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We’ve been tracking Tesla’s 4680 battery saga since Elon Musk unveiled it at Battery Day in 2020, promising it would enable a $25,000 EV within three years. Five years later, we have the clearest evidence yet that those promises have collapsed: a $2.9 billion supply deal reduced to $7,386. That’s not a typo. That’s a…
I’ve been covering the EV battery fire saga for months, from Li Auto’s 11,000-vehicle recall to cargo ships sinking with burning EVs. Now China has done something no other country has attempted: mandating that EV batteries simply cannot catch fire or explode under any test conditions. This isn’t incremental regulation. It’s Beijing declaring that Chinese…
I’ve been tracking the “Chinese EV Invasion” narrative for years now, and this new data from China Customs finally reveals exactly how it’s playing out: not through US ports, but through America’s southern border. While mainstream coverage focuses on the headline 87% year-over-year surge to 199,836 EVs exported globally in November, the number that matters…
We’ve reported on Volkswagen’s “affordable EV” promises for years now, and I’ve learned to translate corporate timelines into reality. When VW says the ID.Cross is coming “mid-2026,” I hear “maybe late 2026, if nothing else goes wrong at a company that just posted a €1.3 billion quarterly loss.” New spy photos from Auto Express show…
Fiat will bring its ultra-compact Topolino EV to the United States in Spring 2026, CEO Olivier Francois announced at Miami Art Week. Why it matters: The tiny EV costs just $11,500 in Europe, but US regulations may limit it to low-speed neighborhood roads. The Details Topolino Specs EVXL’s Take The Topolino arrives as Europe actively…
Tesla is rolling out a free 40-day trial of its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) V14 software to approximately 1.5 million HW4-equipped vehicles across North America. The trial, which began November 29, 2025, expires January 8, 2026, covering the entire holiday travel season. We’ve been tracking Tesla’s FSD push all year, and this is the company’s most…
BMW’s all-electric coupe-SUV future just came into focus. Prototypes of the new iX4 have been spotted testing for the first time, revealing a sleek, range-topping electric crossover that could deliver more than 500 miles on a single charge, according to Autocar. We’ve been tracking BMW’s Neue Klasse transformation since prototypes began testing in southern France…
DJI’s Amflow brand just dropped its first-ever promotional pricing on the award-winning PL Carbon electric mountain bikes, and the timing couldn’t be better for Black Friday shoppers. The sale, running from November 28 through December 23, takes up to $1,600 off the flagship PL Carbon Pro and $1,000 off the standard PL Carbon. Both models…
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