electric-vehicles

A fleet of 100 autonomous electric trucks at China's Yimin coal mine has exceeded productivity benchmarks by 20 percent after nearly a year, replacing 300 diesel trucks and 1,200 drivers.

Tesla begins Cybercab mass production at Giga Texas, targeting one unit every ten seconds, as its Austin robotaxi service logs 14 crashes and operates fewer than ten unsupervised vehicles.

Brent crude has surged more than 50 percent since the Strait of Hormuz closure, and European consumers are responding by dramatically accelerating purchases of solar panels, heat pumps, and electric vehicles.

Cox Automotive data shows new EV sales dropped to 212,600 units in Q1 2026, while used EV sales climbed 12 percent to 93,500 units with prices approaching parity with gas vehicles.

Eve Energy, QuantumScape, Changan, and others are moving solid-state batteries from lab curiosity to production reality in 2026, but divergent strategies and persistent cost challenges will determine who leads the next era of energy storage.

A fleet of 100 Huaneng Ruichi battery-electric haul trucks at an Inner Mongolia coal mine has operated autonomously for ten months, setting records for payload, speed, and cold-weather endurance while cutting 48,000 tonnes of CO2 annually and replacing 300 diesel trucks.

Honda will scrap the Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 Saloon, and Acura RSX electric vehicles and take up to 2.5 trillion yen in charges, marking the automaker's first annual loss since going public in the 1950s as it shifts resources toward hybrid powertrains.

BYD has launched its second-generation Blade Battery and a 1,500 kW FLASH Charging network that can take a compatible EV from 10 to 97 percent in nine minutes, with plans to deploy 20,000 stations across China by year-end and begin overseas rollout.

Xiaomi's humanoid robots completed three hours of autonomous assembly work at its EV plant, hitting a 90.2 percent success rate and meeting the 76-second production cycle, as CEO Lei Jun pledges large-scale factory deployment within five years.

CATL and BYD are mass-producing sodium-ion batteries for EVs and grid storage in 2026, driven by soaring lithium prices and abundant raw materials, while the West struggles to keep pace.

Stellantis disclosed a $26 billion charge to reverse its EV strategy, bringing combined Ford, GM, and Stellantis EV writedowns past $53 billion as Detroit cedes ground to BYD and Tesla.

Donut Lab unveils solid-state battery with 400 Wh/kg density and 5-minute charging, now shipping in Verge motorcycles.