In the “Why don’t they sell that over here?” and “Why can’t we have nice things?” columns this morning, GM has announced range and pricing for its gorgeous new Electra L7 sedan in China, and it is a screaming deal.

BMW is hurrying to ramp up production of the new i3 after opening orders early due to stronger-than-expected demand.

A police department in Parker, Colorado, pulled over a Tesla going 64 mph in a 45 mph zone whose driver insisted they weren’t responsible, because the car was running “Full Self-Driving.”

Of course, Tesla will never take responsibility for that incident, but the frustrating part is that Tesla already has the solution and yet it refuses to implement it.

Ford revealed that its affordable midsize electric pickup will be named Fathom, with prices starting at just $28,350.

Tesla has started building its next-generation Megapack 3 grid battery, with the first units rolling off the line at the company’s new Megafactory in Brookshire, Texas.

The plant went from groundbreaking to production in 16 months and is designed to build 50 GWh of Megapack 3 a year. That’s the version Tesla says packs roughly 28% more energy into the same footprint as the Megapack it replaces.

While Americans fret over whether or not electric vehicles are up to the challenge of hauling them back and forth to the Piggly Wiggly, Tonly is putting a fleet of advanced sodium battery electric haul trucks to work mining heavy ore.

When Juiced Bikes unveiled its new generation of Scrambler models earlier this summer, the company hinted that an even longer-range version was on the way. Now it’s here.

Juiced has officially launched the dual-battery version of its Scrambler Hardtail, giving riders a claimed range of up to 120 miles (200 km) while keeping the same moped-style design that has made the Scrambler one of the company’s signature models – and the first model to relaunch the brand’s second act.

President Trump went on another rambling tangent about electric cars at a Las Vegas rally Wednesday night, telling the crowd he “ended the electric mandate” and mocking EV owners for worrying about range – claiming they have a “disease.”

Out of the entire unhinged rant, Trump did say one accurate thing: the EV take rate in the US is roughly 7%. The problem is that he said it proudly while the rest of the world is rapidly moving to electric transport.

Tesla Megapacks are now helping support the Texas grid at Ørsted’s new 250 MW/500 MWh Old 300 battery storage project.

The FCC added foreign-made connected power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, cutting off the federal authorization new models need to be imported, marketed, or sold in the US.

It’s aimed at the radios inside modern inverters, not the power electronics. And it lands on a market where US factories are on track to supply just 40% of combined solar and battery demand next year, according to testing firm Intertek CEA.

EVgo is installing Tesla’s newest Supercharger hardware on its own network, but the stations will be EVgo-branded.

Toyota’s larger electric SUV starts at $45,380 and comes standard with a dual-motor all-wheel drive (AWD) system delivering a combined 375 hp.

It’s a great time to be a Segway fan, as right behind the pre-order deal that just launched on the newest Max G3 Plus e-scooter, the brand has also dropped its Xafari All-Terrain Smart Cruiser e-bike to a new $1,500 low, while the premium Xyber Electric Bike is down at a ne...

BYD announced that prices for the Denza D9 will start at £75,000 ($101,000) in the UK, undercutting other luxury MPVs on the market.

GM and SAIC Motor extended their joint venture partnership in China for another 20 years. Beyond China, SAIC-GM will begin exporting Buick vehicles overseas later this year.

Tesla is suing the Canadian province of Manitoba for cutting the automaker out of its electric vehicle rebate program, and the fight has now reached a courtroom.

The province is asking Manitoba’s Court of King’s Bench to throw out the challenge. Tesla says the ban has already cost its Canadian customers at least $560,000 in lost rebates.

Kia’s first electric van continues to defy expectations. The PV5 has quickly become the most popular e-LCV across Europe and the UK.

America’s 250th birthday on July 4th marked the last day to “safe harbor” a new solar project and still get the 30% solar tax credit – a milestone that many feared would mean the death of home solar. 28 days (ish) later, though, the industry is anything but dead.

New York City lawmakers are preparing what could become one of the most sweeping overhauls of e-bike regulations in the city’s history, unveiling a package of 17 proposed bills aimed at tightening oversight of electric bikes, scooters, and other micromobility vehicles.

Lucid’s upcoming “mid-size” Cosmos SUV, which it had said would come out later this year, will now not launch until at least 2027.

EVgo is adding more than 500 DC fast-charging stalls at shopping centers across the US, giving drivers more places to charge while they buy groceries, grab lunch, or run errands.

The 2027 Toyota bZ will begin arriving at dealerships in September, starting at $34,980.

Porsche has recently gone back and forth on electrification, but its new CEO Michael Leiters said in his first major interview that the electric 718 model will be built, after much speculation otherwise. But there are still inklings that he’s not as committed to electrification as he could be.

Leading today’s Green Deals is an exciting $350 off pre-order launch deal on Segway’s newest Max G3 Plus Electric Scooter that is absolutely packed with top-quality features. We also spotted Jackery having a 72-hour flash sale on three larger-solution bundles, like the 3,58...

Hyundai shut down rumors that the IONIQ 6 N has been canceled for the US. The IONIQ 6 N is still on track to launch by the end of 2026.

The Trailseeker is already outselling the Solterra and Subaru’s other electric vehicles just months after its launch.

Long-duration energy storage startup Ore Energy has landed what it says is the largest iron-air battery deal in continental Europe so far – and now it’s raised Series A funding. [update]

Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov laid out the clearest technical case yet for why cameras alone can’t take a self-driving system to full autonomy, arguing that “weak sensing” hits a safety ceiling long before it reaches superhuman performance.

He never said the word Tesla. But camera-only is Tesla’s entire bet, and this was a direct shot at it.

Tesla’s sales inside China fell 19% in the first half of 2026 compared to its peak in 2023, dropping to the lowest level in years, according to new data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

At the same time, exports out of Giga Shanghai surged 127%. Tesla’s China plant is increasingly building cars to ship somewhere else.

Audi is reviving the A2 name for its new entry-level electric vehicle. With its debut just around the corner, Audi revealed a few more details about the new ultra-efficient EV.