while you walk At the XPeng exhibition event in Munich, you are greeted by, I kid you not, a giant wooden Trojan horse. It’s not exactly a subtle message from a Chinese brand announcing the world’s first launch of an electric vehicle, right in the German auto industry’s backyard. It’s hard to believe that XPeng
the field of Lithium batteries are currently dominated by Chinese companies such as BYD and CATL. Not only do they sell the majority of batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage projects around the world, but they are also opening new factories in their backyard. When companies outside China try to compete, like Europe’s
Bentley has a name of its first fully electric car: Torcal. The British brand confirmed it today, along with a teaser image of the rear of the electric vehicle, promising a full reveal on September 23, 2026. Much more important than the name, however, is the fact that this is Bentley’s first fully electric car.
Everyone is worried about affordability right now, including companies that make cars. Especially companies that make electric cars, which cost an average of $55,000. That makes America’s newest and cheapest electric truck a welcome, and somewhat strange, addition to the market. Officially unveiled last week, Michigan-based automaker Slate’s small modular offering costs just under $25,000
Own a US EV dealership has been a wild ride in the 2020s. Since Polestar Short Hills opened in northern New Jersey in 2021, it has endured a Covid-era demand surge and an EV shortage that left some used EVs with higher valuations than new ones; a new federal tax credit of up to $7,500