GM is flooding dealers with Bolt EVs – is that part of the plan?
GM is flooding dealers with Bolt EVs – is that part of the plan?

GM raised plenty of eyebrows when it announced that its resurrected 2027 Chevrolet Bolt – one of the lowest-priced, most capable new EVs in North America – would only be built for a single model year. Despite the limited-time offer and solid sales, dea…

UK EV registrations hit 30% share in June as Tesla rebounds 42%
UK EV registrations hit 30% share in June as Tesla rebounds 42%

British battery-electric vehicle registrations jumped 38% in June to 64,440 units, pushing EVs to nearly 30% of the new car market — their strongest monthly performance outside seasonal peaks, according to New AutoMotive data released Friday.
The overa…

BYD set to crush Tesla again in Q2 EV sales with 557,000 deliveries
BYD set to crush Tesla again in Q2 EV sales with 557,000 deliveries

BYD delivered 557,090 fully electric vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, according to figures compiled by Bloomberg, putting the Chinese automaker back on top of the global battery-electric race.
Tesla is expected to report around 396,500 deliverie…

Controversial Ferrari Luce EV is an instant sellout in China [update]
Controversial Ferrari Luce EV is an instant sellout in China [update]

All the controversy surrounding the launch of the first all-electric sedan to ever wear the Ferrari badge hasn’t slowed down sales any – every single Ferrari Luce allocated to the Chinese market is already spoken for.
UPDATE 29JUN2026: Ferrari dealers …

Tesla to hire 1,000 more Giga Berlin workers as Europe demand returns
Tesla to hire 1,000 more Giga Berlin workers as Europe demand returns

Tesla plans to hire another 1,000 workers at its Gigafactory outside Berlin, the automaker confirmed Thursday, as it moves to ramp production at its only European plant.
The hiring push comes as Tesla targets 7,500 vehicles per week at the Grünheide fa…

Carvana’s bet on Slate is ACTUALLY a bet on itself, as the future of automotive retail
Carvana’s bet on Slate is ACTUALLY a bet on itself, as the future of automotive retail

As new electric vehicle brands like Scout and Slate search for alternatives to franchise auto dealers, America’s largest online auto retailer is quietly positioning itself to become the future of automotive retail.

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New Chevy Spark EUV is officially the best selling electric SUV in Brazil
New Chevy Spark EUV is officially the best selling electric SUV in Brazil

Chevy resurrected Spark EUV nameplate with the launch of the all-new, affordable Chevy Spark EUV for 2026, with the hopes that its new, 220-mile range EV would be a “game changer” that helps accelerate the company’s EV transition in developing markets …

US war in Iran is pushing up gas prices and making a case for home solar
US war in Iran is pushing up gas prices and making a case for home solar

On today’s independent episode of Quick Charge, we take a look at refining and distributing our own fuel supply with home solar as America’s war in Iran rages on, shooting gas prices (and EV sales) into the stratosphere.

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Gas prices aren’t the only factor fueling used EV sales

There are a growing number of reasons why used EVs have gained in popularity.

New EV sales drop 28% in Q1 2026, but used EVs surge 12% to near-record levels
New EV sales drop 28% in Q1 2026, but used EVs surge 12% to near-record levels

The US electric vehicle market has split into two diverging realities. New EV sales cratered 28% year-over-year in Q1 2026 to just 212,600 units, according to new data from Cox Automotive — but used EV sales surged 12% to 93,500 units, with prices now …