From ‘charger rage’ to a 700km range: is public charging keeping up with Australia’s EV demand? As electric vehicle sales hit all-time highs, the need for more places to plug in is growing – fast The Guardian - AU · May 9
While You Stop For A 30-Minute Charge, Nio Just Swapped 1 Million EV Batteries In A Week Nio's EV battery-swapping isn't just a gimmick. The Chinese EV maker has handled over 100 million swaps to date. InsideEVs · May 8
Tesla Semi Official Battery Specs Are Out, And They’re Impressive Tesla never unveiled the Semi’s battery capacities, but an official document let the cat out of the bag. InsideEVs · May 8
Woman Asked Shop For Just An Oil Filter. Then A Veteran Mechanic Steps In: 'You Gotta Watch Out' A woman asked a mechanic to change the oil filter without oil, and the mechanic was suspicious of the request. Motor1 · May 7
LiveWire's 2026 Has Been Positive, But Also Illustrates How Stats Can Mislead You If I sold one bike last year, and I sold two bikes this year, guess what? That means my sales jumped by 100 percent! Cool story, right? That's the game Harley-Davidson's LiveWire is playing. RideApart · May 7
Kempower’s New EV Fast Charger Can Do What Tesla’s Supercharger Can’t Superchargers are everywhere, but they can’t quite match Kempower’s new Mega Flex Satellite in terms of flexibility. InsideEVs · May 7
Michigan Man Drops Off His Car At Walmart And Goes Shopping. Then He Comes Back—And Catches A Worker In A Lie: 'Really?' Changing a vehicle’s tire is simple enough when you have the right tools. All you need is a basic understanding of the process, a car jack, a lug wrench, a spare tire, and anywhere from a few minutes to about an hour of your time. Motor1 · May 7
Volkswagen Says Its Latest EVs Are 70-80% As Profitable As Gas Cars VW's profit margins on EVs willl be slim until its next-generation SSP architecture arrives later this decade, its CFO said. InsideEVs · May 6
Honda’s $11B EV Factory In Canada Is Dead: Report The carmaker previously put the plant on hold for two years. Now, a Nikkei report says the factory is dead in the water. InsideEVs · May 6
Even Lucid Doesn’t Know How Many EVs It Will Make In 2026 The company suspended its full-year production guidance after reporting a $1 billion net loss in the first quarter. InsideEVs · May 6
Ford Is Trying To Build EVs That Can Match China. We Went Behind The Scenes To See How Can the American giant learn to move at 'China speed?' We went to its EV Development Center in Long Beach, California to find out. InsideEVs · May 5
Man Goes To O’Reilly. Then A Worker Pulls Up All His Information: ‘Probably Got It From CarFax’ A man is going viral on TikTok after sharing what he thought was a strange moment during a trip to his local O’Reilly Auto Parts. Motor1 · May 5
Musk settles lawsuit alleging he cheated Twitter shareholders out of millions Lawyer describes $1.5 million penalty as a ‘modest sum for the richest person on the planet’ The Independent UK · May 5
VW Group Risks $1.7 Billion Fine For Missing Emissions Target Much like all traditional automakers, the Volkswagen Group is caught between a rock and a hard place. The European Union’s push toward electrification is forcing the German juggernaut to sell more EVs to offset the CO₂ emissions from its combustion-engine vehicles. Otherwise, it risks paying hefty fines for exceeding fleet… Motor1 · May 5
Motor1 · May 4 Ford's Latest Recall Affects Nearly 180,000 Vehicles Ford has issued a recall for 179,698 vehicles. Certain Ford Broncos and Rangers could have front seat height-adjust pivot link bolts that may loosen or fall out of the pivot joints.
InsideEVs · May 4 Rivian Hits 100 Service Centers Ahead Of R2 Rollout Hundreds more mobile service vans are also fixing cars on owners’ driveways. Will it be enough, though?
InsideEVs · May 4 Tesla’s New EV Charger Looks Familiar, But It’s Nothing Like Its Predecessors The $20,000 Basecharger looks like a regular V4 Supercharger, but it hides a serious upgrade inside.
Motor1 · May 2 Mechanic Works On Man's Car After Dealership Had It. Then He Suspects The Previous Tech Sabotaged It For Money: 'If You Paid...' A mechanic worked on a customer’s vehicle after the dealership told them it needed new lifters. But after he took a look, he started to suspect that the dealership had sabotaged it.
Motor1 · May 2 'Buy Tires On Amazon': Man Goes To Mavis Tire And They Pull A 'Bait-And-Switch.' Then He Goes To Walmart A man goes to two different Walmart locations to buy tires and expresses frustration at the process and the customer service he received.
InsideEVs · May 1 Everything You Need To Know About Used EV Battery Health In 2026 Is a used EV worth it in 2026? EV battery degradation isn't nearly as big a problem as you might think, and most electric cars don't lose much range over time.
InsideEVs · May 1 The Rivian R2 Costs Half As Much To Build As The R1S. Here's How Rivian Did It. The upcoming Rivian R2 is 50% cheaper to build compared to Rivian's flagship R1T and R1S trucks. Here's how Rivian slashed costs.
The Guardian - US · May 1 Average price of gas in California edges past $6 a gallon, highest level in four years Analysts say Americans have now paid $21.7bn more to fill their tanks since the start of the US war on Iran
The Independent UK · Apr 30 Tesla Semi rolls off production line seven years late Electric truck delays follow pattern of missed deadlines for Elon Musk
The Independent UK · Apr 29 Tesla Cybertruck began to fail before the buyer even drove it off the lot, lawsuit says Exclusive: Shane Bracko claims he soon lost the ability to steer his brand-new Cybertruck and wound up in a drainage ditch
Motor1 · Apr 29 America's Auto CEOs Saw Record Pay In 2025. These Were The Top Earners Modern CEOs make staggering amounts of money. The head honchos at some of the world’s biggest tech and entertainment companies rake in compensation packages worth tens—or even hundreds—of millions of dollars annually.