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Haye Kesteloo

Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of EVXL.co, where he covers all electric vehicle-related news, covering brands such as Tesla, Ford, GM, BMW, Nissan and others. He fulfills a similar role at the drone news site DroneXL.co. Haye can be reached at haye @ evxl.co or @hayekesteloo.

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Verge Motorcycles vs. The Solid-State Hype Machine: Why Scientists Don't Believe Finland's 'Holy Grail' Battery Claims
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Verge Motorcycles vs. The Solid-State Hype Machine: Why Scientists Don’t Believe Finland’s ‘Holy Grail’ Battery Claims

Finnish electric motorcycle maker Verge Motorcycles and its technology spinoff Donut Lab just announced the world’s first production vehicle with solid-state batteries at CES 2026. The $30,000 TS Pro promises 200+ miles of range, sub-10-minute charging, and 100,000 charge cycles. There’s just one problem: the company has shared zero technical data, zero third-party validation, and…

Canada vs. U.S. on Chinese EVs: Carney's Tariff Deal Signals North American Trade Fracture
Canada

Canada vs. U.S. on Chinese EVs: Carney’s Tariff Deal Signals North American Trade Fracture

When Prime Minister Mark Carney shook hands with President Xi Jinping in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Friday, he wasn’t just resetting Canada-China relations. He was breaking rank with Washington on one of the most contentious trade issues facing Western automakers. The deal that emerged represents the first crack in the unified North…

Elon Musk Drops Bombshell: FSD V14 with Massive Upgrades Coming Soon—End of Annoying Nags?
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Tesla FSD’s $100,000 Value Promise Dies as Musk Kills Lifetime Purchase Option

Five years ago, Elon Musk told Tesla owners their Full Self-Driving software would be worth “somewhere in excess of $100,000” once regulatory approval arrived. Yesterday, he announced Tesla will stop selling FSD entirely after February 14, forcing everyone onto a $99 monthly subscription. The appreciating asset just became a perpetual rental fee. For the thousands…

Ford and GM Spark Tesla's Charging Dominance. Tesla Model # Performance at a Tesla Supercharger location. Copyright EVXL.co
Model 3

EV Battery Degradation Study Reveals The Real Threat Isn’t Your Battery – It’s How You Charge It

For years, the biggest anxiety holding back prospective EV buyers wasn’t range – it was battery degradation. We’ve been covering this concern since EVXL’s founding, watching the narrative shift from “EV batteries die after 5 years” to something far more nuanced. Now, a comprehensive new study from fleet telematics company Geotab analyzing over 22,700 electric…

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