Hyundai is closing in on Chevy as the #2 EV brand in the US

Hyundai is on track for its sixth straight year of record sales in the US. In the EV market, Hyundai has its sights set on Chevrolet as it looks to become the second-best-selling brand behind Tesla.

Toyota’s new EVs are catching on as registrations jump 225% in April

With three fully electric SUVs now on sale, Toyota’s EV registrations surged 225% in April.

Kia’s electric van delivers more driving range in the real world at 260 miles

It’s no wonder the PV5 is flying off dealer lots. With more than enough driving range, fast charging, and a high-tech, spacious interior, Kia’s electric van may be the ultimate people mover.

Tesla ‘Robotaxis’ are not crashing because they are not running

Tesla didn’t report a single at-fault “Robotaxi” crash in the latest NHTSA autonomous-vehicle data — its only fresh incident was a Model Y getting rear-ended while stopped, clearly the other driver’s fault.

That sounds like good news for Tesla’s safety record. But live fleet data points to the real reason the crashes have dried up: Tesla’s robotaxis are barely running, and the active fleet is shrinking a year into the program.

Ex-Tesla exec builds the home heat pump Tesla gave up for robots

Drew Baglino spent nearly two decades building Tesla’s batteries, motors, and power electronics. Now the former Tesla SVP is quietly building the one home energy product Tesla talked up for years and never shipped: a residential heat pump.

His startup, Sadi Thermal Machines, is a direct bet on an idea Tesla floated openly in 2022 — before the company reoriented itself around humanoid robots and robotaxis.

Rivian just made it easier to save money on home EV charging

Rivian is partnering with ChargeScape to connect its EVs to utility-managed home charging programs across North America, giving owners new opportunities to save money while helping utilities manage electricity demand.

Who killed the lightweight commuter e-bike?

There was a time, not all that long ago, when the electric bicycle industry seemed headed in a very different direction. The promise of the e-bike was elegantly simple: take a normal bicycle and make it easier. Easier to commute, easier to climb hills, easier to ride farther without arriving sweaty, and easier to replace car trips.

Baidu Apollo Go wins Level 4 robotaxi approval in Switzerland as AmiGo

Baidu’s Apollo Go has received a Level 4 autonomous driving permit in Switzerland for AmiGo, a robotaxi service it is running with Swiss Post’s PostBus, putting the Chinese tech giant ahead of Waymo and Tesla in deploying driverless vehicles into European public transport.

The Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) special permit covers an 80 km² service area across three eastern cantons, and Baidu says the project is on track to become the largest planned automated public transport operation of its kind in Europe.

Global EV sales hit 1.8 million in May as Europe races ahead

Global EV sales reached 1.8 million units in May 2026, according to new data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, bringing total sales for the first five months of the year to 7.5 million vehicles.

BYD is taking its luxury electric GT on an over 9,300-mile trip from Europe to Asia

The Denza GT Z9 can drive over 600 miles, fast charge in under 10 minutes, and hit 0 to 62 mph in 2.7 seconds. Now, BYD’s luxury EV is following in the footsteps of Marco Polo as it embarks on an over 9,300-mile (15,000 km) trip from Rome to Hong Kong.