Tesla Adds New In-App Feature to Solve the Used EV Market’s Biggest Headache
Tesla has added a new in‑app feature that automatically generates a digital "Certification of Repaired HV Battery" whenever a high‑voltage battery is repaired or replaced. The certificate is stored permanently in the vehicle’s Service History tab and can be downloaded as a PDF for easy sharing. By providing verifiable proof of battery work, the update removes a major source of uncertainty that has historically depressed resale values for used Model 3, Y, S and X cars. The move arrives as the used‑Tesla market expands and lenders demand clearer documentation.
Audi Is Adding An 8th SUV To Its Lineup To Satiate America’s Unending Lust For Gigantic SUVs
Audi’s U.S. sales fell 16 percent last year and deliveries dropped 36 percent in Q4, driven by higher tariffs and the loss of the federal EV tax credit. To halt the decline, the brand announced the Q9, a full‑size SUV slated for...
Tesla Reigns Supreme in the Heaviest EV Market on Earth
In Q1 2026 Norway’s EV market reached a near‑total conversion, with battery‑electric vehicles accounting for 97.9% of new registrations. Tesla led the pack, selling 5,406 Model Y units and 2,010 Model 3s, together outpacing the next five best‑selling non‑Tesla models combined. Generous...
VinFast Scales Up In Asia As MPV 7 Electric 7-Seater Debuts In The Philippines
VinFast officially launched its MPV 7 electric 7‑seater in the Philippines on May 4, pricing the battery‑included model at roughly $24,642 and offering a battery‑subscription option starting at $20,113. The vehicle targets the country’s MPV segment, which accounts for about 20% of...
Not Just Cars: Watch The Robotic Shift At Auto China 2026
Auto China 2026 highlighted a shift from vehicle‑centric AI to "Physical AI," where the same intelligence platform powers cars, humanoid robots and other machines. XPeng unveiled its Iron robot, built on the Vision‑Language‑Action stack used for driver assistance, while Xiaomi...
Over 800 New EV Chargers May Be Coming To Philadelphia
Philadelphia announced a public‑private partnership, ChargePHL, to install over 800 electric‑vehicle charging stations citywide within a decade, with some estimates reaching 1,000. The rollout averages about 80 new chargers per year and awaits City Council approval in June. Officials highlight...
EVs At 98.6% Share In Norway – Tesla Model Y Best-Seller
Plug‑in electric vehicles captured 98.6% of Norway’s passenger‑car registrations in Q1 2026, up from 95.2% a year earlier. Battery‑electric cars alone accounted for 97.9% of sales while plug‑in hybrids fell to 0.7%. Overall volume slipped 14% YoY to 27,175 units, but...
Boosting Made-in-EU EVs & Batteries with the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA)
The European Commission’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) seeks to embed Union‑preference rules and foreign‑direct‑investment (FDI) conditions into law to accelerate a Made‑in‑EU electric‑vehicle and battery ecosystem. Transport & Environment (T&E) welcomes the proposal but warns that loopholes—such as subsidies for...
You Have No Idea How Much You Still Use BlackBerry
BlackBerry has reinvented itself by monetizing QNX, its real‑time operating system embedded in roughly 275 million cars worldwide. The software underpins critical driver‑assistance functions such as collision warnings, blind‑spot alerts and adaptive cruise control. Beyond automotive, QNX powers surgical robots, factory...
Israel April 2026: Chinese at 47.3% Share, Omoda Jaecoo Hits Record 15.5% Share
In April 2026 Omoda Jaecoo surged to the top of Israel’s new‑car market with a 15.5% share, up 190.7% year‑over‑year, making it the leading brand. Chinese manufacturers collectively captured 47.3% of registrations, more than double their 21.7% share a year...
Is the Uber X Waymo Partnership Coming to an End?
Uber’s "Waymo on Uber" product lets riders hail Waymo’s fully driverless cars in Austin and Atlanta, giving Uber a unique AV offering. Waymo, the only U.S. provider of paid driverless rides, is now expanding into new markets without Uber and...
Ford Follows Industry Lead as April New Car Sales Drop 14.4 Percent
Ford Motor Co. reported a 14.4% year‑over‑year drop in April new‑car sales, with hybrid volumes plunging 32.5%. Every model line fell compared with 2025, while SUVs slipped 16.6% and trucks 14.1%. The company’s bright spots were the Bronco (+18.8%), Mustang...
EV Plans Are Being Rewritten Around Risk
Nissan announced on April 30 that it is scrapping a $500 million EV build‑out at its Canton, Mississippi plant, shifting the facility back to hybrid and internal‑combustion SUV production. At the same time, major OEMs such as Ford, GM, Mercedes‑Benz and...
Gas Prices High. EV Sales Higher. Will the Trend Hold?
Rising gasoline prices are spurring a noticeable uptick in electric‑vehicle (EV) sales, with regions like California seeing the sharpest growth. The Urban EV Podcast highlights that while automakers are expanding fast‑charging networks, the real bottleneck remains home and multifamily charging...
Confirmed: Electrified Freelander 8 Locked and Loaded for Australia. Coming to Fight Denza B5, Toyota Prado and Ford Everest
The Freelander 8, an all‑electric or range‑extender SUV born from a Land Rover‑Chery joint venture, will debut in right‑hand‑drive form for Australia and New Zealand, with production potentially starting in 2027. The model revives the Freelander name after a 25‑year gap...
18 EV Fast Chargers Running On 100% Renewable Electricity Installed In Germany
EnBW has installed 18 ultra‑fast EV chargers along Germany’s A6 and A7 motorways, each capable of delivering up to 400 kW. The stations are located near Landstuhl in Rhineland‑Palatinate and Ellwangen‑Jagst in Bavaria. All chargers are powered exclusively by 100 % renewable...
Record-Breaking Beijing Auto Show Highlights Accelerated Shift to Smart EVs
The 2026 Beijing Auto Show set records with a 380,000 sq m exhibition space and 1.28 million visitors, including 65,000 from abroad. Automakers unveiled 1,451 vehicles, featuring 181 debut models and 71 concept cars centered on AI and electrification. LiDAR became standard on...
Tesla Cybercab Just Rolled Through Miami Inside a Glass Box
Tesla staged an "Autonomy Pop‑Up" at Miami Beach’s Lummus Park, featuring a Cybertruck towing the Cybercab inside a glass case marked "Future is Autonomous" during the F1 Miami Grand Prix Fan Fest. Miami is one of seven cities slated for...
KISA Partners with Hyundai and Kia to Strengthen Automotive Supply Chain
The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) has entered a formal partnership with Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation to embed cybersecurity across their multi‑tiered automotive supply chain. The agreement expands KISA’s protective framework beyond the OEMs to include component...
Cupra Formentor PHEV Upgraded: More Power, More Range and DC Charging Capability Added
Cupra has unveiled a refreshed Formentor line in Australia, led by the VZe plug‑in hybrid that now costs AU$68,990 (about US$45.5k) up from AU$64,990. The VZe’s second‑generation hybrid system delivers 200 kW of power and a 114‑km electric‑only range, thanks to...
What's the Deal with Safety First for AVs?
The autonomous‑vehicle sector has leaned heavily on the “Safety First” slogan, but critics argue it often masks inadequate safety performance. Recent essays and a podcast highlight how repeated safety promises, when unmet, erode public trust and invite stricter regulation. The...
Big Week for U.S. Autonomous Trucks, While China Shuts Down Autonomy
Bot Auto successfully completed a 231‑mile fully driverless commercial haul between Houston and Dallas, marking the first paid run without a safety driver or observer. Aurora announced a non‑binding MOU for up to 500 trucks with carrier Hirschbach, covering roughly...
Ferrari Hybrid Values Sink As Buyers Chase V8s And V12s
Goldman Sachs' Ferrari Residual Value Index shows used Ferrari prices fell 3.4% year‑over‑year in April, with hybrid models depreciating faster than traditional V8 and V12 cars. Combustion‑engine models such as the 812 GTS and F8 Spider are still trading 25%‑30% above their...
WeRide and Lenovo, Pronto Does a Deal, Bot Auto Goes Driver Out
WeRide and Lenovo announced a five‑year, non‑binding partnership to accelerate autonomous vehicle deployments, targeting 200,000 AVs—200 times its current fleet of 1,023—using Lenovo’s HPC 3.0 compute platform. The OMEGA algorithm estimates the fleet’s ownership cost between $10 billion and $20 billion, though no...
BYD April Sales Rebound Sequentially as Overseas Shipments Hit Record High
BYD reported April NEV sales of 321,123 units, a 6.96% month‑on‑month increase but marking an eighth straight year‑on‑year decline of 15.51%. Overseas shipments surged to a record 134,542 units, up 70.9% YoY, highlighting the automaker’s pivot to export markets. The...
France April 2026: Stable Market (-0.3%), BEV Sales up 41.8% to 26.2% Share
France’s new‑car market slipped 0.3% year‑on‑year in April, delivering 138,339 units, while the year‑to‑date total is down 1.6% at 539,895. Battery‑electric vehicle (BEV) registrations surged 41.8% to 36,216 units, lifting the April BEV share to 26.2% from 18.4% a year...
Panama March 2026: Market Surges 42.5%, Jetour, Changan, Isuzu Shine
Panama’s March 2026 auto market surged 42.5% year‑on‑year, delivering 6,473 units and lifting the Q1 total 17.6% to 16,405. Toyota retained the top‑spot with a 29.2% brand gain, while Hyundai (+39.1%) and Kia (+32.3%) followed. Chinese marques made notable strides:...
CATL Launches Battery Lookup Tool for Chinese EV Buyers to Reinforce Premium Positioning
CATL unveiled an online lookup tool that lets Chinese consumers confirm whether a specific EV model uses its batteries, reinforcing the brand’s premium image. The platform lists models by brand and highlights those equipped with CATL’s high‑energy ternary lithium packs...
New Zealand March 2026: Toyota Hilux Leads the Way, Dongfeng Box Lands at #12
New Zealand light‑vehicle sales surged 25.1 percent YoY in March 2026, reaching 14,910 units and lifting Q1 volume 12.5 percent to 36,910. Toyota retained the lead with an 18.7 percent market share, while the Toyota Hilux jumped 76.7 percent to become the top‑selling model. BYD...
Voyah April Deliveries Jump 51%; New Taishan X8 SUV Pre-Sales Orders Top 30,000
Voyah delivered 15,146 vehicles in April, a 51% year‑on‑year increase and a modest 0.85% rise from March. The premium EV arm of Dongfeng Motor posted 49,038 deliveries in the first four months, up 36% YoY. Pre‑sales for the newly launched...
California Hits Tesla Cybercab and Robotaxi Driverless Cars with New Law
California’s DMV adopted new regulations that let police ticket autonomous‑vehicle companies for moving violations, effective July 1, 2026. The rules treat the operating firm as the driver, require incident reporting within 72 hours (24 hours for collisions), and impose penalties ranging from fleet‑size caps...
Xpeng Reports April Sales Drop as It Bets on New Flagship SUV
Xpeng delivered 31,011 vehicles in April, an 11.5% year‑on‑year decline but a 13.1% month‑on‑month rise, suggesting a stabilization of its sales momentum. The Chinese EV maker launched pre‑sales of its premium GX SUV at ¥399,800 (≈$58,550) and introduced its second‑generation...
Wrap-Up: April 2026 Deliveries for Major Chinese Automakers
April 2026 Chinese NEV deliveries kept BYD on top with 321,123 sales, while its overseas shipments surged past 134,000 units – a 71% year‑on‑year record. Geely’s modest domestic growth was offset by a 245% jump in exports, delivering 83,186 units abroad....
Slovenia March 2026: First Win for the Tesla Model 3
In March 2026 Slovenia recorded 6,535 new‑car registrations, a 23.6% year‑on‑year rise. Tesla’s Model 3 surged 363% YoY to 352 units, capturing a 5.4% share and becoming the country’s top‑selling model for the first time. The Tesla brand jumped to fourth...
Xiaomi EV April Deliveries Top 30,000 as New YU7 GT Launch Nears
Xiaomi EV reported April deliveries of over 30,000 units, a sharp rise from 21,440 in March, signaling a rebound after early‑year volatility. The surge was driven by the YU7 SUV and the newly launched SU7, which has already secured 60,000...
MarketWatch: “Google’s Waymo Is Raking in Cash”
Alphabet’s Waymo secured a $16 billion funding round in February, accounting for roughly 75 % of all autonomous‑vehicle capital deployed in the first quarter, according to DataTrek analyst Jessica Rabe. The infusion makes Waymo the largest fundraiser among AI‑focused firms and cements...
Singapore March 2026: Chery, MG, Tesla Shine in Market up 16.5%
Singapore’s March 2026 new‑car registrations jumped 16.5% year‑on‑year to 5,049 units, lifting Q1 volume 22.1% to 13,322. BYD retained the lead with a 22.8% market share, up 40.9% from February, while Tesla surged 308.6% to claim third place at 12.2%....
Bot Auto Completes First Humanless Commercial Truck Delivery in Texas
Bot Auto, an L4 autonomous trucking startup, completed a 230‑mile, 75,000‑pound commercial delivery in Texas without any human in the cab or remote control. The run, booked through third‑party broker Ryan Transportation, cost under $2 per mile, making the load...
Tesla Added at Least Six Unsupervised Robotaxi in Texas
Tesla's robotaxi fleet in Texas has grown to at least 25 unsupervised vehicles, according to the crowdsourced Robotaxi Tracker. The count includes 19 in Austin, three in Dallas, and three in Houston, with six new units added in a single...
103 New Electric Buses Coming To Swedish Cities
Swedish operator Nobina has placed an order for 103 electric buses slated for delivery in 2027 to serve Stockholm, Skåne and Gothenburg. The deal brings total electric vehicle deliveries from the manufacturer to over 320 units across 2026‑2027, reinforcing Nobina’s...
JAC Plans to Invest in Huawei's Smart Car Unit Newcool
Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC) announced plans to invest in Huawei's smart‑car unit Newcool, which would make JAC the third external shareholder alongside Seres and Avatr. Newcool, founded in 2024, is currently valued at roughly 115 billion yuan ($16.8 billion) after Seres...
Real Progress Being Made
Europe’s battery supply chain is moving from planning to construction, driven by major funding and planning approvals. The UK pledged £380 million ($480 million) for the Agratas gigafactory and cleared the first phase of Coventry’s £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) Greenpower Park project. Germany’s BASF...
Leapmotor A05 Electric Hatchback Expected to Debut in May and Launch in June
Leapmotor will unveil its A05 electric hatchback in May and begin sales in June, positioning the model against the BYD Dolphin and Geely Xingyuan. The compact EV offers two motor outputs—70 kW and 90 kW—and two range options of roughly 405 km and...
Saudi Arabia Q1 2026: Haval (+63.6%), Jetour (+23%) Shine, Sales Down -24.3%
Saudi Arabia’s new‑car market contracted 24.3% YoY in Q1 2026, delivering just 166,748 units. Despite the slump, Chinese marques Haval and Jetour posted the strongest gains, up 63.6% and 23% respectively, while most established brands fell double‑digits. Toyota expanded its...
Zeekr 9X to Be Exported to Middle East in June, Enter Europe in Q4
Geely's premium brand Zeekr announced that its first hybrid SUV, the 9X, will begin exports to the Middle East in June 2026 and reach Europe by the fourth quarter. The 9X, priced at 465,900 yuan ($68,180) in China, delivered 22,000...
Changan Nevo Raises EV Price as Chip Costs Surge
Chinese automaker Changan Nevo announced a 3,000‑yuan (≈$440) price increase for the LiDAR‑equipped versions of its Q07 SUV, effective May 7. The hike reflects a sharp rise in automotive‑grade chip costs, notably for Horizon Robotics' J6M processor that powers the vehicle’s...
Nio's Battery Operator Mirattery Expands Financing with 1 Billion Yuan Green ABN
Nio's battery‑asset manager Mirattery issued a second green ABN tranche of 1 billion yuan (≈US$146 million) in April 2026, bringing its cumulative interbank issuance to 4 billion yuan (≈US$585 million). The notes are split into four senior classes with coupons ranging from 2.00% to 5.50%, all...
BYD Sells $2.9 Million Electric Supercar at Beijing Auto Show
BYD’s ultra‑luxury sub‑brand Yangwang unveiled the U9 Xtreme at the Beijing Auto Show, pricing it at more than 20 million yuan (about $2.9 million). The electric supercar is limited to 30 units worldwide, with Australian entrepreneur Nick Politis becoming the first buyer. The U9...
When Robotaxis Make Transportation Accessible For People With Autism
Waymo filed for a driverless robotaxi license in California in 2024, backed by more than 80 advocacy groups including the Association for the Blind and MADD. The filing highlighted a growing segment of people who cannot rely on personal cars,...
Tesla Semi Truck Has Officially Started Mass Production
Tesla has begun mass production of its all‑electric Semi truck, offering two configurations. The long‑range model delivers roughly 500 miles on a single charge, boasts three rear‑axle motors, 800 kW power, and is priced at $290,000 before destination fees. The short‑range...