Tesla has officially cancelled the Cybertruck for Australia and New Zealand. Reservation holders are getting emails today telling them their orders are void and their deposits will be refunded.
Australians started putting down A$150 to reserve the electric pickup in November 2019. That’s almost seven years of waiting for a truck Tesla now says it won’t build for them.
“Plans… have been…
Tesla’s proposed $10 billion “Project Crystal Sun” solar factory in Texas could get up to 35 years of local tax breaks on its equipment, according to the four agreements Fort Bend County commissioners approved on Thursday.
The vote was 4-0. And Tesla still hasn’t…
Kia believes it has a way to beat China's cheap EVs in Canada
October 24, 2026
Kia is betting its new lineup of affordable EVs, like the EV3, can beat the incoming wave of Chinese models in Canada, but affordability is only one part of the equation.
Kia bets on affordable EVs to take on China in Canada
After launching the EV3 in Canada in August, Kia…
Volkswagen is launching its most affordable EV yet in 2027, starting at around €20,000
October 24, 2026
Volkswagen’s upcoming electric car will be smaller and lower-priced than the ID. Polo, starting at around €20,000 ($22,500).
Volkswagen’s €20,000 entry-level EV will launch in 2027
The new Electric Urban Car Family is the Volkswagen Group’s answer to Chinese automakers like BYD: a new lineup of compact, entry-level electric cars.
The lineup currently includes the Volkswagen ID. Polo…
New Jersey lawmakers are already looking to walk back one of the country’s most controversial e-bike laws, just months after the sweeping new regulations took effect and sparked widespread backlash from riders, bicycle shops, and advocacy groups.
A newly introduced bill…
Kia's electric SUV and van are getting a new job as police cars
October 23, 2026
Kia’s electric vehicles could soon be the ones pulling you over. Kia converted the EV5 and PV5 into patrol vehicles as part of its push for greener police cars.
Meet the Kia PV5 and EV5 police vehicle concepts
Electric vehicles make great police cars — they have instant…
Lucid’s European robotaxi deal now has a driver. Bolt announced today that its fleet of at least 25,000 autonomous Lucid vehicles will run Nvidia’s Alpamayo Stack self-driving software, starting with a data-collection program in Madrid in 2027.
That gives Lucid two robotaxi customers on two different autonomy systems: Nuro’s software for Uber’s Gravity robotaxis in the US, and now…
Lexus announced prices for its first fully electric three-row SUV, the 2027 TZ, with sales set to begin in the US later this year and in Europe in early 2027.
2027 Lexus TZ prices and range
The new TZ is the largest, most luxurious Lexus electric SUV to date. It will go on…
BYD’s new Seagull EV is now its cheapest electric car in China with 5-minute Flash Charging, and starts at under $10,000.
BYD’s second-generation Seagull EV price and range
The all-electric hatchback is BYD’s smallest, most affordable EV in China. Sold as the Dolphin…
A fleet of 74 school buses have spent the last two years powering about a thousand homes, taking stress off the grid, thanks to V2G chargers built in America.
If you’ve spent much time around the electric vehicle space, you may have heard about vehicle-to-grid, perhaps by the acronym V2G (or its cousins, V2H/V2L/V2X, etc).
The basic idea is: if we’re looking to add batteries to the grid or to…
