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BMW's iX3 Hits 50,000 Orders Before Anyone Has Driven It

BMW's iX3 Hits 50,000 Orders Before Anyone Has Driven It

BMW's iX3 has collected 50,000 orders before a single test drive, and the reason why should unsettle every rival still hedging on EVs.

EV Sales Fell 41% in January, But the Brands That Grew Tell a Deeper Story

EV Sales Fell 41% in January, But the Brands That Grew Tell a Deeper Story

EV sales dropped 41% in January, but the brands that bucked the trend reveal a market that isn't just shrinking — it's sorting.

Mercedes's VLE Rethinks What a Luxury Van Actually Owes Its Passengers

Mercedes's VLE Rethinks What a Luxury Van Actually Owes Its Passengers

Mercedes's VLE doesn't just upgrade a van — it exposes how long the luxury shuttle market has been getting away with a comfortable lie.

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers Are Heading to Europe, and Ionity Should Be Worried

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers Are Heading to Europe, and Ionity Should Be Worried

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers are heading to Europe, and they charge four times faster than Ionity's best — exposing a structural lag years in the making.

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Mercedes Bet Its EV Future on Software. The 2026 CLA Is Where That Wager Gets Called

Mercedes Bet Its EV Future on Software. The 2026 CLA Is Where That Wager Gets Called

Volkswagen's €28,000 Electric Crossover Could Redraw Europe's EV Market

Volkswagen's €28,000 Electric Crossover Could Redraw Europe's EV Market

Volvo Kills the EX30 in America, and the Casualties Are Piling Up

Volvo Kills the EX30 in America, and the Casualties Are Piling Up

Donut Lab's Solid-State Battery Just Charged in a Real EV. Now What?

Donut Lab's Solid-State Battery Just Charged in a Real EV. Now What?

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BMW's iX3 Hits 50,000 Orders Before Anyone Has Driven It

BMW's iX3 Hits 50,000 Orders Before Anyone Has Driven It

BMW's iX3 has collected 50,000 orders before a single test drive, and the reason why should unsettle every rival still hedging on EVs.

EV Sales Fell 41% in January, But the Brands That Grew Tell a Deeper Story

EV Sales Fell 41% in January, But the Brands That Grew Tell a Deeper Story

EV sales dropped 41% in January, but the brands that bucked the trend reveal a market that isn't just shrinking — it's sorting.

Mercedes's VLE Rethinks What a Luxury Van Actually Owes Its Passengers

Mercedes's VLE Rethinks What a Luxury Van Actually Owes Its Passengers

Mercedes's VLE doesn't just upgrade a van — it exposes how long the luxury shuttle market has been getting away with a comfortable lie.

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers Are Heading to Europe, and Ionity Should Be Worried

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers Are Heading to Europe, and Ionity Should Be Worried

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers are heading to Europe, and they charge four times faster than Ionity's best — exposing a structural lag years in the making.

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Mercedes Bet Its EV Future on Software. The 2026 CLA Is Where That Wager Gets Called

Mercedes Bet Its EV Future on Software. The 2026 CLA Is Where That Wager Gets Called

Volkswagen's €28,000 Electric Crossover Could Redraw Europe's EV Market

Volkswagen's €28,000 Electric Crossover Could Redraw Europe's EV Market

Volvo Kills the EX30 in America, and the Casualties Are Piling Up

Volvo Kills the EX30 in America, and the Casualties Are Piling Up

Donut Lab's Solid-State Battery Just Charged in a Real EV. Now What?

Donut Lab's Solid-State Battery Just Charged in a Real EV. Now What?

This Week in Science

The Cheap Bolt Charges Faster Than GM's Premium EVs. That's a Problem for Ultium.

The Cheap Bolt Charges Faster Than GM's Premium EVs. That's a Problem for Ultium.

The new Chevy Bolt charges faster than GM's pricier Ultium EVs, and the reason why exposes a quiet flaw in how the industry built its electric future.

BMW's iX3 Hits 50,000 Orders Before Anyone Has Driven It

BMW's iX3 Hits 50,000 Orders Before Anyone Has Driven It

BMW's iX3 has collected 50,000 orders before a single test drive, and the reason why should unsettle every rival still hedging on EVs.

EV Sales Fell 41% in January, But the Brands That Grew Tell a Deeper Story

EV Sales Fell 41% in January, But the Brands That Grew Tell a Deeper Story

EV sales dropped 41% in January, but the brands that bucked the trend reveal a market that isn't just shrinking — it's sorting.

Mercedes's VLE Rethinks What a Luxury Van Actually Owes Its Passengers

Mercedes's VLE Rethinks What a Luxury Van Actually Owes Its Passengers

Mercedes's VLE doesn't just upgrade a van — it exposes how long the luxury shuttle market has been getting away with a comfortable lie.

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers Are Heading to Europe, and Ionity Should Be Worried

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers Are Heading to Europe, and Ionity Should Be Worried

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers are heading to Europe, and they charge four times faster than Ionity's best — exposing a structural lag years in the making.

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Research & Discovery

Mercedes Bet Its EV Future on Software. The 2026 CLA Is Where That Wager Gets Called

Mercedes Bet Its EV Future on Software. The 2026 CLA Is Where That Wager Gets Called

Mercedes rebuilt the CLA from scratch as a software-defined EV, then styled it to disappear. The strategy reveals everything about where premium cars are heading.

Volkswagen's €28,000 Electric Crossover Could Redraw Europe's EV Market

Volkswagen's €28,000 Electric Crossover Could Redraw Europe's EV Market

Volkswagen's €28,000 subcompact EV isn't flashy — but it may be the car that finally forces mass-market electrification across Europe.

Volvo Kills the EX30 in America, and the Casualties Are Piling Up

Volvo Kills the EX30 in America, and the Casualties Are Piling Up

The Volvo EX30 is gone from America, and the forces that killed it reveal a deepening contradiction at the heart of US electric vehicle policy.

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Donut Lab's Solid-State Battery Just Charged in a Real EV. Now What?

A solid-state battery just charged inside a real EV at a public fast charger. In a field full of broken promises, that small fact carries enormous weight.

Markets

The Cheap Bolt Charges Faster Than GM's Premium EVs. That's a Problem for Ultium.

The Cheap Bolt Charges Faster Than GM's Premium EVs. That's a Problem for Ultium.

The new Chevy Bolt charges faster than GM's pricier Ultium EVs, and the reason why exposes a quiet flaw in how the industry built its electric future.

BMW's iX3 Hits 50,000 Orders Before Anyone Has Driven It

BMW's iX3 Hits 50,000 Orders Before Anyone Has Driven It

BMW's iX3 has collected 50,000 orders before a single test drive, and the reason why should unsettle every rival still hedging on EVs.

EV Sales Fell 41% in January, But the Brands That Grew Tell a Deeper Story

EV Sales Fell 41% in January, But the Brands That Grew Tell a Deeper Story

EV sales dropped 41% in January, but the brands that bucked the trend reveal a market that isn't just shrinking — it's sorting.

Mercedes's VLE Rethinks What a Luxury Van Actually Owes Its Passengers

Mercedes's VLE Rethinks What a Luxury Van Actually Owes Its Passengers

Mercedes's VLE doesn't just upgrade a van — it exposes how long the luxury shuttle market has been getting away with a comfortable lie.

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers Are Heading to Europe, and Ionity Should Be Worried

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers Are Heading to Europe, and Ionity Should Be Worried

BYD's 1,500 kW Flash Chargers are heading to Europe, and they charge four times faster than Ionity's best — exposing a structural lag years in the making.

Mercedes Bet Its EV Future on Software. The 2026 CLA Is Where That Wager Gets Called

Mercedes Bet Its EV Future on Software. The 2026 CLA Is Where That Wager Gets Called

Mercedes rebuilt the CLA from scratch as a software-defined EV, then styled it to disappear. The strategy reveals everything about where premium cars are heading.

Volkswagen's €28,000 Electric Crossover Could Redraw Europe's EV Market

Volkswagen's €28,000 Electric Crossover Could Redraw Europe's EV Market

Volvo Kills the EX30 in America, and the Casualties Are Piling Up

Volvo Kills the EX30 in America, and the Casualties Are Piling Up

Donut Lab's Solid-State Battery Just Charged in a Real EV. Now What?

Donut Lab's Solid-State Battery Just Charged in a Real EV. Now What?

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