EV
Nio’s EV Drivers Really Love This One Signature Feature
Nio has performed 100,000,000 battery swaps since 2018. In all, Nio has 3,790 swap stations across the globe. It plans on adding 1,000 more by the end of 2026. Nio claims that it has delivered 5.28 billion kWh of energy…
America Built 1 Million EVs Last Year. This One European Country Blew Past It
The United States was the third-largest producer of electric vehicles last year. China took the title again. The biggest surprise was the country that finished second. Despite having a third of the U.S. population, its factories built more EVs. Everybody…
The Toyota Highlander Just Went Electric
Toyota has confirmed the Highlander name for its upcoming three-row electric SUV. The Highlander EV, which will be fully unveiled tomorrow, looks a lot like the bZ Large SUV concept from 2021. The latest Highlander teaser confirms that the model…
Lucid’s $50,000 EV Is Coming. It Doesn’t Plan To Go Much Cheaper Than That
Lucid Motors is gearing up to launch its most affordable model yet. The upcoming car is expected to be a mid-size SUV that will cost roughly $50,000. Two more mid-size models will follow, but Lucid has no plans to boost…
QuantumScape Kicked Off Solid-State Battery Pilot Production. The Hard Part’s Next
Fifteen years after its founding, California-based QuantumScape believes it has cracked the code to solid-state batteries. Roughly the size and shape of a silvery deck of cards, the company’s anode-free, lithium-metal cells promise to address virtually all of the shortcomings…
The Tesla Model 3 Can Far Exceed Its Rated Range. But There’s A Catch
The Tesla Model 3 long-range RWD can be very efficient if you keep the speed low. In this range test in Thailand, it exceeded its WLTP range by over 20%, reaching 565 miles on one charge. The secret to stretching…
Europe Won’t Ban Gas Cars By 2035 After All. Now Mercedes Is Worried
Mercedes says that the EU's softening of the 2035 gas car rules may increase uncertainty and even shrink the market. Looser targets force automakers to keep investing in both combustion and electric power What they sell after 2035 is not…