We’re closing out this week with plenty of low prices, starting with the premium golden Navee UT5 Ultra X Electric SuperScooter down at its $1,955 low for the first time since launching, alongside two other new low prices on high-performance e-scooters. The EGO Power+ Nexus 1,400W Portable Power Station with Read more
A YouTuber put three Teslas in a back-to-back test to measure reaction time. The results showed how both hardware and software have progressed.
SpaceX stock did the opposite of what most of Wall Street expected this week, when the day designed to be its most dangerous turned into a rally, and the rally kept going. Thursday marked the first major lockup expiration since SpaceX’s June IPO, making roughly 911.5 million insider held shares Read more
As EVSE, onboard chargers (OBCs) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems move from pilot programs to mainstream deployment, the AC grid interface has become the hardest part to get right—and the easiest to get wrong. Utilities, regulators, and OEMs now expect these systems to behave predictably under real grid conditions, and to Read more
Subaru’s big EV incentives have helped boost sales, but they’re quickly taking a toll on the company’s profits.
A regulatory filing with the Chinese government has revealed specs of Smart #2, the upcoming successor to the Smart ForTwo. A full reveal is expected in October, with the car later coming to global markets… except the US.
BorgWarner has secured an extension of multiple high-volume high-voltage inverter programs with a major European OEM, covering updated inverter designs for both plug-in hybrid and 800 V battery-electric vehicle applications. The extensions build on an existing power electronics partnership between the two companies, and start of production is planned for Read more
UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute has released a new report on EV fires and suppression tactics, called “Full-Scale Electric Vehicle Fire Experiments and Recommendations for Fire Incident Response.” ULRI conducted full-scale burns of 18 vehicles (what fun!) to examine the differences and similarities between gas-vehicle and EV fires. Read more
Tesla has officially acknowledged that the power conversion system (PCS) in pre-2026 Cybertrucks is defective, and it’s extending the warranty on those trucks to 8 years or 150,000 miles. The reversal comes after months of owners paying up to $7,200 to replace a part Tesla now admits “does not meet Read more
UK battery materials company Integrals Power has been chosen as the cathode active material supplier for a £2-million UK government-funded project to develop lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) battery technology for defense and electric vehicle applications. The 30-month program is led by battery supplier Denchi Group and funded through the Read more