Topic
EVs and Energy
Electric cars, batteries, charging and the grid behind them. Range claims checked, prices in context, policy decoded.
22 stories
Tesla started charging Cybercab fares. NHTSA opened a probe the same day.
Tesla began charging for steering-wheel-free Cybercab rides in Austin on September 3. Hours later, NHTSA opened an audit targeting 1,000 vehicles.
EVs and EnergyTesla's Roadster 2 is finally getting unveiled on 1 October, nine years later
Tesla has confirmed a 1 October reveal for the Roadster 2, the car Elon Musk first announced in 2017 with promises of a 1.9-second zero-to-60 and 620 ...
EVs and EnergyElectric air taxis just got the green light for test flights over Texas
The US has officially started test flights for electric air taxis in Texas under a new federal programme, and for once this is real regulatory ...
EVs and EnergyAudi's A2 E-tron is the affordable, efficient EV the market has been asking for
Audi has revealed the A2 E-tron, its most affordable EV ever, targeting a sub-30,000 euro price point and a consumption figure below 13 kWh per 100 ...
EVs and EnergyTravis Kalanick is back and he wants to finish what Uber started
Travis Kalanick is calling his return to the transportation industry 'unfinished business', and his new company Atoms is reportedly heading into ...
EVs and EnergyTesla's Cybercab launched in Austin and NHTSA opened a probe the next day
The Tesla Cybercab NHTSA investigation covers about 1,000 vehicles with no steering wheel or pedals, and audits Tesla's own safety certification ...
EVs and EnergyTesla Cybercab officially launches in Austin with no wheel and no pedals
Tesla just launched the Cybercab at a surprisingly quiet private event in Austin, and it is as radical as advertised: no steering wheel, no pedals ...
EVs and EnergyMagna bets big on battery swapping with an extra 35 million dollars for Yuma Energy
Magna International has pushed its total investment in Indian battery swapping startup Yuma Energy to 87 million dollars, taking a larger majority ...
EVs and EnergyWaymo vs Tesla vs Zoox vs Motional: Four robotaxi stacks compared
Waymo vs Tesla vs Zoox vs Motional robotaxi comparison: sensor suites, vehicle designs, operating models and permit counts, and what each bet assumes.
EVs and EnergyDrone delivery companies 2026: Four operators, one airspace
The drone delivery companies 2026 field runs four deep: Amazon Prime Air, Uber Eats with Zipline, DoorDash building its own aircraft, and Walmart ...
EVs and EnergyUber and pony.ai are putting 2,000 robotaxis on European roads
A Chinese autonomous driving firm and Uber plan more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe. European regulators are about to be tested properly.
EVs and EnergyPony.ai robotaxi revenue jumped 691 percent and Europe is next
The Pony.ai robotaxi Europe expansion puts 2,000 vehicles on Uber across five cities, after robotaxi revenue rose 691 percent year on year in Q2 2026.
EVs and EnergyUber and pony.ai are sending 2,000 robotaxis to Europe
Uber and Pony.ai plan to deploy over 2,000 robotaxis across Europe, expanding from Zagreb into four more cities and the Middle East.
EVs and EnergySodium-Ion batteries are now powering mass-production EVs
CATL and Changan launched the first mass-production EV running sodium-ion batteries, with cells costing $55-70 per kWh, 40% cheaper than lithium iron ...
EVs and EnergyWaymo is now completing over 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week and losing money on every one
Waymo has crossed a milestone that would have seemed optimistic even three years ago: the company is now completing more than 250,000 paid robotaxi ...
EVs and EnergySan Francisco wants stricter oversight of Waymo after traffic incident
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing for tougher regulatory controls on autonomous vehicle operators following an incident involving Waymo ...
EVs and EnergyChevrolet built a genuinely American EV truck. So why is nobody buying it?
The Chevrolet Silverado EV should, by most accounts, be a success.
EVs and EnergyTesla FSD driver faces manslaughter charges after fatal Texas crash
A Tesla driver in Katy, Texas is facing manslaughter charges after a crash involving the company's Full Self-Driving software killed a woman inside ...
EVs and EnergyTesla's Q2 sales jump 25 percent as EV demand defies the doubters
Tesla has posted a 25 percent increase in sales for the second quarter of 2026, a number that will quiet at least some of the noise that has ...
EVs and EnergyWaymo just recalled nearly 4,000 robotaxis after some drove into freeway construction zones
Waymo is recalling about 3,900 robotaxis with a software fix after 13 incidents where cars drove into freeway construction zones in Phoenix and San ...
EVs and EnergySunZia goes live: One power line now feeds wind energy to a million US homes
The SunZia wind-and-transmission project, an 11 billion dollar clean energy infrastructure effort and one of the largest of its kind ever built in ...
EVs and EnergyRivian's make-or-break moment has arrived. The first R2s are in customers' hands
The $58,000 electric SUV Rivian has been promising since 2024 finally reached its first paying customers this week. The company's future, and a $1.25 ...