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Solar-Powered Hoverboard Go-Kart Looks Like Sketchy Fun

Here’s a fun little video I came across on YouTube earlier today. Someone got a broken hoverboard for free on Facebook Marketplace and decided to turn it into something useful rather than just throwing it in the trash.

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Nissan Ariya 70-MPH Highway Range Test: Can It Reach 250 Miles?

Nissan should know a thing or two about making electric cars. It brought the Leaf into this world, and that was the best-selling EV globally for many years, until Tesla got into the game and turned things up a notch.

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Another Tesla Cybertruck Promise Goes Bust

Well that didn't take long. Just weeks after dropping the Tesla Cybertruck's Range Extender from the vehicle's online configurator, Tesla has quietly killed off the accessory completely without delivering a single unit of the $16,000 battery to its customers.

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'A Trump Gift To China': 17 States Sue Over EV Charger Funding Freeze

When the Trump administration kneecapped a key federal program that funds electric-vehicle charging infrastructure in February, it seemed inevitable that lawsuits would follow. Three months later, a group of 16 states, including California, New York, Colorado and Washington, have sued the federal government in an effort to keep money for…

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The Xiaomi SU7 Lost 600 HP In A Software Update. Then Owners Revolted

There are certain things that you just don't do to people. You don't cook their steak well done, you don't water down their whiskey and you definitely don't take 648 horsepower away from their ultra-fast EV with a software update.

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Not Every Chinese EV Brand Will Survive. These Died In The Past Year

I've been fortunate to visit China more than once. Yet I’d be remiss if I were merely stunned at the country’s electric-vehicle progress without taking a look back and asking: “Is this all sustainable?”

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BYD's 5-Minute EV Fast Charging: We Tried It. It's A Game-Changer

Ask someone who drives a gasoline-powered car why they wouldn't want to get an electric one, and you're almost certain to hear this answer: they take way too long to charge.

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The Mercedes-Benz CLA EV Can’t Use Most Fast Chargers In The U.S. (Updated)

Update on May 14, 2025: Mercedes-Benz changed its official stance and said that customer cars delivered early next year in the United States will be fitted with a 400-volt converter. This means the 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA will, in fact, be able to use 400V DC fast chargers, including Tesla Superchargers.

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The New Model Y Isn't Saving Tesla

For the biggest Tesla boosters, the most prominent counter-argument to sagging sales worldwide has been "Just wait." Specifically, wait for the new Tesla Model Y to hit the road.

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Rivian Cut Production Costs By Over $20,000 This Year

Rivian just posted its second quarter in a row with a positive gross profit of $206 million. That’s great news for any startup, let alone one that’s dealing with the turmoil caused by the on-again, off-again tariff saga.

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Mitsubishi’s New EV Is Coming To The U.S. Next Summer

Mitsubishi will launch a new electric vehicle in the United States and Canada next summer, after an almost decade-long hiatus following the discontinuation of the i-Miev in 2017. And it will lean on its longtime partner, Nissan, to get the job done.

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The Volvo XC70 Returns As A Long-Range Plug-In Hybrid

When we were in China a few weeks ago, we noticed a strong trend of manufacturers putting big batteries in plug-in hybrids, giving them more than enough range for daily electric-only use. Volvo, which is owned by Chinese car conglomerate Geely, is following that trend with the all-new XC70. It's…

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The Cheapest New Tesla Model Y In The U.S. Is Now Under $40,000

Tesla has launched a new, more affordable version of the revamped Model Y crossover in the United States. Dubbed the Model Y Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, it starts from $46,630 without the $7,500 federal tax credit and has an EPA-estimated driving range of 357 miles on a full charge.

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Rivian R2's $45,000 Starting Price Won't Change, Despite Tariffs

Rivian doesn't expect to change the upcoming R2 crossover's starting price due to tariffs, the startup's founder and CEO R.J. Scaringe said on a Tuesday earnings call.

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Rivian Just Unlocked Another $1 Billion From Volkswagen

The mega-deal Rivian struck with the Volkswagen Group last year brings the electric-vehicle startup that much closer to achieving the kind of escape velocity that only Tesla has reached so far. Volkswagen agreed to inject $5.8 billion into the California-based automaker, with the money arriving in chunks over time.

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Congress Is Likely Killing The $7,500 EV Tax Credit, Speaker Says

Despite opposition from proponents who argue that clean vehicle incentives create domestic jobs and reduce emissions, Congress is likely to kill the EV tax credit soon, Bloomberg reported today.

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I've Seen The Future. It's A Xiaomi Store Where You Buy Smartphones And EVs

It's been said that the Xiaomi SU7 is China's Apple Car—a super high-tech electric vehicle that's deeply connected to a popular ecosystem of personal gadgets. If you take that idea to its logical conclusion, and if Apple had actually pulled it off, then you would've been able to buy a…

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EV Trucks Can't Replace Gas Trucks Yet. Hybrids Can

Americans are talking past each other. One side is pushing hard for wide-scale electrification, urbanism and clean transportation. The other is furious about being pushed into products that are more expensive and less capable than what they could buy yesterday. It’s not that either is wrong; they just don’t understand…

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Slate Vs. Telo: How The EV Truck Startups Stack Up

Slate Auto and Telo Trucks have each announced small electric pickup trucks that are radically different from your run-of-the-mill Ford F-150.

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The 2026 Audi A6 PHEV Pairs A Bigger Battery With A Turbo Four

Plug-in hybrid sales are rising, and buyers prefer models with big batteries and lots of electric range. The new Audi A6 E-Hybrid Quattro delivers a big 25.9 kWh battery, making it one of the PHEVs with the most range you can buy right now. The PHEV powertrain is shared with…

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Hyundai EVs Just Got A Lot Easier To Charge. Almost Tesla Easy

Charging an electric vehicle should be as easy as gassing up. Right now, it’s not. Juggling buggy apps, clunky payment systems and glitchy card readers is still common at many charging stations. Teslas have long stood out for how effortless they are to charge, thanks to their high vertical integration…

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Tesla Has A Three-Month Supply Of Unsold Cybertrucks

Tesla's futuristic Cybertruck was something that CEO Elon Musk once admitted could flop. However, that thought seemed to be unlikely—the truck was basically a rolling billboard, essentially a modern-day DeLorean. And much like the DeLorean, the truck seems to be facing a demand issue that's causing units to pile up…

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Affordable Kia EV3 Tested On 621-Mile Road Trip: 'Impressive'

The Kia EV3 is a great little electric crossover, as we found out after driving it in South Korea last year. It’s affordable, it’s cleverly packaged, and it has great specs for its price point.

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The 2026 Jeep Compass Gets An EV Version With Up To 404 Miles Of Range

The all-new Jeep Compass is here, and this time it’s official. After some photos were leaked last week, parent company Stellantis has finally spilled the beans on its shiny new compact crossover.

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Waymo Is Far From Done With The Jaguar I-Pace

The sleek Jaguar I-Pace hit the streets in 2018 as one of the first modern electric efforts from a company that wasn't Tesla. And even though Jag axed the pioneering model from its lineup last year, Waymo isn't done with it yet.

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