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Tesla owners are now filming themselves breaking the law on FSD — and posting it for clout August 26, 2026
Tesla owners used to hide the fact that they were abusing Full Self-Driving. Now they film it, add a caption, and post it for the algorithm. Sleeping at highway speed, gaming with a controller, watching live TV, answering emails on a laptop — a whole genre of “look what my Tesla lets me get away […]
Bafang’s new electric bike motors produce 8x your own pedaling power August 26, 2026
Bafang has never exactly been known for building timid e-bike motors, but its latest pair of high-performance e-MTB drives takes things to a whole new level. We’re talking up to 1,700 watts of peak power, 150 Nm of torque, and 800% pedal assistance. At that point, “pedal assist” is starting to do some pretty heavy […]
Hyundai is about to shake things up with 100 new vehicles by 2030: Here’s what’s coming August 26, 2026
Hyundai Motor Company, including Genesis, is about to get very busy, with plans to launch more than 100 new or updated vehicles by 2030, including its first extended-range EVs (EREVs).
How Tesla’s solar business works in 2026 after killing Solar Roof August 26, 2026
Tesla’s residential solar business has been shrinking for most of a decade, ever since the company absorbed SolarCity in 2016. Now, with electricity rates climbing across the US, Tesla is trying to revive it around a new in-house solar panel and Powerwall 3 — while quietly retiring the product it was once best known for. […]
Tesla denies rumors it’s abandoning ‘Full Self-Driving’ push in China August 26, 2026
Tesla is denying rumors that it has pulled its “Full Self-Driving” team out of China, saying its Shanghai data center is “operating normally” and that it has even reported the claims to police. The denial comes as China remains conspicuously absent from Tesla’s own list of markets where customers can subscribe to FSD because of […]
New electric Flyer promises 15 minute service from Chicago to O’Hare August 26, 2026
A group of Chicago business leaders have announced plan to launch what they’re calling, “the first airport express train in the US.” The O’Hare Flyer is a fully electric train that will offer non-stop rides between downtown Chicago and America’s busiest airfield.
BYD’s low-cost electric hatch is about to get a bigger sibling August 25, 2026
BYD is preparing to launch a new electric hatch, positioned between the Dolphin and Seagull (Dolphin Surf) in terms of size.
Robot vacuum company cancels its rocket-boosted electric hypercar August 25, 2026
Dreame is no longer planning to build the electric hypercar it unveiled in April, which it had said would have solid rocket boosters to achieve 0-60mph in 0.9 seconds. It’s also shuttering the rest of its car-related ambitions.
Future EVs could get more range from this tiny TI sensor August 25, 2026
A tiny new sensor from Texas Instruments (TI) could help future EVs squeeze more range from their batteries while delivering smoother acceleration and less motor noise.
EcoFlow Labor Day power station sale with up to 58% savings, Aventon Aventure 3 e-bike $1,799, Anker SOLIX bundle, more August 25, 2026
Leading our Tuesday Green Deals is the newly launched EcoFlow Labor Day Sale with up to 58% power station discounts starting from $169 for the rest of August. Right behind that, we’re shining a spotlight on Aventon’s Aventure 3 Smart All-Terrain e-bike down at $1,799 in the brand’s Labor Day Sale event. We also have […]

Inside EVs

Hyundai’s New Santa Fe Will Go Electric And Keep The Gas Tank August 26, 2026
The extended-range electric vehicle will be made in the U.S. at Hyundai’s Alabama plant.
Can Tesla FSD Take You Up The Steepest Dirt Road In America All By Itself? August 25, 2026
It turns out that FSD is surprisingly capable even when the pavement disappears.
Waymo Is Headed To Germany August 25, 2026
Waymo will begin mapping the streets of Munich in the next few weeks. Service should start next year.
Tesla Just Made The Cybertruck An Even Tougher Sell August 25, 2026
The cheapest Cybertruck is now nearly double the projected starting price Tesla pitched in 2019.
The Electric Land Rover Defender Just Got Delayed By Two Years: Report August 25, 2026
The U.S. will get a version co-developed with Jeep's parent company, Stellantis.
Tesla's FSD Lite Seems To Have A Hard Time Seeing Trees And Logs August 25, 2026
Two different users on X posted videos of their cars failing to see downed trees in the middle of the road.
Polestar Still Has No Idea Why The U.S. Kicked It Out August 24, 2026
The automaker was stripped off its authorization to sell cars in the U.S. model year 2027 onward.
The Mercedes CLA 350 4Matic Destroys EPA-Rated Range With Shocking Efficiency August 24, 2026
The new Mercedes EV went close to 400 miles in a recent 70 mph range test.
Xiaomi Unveils Custom Chip For Driver-Assist Features August 24, 2026
Xiaomi revealed new powerful in-house chips this week that will power everything from cell phones to electric cars.
More EV Owners Can Now Get Paid To Power California’s Grid August 24, 2026
The new Chevy Bolt EV and Kia EV9 are among a bunch of new EVs capable of vehicle-to-grid power sharing.

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