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Haye Kesteloo

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.

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Lucid Reveals 2026 Software Roadmap After Engineering Explained's Viral Complaint
Lucid

Lucid Reveals 2026 Software Roadmap After Engineering Explained’s Viral Complaint

After a million people watched Jason Fenske document his frustrating Lucid Air ownership experience, Lucid didn’t just apologize. They gave the Engineering Explained host an insider preview of their entire 2026 recovery plan. The reveal includes UX 3.0, a complete user interface overhaul coming in early fall 2026, plus vehicle-to-home backup power that doesn’t require…

Tesla Model Y Performance Unleashes 3.3-Second Acceleration Through Aerodynamic Precision, Not Just Power
Tesla

Tesla FSD Testing Begins in Europe Next Month, But the Same Safety Gaps Remain

Tesla is finally getting its chance to prove Full Self-Driving works on European roads. But the safety concerns that kept regulators cautious haven’t gone anywhere. The Dutch vehicle authority RDW will begin supervised testing of Tesla’s FSD system in February 2026, according to Reuters. This comes after months of back-and-forth between Tesla and European regulators,…

Elon Musk's '5x Value' Self-Driving Math Has a Fatal Economic Flaw
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s ‘5x Value’ Self-Driving Math Has a Fatal Economic Flaw

I keep seeing Elon Musk’s 2022 Baron Conference clip resurface on X, where he explains why Tesla is a better investment than Mercedes-Benz using “net present value of future cash flows.” The same argument he made at the March 2025 All-Hands meeting when Tesla stock was down 40%: “It’s very difficult for people in the…

BMW i4 Gets Final Power Boost Before Neue Klasse Arrives With 593-HP M60 and 300+ Mile Range
F-150 Lightning

Deloitte Survey Reveals Incentives Rank Dead Last Among EV Purchase Motivations

I’ve spent the past year documenting what happens when you build an industry on government subsidies. Now we have the data to prove what we suspected all along: the $7,500 federal tax credit never drove genuine EV demand. Deloitte’s 2026 Global Automotive Consumer Study, released today, surveyed more than 28,500 consumers across 27 countries between…

Ford CEO Jim Farley
Ford

Ford Promises Level 3 Autonomy on $30K EV While Taking $19.5 Billion in Writedowns

I’ve been tracking Ford’s EV pivot for over a year now, and today’s CES announcement is either the most ambitious course correction in automotive history or another promise the company can’t keep. Ford says it will bring Level 3 eyes-off driving to a $30,000 electric pickup truck in 2028. That’s the same company that just…

Caterham Project V Rejects Everything Modern EVs Stand For - And That's the Point
Bolt

Caterham Project V Rejects Everything Modern EVs Stand For – And That’s the Point

I’ve been covering electric sports car announcements for years, and they all sound the same: massive battery, blistering charging speed, tablet-sized touchscreen, skateboard platform. Caterham’s Project V, which just made its U.S. debut at CES in Las Vegas, deliberately ignores every item on that checklist. “We don’t really care about charging time. We care about…

BYD

Tesla Loses Global EV Crown to BYD While Stock Hits All-Time Highs

I’ve been tracking this collision for months, and now it’s official: the company that defined the EV revolution just lost its crown while Wall Street threw a party. Tesla’s 2025 deliveries dropped 8.6% to 1.64 million vehicles, handing BYD the title of world’s largest electric vehicle maker by a margin of more than 620,000 units.…

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