Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of EVXL.co, where he covers all electric vehicle-related news, covering brands such as Tesla, Ford, GM, BMW, Nissan and others. He fulfills a similar role at the drone news site DroneXL.co. Haye can be reached at haye @ evxl.co or @hayekesteloo.
The RDW (Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer, the Dutch vehicle authority) issued a formal type approval for Tesla‘s driver assistance system, FSD Supervised (Full Self-Driving Supervised), on April 10, 2026, making the Netherlands the first European market to authorize the software on public roads. The RDW published its official explanation directly on rdw.nl, confirming that FSD…
Honda President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe traveled to China, toured an auto supplier factory in Shanghai, and came back with a verdict that should alarm every Western automaker still treating China as a growth market: “We have no chance against this.” The quote, reported by Nikkei Asia, came during a meeting with Honda’s own suppliers…
Avinox, the e-bike drive system brand whose motors power DJI‘s Amflow bikes, launched its next-generation M2S and M2 drive units on April 9, 2026. The official announcement from Shenzhen puts the M2S at 1,500W peak power and 150 Nm of peak torque — numbers well above the 85 Nm, 600W ceiling that Bosch and Shimano…
Tesla is developing an all-new compact electric SUV priced below its current entry-level Model 3 sedan, according to a Reuters report citing four people familiar with the matter. The vehicle would measure 4.28 meters (about 14 feet) in length, roughly 20 inches shorter than the current Model Y, and three sources say it would be…
Lexus is offering its RZ 450e Premium AWD for $479 per month over 39 months with $3,999 due at signing through April 2026, according to Autoblog. The deal includes $2,750 in Lexus Lease Cash applied as a capitalized cost reduction and a waived security deposit. At $479 against a $56,195 sticker, that works out to…
Thatcham Research, the UK’s only automotive risk intelligence body, has published its New Electric Vehicle Blueprint, calling on automakers to redesign EVs so that battery packs, charge ports, and high-voltage systems can be repaired rather than written off after minor accidents. A Thatcham survey conducted with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) found…
A 320-mile road trip to Ohio in a BMW iX xDrive40 reminded Axios reporter Joann Muller of something the growing charger count doesn’t fix: actually using a public fast charger in 2026 is still a test of patience, physical stamina, and app tolerance. Her report, published April 8, is a useful reality check on where…
Austin environmental groups are calling out Tesla for the four-year delay of the Giga Texas "Riverfront Eco-Park." While a new 28-acre site plan has been filed, it falls far short of the 290-acre paradise originally promised.
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