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The Latest Challenge Facing EV Companies: What To Name The Cars

The days of guesswork in car showrooms are numbered as automakers drop their confusing, Wi-Fi password-like EV names.

InsideEVs

‘Good luck, the rest of you’: Volvo taunts Ford and Volkswagen and says it's overcome 'painful' software issues with new EX60

Volvo unveils the upcoming EX60 electric SUV, which it claims is a game changer. But it still has a huge task on its hands to make customers forget about the EX90 software debacle.

TechRadar

Scout's Extended-Range EVs Are Front And Center In A New Dealer Lawsuit

VW, Audi and Porsche dealers say Scout isn't really an EV brand, so it needs to play by the same dealer laws as other companies.

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Tesla’s Robot Dreams Hit Reality As Musk Warns Production Will Be 'Agonizingly Slow’

Today's EV news: Tesla is headed back to production hell, Congress set to claw back EV charger funding and a new lawsuit over Scout's direct-to-consumer sales.

InsideEVs

Volkswagen Beats Tesla To Become Europe's Top EV Brand In 2025

The Model Y was Tesla’s best-seller in Europe, but it wasn’t enough to fend off Volkswagen on the constructors’ list.

InsideEVs

VW Secretly Stuffed A W16 Engine In A Lamborghini Diablo

The late Ferdinand Piëch had more feathers in his cap than most high-ranking executives in the automotive industry. He may have been one of the most controversial figures in the business, but no one can deny the legacy he left behind. Iconic cars such as the Audi Quattro and Porsche…

Motor1

Kia Wants To Make Its EVs Even Smaller And More Affordable

The Korean automaker is reportedly developing an EV1 to offer Picanto buyers an EV alternative and enter a segment that will soon become much more competitive.

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Europe's Most Popular Plug-In Hybrid Last Year Was This BYD

In its first full year on sale in Europe, BYD’s crossover outsold fan favorites like the Volkswagen Tiguan and Volvo XC60.

InsideEVs

When Volkswagen Got Weird: The Three-Wheeler With Gullwing Doors

Long before hybrids and EVs, the idea of an economical car centered on a small, lightweight vehicle powered by a thrifty engine. As technology advanced, aerodynamics entered the equation, allowing automakers to further cut fuel consumption by reducing air resistance. In the mid-1980s, Volkswagen pushed the concept even further with…

Motor1

The Rich Get Richer: Lamborghini Smashes Another Sales Record

Where would Lamborghini be today if it weren’t for the Volkswagen Group? It's a question we often ask ourselves, wondering whether we'd even be talking about the company today if it weren't for VW's takeover in 1998. Modern raging bulls might lack some of the rawness of the pre-VW era,…

Motor1

Mazda's Electric Sedan Is Stealing Buyers From Volkswagen

Mazda’s first EV failed to gain traction among European buyers, as slow sales of the MX-30 forced the company to prematurely pull the plug on the electric crossover in 2025. Even the range-extending version, which used a rotary engine as a generator, has since been retired from the continent. In…

Motor1

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Is A Hit–Just Not In The U.S.

The electric minivan didn’t do great in the U.S., but its performance globally has been rock solid.

InsideEVs

The VW ID. Buzz Had A Buzzing Year As Global Sales Doubled In 2025

The ID. Buzz got off to a rocky start in the United States. Not only did it arrive in North America much later than in Europe, but its relatively skimpy range and high price also made it a tough sell. Although it hasn’t been outright canceled in the U.S., the…

Motor1

The EV Market Was Pure Chaos In 2025. Here’s Who Won Out (And Who Lost Big)

It was a tough year for everyone. But a few companies ended up in much better positions than they started in.

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International Business Times UK

Man Sues Ex-Wife After Their Son Is Killed in Road Rage Shooting, Claims Her Middle-Finger Gesture Was Trigger

A father sues his ex-wife after their six-year-old son is killed in a California road rage shooting, claiming her gesture helped trigger the attack.

InsideEVs

These Were America's 10 Favorite Non-Tesla Electric Cars In 2025

Tesla is still the undisputed leader of the American EV market. Electric cars from Ford, Chevy, Hyundai and Rivian are also selling well.

Motor1

Toyota Reigns Supreme: World’s Best-Selling Carmaker For The Sixth Straight Year

UPDATE: The final numbers are in. Toyota and its Lexus, Daihatsu, and Hino subsidiaries sold a combined 11,322,575 units in 2025, a year-over-year increase of 4.6 percent.

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Surprise: This Was Germany's Best-Selling EV In 2025

It’s a Volkswagen, but it’s likely not the one you are thinking about, since it's the brand's most expensive offering.

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The Independent UK

Kia EV1 set to be a new kind of city car

Exclusive: Kia designer promises the brand’s smallest new model will “get noticed”

Motor1

Mazda's Best SUV Is Still A Bargain For 2026

Even with a sharper design, a fresh coat of paint, and a host of new features for 2026, the Mazda CX-5 is still a bargain. Mazda’s compact SUV remains one of the most affordable options in the segment—even as an all-new generation hits the market this year.

Motor1

We Asked Every Automaker How Many Customers Went For Manuals In 2025

The manual is dying—at least, that’s what we’ve heard. The numbers, though, aren’t nearly as dire as you might think. While a handful of companies did ditch manual offerings in 2025, some of the ones that kept their old-school shifter alive actually saw sales increase compared to previous years.

The Independent UK

Driver cleared over five-year-old’s death after electric car ‘moved on its own’

Fareed Amir died following the incident on 25 November 2022

Motor1

What Do We Drive? Inside The Motor1 Staff Garage

In case you hadn’t heard, we here at Motor1 dot com like cars. We write about them, drive them, and frequently offer our unsolicited opinions about them. Of course, one of the biggest questions we always get is: "What do you actually drive?"

Evening Standard

Driver whose electric car 'accelerated on its own' cleared of killing boy, 5, in south London

Ashenafei Demissie, 53, who claimed a fault made his car move on its own has been cleared of causing death by careless driving

Motor1

The First Volkswagen With A Range-Extending Engine Is A Massive SUV

The missing piece of Volkswagen’s electrification puzzle is now in place, as the company is introducing its first EV with a range-extending gasoline engine. The ID. Era 9X hails from China via the local VW-SAIC joint venture and serves as a production-ready version of last year’s ID. Era concept.

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