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Volkswagen’s new family of entry-level electric cars is proving to be more popular than its internal combustion engine vehicles. Volkswagen’s EV orders surpass ICE vehicles at home Volkswagen suddenly has a new problem on its hands — demand for its new EVs has risen noticeably, while, at the same time, gas- and diesel-powered vehicles are falling out of favor across Europe and other markets. In Germany, Volkswagen’s home market and the heart of the European auto industry, orders for pure electric cars now exceed those of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. According to German auto news outlet Automobilwoche, Volkswagen is…
Gas prices have risen from $2.98 to $4.49 since February 2026. Covering 1,000 miles in a 30 mpg Mazda 3 sedan now costs $150. That same money would run a 19 mpg Mustang seven months ago. We’ve all laughed at decades-old pictures and movies showing how cheap gas was when our parents were our age, conveniently forgetting the effects of inflation. But looking at pictures from February now gives us the same sensation, and inflation hardly comes in to it.Gas prices vary wildly across the US, but as I write this a gallon of regular averages out at $4.49, according…
Geely is buying into NIO’s battery swap network. NIO announced definitive agreements on Sunday that hand a Geely Holding subsidiary 30% of NIO Power, the unit running its swap stations and chargers, at a post-money valuation of about RMB16 billion ($2.4 billion). Most of what Geely is paying isn’t cash. It’s contributing its own commercial battery swap business plus RMB640 million ($94 million), while NIO takes 10% of Geely’s charging arm in a parallel deal. The terms Here’s how the NIO Power side breaks down, according to NIO’s announcement: Geely’s subsidiary contributes 100% of Yiyi Internet Technology (Chongqing), a commercial…
An Intertek lab in the UK found just 3.4 ppm of lithium in a sample of Donut Lab’s “solid-state” battery, and the Finnish startup is now using that result to argue its cell is neither lithium-ion nor sodium-ion. But the report measured just two elements, on a cell Donut Lab took apart itself. And nine months after CES, there’s still no production vehicle running on the battery. A two-element test The Finnish startup says the goal was to end the debate over what’s inside its cell. “We wanted to put this speculation to rest with an independent test demonstrating that…
For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about whether our Electrek readers who should be held responsible when AI fails, and people get hurt. After nearly 3,000 responses, here’s what you told us. In case you missed the survey, the question read, “A number of fatal Tesla accidents are making headlines while Waymo racks up thousands of parking tickets, and the sheer volume of autonomous taxis means those numbers will keep climbing – but when an AI-driven taxi fails, who should be responsible?” The survey coincided with both the re-unveiling of the Tesla Cybercab earlier this month in Austin,…
Land Rover appears to be stepping up development of its electric Defender, with a heavily camouflaged prototype now spotted testing at the Nurburgring. The test mule is still well disguised, but its upright, boxy proportions clearly take inspiration from the Defender. However, there’s one detail at the rear that has caught our attention. Mounted on the tailgate is a mysterious rectangular box. It appeared on an earlier prototype as well, although it was covered in camouflage at the time. These latest spy shots reveal its actual shape more clearly. It looks too flat and narrow to accommodate a conventional spare…
The all-electric Dodge Charger Daytona may not have been a stunning sales success with either EV fans or the Mopar faithful, but that didn’t change the fact that it’s one of the most competent straight-line performance cars ever built – and now, Hallmark is making it easier than ever to park one under a Christmas tree. Powered by an all-wheel-drive electric powertrain delivering up to 670 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque, the Dodge Charger Daytona rockets itself from 0-60 mph in a scant 3.3 seconds – barely a footnote in the annals of battery-powered performance these days, but rare air that…
Mazda’s CX-6e just got a major tech update in the form of a new LiDAR suite that makes the sporty electric SUV capable of delivering “advanced L2” autonomy, navigation on autopilot (NOA), and automated parking. The second new EV to roll out of Mazda’s partnership with Chinese domestic brand Changan Auto, the CX-6e is the JV’s first “global” product, having rolled out in Asian, European, and other markets earlier this year – offering a rear-mounted electric motor, packing 190 kW (258 hp) and 214 lb-ft of torque for the sort of zoom-zoom driving dynamics that Mazda customers have come to expect,…
SpaceX has cleared the last regulatory hurdle standing between Starship and its first trip to orbit. The Federal Aviation Administration issued the launch license for Starship Flight 14 late Saturday, keeping the mission on track for liftoff Monday, September 28, from Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas. The 75 minute launch window opens at 7:15 a.m. Central, and Boca Chica Beach closures are also scheduled for September 29 and 30 as backup dates. This will be Starship’s first revenue generating mission. The license was the missing piece after SpaceX completed a full wet dress rehearsal with Booster 21 and Ship 41…
The GV90’s motorized display rises to turn parking into movie night. Its engineers had rather more to worry about than popcorn. Source link