was developing a production version of the dramatic LF-ZC electric sedan concept, an IS EV, but it’s abandoning the project.
Tesla is planning to improve one of the best features on its lineup of cars, a new patent shows. Tesla’s massive glass roof on its premium models is among the coolest additions to the all-electric vehicles, but the design certainly has its complaints, especially from those who live in even Read more
BYD says it will assume full financial liability for at-fault accidents that happen while its “God’s Eye” urban driving system is active in China — with no cap on the payout. It’s a commitment Tesla has never made for “Full Self-Driving,” and it flips the industry’s standard liability model on Read more
In a fascinating case that is sure to spark more casual arguments than it settled, a judge was recently forced to make a ruling on whether or not “mime pedaling” counted as truly pedaling an electric bike. more…
A Tesla Model 3 plunged roughly 300 feet off a cliff on Mulholland Highway in Malibu on Friday morning, May 29, 2026, and both occupants survived. The crash was reported at approximately 7:30 a.m. near the 2500 block of Mulholland Highway, triggering a multi-agency rescue operation involving Malibu Search and Read more
SpaceX has a big IPO coming up, but the next step might be a merger of SpaceX and Tesla. And if so, it could be a backdoor to triggering Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar pay package automatically, without having to meet any of the operational milestones, thus diluting everyone’s shares without delivering Read more