Cheaper EVs are fuelling Europe’s electric car boom, and the rules behind them are up for revision
Cheaper EVs are fuelling Europe’s electric car boom, and the rules behind them are up for revision

Battery-electric sales in the EU reached 1.64 million in the first eight months of 2026, up 45%, with 16 models under EUR 25,000 due on sale by the end of the year. Transport and Environment says the version of the 2035 target proposed by Parliament’s …

Musk says Tesla’s robotaxis still cannot reliably see pets at night
Musk says Tesla’s robotaxis still cannot reliably see pets at night

Elon Musk said Tesla’s robotaxis are still working on spotting animals that blend into the road at night, describing the problem as grey kittens on grey tarmac, as Austin’s hours moved to 11pm from 10pm. The EU’s Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles v…

China wants solid-state batteries in use by 2030, and CATL rates them four out of nine
China wants solid-state batteries in use by 2030, and CATL rates them four out of nine

China’s industry ministry and six other agencies set 2030 as the date for the first large-scale use of all-solid-state batteries, though CATL’s chairman rates the technology four out of nine and calls million-vehicle use before 2030 very unlikely. ProL…

Tesla’s deliveries fell 2% and still beat expectations
Tesla’s deliveries fell 2% and still beat expectations

Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the third quarter, down 2% year on year but well above the 461,000 analysts expected, with American electric sales down 47% in August after the federal credit expired. Its European registrations rose 43.3% between Ja…

GM’s Q3 sales drop 5.5% as its electric models collapse and Toyota closes to within 136,000
GM’s Q3 sales drop 5.5% as its electric models collapse and Toyota closes to within 136,000

GM’s third-quarter sales fell 5.5% and its electric models collapsed, with the Equinox EV down 92.4% to 1,905 cars after America ended its $7,500 purchase credit. Europe kept its mandates, where electric cars took 29% of new registrations in August and…

Ford’s CEO says it is too late for Europe to fend off Chinese carmakers
Ford’s CEO says it is too late for Europe to fend off Chinese carmakers

Ford chief executive Jim Farley said it is too late for Europe to fend off Chinese carmakers and that the United States should take its time deciding. Ford’s own answer in Europe is a Valencia joint venture in which Geely holds 34% and will build two o…

FedEx is buying 2,000 electric trucks for $300M, and investing in the company building them
FedEx is buying 2,000 electric trucks for $300M, and investing in the company building them

FedEx has ordered 2,000 electric delivery trucks worth $300M from Harbinger, a Californian startup it also backed with a Series C investment last year. Europe’s equivalents, Volta Trucks and Tevva, both went under, and a European logistics depot needs …

BMW’s electric 3 Series costs $4,400 less than its petrol M350 in the US
BMW’s electric 3 Series costs $4,400 less than its petrol M350 in the US

BMW’s first electric 3 Series will cost $4,400 less in the US than its most powerful petrol sibling. The 2027 i3 50 xDrive starts at $61,500 and the petrol M350 xDrive at $65,900, BMW said as it opened US orders. Both prices exclude a $1,350 destinatio…

Nissan wants hybrids to lead by 2030. In Britain a hybrid took an electric car’s factory slot
Nissan wants hybrids to lead by 2030. In Britain a hybrid took an electric car’s factory slot

Nissan has told Automotive News it wants hybrids and extended-range models to be its primary powertrain in North and Latin America by 2030. In Britain the same strategy is already built: a £170M hybrid Kicks is going into the Sunderland slot promised t…

IONNA launches driver council as its US fast-charging network doubles
IONNA launches driver council as its US fast-charging network doubles

IONNA, the electric vehicle charging network established by eight car manufacturers, now operates over 180 charging sites in the United States, which is more than twice the number it had at the beginning of 2026. The company, based in Durham, North Car…