Ahead of the updated 2027 model, sales of Volkswagen’s electric minibus bounced back, rising 120%. Meanwhile, the ID.4 is on a brief hiatus as it undergoes a major refresh.
Volkswagen is revamping its EV lineup
The ID. Buzz is returning for the 2027 model year in the US after Volkswagen decided to skip the 2026 model.
Volkswagen confirmed in December that it had “sufficient inventory” of…
Toyota is promising big things for the Lexus LFA EV sports car, but will we ever get to see it?
July 13, 2026
Toyota’s luxury marque is bringing back its iconic sports car as an EV. The all-electric Lexus LFA made a public appearance at the Goodwood FOS, but will it ever reach production?
When is Lexus launching the LFA EV sports car?
After unveiling the LFA Concept in December…
Australia just posted its biggest month ever for electric car sales, and for the first time seven different EVs each cleared 1,000 units in a single month.
Every one of them is either Chinese-owned or Chinese-built — and that includes the Tesla Model Y that topped the…
Waymo has activated fully driverless operations in Las Vegas, its riders will now see vehicles with no human at the wheel, and the Alphabet unit says Denver, San Diego, and Tampa are next in line.
The move adds four new markets to Waymo’s driverless footprint and pushes the company deeper into its target of 1 million paid rides per week by the end of 2026.
Four new cities, no safety…
Tesla has leased a 682,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in the Austin Hills Commerce Center, expanding Elon Musk’s already sprawling Central Texas real estate footprint.
The company is set to occupy the second phase of the development at 11801 Decker Lake…
Tesla has launched Tesla Home, a home energy management platform powered by an AI engine called Opticaster that it says makes “hundreds of decisions” a day about when to store and use electricity to lower your bill.
However, it’s not an entirely new product as Electrek…
A scientist who worked on Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is now building a rival of his own — in Europe, not Silicon Valley.
Rémi Cadène, co-founder and CEO of Paris-based startup UMA, unveiled plans for a lightweight humanoid robot called Northstar and says the company is already talking to 50 potential customers.
From Tesla’s Autopilot group to Hugging Face
Cadène spent roughly three…
Kia’s growing lineup of electric vehicles, ranging from affordable SUVs to vans, helped power the automaker to its best first-half sales performance on record.
Kia’s EVs drive record growth in the first half of 2026
Kia is selling more vehicles than ever, partly thanks…
Rivian has commenced an underwritten public offering of 75 million shares of common stock, a raise worth roughly $1.5 billion based on the stock’s recent price.
The capital raise lands just days after Rivian’s stock rallied on stronger-than-expected Q2 delivery results…
The IONIQ 5 is one of the most popular EVs right now outside of Tesla, and now Hyundai’s three-row electric SUV is finding its niche.
Hyundai drives growth as demand for EVs rises
If you’re seeing more Hyundai vehicles on the road, it’s not by chance. The Korean automaker is selling more cars in the US than ever, thanks to its electrified SUVs, including hybrids and pure-electric…
