The first Tesla DC fast chargers started to appear on third-party charging networks, as Tesla expanded its business to become a hardware provider. This month, EG Group's EV Point network shared a few images of its charging station in Asda Express, Uttoxeter, UK. The site is equipped with EV Point branded chargers, which are…

In many ways, Tesla is ahead when it comes to building EVs. The company dominates the U.S. EV market, offers an incredible charging network, has best-in-class software, extremely good battery management tech and a new 800-volt architecture for the Cybertruck. But none of its tech prowess can help with long-range towing. As Engineering Explained's Jason…

BMW continues to preview its next-generation EVs with a new concept car, while also providing a bit more detail on some of the engineering for these new models, which are due to start production next year. The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X is an electric SUV that forecasts a model due to start production in…

Polestar, the Chinese-owned, Swedish-based electric car maker is among the companies that have a deal with Tesla to gain access to the Supercharger network of DC fast chargers in North America. However, that hasn’t happened yet–it will sometime this spring, according to Tesla–but if you’re a Polestar EV owner who lives in China, you…

Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis are recalling nearly 150,000 EVs in the U.S. over an electronics issue that may cause 12-volt batteries to lose charge while driving. The recall population includes 98,878 Hyundai and Genesis EVs from model years 2023 and 2024—including the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Genesis GV60, Genesis Electrified GV70, and Genesis…

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is the performance-oriented version of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the first N brand electric car. It's reworked substantially for more performance. It has an enhanced body-in-white (BIW) structure, including 42 additional weld points and 6.9 feet of additional structural adhesive, as well as many reinforcements (motor and…

NIO, the unseen but well-heard Chinese luxury competitor that sits a little above Tesla, is moving into mainstream waters. NIO CEO William Li confirmed the name of its latest effort—ONVO. This cheaper brand is meant to target family-oriented buyers, compared to the higher-end upscale market that NIO courts. Previously, ONVO was referred to as…

The White House on Wednesday announced new tailpipe emissions rules aimed at slashing the amount of CO2 and other harmful pollutants that America’s cars will produce over the next several years. The long-awaited standards should push the nation’s auto market farther in the direction of electrification and hybridization while saving drivers serious cash at the…

It should come as no surprise to longtime followers of Tesla that the automaker has, once again, done something extraordinarily goofy. But then again, we're here talking about it, so maybe the joke's on us.  Behold, the CyberHammer. The electric automaker on Thursday said it will make 800 Cybertruck-inspired sledgehammers available through its referral program.…

In every way possible, from design to performance to financial stability, the original Neue Klasse ("New Class") cars of the 1960s and '70s defined what we understand BMW to be today. That BMW's next generation of electric vehicles bears the same name underscores how important they are to the German automaker's future as well. And…