Tesla is expanding its Robotaxi service hours by pushing the time back by one hour, keeping the ride-hailing service operational until 11 p.m., one hour later than previously. CEO Elon Musk confirmed the change and offered a specific reason the expansion has been gradual: the system still needs to reliably Read more
Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast has launched a Certified Pre-Owned program to encourage the sale of used EVs in Canada. As in the US and elsewhere, the used EV market is growing fast in Canada—EVs are now moving through the second-hand market faster than legacy vehicles. (Read John Voelcker’s take on Read more
Pionix, AST-X and Solectrix have formed a partnership to give EV charger manufacturers a custom charge controller adapted from Pionix’s reference design rather than designed from a blank sheet. The partners call it a “custom-off-the-shelf” controller for software-defined charging. The starting point is Pionix’s controller reference design and its ChargeBridge Read more
Sponsored by Pickering Interfaces. Electronic Control Units (ECUs) now sit at the heart of nearly every vehicle system, from anti-lock braking to battery management. In EVs, these units govern functions where a single fault can compromise safety. That reality places a heavy burden on you as a test engineer: proving Read more
Gas cars are now a minority of the world’s new car sales. Gasoline-only vehicles made up 49% of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026, down from 73% in 2021, according to Mobility Global data first reported by Nikkei. It’s the first time on record that they’ve been Read more
Tesla has snagged a deal with IMC Logistics to supply the company with 50 Semi units for its logistics operations. IMC handles drayage and landside logistics and has over 2,700 asset trucks in its fleet. In its over forty years of service, it has established more than 50 locations across Read more
The IONIQ 3 has received more interest than any Hyundai vehicle in the UK ever. Starting at about $25,000, Hyundai’s electric hatch undercuts much of the competition. more…
The Lucid Cosmos is out testing in California traffic. A camouflaged prototype of the midsize SUV was photographed on Highway 101 in Morgan Hill, about 40 miles south of Lucid’s headquarters in Newark. The four photos show the sub-$50,000 SUV from the rear and the side. They come two months Read more
That’s despite having less hydrogen on board than its predecessor.
LiveWire’s smallest electric motorcycle is about to take on a new role, and it could prove to be one of the most important ones yet. The LiveWire S4 Honcho Street has now met the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s (MSF) criteria for use in rider training programs, opening the door for new Read more