The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into roughly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after receiving 156 complaints of a front suspension component detaching while driving.
The probe covers 2018-2020 Model 3 and 2021-2023 Model Y vehicles, and it centers on the front lower lateral link separating from the car.
What NHTSA is looking at
The agency’s Office of…
HMP’s new $3,999 electric scooter is the affordable, street-legal commuter the US needs
August 3, 2026
The US electric two-wheeler market has no shortage of high-powered electric motorcycles and moped-style e-bikes. But if you’re looking for something in between – a practical, street-legal electric scooter built for everyday transportation rather than weekend thrills…
We’ve seen quite a few low-cost mini e-Moto pit bikes that flirt with the $1000 price tag over the past months, but today’s has a really interesting trick: It auto-wheelies. It can’t be that simple can it? I grabbed my 14-year-old and some extra padding to find out.
Waymo is putting Google’s Gemini AI assistant inside its robotaxis for the first time, alongside the first major redesign of its rider interface in years.
Both features are launching in the Ojai, Waymo’s purpose-built vehicle, as the company gets ready to open the car up to more public riders.
Gemini in Waymo
The headline feature is Gemini in Waymo, a conversational assistant riders can call…
For many parents, the idea of buying an electric bike for their kid might initially seem unnecessary. After all, didn’t we all grow up pedaling regular bikes without a motor?
But the more you look at today’s generation of young riders – and the role that e-bikes can…
Hyundai says the IONIQ 3 is attracting more customer interest than any vehicle it’s ever launched. With over 300 miles of range, Hyundai’s new high-tech infotainment system, and a starting price around $30,000, the electric hatch checks all the boxes.
Hyundai IONIQ 3…
The Racco went on sale as the “world’s first SDV-based” light EV, BYD said, with a low starting price of around $13,000.
BYD Racco debuts as a new type of kei EV
BYD held a launch event for the Racco on Tuesday, its first electric kei car aimed at Japan’s light vehicle market,
The market has been historically dominated by domestic brands like Honda, Suzuki, and Nissan, but BYD believes…
Mitsubishi is bringing a fully electric vehicle back to North America for the first time in over a decade, and it’s calling the 2027 Eclipse Sportback EV “all-new.”
It isn’t. The Eclipse Sportback is a rebadged next-generation Nissan Leaf, sourced from Mitsubishi’s…
Tesla has signed a long-term power purchase agreement to buy the entire output of a 140-MWac solar farm being built in northeast Texas.
The plant, called Lumen Farm, is being developed by Zelestra, an EQT-backed renewable developer. Construction is expected to start in 2027…
Out of Spec Reviews put a Rivian R2 Performance and a Tesla Model Y Performance on the same roads on the same afternoon. The R2 used 18% to 26% more energy at every single speed they tested.
That’s awkward, because the two SUVs carry identical EPA efficiency ratings, and Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has been telling media the R2 matches the Model Y.
What the EPA numbers say
We covered the ratings…
