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insideevs.comThe EV Tax Credit Could Come Back. Here's What Stands In The WayDemocrats want to bring the EV tax credit back. But is it too late?

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Democrats want to bring the EV tax credit back. But is it too late?

insideevs.comEuropean Car Companies Can't Compete With Chinese Tech. In Paris, They Leaned On 'Heritage' InsteadIs that enough to fend off a growing cadre of Chinese competitors in their home market? I’m not so sure.

Is that enough to fend off a growing cadre of Chinese competitors in their home market? I’m not so sure.

insideevs.comTesla 'Cannot Guarantee' Your Roadster Pre-Order Will Ever Be DeliveredTesla is accepting pre-orders for its freshly re-revealed Roadster, but it won't actually guarantee that the $250,000 deposit will actually get you a car.

Tesla's pre-order agreement for the Roadster says it cannot guarantee if (or when) the car will ever be delivered.

insideevs.comThe New Tesla Roadster Just Did A Mid-Air Barrel RollThe new Tesla Roadster packs cold-gas thrusters aided by SpaceX, 2G fan suction and sub-1-second 0-60 mph claims after a wild live reveal on stage.

The Roadster also leapt over Tesla's entire lineup, including the 13.5-foot-tall Semi.

insideevs.comTesla Just Revealed The Roadster. Here's What You Need To KnowAfter nearly ten years of waiting, the company says it's finally ready to deliver. And the demo was truly wild.

After nearly ten years of waiting, the company says it's finally ready to deliver. And the demo was truly wild.

insideevs.comThe Tesla Model 3 And Model Y Can Now Power Your Home In A BlackoutMore and more EVs can serve as emergency backup generators. Add the new Tesla Model 3 and Model Y to the list.

Before this, Tesla's Powershare feature was only available on the Cybertruck.

insideevs.comThe Fathom Is Ford's Shot At EV Redemption. The CEO Knows He Has To Get It RightFord CEO Jim Farley says that launching the affordable $30k Fathom on scale, on time, and at its promised price could present a major challenge.

Ford's $30,000 electric pickup is its opportunity to reset its EV business, but it won't be easy.

insideevs.comGeneral Motors' EV Sales Are Way Down. But It's Not As Bleak As It SeemsAfter a record-high Q3 2025 for GM, EV sales are down by as much as 92% this year but it's more to do with the loss of federal tax credits than anything else.

Silverado EV sales fell 92% year over year. But it's more to do with tax credits than anything else.

insideevs.comOver 60% Of Toyotas Sold In Q3 Were ElectrifiedA growing share of Toyota and Lexus sales are hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and EVs. The company isn't slowing down, either.

A growing proportion of Toyota and Lexus sales are EVs, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids. And the company isn't slowing down any time soon.

insideevs.comVW’s Electric Polo Is Expensive. But After Driving It, It's Not Hard To See WhyVolkswagen’s new small EV feels remarkably grown-up on a European road trip. It might be VW's best EV ever, but it is expensive.

Volkswagen’s new small EV feels remarkably grown-up on a European road trip. It might be VW's best EV ever, but it doesn't come cheap.

insideevs.comMercedes Won't Be Banned In America: SenatorAbout 20% of Mercedes shares are owned by Chinese investors. To be on the right side of a new law, though, Mercedes may have to get that number down.

About 20% of Mercedes shares are owned by Chinese investors. To be on the right side of a new law, though, Mercedes may have to get that number down.

insideevs.comConnected Cars Share A Lot More Data With Companies Than Owners May RealizeResearchers tested 21 new vehicles and 30 companion apps to see just who the cars phoned home to. Their findings may make you think twice about connected cars.

A study of 21 connected vehicles found widespread communication with third-party advertising and analytic companies.

insideevs.comForget Politics. EVs Have An Age ProblemRepublicans and Democrats are surprisingly aligned on EV buying intent, new polling suggests. It's Boomers that are the problem.

Forget politics—EVs have an age problem. Young people want them. Older folks? Not so much.

insideevs.com‘Cannot Give Up Right Now’: Hyundai’s R&D Boss On The Solid-State Battery BetHyundai's head of R&D says small-volume cars with solid-state batteries should hit the market within five years.

Hyundai's head of R&D says he expects to see small-volume cars with solid-state batteries within five years. The mass market? That'll take longer.

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Nissan's newest EV is this adorable city car with an LFP battery.

insideevs.comMercedes Taps Wayve For Tesla FSD-Like System Within 2 YearsMercedes is enlisting the UK's Wayve to supply advanced driver-assistance technology within the next two years.

Mercedes is tapping Wayve to bring point-to-point driver assistance to its cars within two years.

insideevs.comYour Next Cadillac Or Chevy EV Could Have A Recycled BatteryGeneral Motors said it is using old, recycled battery materials to power new electric vehicles from Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC.

22 Sept

Your next Cadillac, Chevy, or GMC EV could have a battery made from old GM EVs.

insideevs.comTesla Wants $50,000 Deposits For A Roadster Nobody Has Seen YetTesla reopened reservations for the Roadster. A place in line will cost you $50,000—two weeks before even seeing it.

Is it 2017 again? Tesla opened $50,000 reservations for the Roadster ahead of next week's reveal event.

insideevs.comThis Chinese SUV Has Built-In Propellers So It Can Drive Across WaterThe Geely Battleship 700 can float and even traverse water, thanks to its built-in propellers.

The latest battleground in China's car market: SUVs that can swim.

insideevs.comSaudi Arabia's First Car Company Launches With Wild-Looking 'Exobot' EVsSaudi Arabian automaker Ceer just launched its first two models, the Exobot sedan and SUV. They look straight out of a video game.

Saudi Arabia's first homegrown cars are these wild-looking Ceer Exobot EVs, with 800V platforms, three motors, and absolutely wild-looking designs.

insideevs.comTesla Cybercab Inherited One Of The Most Annoying Things About Owning A TeslaRiders on Tesla's robotaxi network are finding that even Tesla's latest-and-greatest driverless cars aren't immune to the company's trip routing problems.

Some riders report that Tesla's robotaxis are taking strange routes, something that Teslas owners have been highlighting for years.

insideevs.comRivian R3 Will Be Priced 'Materially Lower' Than R2, CEO SaysWith the R3 and R4, Rivian will continue to drop the entry price for its lineup, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said.

The R4 is coming after that, he told The New York Times, at an even lower price than the R3.

insideevs.comIs This An E-Bike Or A Moped? It Depends On Who You AskE-moto models are all the rage. But if you want the best e-bike experience, I recommend a more conventional design.

19 Sept

High-powered, motorcycle-shaped e-bikes are all the rage. But there are a lot of benefits to regular ol' e-bikes. Here's why:

insideevs.com‘The Trend Is Clear’: How EVs Are Closing In On Gas Car PricesThe average new EV costs only 9.4% more than a gas car, with incentives playing a shrinking role in that shift.

19 Sept

The average new EV costs only 9.4% more than a gas car, according to Kelley Blue Book, with incentives playing a shrinking role in that shift.

insideevs.comHyundai's Answer For The EV Slowdown: Building Thousands Of RobotaxisHyundai's CEO said it plans to build 'tens of thousands' of Ioniq 5 robotaxis for Waymo. The first deliveries start next quarter.

19 Sept

Hyundai has an answer for the EV slowdown: build thousands of robotaxis. "It's becoming a business unit on itself," CEO José Muñoz said this week.

insideevs.com'Can't Be Done By One Company': This Startup Is Rallying A Team To Bring Solid-State Batteries To LifeInstead of going solo, the startup is bringing battery companies together to make solid-state batteries a reality.

18 Sept

Instead of going solo, Factorial is bringing battery companies together to make solid-state batteries a reality.

insideevs.comCongress Advances Bill That Would Force Your EV To Have AM RadioThe House passed a bill which, if adopted, would require automakers install AM radio in all new cars sold in America for free.

18 Sept

A bill just passed the House that would force automakers to put AM radio in every car sold in America—including EVs.

insideevs.comThis Hilarious 1961 Electric Shopper Can Get You To The Grocery Store And Back. But That's About ItThis hilarious 1961 Electric Shopper is a fully electric two-seat low-speed vehicle that only has 1.5 horsepower and 30 miles of range.

16 Sept

It's like if the Fiat Topolino came out in 1960s America.

insideevs.comKia's New Electric Van Is Bigger And Better, With An 800V Architecture And Flexible Body StylesThe new Kia PV7 is a bigger, higher-tech version of the previous PV5, and it comes with 800-volt charging and flexible body styles.

The Kia PV7 is the bigger, more high-tech sibling of the award-winning PV5.

insideevs.comCATL's New Electric Truck Battery Is Coming For Diesel's Biggest AdvantageCATL's new Tectrans II commercial battery combines up to 620 miles of range with megawatt charging, meaning that it can add a cool 500 miles in just 25 minutes.

CATL has a new modular battery platform for commercial vehicles. See the deets here:

insideevs.comGM's New UI For Trucks Plays Nice With CarPlayDarker blacks, higher contrast, and a streamlined interface should make this infotainment system even better to use.

Apple CarPlay gets its own on-screen window in GM's new digital interface.

insideevs.comNew York City Streets Are Getting 700 New Curbside EV ChargersNew York selected Brooklyn-based It's Electric to install 700 curbside EV chargers over the next three years.

These sleek curbside chargers from It's Electric are about to be all over NYC.

insideevs.comYou Can't Charge The Tesla Cybercab At Home (Yet)The Tesla Cybercab has no onboard AC charger, meaning that today's cars must be Supercharged in order to juice up.

11 Sept

The purpose-built robotaxi won't be able to slow charge from a plug like other Teslas.

insideevs.comThe Boring Company Raises $3 Billion To Help Put More Teslas In TunnelsElon Musk's tunneling venture is now worth $23 billion, the company said on Wednesday.

11 Sept

Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to dig at least 150 kilometers of tunnels in the UAE, which led its $3 billion funding round.

insideevs.comCheck Out The Ferrari Luce EV's New LookVossen Wheels gave the all-new, all-electric Ferrari Luce some upgrades in the form of bigger wheels and a rear wing, but does it actually look worse?

Does this aftermarket package make the Ferrari Luce look better?

insideevs.comLG’s Experimental LMR Battery Retained 92% Capacity After 883 CyclesResearchers tackled a durability problem in cheaper LMR batteries by changing how the cells are charged and discharged, showing notable improvements.

Researchers tackled a durability problem in cheaper LMR batteries by changing how the cells are charged and discharged.

insideevs.comI Drove The All-Electric Jeep Recon. It Wasn’t What I ExpectedThe Recon is far more happy on the road than any Wrangler. But it’s still a Jeep EV, and that’s a big caveat.

This EV is a pure Jeep. For better, and for worse.

insideevs.com'Deeply Alarmed': Trump Administration Slams Ford's Deal With Chinese Battery CompanyTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy pressed Ford CEO Jim Farley to stop working with Chinese companies in a letter on Tuesday.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pressed Ford CEO Jim Farley to stop working with Chinese companies in a letter on Tuesday.

insideevs.comAudi Wants To Sweeten Your EV Lease Buyout Deal With Up to $10,000 OffAudi is offering current EV lessees up to $10,000 off the price of their buyout, and it's a deal available on all e-tron models.

Audi must really want its EV lessees to hold onto their cars after their leases are up.

insideevs.comIs This Mullen Five Concept Car From A Failed Startup Worth Your Money?There's a concept car of the Mullen Five, a failed upstart automaker, and it could be the basis of a fun electric project car, or it could be a waste of money.

Despite Mullen's many failures, you can buy one of the forgotten EV brand's concept cars right now on Facebook Marketplace.

insideevs.comChina's Best-Selling EV Can Drift Really WellThe Geely EX2 Track and EX2 Street concepts are meant to show off the potential of EV enthusiast customization.

The Geely EX2 Track and EX2 Street concepts are meant to show off the potential of EV enthusiast customization.

insideevs.comTesla Cybercab's Backup Steering Wheel Is A Giant On-Screen JoystickAn internal service menu reveals that Tesla still has a backup way to steer the Cybercab: a giant on-screen D-Pad accessible from a service menu.

Tesla hid a virtual steering wheel inside of the Cybercab's giant infotainment screen.

insideevs.comTesla’s Cybercab Is Finally Giving Paid Robotaxi Rides. Here’s What It Can And Can’t DoThe gold-colored two-seaters went live in Austin, Texas, after a launch event that had a notable absentee: Elon Musk.

4 Sept

For starters, it can't carry any children under 13.