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Black Tesla Model 3 Performance plugged in at a Tesla Supercharger stall on a wet parking lot

Europe · Fuel Shock

Gas Cars Fall Below 50% of Global Sales. U.S. New EVs Are Stuck at 6%

Gas-only cars fell to 49% of global sales in H1 2026, a first. U.S. new EV share is stuck near 6% as buyers answer $4 gas with hybrids and used EVs.

Haye KestelooOct 64 min read

Renault

Renault Built an Electric 8 Gordini Coupe and Says It Won't Sell It

Renault's 8 Gordini Concept turns the 1964 rally icon into a 270-hp, rear-drive electric two-seater. It debuts in Paris, then goes to a museum.

Damien KestelooSep 30

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

Silver VENTRA concept EV with orange wheel covers driving on a country road

Netherlands

VENTRA Student EV Is Built to Catch Up to 42% of Its Tire Dust

TU Eindhoven's VENTRA concept EV charges tire particles so they stick to plates at the wheels, and uses a 298-pound chassis to make fewer of them.

Damien KestelooSep 30

Volkswagen

Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency EV Is Built to Waste Almost Nothing

Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency ran 794 miles Wolfsburg to Vienna on one charge stop, with a record 0.158 drag coefficient and a 54.9-kWh battery.

Damien KestelooSep 14

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Chased A Flying Car In China For Five Years And Left Its Project Lead Facing A Criminal Case

Reuters obtained hundreds of pages on Volkswagen's failed V.MO flying car. The program died in June 2024, and the Chinese manager VW promoted as the face of its innovation is now the named suspect in a Shanghai trade-secrets investigation.

Haye KestelooAug 1

BYD Dolphin Surf electric hatchback, one of the export models behind BYD's record overseas shipments

BYD

BYD Sales Rise 21.8% in July as Exports Hit a Record, but the 5 Million Target No Longer Adds Up

Exports hit a monthly record and drove a third straight month of growth. Run the arithmetic on the full-year guidance, though, and BYD finishes more than a million vehicles short of its own floor.

Haye KestelooAug 1

Yellow and black Renault 5 Turbo 3E electric hot hatch

Earnings

Renault Returns To Profit With One Hard Rule: Every New EV Must Earn Like A Hybrid

Renault posted a €721 million H1 2026 profit as EV sales jumped 47.6% in Europe. The rule behind it: no new EV is approved unless it earns like a full hybrid.

Haye KestelooJul 31

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