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This US EV Market Share Chart Is Quite Lame

Cox Automotive collects the most extensive data on US EV sales, through its long famed and respected arm Kelley Blue Book. In the opening paragraph of its latest report on the market, the company provided a slight silver lining: “At…

Porsche AG Reports 15 Percent Drop in Q1 Deliveries

Porsche AG reported a 15% year-on-year drop in global vehicle deliveries in the first quarter, battered by a deepening slump in China, model transition headwinds, and softening demand for electric vehicles in the US, the German automaker disclosed Friday. The…

BYD & Tesla Show Different EV Infrastructure Approaches

Over the past week, announcements by Tesla and BYD have shown different approaches to building out DC charging systems. The differences have implication not just for charging infrastructure strategies, but also for the vehicle electrification trajectories in different markets. Along…

Toyota and Lexus spark EV price war

Toyota and Lexus make aggressive pricing movesToyota is offering a 2026 Prius LE AWD lease for $259 per month over 36 months with $3,999 due at signing, available in select states until March 31, 2026. Lexus has introduced the 2026…

Hyundai Boulder Concept Brazenly Rocks New York in Surprise Global Premiere

The Hyundai Boulder Concept sport utility vehicle today made its surprise global debut at the 2026 New York International Auto Show. This SUV design study previews the brand’s first fully-boxed body-on-frame architecture, a new platform confirmed to underpin a production midsize pickup to be…

EV charging provider E-Plug chooses Nayax’s payment and charging management platform

EV charging network E-Plug (an Energy Plus NY brand), has named Nayax as its preferred payment platform provider. Energy Plus will be among the first operators in the US to adopt the combined Nayax and Lynkwell end-to-end solution for EV charging. Nayax…

Why Toyota is going all-in on EVs while other makers are cutting back

At a time when many automakers are cutting back on electric-car production, Toyota appears to be going all in. Environmental groups have criticized the world’s largest automaker for relying on hybrids instead of full electric vehicles. But the Japanese manufacturer…

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Tesla, LG Energy confirm $4.3-billion battery production project in the US

Tesla Megapacks and Megablocks are utility-scale battery energy storage systems used to stabilise power grids, store renewable energy (solar/wind), prevent blackouts, and provide high-capacity power to data centres or commercial sites. Megablocks (20 MWh+) offer a pre-engineered, modular, plug-and-play solution,…

Stena Recycling expands major investment in electricvehicle batteries – ‘has already invested over SEK half abillion

Electrification within the automotive industry continues despite the turbulence of recent years in the battery manufacturing sector. In the long term, large volumes of end‑of‑life batteries will need to be handled. This market, according to Marcus Martinsson, Product Area Manager…

RAW Charging selects ChargePoint as Partner to Expand Fast-Charging Infrastructure Across the UK

CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CHPT), a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, and RAW Charging, one of the UK’s leading charge point operators (CPOs), today announced a new multiyear partnership aimed at rapidly expanding access to dependable…