Tesla has set a soft date (June 22nd) to launch its Robotaxi service this month. The automaker will also show off the first line-to-door delivery of a new Tesla by the end of June. Don't forget that the "affordable" Tesla is also set to debut in the next few weeks. After months of promises, cryptic…

A Porsche Cayenne EV prototype secretly competed in a hill climb competition. It broke the previous record by four seconds. The electric Porsche Cayenne, which should be revealed sometime this year, just smashed a hill climb record. Despite it not being exactly finished and ready for prime time yet, a camouflaged Cayenne EV prototype showed…

Xiaomi has taken the Nurburgring production EV lap record from Porsche. The SU7 Ultra was three seconds quicker than the Taycan Turbo GT with the Weissach package that removes its back seat for lightness. This news marks a significant shift in the balance of power in the automotive industry, with China now rivaling the West…

Nissan finally ditches the old-school passively cooled battery pack for the new Leaf. A new liquid-based system can harvest heat from the onboard charger. The third-generation Leaf EV also comes with a new suspension setup at the rear. The Nissan Leaf was the world’s first mass-produced electric car. It was–and still is–one of the most…

General Motors will build its "next-gen affordable EV" in the U.S. On Tuesday, the automaker said it will inject $4 billion into its U.S. manufacturing operations to expand capacity over the next two years. It also confirmed that the new Bolt EV will enter production by the end of this year.  General Motors on Tuesday…

As Tesla reportedly prepares to launch its long-awaited driverless robotaxi ride-hailing service in Austin this month, plenty of critical questions around its safety and operations still remain unanswered. As its global electric vehicle sales continue to plunge, CEO Elon Musk is betting on self-driving taxis, which he thinks will propel the automaker into the most…

For a company that's supposedly launching an autonomous taxi service in just two days, Tesla has been fairly quiet about it over the past few weeks. But now, what appears to be the first-ever Tesla Robotaxi has been spotted driving around Austin, along with a seeming confirmation from Tesla's autonomy chief himself. The X account…

Apple CarPlay is getting new features with iOS 26. Phone widgets will show up on your car's screen. The call screen will no longer take up the entire display. CarPlay, Apple’s phone mirroring system for car infotainment systems, is used over 600 million times a day, so it’s a big deal. It can instantly transform…

27 EVs were pitted in a real-world range test across Norway to see how close they come to their claimed WLTP range. The Lucid Air comfortably won for sheer range, but it was also the furthest from its WLTP range number. Over half of the vehicles tested exceeded their WLTP claim. Group range tests are…

With more than 100 brands producing electric vehicles in China, it's fair to say that the country is serious about battery power. But its outpouring of cars is now way more than the country's domestic market can handle. And that's a problem that the whole world will soon be up against. Welcome back to Critical Materials,…