Damien Kesteloo

Damien Kesteloo is a Junior Writer at EVXL.co, covering electric cars from a young enthusiast’s seat. He reports on Tesla, Rivian, Ford, Hyundai, Kia and the rest of the field, with a focus on price and lease changes, real-world range against the sticker, and the first-look details that only turn up in person at a showroom or a charger.

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Beats covered

2026

Writing since

Nov 6

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Row of white EVgo-branded Tesla V4 Supercharger posts along a parking lot curb with a Mariano's grocery store sign behind them

Damien Kesteloo · Charging

EVgo Opens First Tesla-Built Supercharger Site in Chicago

EVgo opened a 12-stall Tesla V4 Supercharger site near downtown Chicago, the first of hundreds planned. Its release names no peak kW or price.

Damien KestelooNov 62 min read

Cybertruck

Musk Says Tesla Will Wind Down Cybertruck Production in Mid-2027

Musk says Cybertruck production at Giga Texas winds down in mid-2027 to make room for Cybercab. US sales fell 28% through September, per Cox Automotive.

Damien KestelooNov 6

Lime green Skoda Enyaq Coupe parked on packed snow in a pine forest, with three engineers checking a laptop and a phone beside it

Volkswagen

Older VW ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq Owners Get Battery Preheating

Skoda pushes battery preheating to 200,000 Enyaqs built through 2023 from November 16. VW's ID. Software 3.9.1 adds it for older ID models. No US date yet.

Damien KestelooNov 5

Rendering of a transparent electric car plugged into a wall charger, with its battery cells glowing green under the floor and the Power Converter electronics lit blue

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes Wants Its EVs to Hold Steady Voltage as Batteries Drain

Mercedes-Benz's Power Converter research tech holds 800 volts as battery cells drain or age. The prototype makes 3 kW, and no production car is named.

Damien KestelooNov 5

Front of a dark green Skoda Enyaq electric SUV against a green background, showing its illuminated light bar and headlights

United Kingdom

UK EV Share Hit 32% in October, but 2026 Forecast Is 27.2%

Electric cars took 32.0% of UK registrations in October, SMMT says, but the year-to-date share is 26.6% and the 2026 forecast 27.2% against a 33% target.

Damien KestelooNov 5

White Kia EV3 compact electric SUV driving toward the camera on a two-lane mountain road with a guardrail and pine trees behind it

Kia

Kia's EV Sales Nearly Tripled in October, but Hybrids Set the Record

Kia's EV3, EV6 and EV9 sold 3,185 in October, up 171% from a weak post-credit October 2025, but the three EVs were 4% of a record 80,008-car month.

Damien KestelooNov 4

Tesla

Tesla Registrations Nearly Quadruple in Germany but Trail BYD

Tesla registered 2,932 cars in Germany in October, up 290.9% from 750, yet BYD and Leapmotor both registered more, and BYD leads the year by 219 cars.

Damien KestelooNov 4

Two gold Tesla Cybercabs with Texas plates driving down a tree-lined Austin street as people film them from the sidewalk

Robotaxi

Tesla Tests About Two Dozen Cybercabs on Detroit Roads

Two dozen Tesla Cybercabs with temporary steering wheels and test drivers are on Metro Detroit roads, The Detroit News reports, a year after Waymo.

Damien KestelooNov 3

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