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WSJ News drives a 2027 Chevrolet Bolt across the South, reroutes around Mississippi's thin charging network and finishes with a 12-hour day.

The Electric Viking reports GAC's battery arm went from samples to production in six months on a converted lithium-ion line, though density only matches today's best.

Ever compares two crossovers built on one platform: the bZ starts $3,395 cheaper, while every Solterra gets all-wheel drive and the bigger battery.

Florida Polytechnic will test the single-seat electric aircraft for patrols, hard-to-reach calls and emergency deliveries.

What Car? drives a prototype with a 118.1 kWh battery, rust-resistant brake discs and the same boot as the petrol car.

Skid plates guard the coolant lines and the rear subframe looks like one casting, but the 12-volt battery hides under the center console.

A detailer's one-to-two-hour routine focuses on door jambs, seals, wheels and suspension, then coats and oils them before the salt arrives.

Undecided revisits the rust battery five years on: lower efficiency than once hoped, but over $2 billion raised and a 30 GWh project for a Google data center.

Ginny Buckley finds a comfortable family car with 525 miles of WLTP range, a 53-litre frunk and a UK price from £85,375.

Out of Spec drives the iX5 on 144 kWh usable: red-light stopping, a rear motor with carbon brushes, a tight back seat and no dog mode.

Two Bit da Vinci installs eight panels and an EcoFlow Titan for a friend, and models $2,300 a year in savings where solar alone saves $989.

Edmunds' high-mileage Model S still runs 0 to 60 in 5.0 seconds and covers 221 miles, while the motor whines and the display warps.

Out of Spec drives four SUVs at 70 mph until they slow: the iX3 reaches 339.7 miles on 112.7 kWh, the R2 about 212 and the Lexus RZ 189.

OnlyElectric finds physical climate switches, four window buttons and better materials in the ID.3 Neo, but the old platform's seating position remains.

Engineering with Rosie runs the numbers on Solar Sharer plans and finds the clear winners are homes with a large battery and no solar.

Porsche's team explains the Cayenne Electric's floor pad: metal and living-object detection, a rain problem they had to solve, and always-on charging.

Ever's host prices used Prologues from just under $25,000, likes the space and range, and flags that no trim offers lane centering.

It's Only Electric checks the updated 7X in Paris: reshaped bumpers, 500 kW, a lost sunglasses pocket and Bosch driver assistance with seven cameras.

Electrifying drives the Range Rover Electric in Scotland: 542 hp, 372 miles WLTP, a chauffeur rear seat and a 2,500 kg towing limit.

Out of Spec BITS tows at the iX3's limit and finds a composed chassis, two trailer sockets and no lane centering with the trailer attached.

Electrifying walks around Vauxhall's STX concept and sharper griffin badge: pop-out rear aero, a long roof, and no battery, range or charging figures yet.

Miles O'Brien takes the controls of Beta's electric aircraft, tours its battery line and hears why today's packs and FAA reserves add up to about 150 nautical miles.

On a cool night at 70 mph, Out of Spec's iX3 covered 340 miles to the R2's 212, and the host picks the BMW over the R2 and Model Y L.

Ben Alexxander unpacks Zeekr's Golden Battery claims in Australia: the 13-minute LFP charge is on the smaller pack, the long range on the bigger one.

carwow's host gets 6.96 seconds to 60 and about 255 motorway miles from a Leaf claimed at 387, lists its flaws, then shortlists it.

Just Have a Think on second-life storage: B2U runs 1,300 retired packs, while an Australian Leaf project barely beat new batteries on cost.

Tom Moloughney takes home delivery of his R2 Launch Edition, gains a real glove box and a surprise wall charger, and misses the seat-back fan.

Out of Spec BITS drives the updated i7: new cylindrical cells and screens, the same 400-volt system, and a verdict that it is worth the money.

Nobby On Cars looks over the A2 e-tron in Dublin: under €40,000 to start, a 0.24 drag figure, clever clip-in storage and a rear seat that is just acceptable.

The Electric Viking says the Roadster's real news is its 4680 cell: an aluminum can, cooling on both sides and a 15 to 80 percent target of 10 minutes.

MotorWeek's test finds 375 hp, 3.9 seconds to 60 and a 252-mile pace on optional all-terrain tires, from a quoted $46,975.

Ben Alexxander reports CATL's 350 Wh/kg prismatic cell for electric aircraft passed a two-cell runaway test and is ready for series production.

Marques Brownlee lays out the Roadster's four versions, from a fan car Tesla calls road ready to a thruster-equipped one-seater, and finds a no-guarantee clause in his reservation.

UpsideDownFork tests a 4 kW adapter that plugs into an MG5's DC pins and gets an appliance running, giving a car without vehicle-to-load a three-pin socket.

Ever's host picks a used electric SUV at each budget: an off-lease Ioniq 5 under $25,000, a 2022 Model Y, a Cadillac LYRIQ and a Kia EV9 at $40,000.

IONNA's CEO tells State of Charge about 200 open sites, 80 more under construction, a NACS-only pilot that drew complaints, and plans to win over Tesla drivers.

Tailosive EV loved the flying demo, then found range down to over 300 miles, top speed down to about 230 mph, and the version that flies sold by invitation only.

Out of Spec Reviews tours Pebble's 2027 launch: twin beds, a 40 kW Boost tow mode, extra solar and remote monitoring, with the new software coming to older trailers too.

Allcarnews returns to the A6 e-tron Sportback after a year and finds better lane centring, the old rattle gone and a superb stereo, but still a CCS port on US cars.

What Car? drives the Ioniq 3 in Istanbul: the cheapest 41 kWh version charges faster at its peak, accelerates harder and costs £18,495 if the UK grant comes through.

State of Charge and a Paren co-founder walk through the Q3 report: 80,000 US fast-charging ports, reliability flat near 94 percent, and Tesla's non-member price up 15 percent.

Electrify This drives the Australian Atto 3 Evo Premium: rear-drive, 800 volts, 220 kW DC charging, 510 km and a frunk, for just under A$51,000 drive-away.

Out of Spec Roaming sees the seven-seat Atto 8, the first BYD-badged flash-charging car in Europe, with a compact third row, software the host rates behind rivals, and no price yet.

OnlyBimmers looks over the iX4 M60: a 0.23 drag coefficient and a standard glass roof, but a 490-litre boot that is 30 litres down on the iX3.

Ever says depreciation turned Hyundai's electric sedan into a $20,000 to $30,000 used buy with 305 miles of EPA range and an extended ICCU warranty.

Out of Spec Roaming walks the Paris show: Li Auto's European entry, cheaper Renaults and VWs, and a used Model 3 priced at 26,000 euros on Tesla's stand.

Everyday Chris installs EcoFlow's Titan Plus: 15 kWh for about $10,000, a clean outage test, and a manual that rules out GFCI and arc-fault breakers.

The Electric Viking relays a test of Sigenergy's 2.7 kWh plug-in battery: stackable to 18.8 kWh, about 80 percent round trip and an 800 W output cap.

Over 85 percent of Scout's roughly 200,000 reservations are for the Harvester, a 70 kWh EV with a gas generator, as two new concepts appear.

Electric Elliot walks around the smart #2: 35.8 kWh, 300 km WLTP, 10 to 80 percent in about 20 minutes, a slide-across bench and no price yet.

Out of Spec tries Electric Era at a Love's in Colorado: tap-to-pay at 50 cents a kWh, a 379 kWh battery buffer, and 200 kW per car.

TFLEV drives a used 2023 e-tron GT, bought for about $50,000, up to Loveland Pass and back on a hot day, finishing with 39 percent left.

Everyday Chris drives an R2 to Mendocino and back: 2.68 miles per kWh, $218.80 in charging, and stops that landed where they always do.

Electrifying sees Citroën's new 2CV concept, with steel wheels, a canvas roof, egg holders in the doors and no battery, range or charging figures yet.

Electrifying's prototype drive adds UK context: a German start just under €42,700, a UK guess of £40,000 to £50,000, and 2,000 kg towing.

Out of Spec takes delivery of a Pebble Flow Founders Edition and lists a tire bubble, missing shade magnets and a bed Pebble wants folded for towing.

Ziroth reads a Tesla patent and an EPA filing to argue the Cybercab motor uses ferrite magnets and makes up the strength with rotor design and speed.

Autogefühl's R-Line walkaround finds real buttons, door handles and a frunk, alongside the same batteries, 400-volt charging and a price that tops out near €70,000.

In a CATL-sponsored IAA tour, Gjeebs covers 25-minute megawatt charging, a 1.5 million km design life and a sodium cell working at minus 40°C.

Electrifying likes the price, range and 441-litre boot, but finds the rear cramped and the 58 kWh version down on power against the small one.

Travis Ketchum's Seattle to Phoenix round trip found modest efficiency, quick charging and a hands-free assist that ran for about 80 percent of the miles.

Everything Electric's roundup covers the X1 electric plane's first flight, a wave of European e-trucks, Geely's 1,000-volt cars and a sixfold PHEV gap.

savagegeese digs into Neue Klasse's 800-volt pack and wiring overhaul, then finds the iX3's ride, steering and controls short of its price.

Matt Ferrell weighs 2026's SMR groundbreakings against fuel shortages, cost overruns and a price per MWh that solar already beats.

The autonomy debate is all horse race. But for millions of people who cannot drive, a car that drives itself is the keys, handed back. Why Rivian's road to Level 4 matters more than the spec sheet, and the one thing it still has to get right.

Reviewers drive everything and rarely want to own what they test. With the Rivian R2, several of them said they would, and a few put their own money down. Why that is the signal that matters more than any spec sheet.

RJ Scaringe earned $403 million in 2025 while Rivian lost $3.6 billion. That contradiction deserves to be looked at honestly. So does the case for why the board wrote the check anyway.

Everyone knows EVs cost less to maintain. Almost no one has run the full ledger. Oil changes, brake jobs, transmission flushes, spark plugs. Line by line, over 100,000 miles, with real prices from Kelley Blue Book, AAA, Consumer Reports, and the U.S. Department of Energy. The result is not what most people expect.

The founder of nexusEVnews on why he reads 30+ sources every morning, how he decides what makes the cut, and the channels and creators actually worth your time in 2026.

Every gas car comes with a decades-long CO₂ commitment that never appears on a window sticker. A full cradle-to-scrapyard accounting for both vehicles, and where one permanently outpaces the other.

The Lightship AE1 carries its own 69 kWh battery and 80 kW motor to neutralize trailer drag on the tow vehicle. Paired with a Rivian, the real-world efficiency numbers are hard to argue with. This is what all-electric glamping looks like when the hardware actually works.

Rivian is building a 300,000-unit plant outside Atlanta. Their spinoff ALSO makes electric cargo quads. Uber has a deal for autonomous R2s. A hypothetical about what it would look like if someone connected the pieces.

Before Rivian's IPO in 2021, RJ Scaringe set aside one percent of the company's equity and told a room full of investors that the natural world would be a stakeholder in their success. Not a charity. A stakeholder. Here is what that has actually come to mean.

About 80 percent of the fuel you put in your gas tank never actually moves the car. It turns into heat. This piece walks through exactly where that energy goes, what it costs you over a full year, and why the "but EVs run on coal" argument is shakier than people think. The same principle the featured video unpacks at a global scale, playing out in your driveway.

The viral videos are real. The math behind them is not. A data-driven comparison of EV vs. ICE vehicle fire rates across the U.S., Sweden, Norway, Poland, and Australia, plus the legitimate counterarguments every honest analysis has to include.

Everyone says EVs take too long to charge. Almost no one has done the annual math. Run the numbers yourself and the objection gets a lot less convincing.

A former R1T owner makes the case that the Rivian R2 is the most compelling new EV in three years and the moment Rivian has been building toward since day one.

The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that roughly 80% of EV charging happens at home, yet 44 million American households are renters. Jacob Hunka on why this is one of the most solvable problems in the energy transition, and the states already proving it.