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Virginia Unveils $22M Investment for 35 New EV Charging Locations

Elon Musk

Biden’s $5 Billion EV Charging Program Failed Politically But Won On Policy. Then Survived Trump’s Attempt To Kill It

President Biden promised a national network of 500,000 EV chargers would “sprout up very quickly.” Four years later, only 25 charging locations had opened, handing Donald Trump perfect campaign ammunition to mock the program as government waste. But beneath the political disaster lies an unexpected success story: the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program forced America’s…

Haye KestelooNov 14

Rivian

VW And Rivian Eye Licensing EV Tech To Rivals As Post-Tax Credit Market Reshapes Industry

Volkswagen and Rivian are exploring opportunities to license their jointly-developed electric vehicle platform to competing automakers, marking a strategic shift that could transform the $5.8 billion partnership from an exclusive collaboration into an industry-wide technology provider. The announcement came during a media event in Palo Alto on November 12 as the joint venture known as…

Haye KestelooNov 13

Tesla

Tesla Recalls 10,500 Powerwall 2 Batteries Over Fire Risk—Two Months After Australia Did The Same

Tesla is recalling approximately 10,500 Powerwall 2 home battery systems in the United States due to defective lithium-ion battery cells that can overheat, smoke, or ignite, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today. The recall follows 22 reports of overheating incidents including five fires that caused minor property damage, though no injuries have been…

Haye KestelooNov 13

F-150 Lightning

America’s $28 Billion Battery Belt Collapses Into Ghost Towns As EV Demand Craters Post-Subsidy

The Detroit News reports that two years after promising an electric vehicle manufacturing revolution, America’s Battery Belt has collapsed into a landscape of stalled construction sites, mass layoffs, and desperate pivots to non-EV products. Despite $28 billion in taxpayer subsidies, the grand vision of Midwest EV dominance is crumbling just six weeks after federal tax…

Haye KestelooNov 13

Tesla

Tesla Caves On CarPlay As Sales Crater And Buyers Flee To Competition

Tesla is internally testing Apple CarPlay integration after years of CEO Elon Musk dismissing the feature as unnecessary, Bloomberg reported today. The stunning reversal comes as the electric vehicle maker faces collapsing sales across global markets and increased pressure following the September 30, 2025 expiration of federal EV tax credits. The move represents a dramatic…

Haye KestelooNov 13

Rivian

Volkswagen Admits Rivian Tech Could Power Gas Cars As EV Strategy Wavers Post-Tax Credit

Volkswagen suggested Wednesday that technology developed through its $5.8 billion partnership with Rivian could eventually be used in internal combustion engine vehicles, marking a notable shift in messaging just six weeks after the federal EV tax credit expired and triggered a historic market collapse. The acknowledgment from Carsten Helbing, co-CEO of the joint venture RV…

Haye KestelooNov 12

Volkswagen

Volkswagen ID. Unyx 08 Abandons German DNA For Chinese EV Tech In Desperate Market Gambit

Volkswagen has unveiled the ID. Unyx 08, a China-exclusive electric SUV that looks nothing like a traditional Volkswagen—and that’s exactly the point. The five-meter electric SUV, co-developed with Chinese EV maker Xpeng, represents the German automaker’s acknowledgment that it can’t beat Chinese competitors at their own game, so it’s joining them instead. The production version…

Haye KestelooNov 12

Tesla

Tesla Bets Big On Energy Storage With $200M Houston Megafactory As EV Business Stumbles

Tesla is ramping up hiring for its $200 million Megapack battery factory in Brookshire, Texas, just outside Houston, with 41 positions currently posted and a job fair scheduled for the week of November 10, 2025. The facility represents Tesla’s aggressive push into utility-scale energy storage at a time when its automotive division faces mounting challenges…

Haye KestelooNov 11

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