GM Achieves 100% Renewable Electricity Goal in U.S.
General Motors announced it achieved its 2025 target of powering every U.S. facility with 100% renewable electricity, becoming the first U.S. automaker to do so. The milestone follows two accelerations of the original 2050 deadline and pushes the company’s global renewable match to 70%, nearly double the 2023 level. GM also reported a 52% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2018 and highlighted $1.9 billion in GDP impact from its domestic clean‑energy projects. The firm expects an additional $333 million impact through 2026.
Why Wall Street Is Betting On Tesla's AI Future
Wall Street analysts now view Tesla primarily as an artificial‑intelligence powerhouse rather than a traditional automaker. The company’s Q1 report showed revenue of $22.71 billion, a 16% YoY rise, while earnings per share beat at $0.41. Growth drivers highlighted include a...
MAN Teams up with Adastec to Launch Automated Lion’s City E Pilot in Munich
MAN Truck & Bus has equipped a Lion’s City 12 E electric bus with Adastec’s Level 4 automated‑driving system, marking a shift from its earlier Mobileye partnership. The bus features a comprehensive sensor suite—five LiDARs, six radars, eight cameras and GNSS—and is undergoing on‑site...
Peugeot Updates Plug-In Hybrid Power Ratings Ahead of Euro 7 Rollout
Peugeot is revising the certified power outputs of its plug‑in hybrid models ahead of the Euro 7 emissions regime, using the new GTR21 homologation protocol. The 3008 and 5008 hybrids are now listed at 225 hp (166 kW) and the 408 at 240 hp...
GAC INTERNATIONAL and ALLUR Group Sign KD Production Industrial Cooperation Agreement to Advance Localized Production and Deepen Strategic Presence in...
GAC International and Kazakhstan’s Allur Group signed a KD production industrial cooperation agreement in Guangzhou, establishing a localized assembly line for GAC’s full model range in Kazakhstan. The partnership positions Kazakhstan as a strategic hub for GAC’s expansion across the...
HighTec Supports Development of Novelic’s Radar-Based In-Cabin Monitoring Solution
HighTec EDV‑Systeme is providing its development platform to support Novelic’s automotive cabin advanced monitoring (ACAM) solution, a radar‑based system that detects occupants, including children, inside the vehicle. The technology helps manufacturers comply with Euro NCAP’s child presence detection standards and...
Farewell, Funky Cat: Ora 03 Exits UK as GWM Plots Big Revamp
Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) is withdrawing its Ora 03 electric hatchback, formerly the Funky Cat, from UK showrooms after four years of weak sales. UK deliveries fell to just 542 units in 2023 and only 26 registrations in...
China’s Premium EVs Mount Tech-Powered Challenge to BMW, Mercedes-Benz at Expo
Auto China, the world’s largest auto show, opened in Beijing with 1,451 models spread across 380,000 square metres. Chinese premium electric‑vehicle makers used the 10‑day exhibition to unveil dozens of high‑tech models aimed at the luxury segment. The rollout directly...
Investors Bet €3.2M on the Second-Hand EV Market
Dutch startup Eccasion, founded by the creators of Swapfiets, secured €3.2 million (about $3.5 million) in a funding round led by Playfair VC and Rethink Ventures. The capital will fund team expansion and technology upgrades as the company targets selling more than...
Nio Hit By Patent Claim Over Battery-Swap Stations
Chinese EV maker Nio has been hit with a $250 million patent claim from Charge Peak, the BVI firm that now controls the intellectual property of the defunct Israeli start‑up Better Place. The claim targets three European patents covering battery‑swap technology used...
Future Porsche EVs in Frame for Hyundai-Like Simulated Gearboxes
Porsche’s GT division chief Andreas Preuninger says future electric Porsches could feature simulated gearboxes, a concept he experienced in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. The Hyundai system creates a fake rev range, paddle‑shifted gear changes and engine‑like sounds to mimic a combustion‑engine...
Seeing Clearly Even in the Fog
Korean researchers led by Jong‑Soo Lee have created a next‑generation short‑wave infrared (SWIR) image sensor that fuses Ag₂Te quantum dots with an MoS₂ 2D semiconductor. The hybrid architecture leverages photodoping at the material interface to deliver a responsivity of 7.5 × 10⁵ A/W...
Centre Working on Flex-Fuel Vehicle Policy Amid West Asia Supply Concerns
India is drafting a policy framework to promote flex‑fuel vehicles as West Asia supply disruptions highlight the need for alternate fuels. The government currently blends 20% ethanol with petrol and aims to eventually reach 100% ethanol blending to cut import...
Intel Lands Tesla as First Major Customer for 14A Chip Technology
Tesla announced it will use Intel’s upcoming 14A manufacturing process for chips produced at its planned Terafab AI‑chip complex in Austin. The deal marks Intel’s first major external customer for the 14A node, a critical step as the company seeks...
Hybrids, Petrol Cars and BYD EVs Caught Short on Range and Fuel Efficiency Claims
The Australian Automobile Association tested 17 vehicles on a 93‑km circuit and found most fell short of official fuel‑efficiency or electric‑range claims. Seven models exceeded advertised fuel use by more than 10%, with the GWM Jolion Hybrid using 27% more...
Has Tesla Kicked Off a Price War with Bargain Model 3 Deal?
Tesla is offering the UK Model 3 base for £295 (~$375) a month with a £295 down payment, totaling about £7,572 ($9,600) over two years. The deal undercuts Hyundai’s i20 supermini, which costs £321 ($408) per month with a £1,500 ($1,900) deposit...
The Cost of Advanced Biofuels
Transport & Environment (T&E) released a new analysis comparing the cost of operating a passenger car on advanced biofuels versus charging an electric vehicle in Europe. The study finds that advanced biofuels are significantly more expensive per 100 km than electricity,...
Hongqi Coming to Malaysia with Quill as Distributor – China’s Luxury Brand to Launch Mid-2026; CKD Plans
Hongqi, the premium FAU‑Group marque famed for serving Chinese state leaders, has signed an MoU with Malaysia’s Quill Group to become the exclusive importer and CKD distributor. The partnership targets a mid‑2026 market launch, with Quill also tasked with appointing...
Musk Delays Release of Roadster, Optimus and Unsupervised FSD, as Tesla Margins Jump
Tesla announced further postponements for the next‑generation Roadster and unsupervised full‑self‑driving (FSD), pushing the Roadster debut to at least a month away and targeting Q4 for FSD rollout. The company posted Q1 revenue of $22.39 billion, below expectations, but margin expansion...
Step Aside Tesla, BYD: Japanese Carmakers Deepen Their Hold on India's Auto Market with Hybrids
Hybrid vehicles are projected to capture about 10% of India’s total car sales by the fiscal year ending March 2027, outpacing electric vehicles, which are expected to reach only 5%. Japanese automakers, led by Toyota and Maruti Suzuki, dominate the hybrid segment,...
Visteon Corp (VC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Visteon Corp reported Q1 2026 net sales of $954 million, a modest 2% year‑over‑year increase driven by 20 new product launches and strong customer recoveries. The company secured over $1 billion in new business, highlighted by AI‑enabled cockpit wins in China...
Tesla Just Increased Its Spending Plan to $25B — Here’s Where the Money Is Going
Tesla announced a $25 billion capital‑expenditure plan for 2026, roughly three times its recent annual spend. The budget will fund AI compute infrastructure, chip design, battery production, and the scaling of its Optimus humanoid robot and robotaxi operations. Tesla entered the...
Polestar Hopes Four New EV Models Will Help Reverse Multi-Billion Dollar Loss in 2025
Polestar reported a record 60,000+ vehicle sales and $3.058 billion revenue in 2025, yet its net loss widened to $2.357 billion after $1.05 billion in impairment charges. The Swedish EV maker, owned by Geely, raised $700 million in equity and extended a $726 million shareholder...
Elon Musk Admits Millions of Tesla Owners Need Upgrades for True ‘Full Self-Driving’
Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s current Hardware 3 vehicles will require a new computer and upgraded cameras to run future Full Self‑Driving (FSD) software that operates without driver supervision. The upgrade could be costly and logistically complex, prompting Tesla to consider...
Thai EV Sales Set to Be Boosted by Trade-In Incentive
Thailand’s government is poised to introduce a car trade‑in incentive that mandates new vehicles be manufactured locally, a move aimed at accelerating the shift from internal‑combustion engines to electric and hybrid models. Omoda & Jaecoo, a Chery subsidiary, says the policy...
Elon Musk Pushes Unsupervised FSD for Consumer Teslas — Again
Tesla confirmed on its Q1 2026 earnings call that unsupervised Full‑Self‑Driving (FSD) for consumer cars will not be available until at least Q4 2026, pushing the deadline further after multiple missed targets. The company said it still needs roughly 10 billion miles of...
SiEngine Technology's Qingdao Subsidiary Completes Construction and Begins Operations, Deepening National Industrial Layout
SiEngine Technology's wholly‑owned Qingdao subsidiary has finished construction and started operations, expanding the company's industrial footprint across China. Backed by Ronghui Group, ABC Capital’s Shandong AIC fund and an increased stake from Jingming Capital, the plant includes an R&D center...
This Domestic Chip Aims to Be the "Safety Cornerstone" Of the 800V Era
Novosense Microelectronics unveiled the NSI6911F series of isolated gate driver chips on April 21, marking the first fully domestic Chinese product that meets ISO 26262 ASIL D safety certification. Designed for 800 V high‑voltage platforms in new‑energy vehicles, the chip delivers 19 A peak...
Instant Reaction: Tesla Beats Estimates (Podcast)
Tesla reported adjusted earnings of 41 cents per share for Q1 2026, topping the Bloomberg consensus of 34 cents. The beat marks the second consecutive quarter the automaker has exceeded profit forecasts. Management highlighted a rebound in vehicle demand across Asia‑Pacific, South America,...
Tesla Seems to Say Robotaxi Launch Will Be Pushed Back in 5 US Cities
Tesla’s latest earnings release shows the company pulling back its robotaxi rollout in five of the eight U.S. cities it had promised for the first half of 2026. The investor letter now labels those markets as "preparations underway" instead of...
Tesla (TSLA) Pulled Questionable Levers to Make Q1 2026 Financials Look Good
Tesla’s Q1 2026 earnings looked strong, with a 21.1% gross margin and 136% operating‑income growth, but the boost came largely from one‑time accounting items. The company released warranty reserves, booked estimated tariff refunds of roughly $250 million, and stretched supplier payments, inflating...
Ford CEO: Tesla Is No Longer The EV Benchmark
Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that Tesla is no longer the benchmark for electric vehicles, pointing to the lack of a recent model refresh. Instead, Ford will gauge its EV progress against Chinese rivals BYD and Xiaomi, which he says...
Tesla (TSLA) Releases Q1 2026 Financial Results: Slight Beat on Earnings
Tesla reported Q1 2026 results that slightly beat Wall Street expectations, posting non‑GAAP earnings of $0.41 per share and revenue of $22.38 billion, marginally above the consensus. Gross margin surged to 21.1%, a 478‑basis‑point YoY increase, marking the strongest profitability in recent...
European EV Sales Jump 51 Pct in March as Fuel Prices Surge Due to Gulf War
European electric‑vehicle registrations surged 51% in March 2026, reaching 224,000 units and representing 22% of all new car sales across 15 key markets. The jump lifted first‑quarter EV registrations to 500,000, a 33.5% year‑on‑year increase. The growth coincides with sharply higher...
As Rivals Ditch Sedans, BMW Sees 7 Series As An 'Opportunity To Grow'
BMW’s product manager Max Hubert says the automaker will double down on the full‑size luxury sedan as rivals abandon the segment. The refreshed 2027 7 Series arrives with subtle exterior tweaks, a premium interior, and powertrain upgrades, including a longer‑range i7...
SMMT Urges EU to Amend Made in Europe Rules to Protect U.K. Auto Trade
On April 15, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) urged the EU to amend its draft Industrial Accelerator Act so that UK‑built vehicles, parts and batteries receive the same “Made in Europe” treatment as EU products. The SMMT...
Why Your Opinion of Used Electric Vehicles Is Probably Wrong
A new report shows that well‑maintained EV batteries often outlive the cars they power, challenging the belief that they degrade quickly. This finding makes used electric vehicles a more attractive purchase, especially as new EVs in the UK have become...
F1 Boss: Politicians Created 'Almost Unrecoverable' Issues For Automakers
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali warned that aggressive European EV mandates have placed European automakers under severe strain, creating problems he described as "almost unrecoverable." The pressure to electrify has forced the FIA to shape F1 regulations around manufacturer interests, threatening...
The Road Ahead for FMVSS 127: Whither the Automatic Emergency Braking Mandate?
In May 2024 NHTSA issued FMVSS 127, requiring automatic emergency braking, pedestrian‑AEB and forward‑collision warning on all new light vehicles by September 1, 2029, with an extra year for small manufacturers. The rule, projected to save 360 lives and prevent 24,000 injuries annually,...
Lincoln Future Models: 2026-2036
Ford’s Lincoln division is maintaining modest growth without a major new investment plan. U.S. sales reached 106,868 units in 2025, the strongest figure since the 2019 peak, while Chinese sales slipped 13% to 7,228 units in Q1. The company is...
Microchip and Sunny Smartlead Expand ASA-ML Ecosystem with ADAS Camera Collaboration
Microchip Technology and Sunny Smartlead have partnered to broaden the Automotive SerDes Alliance Motion Link (ASA‑ML) ecosystem. Sunny Smartlead will launch ADAS camera modules that integrate Microchip’s VS700 ASA‑ML serializers, promising faster, simpler, and lower‑cost development for automotive OEMs and...
China's CATL Reveals 621-Mile EV Battery, Under-7-Minute Charging
CATL introduced two new battery systems at a Beijing event ahead of the auto show. The Qilin pack delivers a 1,000‑km (621‑mile) range while shedding weight, using high‑energy NMC chemistry. The Shenxing LFP pack can charge from 10% to 98%...
High-Potential Testing for EVs: Why Reed Relays Raise Confidence in Insulation and Safety
High‑potential (hipot) testing validates insulation integrity across EV batteries, inverters, chargers and wiring harnesses by applying voltages above normal operation and measuring leakage or breakdown. The article explains how building reliable hipot stages hinges on the switch technology, highlighting high‑voltage...
PACIFIC Enables Multi-Tenant, Sovereign Product Carbon Footprint Exchange on the Catena-X Data Space Using AWS
BASF and CircularTree launched PACIFIC, a multi‑tenant SaaS platform that automates product carbon footprint (PCF) exchange on the Catena‑X data space using AWS services. The solution leverages Amazon ECS on Fargate, Cognito, IAM and Secrets Manager to provide tenant‑level data...
GM Says It Has 'Not Canceled Any Electric Trucks'
General Motors told Motor1 it has not canceled any electric‑truck programs, reaffirming that EVs remain the company’s long‑term goal. The automaker emphasized that production of refreshed electric trucks is still on track for a 2028 start, despite reports of an...
Energy, Intelligence and Social Impact to Drive CV Sector Transformation: Ashok Leyland MD & CEO
Ashok Leyland MD & CEO Shenu Agarwal told the CII Commercial Vehicle Summit that the commercial‑vehicle (CV) sector will be reshaped by three forces – energy, intelligence and social impact – as India eyes 2047. He called for a multi‑fuel strategy...
Chinese EVs Flood US Social Media Despite 100% Tariff Wall
Chinese EV brands such as BYD, Xiaomi and Zeekr are generating massive buzz on U.S. social media despite a 100 % import tariff that blocks their vehicles from the market. Surveys show 58 % of potential U.S. EV buyers have seen Chinese...
Turntide Expands Axial Flux Motor Portfolio for Hybrid and EV Integration
Turntide Technologies has added two axial‑flux motor models, the AF300 and AF400, delivering over 192 Nm and up to 290 Nm of continuous torque respectively. Both models are offered in single‑ and double‑stack configurations and feature cast‑casing designs that boost durability and...
GM’s Growing EV Retreat Raises Long-Term Viability Questions
General Motors has halted development of next‑generation full‑size electric pickup and SUV models, including successors to the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Hummer EV, and Cadillac Escalade IQ. The pause follows the expiration of the federal EV tax credit, pushing the anticipated 2028...
Renault-Geely Joint ICE Venture Horse Powertrain Showcases New Twin-Turbo V-6 for Future Cars
Renault, Geely and Saudi Aramco’s joint venture Horse Powertrain unveiled its first high‑performance engine, the 3.0‑liter twin‑turbo V6 dubbed Horse W30, at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show. The gasoline V6 delivers 469‑536 horsepower and 443‑516 lb‑ft of torque, redlines at...