Lucid's stock got clobbered Tuesday, sliding 40+% and hitting two volatility halts after a report alleged it was weighing a Chapter 11 filing or a take-private deal. Lucid's response was less "no comment" and more "completely false." 🔗 https://electrek.co/...

Global EV sales cracked 2M units in June, with Europe charging ahead thanks to incentives and a fresh wave of affordable models, while North America keeps sliding after last September's tax-credit sunset. 🔗 http://electrek.co/g...

Toyota is delaying production of the 2027 Highlander BEV, its first three-row electric SUV, and will keep building the current gas and hybrid models in the meantime. Full story, ICYMI 🔗 http://electrek.co/t...

Ford has started referring to its upcoming $30,000 EV pickup as an "all-new, affordable small electric pickup," shifting away from its earlier midsize label. Full story, ICYMI: https://electrek.co/...

Volkswagen swapped out lawnmowers for a flock of 100 sheep to graze beneath 31,000 solar panels at its plant in Poland, where the automaker builds electric vans. Full story https://electrek.co/...

Tesla's iOS app code hints at a new feature using the cabin camera to verify driver identity before FSD activates. No match, no FSD. Details here https://electrek.co/...

China's battery swap network is expanding at more than 200 stations a month, on pace to make Choco-SEB roughly as ubiquitous as a mid-size US gas chain by New Year's. Full story 🔗 https://electrek.co/...

Musk himself is now telling Tesla fans to cool it on the Optimus hype, warning that humanoid robot production "will be extremely slow at first," which is exactly the opposite of the 4D-chess narrative circulating on X. More details http://electrek.co/m...

Tesla just opened US orders for the six-seat Model Y L at $61,990 in Launch Series trim - about $7,000 more than analysts expected, and pricier than both the EV9 and Ioniq 9. Details https://electrek.co/...

Tesla has started rolling out FSD v14 “Lite” to its HW3 cars, the company’s AI chief Ashok Elluswamy confirmed today. The build, firmware version 2026.20.5.1, is going out first to early-access drivers. Details https://electrek.co/...

Zero-emission trucks tripled their share of new US deployments in just six months, going from 1.32% in H1 2025 to 4.14% in H2 - the strongest period on record... Full story https://electrek.co/...

For all the internet rage over the look of Ferrari's first EV, people in China don't seem to mind. The entire 88-vehicle Chinese allocation is already sold out, priced at $586,000 each. Details https://electrek.co/...

Toyota is recalling 20,991 of its e-TNGA EVs, including the bZ, Lexus RZ, and Subaru Solterra, over a faulty battery ECU that could cause a sudden loss of power. More details https://electrek.co/...

Tesla is hiring another 1,000 workers at Gigafactory Berlin to push Model Y output to 7,500 per week by October as European demand rebounds, with EU registrations more than doubling in June. More details https://electrek.co/...

Hyundai and Kia are putting a plasma UV lamp inside the PV5 to zap germs and odors while you're still sitting in the cabin, which is either the most useful or the most unsettling EV feature we've seen. Details: http://electrek.co/h...

Slate Auto just put out hard numbers for its electric pickup: $24,950 starting price, 205 miles of range, and preorders open today, making it one of the cheapest new vehicles on sale in the US. More 🔗 https://electrek.co/...

Nearly a million solar panels and 484 Tesla Megapacks just came online in Emery County, making this the biggest solar-plus-storage site across PacifiCorp's six-state territory. Full story https://electrek.co/...

Ferrari has replaced long-serving chief marketing and commercial officer Enrico Galliera, just weeks after the rocky debut of the Luce, its first electric car. Details here, ICYMI https://electrek.co/...

Federal regulators are now stepping into the Katy, Texas crash, taking over a local investigation after the driver claimed his Model 3 was on Autopilot when it tore through a brick home and killed a 76-year-old woman. Full story: https://electrek.co/...

Elon Musk has exercised his entire 2018 Tesla CEO pay package, acquiring 303,960,630 shares at a split-adjusted strike of $23.34 for a paper gain of about $116 billion, according to a new SEC filing. ICYMI: https://electrek.co/...

Ford has started assembling lithium iron phosphate (LFP) prismatic cells at its BlueOval Battery Park in Michigan, using battery and manufacturing tech from CATL. CEO Jim Farley said the first full cells shipped Tuesday. 🔗 electrek.co/ford-begins-building-low-cost-lfp-batteries-for-30k-ev-pickup/

We finally got to drive the Aptera solar electric car! Our honest thoughts: https://electrek.co/...

Tesla just added the first-ever car vacuum to a Supercharger stall, letting owners clean out their interiors for free and turning idle minutes into something useful. Details 🔗 http://electrek.co/t...

Porsche's 2027 Taycan finally gets a native NACS port and a bigger standard battery, but the headline feature is "E-Shift" - fake gear changes that briefly cut power to imitate a manual transmission, so you can make a car that does 0-60 in seconds feel...slower More details at Electrek.

Just a week into R2 deliveries, Rivian has cut hundreds of jobs across sales, marketing, and service. It's the fourth round of layoffs since early 2024, all in the name of finally turning a profit. Details: https://electrek.co/...

A spotless crash record sounds impressive until you realize Tesla's robotaxi fleet is barely running, and the active fleet is shrinking a year into the program. Details https://electrek.co/...

It's a three-way split this month: Europe up 26% for the year, China still digging out of a slow start, and North America down 25% and showing no signs of changing direction. Full story https://electrek.co/...

A growing market of $20 to $50 plastic doll heads is being sold in China, specifically to deceive Tesla's cabin-camera driver monitoring. It raises questions about how easily these safeguards can be bypassed. Full story https://electrek.co/...

Ford's low-cost midsize electric pickup now has a dedicated website offering a sneak peek ahead of its 2027 launch Details here http://electrek.co/f...

New Jersey's new e-bike law takes effect July 19 with licensing, insurance, and registration requirements. Pushback is mounting because it treats 20-mph commuter bikes the same as far faster motorcycles. Full story https://electrek.co/...