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Dark blue and cream Volkswagen ID. Buzz with a UK number plate parked on a gravel driveway at dusk, seen from the front three-quarter angle

Policy · Volkswagen

VW Starts Capping UK ID. Buzz Charging at 80% Ahead of Recall

VW began limiting some UK ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo vans to 80% charge the week of October 12 over a fire risk. Owners can set Battery Care Mode now.

Damien KestelooOct 163 min read

Volkswagen

VW Told NHTSA It Doesn't Know Why ID.4 Batteries Can Overheat

VW is preparing a European battery recall over fire risk. In the US, 22,524 ID.4s are under an 80% charge advisory with no known cause and no repair yet.

Haye KestelooOct 16

Gray BMW iX3 50 xDrive electric SUV parked in a parking lot, seen from the front three-quarter angle

BMW

BMW iX3 First Drive: A 5,000-Pound SUV That Corners Like a Sports Car

We drove the BMW iX3 50 xDrive. Its Heart of Joy computer hides 5,154 pounds in corners, and Silent mode makes one-pedal driving easy.

Damien KestelooOct 6

Dark purple Mazda CX-6e electric SUV parked under a timber-slatted roof with hills and blue sky behind it

Australia

Mazda CX-6e Swears at Pedestrians for You. NHTSA Wouldn't Allow It

Australian testers found the Mazda CX-6e reads any typed message, profanity included, through its front speaker. NHTSA pulled Tesla's Boombox for less.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Lucid

Lucid Q3 Deliveries Fall To 3,806 After A 38% Production Cut

Lucid delivered 3,806 vehicles in Q3 2026, down 7% from a year ago, and built only 2,954. It has still built 2,376 more cars this year than it delivered.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Front view of a blue BMW i3 50 xDrive electric sedan with its lights on

BMW i3 Reservations Open With a 468-Mile Estimate and No Price

BMW now takes $1,000 deposits on the electric i3 50 xDrive, rated at 446 to 468 miles by BMW's estimate, with no U.S. price and deliveries in early 2027.

Damien KestelooSep 30

Robotaxi

Zoox Wins NHTSA Approval for Paid Robotaxi Rides

NHTSA approved Zoox to deploy up to 2,500 purpose-built robotaxis annually for two years, with paid Las Vegas rides planned for August.

Haye KestelooJul 30

Driver's view from inside a Tesla, hands off the wheel with Autopilot navigation on the center display

Fuel Costs

EV Drivers Now Save $43 A Month On Fuel In Nearly Every State, And It Took A War To Prove It

American EV drivers now pay $43 a month less to fuel their cars than gasoline drivers do in nearly every state, as gas prices surged 37% and charging costs rose just 16% since the Iran war began in February.

Haye KestelooJul 13

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