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Next-generation Nissan Leaf will launch first in U.S. and Canada, be fully revealed this year Rogue Hybrid and Rogue PHEV are on the way over the next two model years A broader range of U.S.-made Nissan and Infiniti EVs starts to arrive in 2028 Affordable EVs? Widely available hybrids? A plug-in hybrid? As it emerges from financial upheaval, Nissan on Monday announced several intriguing product surprises relating to the North American market that altogether may bring a breath of fresh air to its U.S. lineup. . Firstly, the Leaf is definitely U.S.-bound, and it’s coming here first. Nissan confirmed that…
Spinoff starts with $105 million VC investment, Rivian maintains “substantial minority stake” Products to be affordable, vastly more efficient than today’s cars or SUVs In-house-built for core components, may share sales space with Rivian Flagship product coming in early 2026 Do we really need a new generation of EVs that are bigger and heavier than equivalent gasoline trucks and SUVs, and the so-called segment creep that continues to make each successive U.S.-market vehicle larger than predecessors? These are tough, societal questions without easy answers, and it involves a tangle of regulations, consumer habits, and the limits of affordable technology. But…
Yangwang said it has completed development and testing of the DiSus-Z body control system, which would soon follow the U7 to market. The U7, a sedan priced in the RMB 1 million range, went on pre-sales last November. (Yangwang U7. Image credit: Yangwang) Yangwang, the ultra-luxury sub-brand of BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY), announced today that its new model, the U7 luxury sedan, would be launched soon, after pre-sales began last November. “The never-before-seen DiSus-Z has now completed its development and testing, and will soon meet you with the launch of the Yangwang U7,” Yangwang wrote on Weibo today. Yangwang…
Toyota’s bZ3X seems to be seeing good initial acceptance, securing over 10,000 orders in its first hour of launch. The model is Toyota’s first all-electric SUV in the RMB 100,000 class and comes with Momenta’s smart driving system. (Image credit: GAC Toyota) Japanese auto giant Toyota has launched its cheapest battery electric vehicle (BEV) model to date, the bZ3X, in China in an attempt to break traditional perceptions that Japanese EVs are expensive and unintelligent. GAC Toyota, Toyota’s joint venture with GAC Group, officially rolled out the Toyota bZ3X at an event last night with a starting price of RMB…
Telo Trucks on Thursday unveiled the first pre-production unit of its MT1 compact electric pickup truck. The next step toward getting the tiny truck into customer hands, California-based Telo said in a press release, is safety and durability testing, followed by regulatory homologation, which Telo hopes to finish next winter. Telo MT1 electric truck prototype. (Mar. 2025) Unveiled in 2023 in an early concept form, the MT1 stands in stark contrast versus current electric trucks, with a very compact size and focus on efficiency. It’s just 152 inches long—the same as the outgoing-generation Mini Cooper SE two-door hatchback—yet Telo claims…
Many of you are worried about the long-term reliability of electric vehicle batteries. I know because you ask me all of the time. Among skeptics and prospective buyers alike, it’s one of the first things to come up: Will the battery last? Yet more and more data is showing that modern EV traction batteries just don’t fail in significant numbers. You don’t have to worry about them. It’s the damn 12-volts that’ll leave you stranded in the office parking lot. Internal combustion drivers know that risk. Traditional cars use a 12-volt battery—usually a chunky lead-acid unit—to start the vehicle and…
In January-February, Xpeng delivered 60,803 vehicles, up 375.21 percent from 12,795 in the same period last year. Xpeng CEO said last month that the company was confident of seeing deliveries double in 2025 compared to last year. Xpeng’s (NYSE: XPEV) deliveries stayed strong in February, despite the start of the year being a traditionally slow period for auto sales in China. The company delivered 30,453 vehicles in February, up 570.03 percent from 4,545 in the same month last year, and essentially flat from 30,350 in January. In January-February, Xpeng delivered 60,803 vehicles, up 375.21 percent from 12,795 in the same…
Kia EV9 (Source: Kia) Massachusetts is launching a first-of-its-kind statewide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) pilot program. This two-year initiative, backed by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), aims to deploy 100 bidirectional chargers to homes, school buses, municipal, and commercial fleet participants across the state. These bidirectional chargers will enable EVs to serve as mobile energy storage units, collectively providing an estimated 1.5 MW of new storage capacity. That means EVs won’t just be getting power – they’ll be giving it back to the grid, helping to balance demand and support renewable energy use. The program is also focused on ensuring that…
Report suggested GSA may pull the plug on thousands of EVs and chargers GSA provides vehicles to federal agencies; 20% of 2024 light-vehicle orders were EVs Could affect chargers at national parks, VA hospitals, other venues The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which manages all federal government buildings and has been nicknamed by some as the largest landlord in the world, might be planning to shut down its EV chargers and offload some or all of its EVs, according to a report last week by The Verge, citing a GSA email and a source familiar with the plans. The move,…
One in five drivers (20%) has been unable to charge at a public location. This is up from 18% in 2023. The perception of bad charging infrastructure is one of the biggest roadblocks to wider EV adoption. Without NEVI funding to build more chargers, there could be a cooling of EV demand. The last time I spoke with J.D. Power, things looked grim. The auto market is in a weird state of flux, as President Trump’s policies and helter-skelter tariff threats make things very hard to predict. Plus, the likely dismantling of the Inflation Reduction Act will have a chilling…