There’s a new law in Washington state regarding the classification of electric bicycles. But if you want to know what the new law says, you should probably avoid reading the news in Washington.
That’s because most reports seem to be getting the law wrong.
What was merely a slight legal clarification to more neatly and clearly reinforce the widely accepted three-class system used by the…
After a very long wait, Aptera’s solar car is finally rolling and ready for journalist drives. So we headed down to San Diego to check out how development is going on this unique solar electric vehicle.
If you’ve been around the EV industry for a while, you’ve…
Baidu’s Apollo Go has received a Level 4 autonomous driving permit in Switzerland for AmiGo, a robotaxi service it is running with Swiss Post’s PostBus, putting the Chinese tech giant ahead of Waymo and Tesla in deploying driverless vehicles into European public…
Who killed the lightweight commuter e-bike?
June 18, 2026
There was a time, not all that long ago, when the electric bicycle industry seemed headed in a very different direction. The promise of the e-bike was elegantly simple: take a normal bicycle and make it easier. Easier to commute, easier to climb hills, easier to ride farther without arriving sweaty, and easier to replace car trips.
And for a while, that’s exactly what much of the industry…
Rivian is partnering with ChargeScape to connect its EVs to utility-managed home charging programs across North America, giving owners new opportunities to save money while helping utilities manage electricity demand.
Rivian drivers will be able to enroll in participating…
Tesla’s Cybercab EPA certification documents reveal the robotaxi’s full technical specs for the first time — including a 3,113-lb curb weight, a 219 HP motor, and a 48 kWh battery pack. The filing confirms several claims Tesla made about the vehicle while revealing…
That low-cost electric Ford pickup we’re all waiting for now has a dedicated website that offers a sneak peek at the upcoming EV.
Ford’s $30,000 EV pickup now has its own website
No, it’s not the next-gen F-150 Lightning. With its debut just around the corner, Ford is now testing the midsize electric pickup on public roads.
After CFO Sherry House confirmed earlier this month that Ford was…
Kia's electric van is about to get a big brother: Here's our first look at the PV7 [Images]
June 17, 2026
Kia’s first electric van has quickly become a fan favorite. With the larger PV7 coming soon, will it have the same impact?
When is Kia launching the PV7 electric van?
After launching the PV5 last year, Kia’s electric van proved to be a bigger hit than most expected. In…
Ten years ago, if you had told me that I’d be riding what I would soon call an “excellent commuter e-bike” despite it weighing 118 pounds (53.5 kg) and rolling on 24×4.0-inch fat tires, I probably would have laughed. Today, though, I’m not so sure.
The Ariel Rider…
Tesla presented self-published and inflated “Full Self-Driving” safety statistics directly to government regulators in Sweden and the Netherlands as it lobbied for European approval, according to correspondence obtained by Reuters through public records requests.
The data includes a claim that FSD could have “saved 32,000 lives” — a figure that independent researchers say is based on the…
