Tesla is now renting out whole-home backup for about $35 a month in Texas. The catch: you lease two Powerwalls and sign up for Tesla Electric. Tesla Energy announced the new “Powerwall Lease” today, bundling the battery hardware with its own retail electricity business to push the effective monthly cost Read more
The second-generation Telluride adds hybrid power with many EV-like features.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rode in a Tesla Cybercab on a closed test track this week and came away impressed, posting on X that the vehicle “successfully navigated all hazards — a kid running into the street, a crash with police stopping traffic, a Model S cutting us off, etc.” Read more
Elon Musk continues to tease the unveiling event for the Tesla Roadster, a continuing trend that has grown into a bigger game of “When” for fans who have been waiting years for the car to finally enter production. A video shared on X of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that Read more
Asahi Kasei has signed its first license agreement in China for Acetolyte, an acetonitrile-containing electrolyte, granting HighChem Shanghai a non-exclusive license to produce and sell the material to Chinese battery manufacturers. HighChem Shanghai, an affiliate of the HighChem group focused on trading in China, will manufacture and sell the electrolyte Read more
Sweden’s largest industrial union, IF Metall, is calling off its strike against Tesla after 1,021 days, the longest labor conflict in modern Swedish history. The union says it’s stopping because Tesla bought out every one of its striking members, leaving the walkout with nothing left to withhold. The dispute started Read more
The Geely Xingyuan, or EX2, beat out BYD and Tesla for a reason. In China, I found out just how Geely did it.
Delivery vans represent an excellent use case for EVs, and they’re an increasingly common sight on European streets. Kia and sister company Hyundai are two of the most forward-looking of the legacy automakers, but they haven’t been much of a factor in the commercial van market—until now. As Joris Van Read more
Turntide Technologies has been selected for UK government grant funding to scale up production of its axial flux electric motors. The award supports Project SUPREME, a £17-million matched-funded program that will automate key steps in the company’s motor manufacturing in North East England. Project SUPREME runs for 18 months, through Read more
Rivian is rolling out its 2027 model year R1S and R1T, and the headline change is one owners have been asking for since day one: second-row captain’s chairs on the R1S. The automaker calls it the single most-requested feature since the R1S launched. It arrives alongside a simplified trim structure, Read more