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On today’s long-awaited and often delayed episode of Quick Charge, we talk up the reveal of a revolutionary, world-beating, and record-setting new sporty EV, as well as the “new” Tesla Roadster that’s going to hover around a parking lot (allegedly) in October. We’ve also got an hour-long detour in a Tesla Cybercab as Zürich airport deploys L4 autonomous shuttles, Volkswagen rolls out a record-setting sporty EV of its own, and BYD rolls out a 600 km electric semi truck with 1.5 MW “flash charging” that’s ready for sale right now. Source Links Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick…
The Toyota Proace Verso is a rebadged version of these Stellantis models and shares the same traits. Elsewhere, the Kia PV5 looks smart, is nice to drive and good value as well as efficient, plus has a decent range in big-battery (71kWh) form. The Lexus LM is another option, but it’s a hybrid rather than an EV, and used prices start at £85k. What to look forSoftware glitches Advertisement – Article continues belowOn forums, by far the biggest gripe among owners is with the electronics, and especially the infotainment system. Regular updates can be helpful, but hard resets are still…
The new ETT 44 electric semi comes with an enormous 651 kWh battery and megawatt charging. It’s coming to Europe soon. Source link
Kia We’ve been drooling over the alien-looking Kia PV5 electric van since its official design first went public last February, and now Kia has taken things to the next level with the unveiling of the longer, more powerful, and somehow even weirder-looking PV7. Like the PV5, the PV7 is a modular van that will offer 23 different configurations including cargo and passenger setups, two roof heights and two different wheelbases, aimed squarely at the likes of the Ford E-Transit and Mercedes-Benz eSprinter. It’s built on the same platform as the PV5, Kia’s Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV), but it will start with…
Lee Zeldin, Chief Saboteur of the Environmental “Protection” Agency. Photo by SecretName101 on wikimedia The EPA finalized a proposed policy on Monday to eliminate limits on power plant pollution, saddling Americans with trillions of dollars in long-term health and environmental costs and thousands of deaths per year, in the latest step of Trump’s assault on America. Update: This article has been updated to reflect the finalization of the rule, and with updated estimates of its cost to Americans. The new rule was expected to come today, per a New York Times report which cited two people familiar with the proposal.…
During a segment on Fox News, Trump said he’d be okay with them if they were made domestically. But current laws make that tough. Source link
Kia unveiled the PV7 for the first time, its larger electric van with room for nine passengers or plenty of cargo. Here’s our first look. Kia PV7 battery specs, range, and other details The PV7 is Kia’s second all-electric van from its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) business, following the PV5. Kia unveiled the new EV van for the first time at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover, Germany, on Monday as it aims to capture a bigger share of the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market. Built on the same E-GMP.S platform as the PV5, the PV7 offers a flexible, spacious interior…
SpaceX had an 87 minute window opening at 2:49 p.m. Eastern on Sunday to fly a Falcon 9 out of Cape Canaveral carrying the final three satellites for SES’s O3b mPower constellation, a project that has taken more than a decade to finish since Boeing and SES first signed SpaceX on for the work. Unlike the thousands of Starlink satellites SpaceX has stacked into orbit over the years, O3b mPower flies in a different neighborhood entirely. The three new satellites, tagged F11, F12 and F13, are headed for medium Earth orbit at roughly 5,000 miles up, more than ten times…
The company has been rapidly expanding through the U.S. this year. Now, it’s coming to Vegas, where rival Zoox already operates. Source link
Fresh spy shots of the new Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series show a heavily camouflaged prototype. Mercedes has done a great job in covering up each and every curve of the car, but the disguise hasn’t managed to hide some of its more interesting aerodynamic hardware. The front end gets a relatively small grille with vertical slats, while the bumper features additional aero elements on either side. The bonnet has a central air scoop and a set of small winglets that appear to be part of the active-aero system. Interestingly, they are shown in their open position. Projector headlights with integrated…