New York City has defeated Waymo, and the taxi lobby is the reason
New York City has defeated Waymo, and the taxi lobby is the reason

Waymo delivers more than 500,000 paid rides per week across 10 US cities, raised $16 billion in February, and is expanding internationally to Tokyo and London. It cannot operate in New York City. The reason is not technical, it is political. As the New…

BYD rejects claims it violated Hungary’s environmental rules at its Szeged EV factory
BYD rejects claims it violated Hungary’s environmental rules at its Szeged EV factory

BYD executive vice president Stella Li said the Chinese automaker has complied with all environmental regulations at its Szeged factory in Hungary, pushing back against allegations that the company violated its obligations during construction. Li made …

Rivian sued for allegedly promising self-driving features its first-generation vehicles can never deliver
Rivian sued for allegedly promising self-driving features its first-generation vehicles can never deliver

Rivian is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it spent five years making false promises about the autonomous driving capabilities of its first-generation R1T truck and R1S SUV. The complaint, filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Central …

BMW slashes profit forecast as China’s EV makers squeeze European carmakers on two fronts
BMW slashes profit forecast as China’s EV makers squeeze European carmakers on two fronts

BMW on Tuesday cut its full-year profit forecast for the car business, lowering its expected automotive EBIT margin to a corridor of 1 to 3 per cent from prior guidance of 4 to 6 per cent. The company blamed an accelerating decline in the Chinese marke…

Ford pivots its Kentucky battery plant from EVs to AI data centre storage in a $2 billion bet
Ford pivots its Kentucky battery plant from EVs to AI data centre storage in a $2 billion bet

Ford has launched Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary that will manufacture large-scale battery energy storage systems for utilities, data centres, and industrial customers. The company has committed roughly $2 billion to the operation, which repurp…

Waymo’s robotaxis keep finding new things to drive into, and construction zones are the latest

Waymo’s robotaxis drove through highway construction zones 13 times before the company pulled the whole fleet from highway operations.

BYD’s Great Tang eSUV offers 10-minute charging and a 590-mile range starting at $40,000

The BYD Great Tang just broke BYD’s own preorder record with 150,000 orders, and the specs explain exactly why.

Europe’s carmakers are pivoting to defence as EV demand slows and military budgets soar
Europe’s carmakers are pivoting to defence as EV demand slows and military budgets soar

Four European automakers announced military vehicle partnerships in the past week. Ineos is bidding for a UK Ministry of Defence contract. Daimler Truck launched a dedicated defence brand. Renault partnered with Thales for armoured vehicles. Mercedes-B…

BMW is taking orders for the i3 way ahead of schedule, and it’s got a happy problem to blame

BMW’s electric 3 Series with 440 miles of range is taking orders months early, while US buyers wait until 2027.

Porsche’s 2027 Taycan gets virtual E-Shift gears hooked to real paddle shifters

Porsche’s 2027 Taycan comes with eight virtual gears, steering wheel paddles, and shift jerks, alongside a factory Manthey Kit for the Turbo GT.