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Tesla registrations climbed across most of Europe’s big EV markets in June. France more than doubled from a year earlier, Sweden rose 56%, Portugal and Italy each gained 43%, Denmark added 39%, and Spain managed 5.6% growth. Norway went the other way and dropped 43%. The numbers land as Tesla prepares to publish second-quarter delivery…
Dutch transport minister Vincent Karremans told parliament on Tuesday, June 16, that the RDW did not lean on Tesla’s own safety figures when it approved Full Self-Driving (Supervised) for Dutch roads. The denial answers a Reuters investigation published the day before, which reported that Tesla handed regulators in the Netherlands and Sweden self-published statistics that…
Tesla gave Dutch and Swedish regulators self-published FSD safety stats that 10 of 11 researchers call misleading marketing.
Belgium approved Tesla‘s FSD Supervised on June 10, 2026, one day after Denmark cleared the same software. That makes Belgium the fifth European country and Denmark the fourth to authorize the driver assistance system. When EVXL covered the Dutch approval on April 10, the open question was whether other member states would recognize it quickly…
Slovenian firm Elaphe says hybrids will get in-wheel motors before pure EVs, claiming 15% more grip and 9% shorter stops. Tested on a Hyundai Ioniq 5.
A $60,000 BYD Sealion 7 caught Julian Scot-Smith’s attention at a London Porsche dealership last December. The British couple had come to browse German luxury SUVs in Mayfair. They left considering a Chinese alternative. That moment, captured in a new Wall Street Journal analysis, distills everything happening in the global auto industry right now. BYD…
The internal documents tell one story. Tesla’s press statement tells another. According to works council election records obtained by German business daily Handelsblatt, Giga Berlin’s headcount dropped from 12,415 in 2024 to 10,703 today. That’s 1,712 fewer workers. A 14% decline. Tesla’s response? “Compared to 2024, there has been no significant reduction in the number…
Volvo has officially unveiled its all-electric EX60 mid-size SUV, and the specifications tell a story the Swedish automaker desperately needed to tell. After months of declining EV sales and workforce cuts, today’s reveal in Stockholm delivers a vehicle that directly challenges everything BMW and Mercedes are bringing to market this year. The numbers speak for…
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