A full EV charging session in 4 minutes? There’s a challenger to BYD in the MegaWatt charging game
 A full EV charging session in 4 minutes? There’s a challenger to BYD in the MegaWatt charging game

Geely says its latest 2.2 MegaWatt EV charging can brim batteries in just four minutes

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Tesla is taking $50k deposits for its next-gen Roadster that nobody’s even seen yet — so here’s your reminder that it never actually produced the last Roadster it took $50k deposits for
 Tesla is taking $50k deposits for its next-gen Roadster that nobody’s even seen yet — so here’s your reminder that it never actually produced the last Roadster it took $50k deposits for

Tesla is taking pre-orders for its next-gen Roadster again, but could this be a repeat of the Cybertruck debacle?

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US carmakers could soon be forced to offer AM radio for free in new vehicles — 100-year-old technology to make a comeback after being ditched by Tesla, Volvo, BMW, and more
 US carmakers could soon be forced to offer AM radio for free in new vehicles — 100-year-old technology to make a comeback after being ditched by Tesla, Volvo, BMW, and more

AM radio looked dead in cars, but now the US government wants it back.

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The Volkswagen ID.3 GTI could struggle to win over the hot-hatch faithful — despite being the most powerful GTI it’s ever made
 The Volkswagen ID.3 GTI could struggle to win over the hot-hatch faithful — despite being the most powerful GTI it’s ever made

The Volkswagen ID.3 GTI changes everything about the GTI formula — and that could be a problem

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Volkswagen sets three EV world records over 794-mile road trip in ‘most efficient near-production’ car — and it could be the battery breakthrough that EVs need
 Volkswagen sets three EV world records over 794-mile road trip in ‘most efficient near-production’ car — and it could be the battery breakthrough that EVs need

Volkswagen sets three EV records — and proves bigger batteries aren’t the answer.

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The Tesla Roadster’s October reveal looks like another piece of pantomime — it’s a shame the once ground-breaking company doesn’t focus on cars anymore
 The Tesla Roadster’s October reveal looks like another piece of pantomime — it’s a shame the once ground-breaking company doesn’t focus on cars anymore

Tesla’s new Roadster could fly, but I’d rather it built a car people can actually buy.

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Ford CEO hits back at government ‘mistruths’ about China —as its $28K electric truck prepares to take on Slate and Chinese rivals
 Ford CEO hits back at government ‘mistruths’ about China —as its $28K electric truck prepares to take on Slate and Chinese rivals

Ford’s CEO fires back at US government over China claims as new electric truck nears

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Popular cloud storage provider iDrive wants to power the next generation of autonomous vehicles with a $1,500 learning platform

iDrive is offering its licenseable driver-assistance platform to car manufacturers who haven’t built their own self-driving system.

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Garmin Drive GPS gets ultra-wide redesign — with EV routing, live traffic and voice controls for your older car
 Garmin Drive GPS gets ultra-wide redesign — with EV routing, live traffic and voice controls for your older car

Garmin just gave its humble automotive GPS unit its biggest makeover in years

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The Google Maps speedometer has started disappearing on Android Auto — and some users are also missing traffic data

A significant number of Android Auto users are seeing problems with the speedometer and traffic data on Google Maps.

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