The Seal 08 boasts “the power of a million-dollar vehicle,” but can be bought for under $30,000 in China. After it went on sale last week, locked-in orders for BYD’s new flagship electric sedan reached around 65,000 in its first 30 hours.
BYD Seal 08 orders reach 65,000 in first 30 hours
BYD is best known for its low-cost electric vehicles, like the Seagull (sold overseas as the Dolphin…
A Tesla driver was filmed apparently fast asleep behind the wheel at about 100 km/h on British Columbia’s Trans-Canada Highway on Sunday, with two sleeping children in the car.
The obvious question is how Tesla’s driver monitoring — the very system meant to catch this…
I’ve spent countless hours here at Electrek doing detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through thousands of miles of riding, I’ve been fortunate to learn these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That long-term experience with…
Volkswagen's next electric SUV is almost here, and it's not just a rebadged ID.4 [Images]
July 7, 2026
The Volkswagen ID. Tiguan is expected to debut later this year, bringing much more than just a new look and name.
Volkswagen ID.4 due for an overhaul as the ID.Tiguan
Volkswagen announced in April that it would end production of the ID.4 at its Chattanooga, Tennessee plant. Instead, the company is shifting focus to more popular gas-powered SUVs like the three-row Atlas.
The electric SUV remains…
Electrek American Solar Challenge 2026: About the race, full schedule, and teams competing
July 7, 2026
It’s now July, which means schools from around the world are making final preparations for the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2026, and this year is going to be an especially notable one! A record 42 teams from colleges in the US, Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands…
British battery-electric vehicle registrations jumped 38% in June to 64,440 units, pushing EVs to nearly 30% of the new car market — their strongest monthly performance outside seasonal peaks, according to New AutoMotive data released Friday.
The overall market grew 15%…
Tesla has mapped out a Robotaxi service area in Miami, publishing a geofence that covers only a small slice of the metro — mostly West Miami and a strip stretching toward Doral and Sweetwater.
It’s the latest city Tesla has drawn a box around, but the announcement lands with a thud when you consider what’s happened in Texas over the past year.
A geofence, not a launch
Tesla’s Robotaxi…
Harris County prosecutors have charged the Tesla driver who crashed into a Katy, Texas, home and killed a 76-year-old woman with manslaughter, alleging he overrode Full Self-Driving to floor the car to 73 mph in a residential cul-de-sac.
The charging document also reveals…
The new Storm edition variant offers “more bang for your buck,” Kia said after introducing the new special edition model.
Meet the Kia EV5 and Sportage Storm edition
The Sportage and EV5 are already among Kia’s most popular SUVs, but the new Storm variants may hit the…
A growing number of Tesla Cybertruck owners are losing the ability to charge at home due to failures of the truck’s Power Conversion System (PCS), the unit that handles AC charging and steps the high-voltage pack down to the 48-volt system.
Tesla is aware of the problem and is quietly replacing the part case-by-case, but it has not issued a recall, and owners are waiting weeks for replacement…
