Category: EV News

Despite pulling out of the Russian market in a response to that nation’s invasion of Ukraine, new trademark filings and a buyback option on its shuttered factory are raising eyebrows. Is Hyundai headed for a Russian return? Hyundai joined most Western automakers in pulling out of the Russian market, and officially “left” the market in…

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Photo: Waaree Energies India’s Waaree Energies doubled Texas production in April to counter US solar tariffs – now it’s investing hundreds of millions more. May 15, 2025: Waaree Solar Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Waaree Energies, has announced that it will invest an additional $200 million in battery energy storage. This raises Waaree’s total US…

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Hyundai is making it a lot more tempting to go electric with some sweet deals on the new three-row IONIQ 9 and upgraded IONIQ 5. With discounts, Hyundai’s new EVs are surprisingly affordable. Hyundai’s new IONIQ 9, IONIQ 5 EVs are pretty affordable The IONIQ 9 is Hyundai’s first three-row electric SUV, and it’s pretty…

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Arc, the company behind the powerful Arc One and Arc Sport electric boats, announced its next model today: the Arc Coast, a center console boat with many of the capabilities of its predecessors at a significantly lower price. As a reminder, Arc is a relatively new company, founded in 2021 in Los Angeles, targeting the…

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Tesla has reportedly yet to start testing its robotaxi service in Austin without a safety driver behind the wheel – just weeks before the planned launch. For months now, Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have been hyping the launch of “Tesla Robotaxi”, a Uber-like ride-hailing service powered by autonomous Tesla vehicles, starting with a launch…

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Lucid (LCID) is gearing up for big growth this year. After launching its first electric SUV, the Gravity, the company plans to double production this year. According to Lucid’s interim CEO, Marc Winterhoff, the EV maker will enter new global markets this year, including parts of Europe and the Middle East. Lucid is expanding into…

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Electric motorcycles may be the future, but most major Western companies still haven’t figured out how to make money from them. Not true for Barcelona-based Stark Future though, one of the only electric motorcycle makers outside of China to have reached profitability. The company burst onto the scene in late 2021, unveiling an electric dirt…

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BYD Shenzhen, the world’s largest car transport ship (Source: BYD) More than 1 in 4 cars sold around the world in 2025 are expected to be EVs, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). And if EVs stay on track, they could make up over 40% of global car sales by…

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The repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) would wipe out thousands of US jobs, especially in the booming EV and battery manufacturing sectors, according to a report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). IRA job creation is at stake Since the IRA’s passage in 2022, the ICCT writes that automakers and battery…

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As perhaps one of the most prolific electric bike reviewers on the internet, I spend a lot of time riding city streets and have occasionally wondered if this is the way I’ll go out one day. Yesterday, I nearly had the answer to that question as a police cruiser almost smeared me across three lanes…

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