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Rider with both arms raised behind a beige and black Zero DS electric motorcycle parked in a muddy puddle on a sandy track lined with wooden fencing in heavy rain

Record

Zero DS Rides 271 Miles on One Charge, Taking Verge's Guinness Record

A production Zero DS with a Power Tank rode 271 miles on one charge across France at about 32 mph, beating Verge's Guinness record by 78 miles.

Haye KestelooOct 15

Black BMW Gen6 high-voltage battery pack with a silver Energy Master control unit on top, on an assembly line turntable

BMW

BMW Starts Gen6 Batteries in China as Its U.S. Cell Source Stays Vague

BMW began Gen6 battery output in Shenyang, its third site. Woodruff starts iX5 packs in December with AESC cells from a plant neither firm has named.

Haye KestelooOct 15

Roadster

Tesla Will Stream the Roadster Live, and Its Poster Quotes Doc Brown

Tesla will livestream its Roadster event Thursday at 8:55 p.m. Eastern. The teaser hides a Back to the Future line on the car's rear.

Haye KestelooOct 14

Porsche

Porsche Mission S Teases a Gas Supercar Above the 911, Not an EV

Porsche's Mission S debuts Oct. 15. CEO Michael Leiters says the supercar it previews will be combustion only, three years after the electric Mission X.

Haye KestelooOct 12

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

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 6

Two white Tesla Semi trucks pulling red shipping containers along a waterfront road at sunset, with palm trees and port cranes behind them

Video

Tesla Semi Wins Over a Million-Mile Skeptic Who Still Picks Diesel

FreightWaves' Adam Wingfield called the Tesla Semi overhyped for three years. Loaded, it lost 1 mph on a climb. He still picks diesel for long haul.

Haye KestelooOct 6

Lucid

Lucid Cosmos Caught Testing on US-101 as Lucid Builds 38% Fewer Cars

A camouflaged Lucid Cosmos prototype was photographed on US-101 in Morgan Hill, California, two months after Lucid pushed the SUV to the second half of 2027.

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

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