A year after it went on sale, BMW said the new iX3 has received over 100,000 orders in Europe alone, accounting for about 1 in 3 EV orders.
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Shortly after Kia officially unveiled the PV7, the new electric van was spotted testing in the US.
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Africa’s electric motorcycle market is about to get an interesting new combination of Chinese manufacturing scale and homegrown battery-swapping infrastructure.
Yadea, the Chinese electric two-wheeler giant that has sold more than 100 million vehicl…
Shortly after launching its new do-everything AI assistant Muse, Meta’s launching subscription bundles that pair its standalone app subscriptions with extra AI usage. Some of the new Meta One bundles were in testing earlier this year, but are now available globally starting today, with several tiers for individual users, creators, and businesses. Meta says the […]
More than a decade after its Kickstarter proposed a “cell phone designed to be used as little as possible,” Light is adding a direct connection to Uber and Lyft with a new Rideshare tool. For owners of either the Light Phone III or the upcoming Light Flip, they can use it to find pick up […]
First Student is adding 40 electric school buses in New York City after completing the first phase of a charging project that cut infrastructure costs by 20%.
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Volvo introduced the new XC60 and XC90, its first long-range plug-in hybrids. With up to 78 miles on a single charge, the new models are now America’s longest-range electric PHEVs.
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July 2026 was the worst month on record for Tesla driver-assist crashes. Tesla reported 236 of them to federal regulators, the most it has ever filed in a single month.
Four of those crashes killed someone. In every one, Tesla’s own data says Autopi…
Fujifilm announced a follow-up to its tiny and quirky Instax Pal camera that debuted three years ago bundled with an instant printer. While the original Pal was a palm-sized camera with a round design that lacked a screen or viewfinder, the new Instax Pal 2 includes both in a design that looks like a miniaturized […]
DIY home security company SimpliSafe is bringing its AI-powered proactive security feature to the front door. The new SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Series 2 launches today for $199.99 and works with the company’s Active Guard Outdoor Protection (starting at $49.99 a month). This combines AI analysis with live agents to detect potential threats and respond proactively. […]