Elon Musk has pledged that the work of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, would be “maximally transparent.” DOGE’s website is proof of that, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, and now White House adviser, has repeatedly said. There, the group maintains a list of slashed grants and budgets, a running tally of…

Palo Alto will have the world's first Rivian R1S police cruiser. The electric SUV is not exactly ready for duty, though. It still needs a light bar and a push bar, among other things. The first Rivian R1S police cruiser is here, but you shouldn’t hold your breath until you see it roaming the streets…

Chinese battery firm CATL and automaker Nio are preparing to launch what the two companies claim will be the world's largest electric vehicle battery swapping network. CATL and Nio announced a technical partnership last year that included battery swapping, but on Tuesday they confirmed plans to start coordinating efforts as they build out battery swapping…

Tesla said Thursday it would recall nearly all the Cybertrucks it has produced to repair a stainless steel trim panel that the carmaker said could become detached from the vehicle while driving. It’s the eighth recall for the distinctive all-electric pickup, which hit US roads just over two years ago. Unlike many other Tesla-related recalls,…

Despite the political firestorm over the potential demise of the federal clean vehicle credit and the looming threats of tariffs on car imports, American appetite for EVs isn’t fading. Not yet, at least. The U.S. set a new record for February EV sales, even though month-over-month sales dipped by 5.9% and the market share for…

Over a year after it went on sale, the Tesla Cybertruck is still presenting issues that require recalls. A recall of 46,096 electric pickup trucks announced Tuesday deals with their stainless steel exteriors. The cant rail, one of the exterior trim pieces, can fall off, according to the NHTSA. That can pose a hazard to other…

Out Of Spec pitted the new Tesla Model Y "Juniper" against the outgoing model in a 70-mph highway range test. Both vehicles were driven until they died. The new Model Y went further, but the old one was slightly more efficient.  The Tesla Model Y is the most important EV on sale. I'm comfortable saying…

Deployment of 5-minute battery swaps could support hundreds of commercial EVs Ample says it's a straightforward retrofit, switching to its own battery packs Solution is less demanding on the grid than fast-charging stations California-based startup Ample is looking to deploy its battery-swapping tech with fleets of electric delivery trucks in Tokyo. Ample opened its first…

The road to progress has never been smooth. Witness, as a metaphor, the trials and tribulations of the Ford Motor Company as it has tried to sell electric vehicle drivers the premier charging experience: an easy, friction-free, and maybe even delightful pit stop that might convince even more buyers to dump their gas-guzzlers for…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is adamant that the company's future isn't so much matching competitors like BYD at making electric vehicles—it's in cars that can fully drive themselves. Yet Tesla's approach to autonomous driving technology is a unique and controversial one because it relies solely on cameras and artificial intelligence, not additional sensors like radar…