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Two California teens thought they were taking a robotaxi home. Waymo quietly called the cops.

BYD took the covers off its new drop-top electric sports car at the Goodwood FOS. The Denza Z packs over 1,500 hp and can recharge in as little as 5 minutes, but it’s not cheap.

The Highlander EV was supposed to arrive by the end of this year. It will now have a new launch timeline.

Flux Power has released SkyEMS 3.0, the latest version of its fleet energy-management platform for lithium-ion battery packs. The update centers on customizable dashboards, AI-driven analytics and battery-health monitoring, all of which is designed to give operators a configurable view of how their batteries are charging, working and aging. Flux Read more

Business mobility provider Radius has added the Milence charging network to its list of partners. The Milence charging network is built specifically to serve heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in long-haul operations. It features high-power charging stations, including MCS chargers, strategically located along key logistics corridors in Europe. Milence launched its Read more

Electric powertrain consultancy CamMotive and aerogel developer Thermulon have been named technology partners in a £2-million, UK government-backed project to improve the safety of EV batteries. The two companies will work with an unnamed UK OEM to tackle thermal runaway in battery systems, under the government’s DRIVE35 program. The 12-month Read more

Trek is making a bigger push into the fast-growing fat tire e-bike segment with the launch of the new Borrego+, a Class 2 electric bike that blends adventure-ready capability with commuter-friendly practicality. The company is also offering a faster Borrego+ S variant for riders in markets where Class 3 e-bikes Read more

Critical mineral processing and industrial water technology provider Aquatech has formed a strategic partnership with Momentum Technologies to support US production of high-purity battery materials and rare earth elements). Momentum will pair its Membrane Solvent Extraction (MSX) technology with Aquatech’s PEARL process licensing technology platform. Aquatech’s platform supports over 100,000 Read more

Public EV charging has a reliability problem—to put it mildly. Charging provider Xeal Energy believes that 95% of the problems are caused by dependence on cellular or WiFi networks, which create multiple points of failure. Xeal says its patented Xeal Protocol establishes a direct, encrypted communication channel between a driver’s Read more

UK battery materials company Integrals Power will supply its lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) cathode active material to OLiMPUS, a €9-million Horizon Europe project that aims to develop LMFP battery cells using a European supply chain. The company will provide more than 150 kg of the manganese-rich material, and is Read more